fs/ntfs3/super.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
When the $MFT's $BITMAP attribute is fragmented across multiple MFT
records (base record + extent records), ntfs_fill_super() fails with
-ENOENT during wnd_init() because the MFT bitmap's run list only
contains runs from the base MFT record.
The issue is that wnd_init() (which calls wnd_rescan()) is invoked
before ni_load_all_mi(), so the extent MFT records containing
additional $BITMAP runs have not been loaded yet. When wnd_rescan()
tries to look up a VCN beyond the base record's runs, run_lookup_entry()
fails and returns -ENOENT.
This affects NTFS volumes with a large or heavily fragmented MFT, which
is common on long-used Windows systems where the MFT bitmap's run list
doesn't fit in the base MFT record and spills into extent records.
Fix this by:
1. Moving ni_load_all_mi() before wnd_init() so all extent records
are available.
2. After ni_load_all_mi(), iterating through the attribute list to
find any $BITMAP extent attributes and unpacking their runs into
sbi->mft.bitmap.run before wnd_init() is called.
Tested on a 664GB NTFS volume with 86 MFT bitmap runs spanning
records 0 (VCN 0-105) and 17 (VCN 106-165). Before the fix, mount
fails with -ENOENT. After the fix, mount succeeds and all read/write
operations work correctly. Stress-tested with 8 test categories
(large file integrity, 10K small files, copy, move, delete/recreate
cycles, concurrent writes, deep directories, overwrite persistence).
Signed-off-by: Ruslan Elishev <relishev@gmail.com>
---
fs/ntfs3/super.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/super.c b/fs/ntfs3/super.c
index abcdef..123456 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/super.c
@@ -1364,16 +1364,43 @@
tt = inode->i_size >> sbi->record_bits;
sbi->mft.next_free = MFT_REC_USER;
- err = wnd_init(&sbi->mft.bitmap, sb, tt);
- if (err)
- goto put_inode_out;
-
err = ni_load_all_mi(ni);
if (err) {
ntfs_err(sb, "Failed to load $MFT's subrecords (%d).", err);
goto put_inode_out;
}
+ /* Merge MFT bitmap runs from extent records loaded by ni_load_all_mi. */
+ {
+ struct ATTRIB *a = NULL;
+ struct ATTR_LIST_ENTRY *le = NULL;
+
+ while ((a = ni_enum_attr_ex(ni, a, &le, NULL))) {
+ CLST svcn, evcn;
+ u16 roff;
+
+ if (a->type != ATTR_BITMAP || !a->non_res)
+ continue;
+
+ svcn = le64_to_cpu(a->nres.svcn);
+ if (!svcn)
+ continue; /* Base record runs already loaded. */
+
+ evcn = le64_to_cpu(a->nres.evcn);
+ roff = le16_to_cpu(a->nres.run_off);
+
+ err = run_unpack_ex(&sbi->mft.bitmap.run, sbi,
+ MFT_REC_MFT, svcn, evcn, svcn,
+ Add2Ptr(a, roff),
+ le32_to_cpu(a->size) - roff);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ ntfs_err(sb, "Failed to unpack $MFT bitmap extent (%d).", err);
+ goto put_inode_out;
+ }
+ err = 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ err = wnd_init(&sbi->mft.bitmap, sb, tt);
+ if (err)
+ goto put_inode_out;
+
sbi->mft.ni = ni;
/* Load $Bitmap. */
--
2.43.0
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