[PATCH 03/23] ext4: Record the checksum algorithm in use in thesuperblock

From: Darrick J. Wong
Date: Sat Jan 07 2012 - 03:35:32 EST


Record the type of checksum algorithm we're using for metadata in the
superblock, in case we ever want/need to change the algorithm.

Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ext4/super.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 3e1329e..de9f78c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ static struct file_system_type ext3_fs_type = {
#define IS_EXT3_SB(sb) (0)
#endif

+static int ext4_verify_csum_type(struct super_block *sb,
+ struct ext4_super_block *es)
+{
+ if (!EXT4_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb,
+ EXT4_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_METADATA_CSUM))
+ return 1;
+
+ return es->s_checksum_type == EXT4_CRC32C_CHKSUM;
+}
+
void *ext4_kvmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
{
void *ret;
@@ -3181,6 +3191,14 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
goto cantfind_ext4;
sbi->s_kbytes_written = le64_to_cpu(es->s_kbytes_written);

+ /* Check for a known checksum algorithm */
+ if (!ext4_verify_csum_type(sb, es)) {
+ ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "VFS: Found ext4 filesystem with "
+ "unknown checksum algorithm.");
+ silent = 1;
+ goto cantfind_ext4;
+ }
+
/* Set defaults before we parse the mount options */
def_mount_opts = le32_to_cpu(es->s_default_mount_opts);
set_opt(sb, INIT_INODE_TABLE);

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