Re: 2.6.35.2: NFS related Oops

From: Bian Naimeng
Date: Tue Aug 17 2010 - 22:50:52 EST


>>> /* We can't create new files, or truncate existing ones here */
>>> openflags &= ~(O_CREAT|O_TRUNC);
>>> --
>> Nope. The problem is the recent switch to LOOKUP_EXCL as the authority
>> for whether or not we're doing an exclusive create.
>>
>> Does the following patch work?
>>
>
> Hi Trond, i guess it's not work.
>
> As i see, if we want get LOOKUP_EXCL at nd->flags, we must open file with
> O_CREAT and O_EXCL, "nd->flags & LOOKUP_EXCL" have the same effect with
> "(openflags & (O_CREAT|O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT|O_EXCL)", so i think the kernel
> still crash, right?
>

What about this one?

--
Regards
Bian Naimeng

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We we open a positive file just with O_EXCL but no O_CREAT, may cause kernel crash.

Signed-off-by: Bian Naimeng <biannm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
fs/namei.c | 7 +++----
fs/nfs/dir.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 17ea76b..6680a38 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1813,11 +1813,10 @@ reval:
nd.intent.open.create_mode = mode;
nd.flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
nd.flags |= LOOKUP_OPEN;
- if (open_flag & O_CREAT) {
+ if (open_flag & O_CREAT)
nd.flags |= LOOKUP_CREATE;
- if (open_flag & O_EXCL)
- nd.flags |= LOOKUP_EXCL;
- }
+ if (open_flag & O_EXCL)
+ nd.flags |= LOOKUP_EXCL;
if (open_flag & O_DIRECTORY)
nd.flags |= LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;
if (!(open_flag & O_NOFOLLOW))
diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 29539ce..bc25da9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ static int nfs_open_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
goto no_open_dput;
openflags = nd->intent.open.flags;
/* We cannot do exclusive creation on a positive dentry */
- if ((openflags & (O_CREAT|O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT|O_EXCL))
+ if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_EXCL)
goto no_open_dput;
/* We can't create new files, or truncate existing ones here */
openflags &= ~(O_CREAT|O_TRUNC);
--
1.7.0



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