[PATCH] tracefs: avoid setting i_mode to a temp value

[Sishuai Gong]

Right now inode->i_mode is updated twice to reach the desired value
in tracefs_apply_options(). Because there is no lock protecting the two
writes, other threads might read the intermediate value of inode->i_mode.

Thread-1			Thread-2
// tracefs_apply_options()	//e.g., acl_permission_check
inode->i_mode &= ~S_IALLUGO;
				unsigned int mode = inode->i_mode;
inode->i_mode |= opts->mode;

I think there is no need to introduce a lock but it is better to
only update inode->i_mode ONCE, so the readers will either see the old
or latest value, rather than an intermediate/temporary value.

Signed-off-by: Sishuai Gong <sishuai.system@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 fs/tracefs/inode.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/tracefs/inode.c b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
index 57ac8aa4a724..dca84ebb62fa 100644
--- a/fs/tracefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/tracefs/inode.c
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ static int tracefs_apply_options(struct super_block *sb, bool remount)
 	 */
 
 	if (!remount || opts->opts & BIT(Opt_mode)) {
-		inode->i_mode &= ~S_IALLUGO;
-		inode->i_mode |= opts->mode;
+		inode->i_mode = (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO) | opts->mode;
 	}
 
 	if (!remount || opts->opts & BIT(Opt_uid))
-- 
2.39.2 (Apple Git-143)