[PATCH] nilfs2: fix BUG in nilfs_copy_dirty_pages() on dirty state mismatch
Ryusuke Konishi <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:16:52 +0900
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-nilfs,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Syzbot reported a kernel BUG triggered within nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(), which copies dirty DAT file folios/pages to its shadow page cache. The BUG occurs when a retrieved dirty folio/page unexpectedly loses its 'dirty' status. This issue arises because, since the commit referenced below, the 'dirty' flag of a folio/page can be cleared asynchronously after the filesystem detects metadata corruption and transitions to read-only mode. Resolve the issue by returning an -EROFS error if the filesystem has transitioned to read-only mode. Also change the behavior to issue a kernel warning only once instead of triggering a kernel BUG when this unexpected 'dirty' state is detected while the filesystem is not in read-only mode. Reported-by: [email protected] Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baf9a79a3ffc6271cb6 Fixes: 8c26c4e2694a ("nilfs2: fix issue with flush kernel thread after remount in RO mode because of driver's internal error or metadata corruption") Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <[email protected]> --- Viacheslav, please apply this for the next cycle. This fixes an issue reported by syzbot where a kernel BUG could be triggered depending on timing after filesystem corruption is detected. Thanks, Ryusuke Konishi fs/nilfs2/page.c | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/page.c b/fs/nilfs2/page.c index a9d8aa65416f..1d00bce21c37 100644 --- a/fs/nilfs2/page.c +++ b/fs/nilfs2/page.c @@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static void nilfs_copy_folio(struct folio *dst, struct folio *src, int nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(struct address_space *dmap, struct address_space *smap) { + struct inode *smap_inode = smap->host; struct folio_batch fbatch; unsigned int i; pgoff_t index = 0; @@ -258,8 +259,19 @@ int nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(struct address_space *dmap, struct folio *folio = fbatch.folios[i], *dfolio; folio_lock(folio); - if (unlikely(!folio_test_dirty(folio))) - NILFS_FOLIO_BUG(folio, "inconsistent dirty state"); + if (unlikely(!folio_test_dirty(folio))) { + if (WARN_ONCE(!sb_rdonly(smap_inode->i_sb), + "inconsistent dirty state\n")) + goto unlock_folio; + + /* + * If the filesystem has been forced to read-only + * due to metadata corruption. + */ + folio_unlock(folio); + err = -EROFS; + break; + } dfolio = filemap_grab_folio(dmap, folio->index); if (IS_ERR(dfolio)) { @@ -277,6 +289,7 @@ int nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(struct address_space *dmap, folio_unlock(dfolio); folio_put(dfolio); +unlock_folio: folio_unlock(folio); } folio_batch_release(&fbatch); -- 2.43.0