To keep ovl's inodes consistent with their real inodes, create a new
mask for inode file attributes that needs to be copied. Add the
S_CASEFOLD flag as part of the flags that need to be copied along with
the other file attributes.
Signed-off-by: André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com>
---
Changes from v3:
- Create new flag OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK for the file attributes and add
S_CASEFOLD in the OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK.
- Add WARN()s to check for inode consistency
- Add check for copied up directories
Changes from v2:
- Instead of manually setting the flag if the realpath dentry is
casefolded, just add this flag as part of the flags that need to be
copied.
---
fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c | 2 +-
fs/overlayfs/inode.c | 1 +
fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h | 8 +++++---
fs/overlayfs/super.c | 1 +
4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index 27396fe63f6d5b36143750443304a1f0856e2f56..66bd43a99d2e8548eecf21699a9a6b97e9454d79 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_metadata(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c, struct dentry *temp)
if (err)
return err;
- if (inode->i_flags & OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK &&
+ if (inode->i_flags & OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK &&
(S_ISREG(c->stat.mode) || S_ISDIR(c->stat.mode))) {
/*
* Copy the fileattr inode flags that are the source of already
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index ecb9f2019395ecd01a124ad029375b1a1d13ebb5..aaa4cf579561299c50046f5ded03d93f056c370c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
}
ovl_fill_inode(inode, realinode->i_mode, realinode->i_rdev);
ovl_inode_init(inode, oip, ino, fsid);
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(!!IS_CASEFOLDED(inode) != ofs->casefold);
if (upperdentry && ovl_is_impuredir(sb, upperdentry))
ovl_set_flag(OVL_IMPURE, inode);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index bb0d7ded8e763a4a7a6fc506d966ed2f3bdb4f06..50d550dd1b9d7841723880da85359e735bfc9277 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -821,10 +821,12 @@ struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
struct ovl_inode_params *oip);
void ovl_copyattr(struct inode *to);
+/* vfs fileattr flags read from overlay.protattr xattr to ovl inode */
+#define OVL_PROT_I_FLAGS_MASK (S_APPEND | S_IMMUTABLE)
+/* vfs fileattr flags copied from real to ovl inode */
+#define OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK (OVL_PROT_I_FLAGS_MASK | S_SYNC | S_NOATIME)
/* vfs inode flags copied from real to ovl inode */
-#define OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK (S_SYNC | S_NOATIME | S_APPEND | S_IMMUTABLE)
-/* vfs inode flags read from overlay.protattr xattr to ovl inode */
-#define OVL_PROT_I_FLAGS_MASK (S_APPEND | S_IMMUTABLE)
+#define OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK (OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK | S_CASEFOLD)
/*
* fileattr flags copied from lower to upper inode on copy up.
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index a99c77802efa1a6d96c43019728d3517fccdc16a..7937aa4daa9c29e8b9219f7fcc2abe7fb55b2e5c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_get_root(struct super_block *sb,
ovl_dentry_set_flag(OVL_E_CONNECTED, root);
ovl_set_upperdata(d_inode(root));
ovl_inode_init(d_inode(root), &oip, ino, fsid);
+ WARN_ON(!!IS_CASEFOLDED(d_inode(root)) != ofs->casefold);
ovl_dentry_init_flags(root, upperdentry, oe, DCACHE_OP_WEAK_REVALIDATE);
/* root keeps a reference of upperdentry */
dget(upperdentry);
--
2.50.1
On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com> wrote:
>
> To keep ovl's inodes consistent with their real inodes, create a new
> mask for inode file attributes that needs to be copied. Add the
> S_CASEFOLD flag as part of the flags that need to be copied along with
> the other file attributes.
>
> Signed-off-by: André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com>
Reviewed-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes from v3:
> - Create new flag OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK for the file attributes and add
> S_CASEFOLD in the OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK.
> - Add WARN()s to check for inode consistency
> - Add check for copied up directories
>
> Changes from v2:
> - Instead of manually setting the flag if the realpath dentry is
> casefolded, just add this flag as part of the flags that need to be
> copied.
> ---
> fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c | 2 +-
> fs/overlayfs/inode.c | 1 +
> fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h | 8 +++++---
> fs/overlayfs/super.c | 1 +
> 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
> index 27396fe63f6d5b36143750443304a1f0856e2f56..66bd43a99d2e8548eecf21699a9a6b97e9454d79 100644
> --- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
> +++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
> @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_metadata(struct ovl_copy_up_ctx *c, struct dentry *temp)
> if (err)
> return err;
>
> - if (inode->i_flags & OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK &&
> + if (inode->i_flags & OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK &&
> (S_ISREG(c->stat.mode) || S_ISDIR(c->stat.mode))) {
> /*
> * Copy the fileattr inode flags that are the source of already
> diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
> index ecb9f2019395ecd01a124ad029375b1a1d13ebb5..aaa4cf579561299c50046f5ded03d93f056c370c 100644
> --- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
> @@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
> }
> ovl_fill_inode(inode, realinode->i_mode, realinode->i_rdev);
> ovl_inode_init(inode, oip, ino, fsid);
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(!!IS_CASEFOLDED(inode) != ofs->casefold);
>
> if (upperdentry && ovl_is_impuredir(sb, upperdentry))
> ovl_set_flag(OVL_IMPURE, inode);
> diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
> index bb0d7ded8e763a4a7a6fc506d966ed2f3bdb4f06..50d550dd1b9d7841723880da85359e735bfc9277 100644
> --- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
> +++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
> @@ -821,10 +821,12 @@ struct inode *ovl_get_inode(struct super_block *sb,
> struct ovl_inode_params *oip);
> void ovl_copyattr(struct inode *to);
>
> +/* vfs fileattr flags read from overlay.protattr xattr to ovl inode */
> +#define OVL_PROT_I_FLAGS_MASK (S_APPEND | S_IMMUTABLE)
> +/* vfs fileattr flags copied from real to ovl inode */
> +#define OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK (OVL_PROT_I_FLAGS_MASK | S_SYNC | S_NOATIME)
> /* vfs inode flags copied from real to ovl inode */
> -#define OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK (S_SYNC | S_NOATIME | S_APPEND | S_IMMUTABLE)
> -/* vfs inode flags read from overlay.protattr xattr to ovl inode */
> -#define OVL_PROT_I_FLAGS_MASK (S_APPEND | S_IMMUTABLE)
> +#define OVL_COPY_I_FLAGS_MASK (OVL_FATTR_I_FLAGS_MASK | S_CASEFOLD)
>
> /*
> * fileattr flags copied from lower to upper inode on copy up.
> diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
> index a99c77802efa1a6d96c43019728d3517fccdc16a..7937aa4daa9c29e8b9219f7fcc2abe7fb55b2e5c 100644
> --- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
> +++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
> @@ -1335,6 +1335,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_get_root(struct super_block *sb,
> ovl_dentry_set_flag(OVL_E_CONNECTED, root);
> ovl_set_upperdata(d_inode(root));
> ovl_inode_init(d_inode(root), &oip, ino, fsid);
> + WARN_ON(!!IS_CASEFOLDED(d_inode(root)) != ofs->casefold);
> ovl_dentry_init_flags(root, upperdentry, oe, DCACHE_OP_WEAK_REVALIDATE);
> /* root keeps a reference of upperdentry */
> dget(upperdentry);
>
> --
> 2.50.1
>
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