[PATCH v2] ext4: fix journal credit check when setting fscrypt context

Simon Weber posted 1 patch 5 hours ago
fs/ext4/crypto.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
[PATCH v2] ext4: fix journal credit check when setting fscrypt context
Posted by Simon Weber 5 hours ago
Fix an issue arising when ext4 features has_journal, ea_inode, and encrypt
are activated simultaneously, leading to ENOSPC when creating an encrypted
file.

Fix by passing XATTR_CREATE flag to xattr_set_handle function if a handle
is specified, i.e., when the function is called in the control flow of
creating a new inode. This aligns the number of jbd2 credits set_handle
checks for with the number allocated for creating a new inode.

ext4_set_context must not be called with a non-null handle (fs_data) if
fscrypt context xattr is not guaranteed to not exist yet. The only other
usage of this function currently is when handling the ioctl
FS_IOC_SET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY, which calls it with fs_data=NULL.

Fixes: c1a5d5f6ab21eb7e ("ext4: improve journal credit handling in set xattr paths")

Co-developed-by: Anthony Durrer <anthonydev@fastmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Anthony Durrer <anthonydev@fastmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Simon Weber <simon.weber.39@gmail.com>

---
 fs/ext4/crypto.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/crypto.c b/fs/ext4/crypto.c
index cf0a0970c095..a89a14dffa48 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/crypto.c
@@ -163,10 +163,15 @@ static int ext4_set_context(struct inode *inode, const void *ctx, size_t len,
 	 */
 
 	if (handle) {
+		/*
+		 * Since the inode is new it is ok to pass the XATTR_CREATE flag. This
+		 * is necessary to match the reamining journal credits check in the
+		 * set_handle function with the credits allocated for the new inode.
+		 */
 		res = ext4_xattr_set_handle(handle, inode,
 					    EXT4_XATTR_INDEX_ENCRYPTION,
 					    EXT4_XATTR_NAME_ENCRYPTION_CONTEXT,
-					    ctx, len, 0);
+					    ctx, len, XATTR_CREATE);
 		if (!res) {
 			ext4_set_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_ENCRYPT);
 			ext4_clear_inode_state(inode,
-- 
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