Re: [REGRESSION 4.11] Commit d8514d8edb5b ("ovl: copy up regular file using O_TMPFILE") breaks ubifs

From: Ralph Sennhauser
Date: Tue Mar 28 2017 - 08:17:13 EST


On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:08:51 -0400
Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:28 AM, Ralph Sennhauser
> <ralph.sennhauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Amir,
> >
> > On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 07:03:11 -0400
> > Amir Goldstein <amir73il@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Overlayfs now uses O_TMPFILE for copy up and it works fine with all
> >> the file systems I tested (tmpfs, xfs, ext4).
> >> If I am right and O_TMPFILE is broken in ubifs, you are most likely
> >> the first person to test it (indirectly by overlayfs).
> >>
> >> Please try to reproduce the bug with following patch to disable
> >> ubifs O_TMPFILE support:
> >>
> >> --- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
> >> +++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
> >> @@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ const struct inode_operations
> >> ubifs_dir_inode_operations = {
> >> #ifdef CONFIG_UBIFS_ATIME_SUPPORT
> >> .update_time = ubifs_update_time,
> >> #endif
> >> - .tmpfile = ubifs_tmpfile,
> >> + //.tmpfile = ubifs_tmpfile,
> >> };
> >
> > Get a unused warning during build but all seems to be working fine
> > now.
>
> OK. I'll wait for ubifs developers to fix the bug.
> Otherwise, I'll send a proper patch to disable ubifs O_TMPFILE
> support. Will add tested-by you.

Sounds like a good plan, there is still time for 4.11-rc5. Fine with
you adding my tested-by in case it will come to this.

Appreciated
Ralph

>
> Thanks!