Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH] f2fs: use the mount idmap for the owner check in f2fs_xattr_advise_set()

Rochan Avlur <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 06:43:49 -0700
Newsgroups net.sourceforge.lists.linux-f2fs-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-fsdevel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.stable
Message-ID <CALbtPkWdgFcrJLqPRfqVOsNgkSSB7H9+NhegeBqfU6LfdyF7Mg@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Chao,

> > f2fs_xattr_advise_set() calls inode_owner_or_capable() with
> > &nop_mnt_idmap before allowing the advise xattr to be set, instead of
> > the idmap that was passed into the handler.
> >
> > Since f2fs supports idmapped mounts, this compares the caller's fsuid
> > against the unmapped on-disk owner rather than the mapped owner; resulting
> > in the actual owner to be wrongly denied with -EPERM. Use the idmap
> > argument that was already passed to the xattr handler instead.
> >
> > Fixes: 984fc4e76d63 ("f2fs: support idmapped mounts")
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Signed-off-by: Rochan Avlur <[email protected]>
>
> Thanks for the patch.
>
> I notice there is already a patch:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-f2fs-devel/[email protected]

Thanks for pointing that out. I wasn't aware of Zhan's patch when I
submitted mine. Happy to defer to the earlier submission.


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