[PATCH] hfs: fix logic of alloc/free b-tree node
From: Viacheslav Dubeyko
Date: Thu Oct 22 2026 - 19:51:50 EST
The hfs_bmap_alloc() and hfs_bmap_free() modify
the b-tree's counters and nodes' bitmap of b-tree.
However, hfs_btree_write() synchronizes the state of
in-core b-tree's counters and node's bitmap with
b-tree's descriptor in header node. Postponing this
synchronization could result in inconsistent state of
file system volume. Add calling of hfs_btree_write()
in hfs_bmap_alloc() and hfs_bmap_free() methods.
HFS port of the HFS+ commit:
commit 63584d76765b ("hfsplus: fix logic of alloc/free b-tree node").
Signed-off-by: Viacheslav Dubeyko <slava@xxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Yangtao Li <frank.li@xxxxxxxx>
cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/hfs/btree.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/hfs/btree.c b/fs/hfs/btree.c
index b140d8597474..27a515a3dd0c 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/btree.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/btree.c
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ struct hfs_bnode *hfs_bmap_alloc(struct hfs_btree *tree)
set_page_dirty(page);
kunmap_local(data);
tree->free_nodes--;
+ hfs_btree_write(tree);
mark_inode_dirty(tree->inode);
hfs_bnode_put(node);
return hfs_bnode_create(tree, idx);
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ struct hfs_bnode *hfs_bmap_alloc(struct hfs_btree *tree)
if (!nidx) {
printk(KERN_DEBUG "create new bmap node...\n");
next_node = hfs_bmap_new_bmap(node, idx);
+ hfs_btree_write(tree);
} else
next_node = hfs_bnode_find(tree, nidx);
hfs_bnode_put(node);
@@ -545,6 +547,7 @@ void hfs_bmap_free(struct hfs_bnode *node)
nidx, node->type);
} else {
tree->free_nodes++;
+ hfs_btree_write(tree);
mark_inode_dirty(tree->inode);
}
--
2.43.0