Re: [PATCH v2] xfs/842: verify CoW after exchangerange with FILE1_WRITTEN on shared extents
Lin Jiapeng <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 19:38:11 +0800
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-xfs,org.kernel.vger.fstests |
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在 2026/8/3 17:07, Zorro Lang 写道: > On Sun, Aug 02, 2026 at 09:59:16PM +0800, Lin Jiapeng wrote: >> >> >> 在 2026/8/2 20:12, Zorro Lang 写道: >>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 10:54:54AM +0800, Lin Jiapeng wrote: >>>> When a full-file exchangerange is requested with FILE1_WRITTEN for a >>>> fully sparse donor file, every mapping pair is skipped, so no extents >>>> actually move. However, the kernel decides to swap the reflink inode >>>> flag based on the request geometry alone, so the target file used to >>>> lose its reflink flag to the donor while still owning shared extents. >>>> A subsequent write then took the non-reflink write path and modified >>>> the shared physical blocks in place, silently corrupting the other >>>> file sharing them: >>>> >>>> --- tests/xfs/842.out >>>> +++ results/xfs/842.out.bad >>>> @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ >>>> QA output created by 842 >>>> +vX.reflink = 0 >>>> vX.reflink = 1 >>>> -vX.reflink = 1 >>>> +orig changed: md5 e6065c4aa2ab1603008fc18410f579d4 -> 32c5189478e6bafa1cc76423f06c88f2 (write hit shared blocks in place) >>>> Silence is golden >>>> >>>> This test clones a file so that both share extents, swaps the clone >>>> against a sparse donor with FILE1_WRITTEN, and then checks the defect >>>> twice. First it inspects the inodes directly with xfs_db: the clone >>>> must still be flagged reflink after the exchange (the donor carrying >>>> the flag too is the conservative outcome of the fix and is harmless). >>>> Then it writes to the clone and verifies after a mount cycle that the >>>> original file's data is intact, i.e. the write was redirected through >>>> CoW. >>>> >>>> The kernel fix "xfs: fix exchange-range reflink flag clearing issue >>>> with INO1_WRITTEN" refuses the reflink flag exchange whenever >>> >>> So this patch/case uncovers a known bug which is fixed by: >>> "xfs: fix exchange-range reflink flag clearing issue with INO1_WRITTEN" ? >>> >>> If so please add: >>> _fixed_by_fs_commit xfs xxxxxxxxxxxx \ >>> "xfs: fix exchange-range reflink flag clearing issue with INO1_WRITTEN" >>> >>>> FILE1_WRITTEN is requested, which makes this test pass. >>>> >>>> Reported-by: Lin Jiapeng(TencentOS Red Team) <[email protected]> >>>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] >>>> Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]> >>>> Suggested-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <[email protected]> >>>> Reviewed-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <[email protected]> >>>> Signed-off-by: Lin Jiapeng <[email protected]> >>>> --- >>>> tests/xfs/842 | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> tests/xfs/842.out | 4 +++ >>>> 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+) >>>> create mode 100755 tests/xfs/842 >>>> create mode 100644 tests/xfs/842.out >>>> >>>> diff --git a/tests/xfs/842 b/tests/xfs/842 >>>> new file mode 100755 >>>> index 0000000..c4c2be9 >>>> --- /dev/null >>>> +++ b/tests/xfs/842 >>>> @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ >>>> +#! /bin/bash >>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later >>>> +# Copyright (c) 2026 Tencent. All Rights Reserved. >>>> +# >>>> +# FS QA Test No. 842 >>>> +# >>>> +# Make sure that a full-file exchangerange under FILE1_WRITTEN does not strip >>>> +# the reflink flag from a file that still owns shared extents. When the >>>> +# donor file is fully sparse, every mapping pair is skipped, so no extents >>>> +# actually move; the target file must keep its reflink flag, and a later >>>> +# write must go through CoW instead of modifying the shared blocks in place. >>>> + >>>> +. ./common/preamble >>>> +_begin_fstest auto quick fiexchange >>>> + >>>> +# Import common functions. >>>> +. ./common/filter >>>> +. ./common/reflink >>>> + >>>> +_require_xfs_io_command exchangerange >>>> +_require_scratch_reflink >>>> +_require_scratch >>> >>> _require_scratch_reflink contains _require_scratch, so you can save the >>> _require_scratch. >>> >>>> + >>>> +_scratch_mkfs >> $seqres.full >>>> +_scratch_mount >>>> + >>>> +# Create the original file with a known pattern and clone it, so that both >>>> +# files share the same extents. >>>> +_pwrite_byte 0x41 0 1m $SCRATCH_MNT/orig >> $seqres.full >>>> +_reflink $SCRATCH_MNT/orig $SCRATCH_MNT/clone >> $seqres.full >>>> + >>>> +# Create a fully sparse donor file of the same size. >>>> +$XFS_IO_PROG -f -c 'truncate 1m' $SCRATCH_MNT/donor >>>> + >>>> +md5_before=$(md5sum $SCRATCH_MNT/orig | awk '{print $1}') >>>> + >>>> +# Swap the clone against the sparse donor, claiming the donor is fully >>>> +# written (-w). Every donor mapping is a hole, so all pairs are skipped >>>> +# and the clone keeps its shared extents in place. >>>> +$XFS_IO_PROG -c "exchangerange -f -w $SCRATCH_MNT/donor" $SCRATCH_MNT/clone \ >>>> + >> $seqres.full >>>> + >>>> +# Directly confirm the inode flag state after the exchange: the clone >>>> +# must still be flagged reflink. The donor may also carry the flag, which >>>> +# is the conservative outcome of refusing the flag exchange under >>>> +# FILE1_WRITTEN; the extra flag is harmless and can be dropped later by >>>> +# the regular reflink flag cleanup path. >>>> +_scratch_unmount >>>> +_scratch_xfs_db -c "path /clone" -c print -c "path /donor" -c print | \ >>>> + grep reflink | sed -e 's/^v[0-9]*/vX/g' >>>> +_scratch_mount >>>> + >>>> +# Overwrite part of the clone. With the reflink flag correctly retained, >>>> +# this must go through CoW and leave the shared blocks of orig untouched. >>>> +_pwrite_byte 0x42 0 64k $SCRATCH_MNT/clone >> $seqres.full >>>> +_scratch_cycle_mount >>>> + >>>> +md5_after=$(md5sum $SCRATCH_MNT/orig | awk '{print $1}') >>>> + >>>> +test "$md5_before" != "$md5_after" && \ >>>> + echo "orig changed: md5 $md5_before -> $md5_after (write hit shared blocks in place)" >>>> + >>>> +echo Silence is golden >>> >>> This case has expected output, so it's not "Silence is golden", >>> please remove this line. >>> >>>> +status=0 >>>> +exit >>> >>> I remember we've changed xfstests/new script, it should give "_exit 0" at here. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Zorro >>> >>>> diff --git a/tests/xfs/842.out b/tests/xfs/842.out >>>> new file mode 100644 >>>> index 0000000..1e6345a >>>> --- /dev/null >>>> +++ b/tests/xfs/842.out >>>> @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ >>>> +QA output created by 842 >>>> +vX.reflink = 1 >>>> +vX.reflink = 1 >>>> +Silence is golden >>>> -- >>>> 2.50.1 (Apple Git-155) >>>> >> >> Thanks a lot for your review! >> >> Yes, this test case uncovers the bug fixed by "xfs: fix exchange-range >> reflink flag clearing issue with INO1_WRITTEN". However, that fix is still >> under review on linux-xfs and has not landed in for-next / xfs-7.2-fixes > > Generally, we don't merge a test case before its corresponding kernel patch > is guaranteed to be merged. However, given that Darrick has already acked > this patch, I feel like that xfs fix has strong backing, so merging this > test case now should be fine. > >> yet, so there is no stable commit ID to reference. I will add the >> _fixed_by_fs_commit annotation as soon as the fix is merged. > > Thanks, actually we can write: > > _fixed_by_fs_commit xfs xxxxxxxxxxxx > "xfs: fix exchange-range reflink flag clearing issue with INO1_WRITTEN" > > Before the fix is officially merged into mainline Linux, "xxxx..." can serve > as a placeholder for the commit ID to remind us to update it later. > > Don't need one more patch, I'll help to add that it when I merge your v4, > please feel free to update it after that fix is merged. > > Thanks, > Zorro > >> >> The other comments will be addressed in v4. >> >> Lin Jiapeng >> >> Thanks for offering to add the _fixed_by_fs_commit annotation when merging. And I will keep tracking the xfs tree and send a follow-up patch to fill in the real commit ID as soon as the fix is merged. Best regards, Lin Jiapeng