[PATCH v4 5/6] ntfs: update index root allocated size before shrink
From: DaeMyung Kang
Date: Sat May 30 2026 - 10:40:10 EST
ntfs_ir_truncate() currently shrinks the resident $INDEX_ROOT value first
and only updates index.allocated_size after re-looking up the attribute.
During that relookup, the resident value_length can already be smaller
while index.allocated_size still contains the old larger size.
That leaves a transiently inconsistent $INDEX_ROOT layout and prevents
lookup-time $INDEX_ROOT validation from being enabled: validation can
correctly reject allocated_size extending past the newly shrunk resident
value.
When shrinking, lower index.allocated_size before shrinking value_length.
If the truncate fails, restore the old allocated_size. Keep the existing
grow ordering because the old allocated_size remains within the enlarged
resident value until it is updated after the relookup. The shrink path is
safe because the new value_length still covers struct index_root, so the
index.allocated_size field remains present while it is updated first.
Signed-off-by: DaeMyung Kang <charsyam@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ntfs/index.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/index.c b/fs/ntfs/index.c
index 146e011c1a41..068c68a0f9cf 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/index.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/index.c
@@ -1280,9 +1280,16 @@ static int ntfs_ir_reparent(struct ntfs_index_context *icx)
static int ntfs_ir_truncate(struct ntfs_index_context *icx, int data_size)
{
int ret;
+ u32 old_allocated_size;
+ bool shrink;
ntfs_debug("Entering\n");
+ old_allocated_size = le32_to_cpu(icx->ir->index.allocated_size);
+ shrink = data_size < old_allocated_size;
+ if (shrink)
+ icx->ir->index.allocated_size = cpu_to_le32(data_size);
+
/*
* INDEX_ROOT must be resident and its entries can be moved to
* struct index_block, so ENOSPC isn't a real error.
@@ -1294,9 +1301,14 @@ static int ntfs_ir_truncate(struct ntfs_index_context *icx, int data_size)
if (!icx->ir)
return -ENOENT;
- icx->ir->index.allocated_size = cpu_to_le32(data_size);
- } else if (ret != -ENOSPC)
- ntfs_error(icx->idx_ni->vol->sb, "Failed to truncate INDEX_ROOT");
+ if (!shrink)
+ icx->ir->index.allocated_size = cpu_to_le32(data_size);
+ } else {
+ if (shrink)
+ icx->ir->index.allocated_size = cpu_to_le32(old_allocated_size);
+ if (ret != -ENOSPC)
+ ntfs_error(icx->idx_ni->vol->sb, "Failed to truncate INDEX_ROOT");
+ }
return ret;
}
--
2.43.0