[PATCH linux-2.6.1-rc1-mm1] dio_isize.patch

[Daniel McNeil]

This patch samples i_size before dropping the i_sem.
The i_size could change by a racing write and we could
return uninitialized data.

re-diffed against 2.6.1-rc1-mm1.

Daniel
--- linux-2.6.1-rc1-mm1/fs/direct-io.c	2003-12-31 10:52:45.940193469 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.1-rc1-mm1.dio_isize/fs/direct-io.c	2003-12-31 13:56:06.836825169 -0800
@@ -882,6 +882,7 @@ direct_io_worker(int rw, struct kiocb *i
 	int ret = 0;
 	int ret2;
 	size_t bytes;
+	loff_t i_size;
 
 	dio->bio = NULL;
 	dio->inode = inode;
@@ -982,7 +983,12 @@ direct_io_worker(int rw, struct kiocb *i
 	 * All block lookups have been performed. For READ requests
 	 * we can let i_sem go now that its achieved its purpose
 	 * of protecting us from looking up uninitialized blocks.
+	 * 
+	 * We also need sample i_size before we release i_sem to prevent
+	 * a racing write from changing i_size causing us to return
+	 * uninitialized data.
 	 */
+	i_size = i_size_read(inode);
 	if ((rw == READ) && dio->needs_locking)
 		up(&dio->inode->i_sem);
 
@@ -1026,7 +1032,6 @@ direct_io_worker(int rw, struct kiocb *i
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = dio->page_errors;
 		if (ret == 0 && dio->result) {
-			loff_t i_size = i_size_read(inode);
 
 			ret = dio->result;
 			/*