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The way that tree mod log tracks the ultimate length of the eb, the variable 'n', eventually turns up the correct value, but at intermediate steps during the rewind, n can be inaccurate as a representation of the end of the eb. For example, it doesn't get updated on move rewinds, and it does get updated for add/remove in the middle of the eb. To detect cases with invalid moves, introduce a separate variable called max_slot which tries to track the maximum valid slot in the rewind eb. We can then warn if we do a move whose src range goes beyond the max valid slot. There is a commented caveat that it is possible to have this value be an overestimate due to the challenge of properly handling 'add' operations in the middle of the eb, but in practice it doesn't cause enough of a problem to throw out the max idea in favor of tracking every valid slot. CC: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.15+ Reviewed-by: Filipe Manana <fdmanana@suse.com> Signed-off-by: Boris Burkov <boris@bur.io> Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.