fat: Replace fat_sync_inode() with sync_inode_metadata()

Use generic sync_inode_metadata() instead of fat_sync_inode() for
persisting inode metadata changes for DIRSYNC inodes. This slightly
simplifies code and also addresses a theoretical race where
fat_sync_inode() could return before all metadata buffers associated
with the inode were properly written out when racing with fsync(2).

Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260727104923.3828017-39-jack@suse.cz
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Jan Kara
2026-07-27 12:49:37 +02:00
committed by Christian Brauner
parent 525da4f40a
commit e668e06681
7 changed files with 34 additions and 50 deletions

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@@ -1109,10 +1109,10 @@ int fat_remove_entries(struct inode *dir, struct fat_slot_info *sinfo)
}
fat_truncate_time(dir, NULL, FAT_UPDATE_ATIME | FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
err = 0;
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
(void)fat_sync_inode(dir);
else
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
(void)sync_inode_metadata(dir, 1);
return 0;
}

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@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ extern void fat_detach(struct inode *inode);
extern struct inode *fat_iget(struct super_block *sb, loff_t i_pos);
extern struct inode *fat_build_inode(struct super_block *sb,
struct msdos_dir_entry *de, loff_t i_pos);
extern int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode);
extern int fat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc,
void (*setup)(struct super_block *));
extern int fat_fill_inode(struct inode *inode, struct msdos_dir_entry *de);

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@@ -331,15 +331,15 @@ static int fat_free(struct inode *inode, int skip)
}
MSDOS_I(inode)->i_attrs |= ATTR_ARCH;
fat_truncate_time(inode, NULL, FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
mark_inode_dirty(inode);
if (wait) {
err = fat_sync_inode(inode);
err = sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
if (err) {
MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start = i_start;
MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart = i_logstart;
return err;
}
} else
mark_inode_dirty(inode);
}
/* Write a new EOF, and get the remaining cluster chain for freeing. */
if (skip) {

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@@ -955,21 +955,6 @@ static int fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
return err;
}
int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
{
int err;
struct writeback_control wbc = {
.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL,
};
err = __fat_write_inode(inode);
if (err)
return err;
return fat_sync_inode_metadata(inode, &wbc);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fat_sync_inode);
static int fat_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *root);
static const struct super_operations fat_sops = {
.alloc_inode = fat_alloc_inode,

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@@ -146,16 +146,17 @@ int fat_chain_add(struct inode *inode, int new_dclus, int nr_cluster)
} else {
MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start = new_dclus;
MSDOS_I(inode)->i_logstart = new_dclus;
mark_inode_dirty(inode);
/*
* Since generic_write_sync() synchronizes regular files later,
* we sync here only directories.
*/
if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && IS_DIRSYNC(inode)) {
ret = fat_sync_inode(inode);
ret = sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
if (ret)
return ret;
} else
mark_inode_dirty(inode);
}
}
if (new_fclus != (inode->i_blocks >> (sbi->cluster_bits - 9))) {
fat_fs_error_ratelimit(

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@@ -252,10 +252,9 @@ static int msdos_add_entry(struct inode *dir, const unsigned char *name,
return err;
fat_truncate_time(dir, ts, FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
(void)fat_sync_inode(dir);
else
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
(void)sync_inode_metadata(dir, 1);
return 0;
}
@@ -473,21 +472,20 @@ static int do_msdos_rename(struct inode *old_dir, unsigned char *old_name,
MSDOS_I(old_inode)->i_attrs |= ATTR_HIDDEN;
else
MSDOS_I(old_inode)->i_attrs &= ~ATTR_HIDDEN;
mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(old_dir)) {
err = fat_sync_inode(old_inode);
err = sync_inode_metadata(old_inode, 1);
if (err) {
MSDOS_I(old_inode)->i_attrs = old_attrs;
goto out;
}
} else
mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
}
inode_inc_iversion(old_dir);
fat_truncate_time(old_dir, NULL, FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
mark_inode_dirty(old_dir);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(old_dir))
(void)fat_sync_inode(old_dir);
else
mark_inode_dirty(old_dir);
(void)sync_inode_metadata(old_dir, 1);
goto out;
}
}
@@ -519,7 +517,7 @@ static int do_msdos_rename(struct inode *old_dir, unsigned char *old_name,
else
MSDOS_I(old_inode)->i_attrs &= ~ATTR_HIDDEN;
if (IS_DIRSYNC(new_dir)) {
err = fat_sync_inode(old_inode);
err = sync_inode_metadata(old_inode, 1);
if (err)
goto error_inode;
} else
@@ -545,10 +543,9 @@ static int do_msdos_rename(struct inode *old_dir, unsigned char *old_name,
goto error_dotdot;
inode_inc_iversion(old_dir);
fat_truncate_time(old_dir, &ts, FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
mark_inode_dirty(old_dir);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(old_dir))
(void)fat_sync_inode(old_dir);
else
mark_inode_dirty(old_dir);
(void)sync_inode_metadata(old_dir, 1);
if (new_inode) {
drop_nlink(new_inode);
@@ -577,8 +574,10 @@ static int do_msdos_rename(struct inode *old_dir, unsigned char *old_name,
MSDOS_I(old_inode)->i_attrs = old_attrs;
if (new_inode) {
fat_attach(new_inode, new_i_pos);
if (corrupt)
corrupt |= fat_sync_inode(new_inode);
if (corrupt) {
mark_inode_dirty(new_inode);
corrupt |= sync_inode_metadata(new_inode, 1);
}
} else {
/*
* If new entry was not sharing the data cluster, it

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@@ -678,10 +678,9 @@ static int vfat_add_entry(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *qname,
/* update timestamp */
fat_truncate_time(dir, ts, FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
(void)fat_sync_inode(dir);
else
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
(void)sync_inode_metadata(dir, 1);
cleanup:
kfree(slots);
return err;
@@ -904,9 +903,9 @@ static int vfat_get_dotdot_de(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head **bh,
static int vfat_sync_ipos(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode)
{
if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
return fat_sync_inode(inode);
mark_inode_dirty(inode);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
return sync_inode_metadata(inode, 1);
return 0;
}
@@ -925,10 +924,9 @@ static void vfat_update_dir_metadata(struct inode *dir, struct timespec64 *ts)
{
inode_inc_iversion(dir);
fat_truncate_time(dir, ts, FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
(void)fat_sync_inode(dir);
else
mark_inode_dirty(dir);
(void)sync_inode_metadata(dir, 1);
}
static int vfat_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
@@ -1024,8 +1022,10 @@ static int vfat_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
fat_attach(old_inode, old_sinfo.i_pos);
if (new_inode) {
fat_attach(new_inode, new_i_pos);
if (corrupt)
corrupt |= fat_sync_inode(new_inode);
if (corrupt) {
mark_inode_dirty(new_inode);
corrupt |= sync_inode_metadata(new_inode, 1);
}
} else {
/*
* If new entry was not sharing the data cluster, it