Re: [PATCH] ext4: reject 1k block fs on the first block of disk

[Tudor Ambarus]

Hi!

On 2/15/23 04:32, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> So if someone can explain to me what is going on here with this code
> (there are too many abstractions and what's going on with keys is just
> making my head hurt),*and*  what the change actually does, and how to
> reproduce the problem with a ***simple*** reproducer -- the syzbot
> mess doesn't count, that would be great.  But applying a change that I

I proposed a patch fixing this at:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/20230222131211.3898066-1-tudor.ambarus@xxxxxxxxxx/T/

Darrick proposed a similar one at:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/Y+58NPTH7VNGgzdd@magnolia/

I explained the difference between the two in my cover letter.

Cheers,
ta