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authorJan Kara <jack@suse.cz>2023-06-20 13:28:32 +0200
committerChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>2023-06-20 13:48:01 +0200
commitd7439fb1f4338fffd0bc68bb62d78f7712725f26 (patch)
treecfee9d8b47dbf428a1658be8be50b341305e08a7 /fs/namespace.c
parentfs: Protect reconfiguration of sb read-write from racing writes (diff)
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fs: Provide helpers for manipulating sb->s_readonly_remount
Provide helpers to set and clear sb->s_readonly_remount including appropriate memory barriers. Also use this opportunity to document what the barriers pair with and why they are needed. Suggested-by: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@redhat.com> Message-Id: <20230620112832.5158-1-jack@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/namespace.c')
-rw-r--r--fs/namespace.c25
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 54847db5b819..5ba1eca6f720 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -309,9 +309,16 @@ static unsigned int mnt_get_writers(struct mount *mnt)
static int mnt_is_readonly(struct vfsmount *mnt)
{
- if (mnt->mnt_sb->s_readonly_remount)
+ if (READ_ONCE(mnt->mnt_sb->s_readonly_remount))
return 1;
- /* Order wrt setting s_flags/s_readonly_remount in do_remount() */
+ /*
+ * The barrier pairs with the barrier in sb_start_ro_state_change()
+ * making sure if we don't see s_readonly_remount set yet, we also will
+ * not see any superblock / mount flag changes done by remount.
+ * It also pairs with the barrier in sb_end_ro_state_change()
+ * assuring that if we see s_readonly_remount already cleared, we will
+ * see the values of superblock / mount flags updated by remount.
+ */
smp_rmb();
return __mnt_is_readonly(mnt);
}
@@ -364,9 +371,11 @@ int __mnt_want_write(struct vfsmount *m)
}
}
/*
- * After the slowpath clears MNT_WRITE_HOLD, mnt_is_readonly will
- * be set to match its requirements. So we must not load that until
- * MNT_WRITE_HOLD is cleared.
+ * The barrier pairs with the barrier sb_start_ro_state_change() making
+ * sure that if we see MNT_WRITE_HOLD cleared, we will also see
+ * s_readonly_remount set (or even SB_RDONLY / MNT_READONLY flags) in
+ * mnt_is_readonly() and bail in case we are racing with remount
+ * read-only.
*/
smp_rmb();
if (mnt_is_readonly(m)) {
@@ -588,10 +597,8 @@ int sb_prepare_remount_readonly(struct super_block *sb)
if (!err && atomic_long_read(&sb->s_remove_count))
err = -EBUSY;
- if (!err) {
- sb->s_readonly_remount = 1;
- smp_wmb();
- }
+ if (!err)
+ sb_start_ro_state_change(sb);
list_for_each_entry(mnt, &sb->s_mounts, mnt_instance) {
if (mnt->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_WRITE_HOLD)
mnt->mnt.mnt_flags &= ~MNT_WRITE_HOLD;