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SubjectRe: [PATCH 3/7] xfs: protect S_DAX transitions in XFS read path
On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 05:14:00PM -0600, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> In the current XFS read I/O path we check IS_DAX() in xfs_file_read_iter()
> to decide whether to do DAX I/O, direct I/O or buffered I/O. This check is
> done without holding the XFS_IOLOCK, though, which means that if we allow
> S_DAX to be manipulated via the inode flag we can run into this race:
>
> CPU 0 CPU 1
> ----- -----
> xfs_file_read_iter()
> IS_DAX() << returns false
> xfs_ioctl_setattr()
> xfs_ioctl_setattr_dax_invalidate()
> xfs_ilock(XFS_MMAPLOCK|XFS_IOLOCK)
> sets S_DAX
> releases XFS_MMAPLOCK and XFS_IOLOCK
> xfs_file_buffered_aio_read()
> does buffered I/O to DAX inode, death
>
> Fix this by ensuring that we only check S_DAX when we hold the XFS_IOLOCK
> in the read path.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> fs/xfs/xfs_file.c | 42 +++++++++++++-----------------------------
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> index ebdd0bd..ca4c8fd 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
> @@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ xfs_file_dio_aio_read(
> {
> struct xfs_inode *ip = XFS_I(file_inode(iocb->ki_filp));
> size_t count = iov_iter_count(to);
> - ssize_t ret;
>
> trace_xfs_file_direct_read(ip, count, iocb->ki_pos);
>
> @@ -215,12 +214,7 @@ xfs_file_dio_aio_read(
> return 0; /* skip atime */
>
> file_accessed(iocb->ki_filp);
> -
> - xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED);
> - ret = iomap_dio_rw(iocb, to, &xfs_iomap_ops, NULL);
> - xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED);
> -
> - return ret;
> + return iomap_dio_rw(iocb, to, &xfs_iomap_ops, NULL);

This puts file_accessed under the XFS_IOLOCK_SHARED now. Is that a
safe/sane thing to do for DIO?

Cheers,

Dave.
--
Dave Chinner
david@fromorbit.com

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