Re: [PATCH v2] erofs: reliably distinguish block based and fscache mode

[Baokun Li]

On 2024/4/18 13:50, Jingbo Xu wrote:
> On 4/18/24 11:36 AM, Baokun Li wrote:
> > On 2024/4/18 10:16, Jingbo Xu wrote:
> > > Hi Baokun,
> > >
> > > Thanks for catching this and move forward fixing this!
> > Hi Jingbo，
> >
> > Thanks for your review！
> >
> > > On 4/17/24 2:55 PM, Baokun Li wrote:
> > > > When erofs_kill_sb() is called in block dev based mode, s_bdev may
> > > > not have
> > > > been initialised yet, and if CONFIG_EROFS_FS_ONDEMAND is enabled, it
> > > > will
> > > > be mistaken for fscache mode, and then attempt to free an anon_dev
> > > > that has
> > > > never been allocated, triggering the following warning:
> > > >
> > > > ============================================
> > > > ida_free called for id=0 which is not allocated.
> > > > WARNING: CPU: 14 PID: 926 at lib/idr.c:525 ida_free+0x134/0x140
> > > > Modules linked in:
> > > > CPU: 14 PID: 926 Comm: mount Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3-dirty #630
> > > > RIP: 0010:ida_free+0x134/0x140
> > > > Call Trace:
> > > >    <TASK>
> > > >    erofs_kill_sb+0x81/0x90
> > > >    deactivate_locked_super+0x35/0x80
> > > >    get_tree_bdev+0x136/0x1e0
> > > >    vfs_get_tree+0x2c/0xf0
> > > >    do_new_mount+0x190/0x2f0
> > > >    [...]
> > > > ============================================
> > > >
> > > > Instead of allocating the erofs_sb_info in fill_super() allocate it
> > > > during erofs_get_tree() and ensure that erofs can always have the info
> > > > available during erofs_kill_sb().
> > > I'm not sure if allocating erofs_sb_info in erofs_init_fs_context() will
> > > be better, as I see some filesystems (e.g. autofs) do this way.  Maybe
> > > another potential advantage of doing this way is that erofs_fs_context
> > > is not needed anymore and we can use sbi directly.
> > Yes, except for some extra memory usage when remounting,
> > this idea sounds great. Let me send a version of v3 to get rid
> > of erofs_fs_context.
> I'm not sure if Gao Xaing also prefers this.  I think it would be better
> to wait and listen for his thoughts before we sending v3.
 Okay, there's no rush on this.
> > > > Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Baokun Li <libaokun1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > Changes since v1:
> > > >     Allocate and initialise fc->s_fs_info in erofs_fc_get_tree()
> > > > instead of
> > > >     modifying fc->sb_flags.
> > > >
> > > > V1:
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240415121746.1207242-1-libaokun1@xxxxxxxxxx/
> > > >
> > > >    fs/erofs/super.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> > > >    1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/fs/erofs/super.c b/fs/erofs/super.c
> > > > index b21bd8f78dc1..4104280be2ea 100644
> > > > --- a/fs/erofs/super.c
> > > > +++ b/fs/erofs/super.c
> > > > @@ -581,8 +581,7 @@ static const struct export_operations
> > > > erofs_export_ops = {
> > > >    static int erofs_fc_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct
> > > > fs_context *fc)
> > > >    {
> > > >        struct inode *inode;
> > > > -    struct erofs_sb_info *sbi;
> > > > -    struct erofs_fs_context *ctx = fc->fs_private;
> > > > +    struct erofs_sb_info *sbi = EROFS_SB(sb);
> > > >        int err;
> > > >          sb->s_magic = EROFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
> > > > @@ -590,19 +589,6 @@ static int erofs_fc_fill_super(struct
> > > > super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
> > > >        sb->s_maxbytes = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
> > > >        sb->s_op = &erofs_sops;
> > > >    -    sbi = kzalloc(sizeof(*sbi), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > -    if (!sbi)
> > > > -        return -ENOMEM;
> > > > -
> > > > -    sb->s_fs_info = sbi;
> > > > -    sbi->opt = ctx->opt;
> > > > -    sbi->devs = ctx->devs;
> > > > -    ctx->devs = NULL;
> > > > -    sbi->fsid = ctx->fsid;
> > > > -    ctx->fsid = NULL;
> > > > -    sbi->domain_id = ctx->domain_id;
> > > > -    ctx->domain_id = NULL;
> > > > -
> > > >        sbi->blkszbits = PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > >        if (erofs_is_fscache_mode(sb)) {
> > > >            sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_SIZE;
> > > > @@ -704,11 +690,32 @@ static int erofs_fc_fill_super(struct
> > > > super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
> > > >        return 0;
> > > >    }
> > > >    -static int erofs_fc_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc)
> > > > +static void erofs_ctx_to_info(struct fs_context *fc)
> > > >    {
> > > >        struct erofs_fs_context *ctx = fc->fs_private;
> > > > +    struct erofs_sb_info *sbi = fc->s_fs_info;
> > > > +
> > > > +    sbi->opt = ctx->opt;
> > > > +    sbi->devs = ctx->devs;
> > > > +    ctx->devs = NULL;
> > > > +    sbi->fsid = ctx->fsid;
> > > > +    ctx->fsid = NULL;
> > > > +    sbi->domain_id = ctx->domain_id;
> > > > +    ctx->domain_id = NULL;
> > > > +}
> > > I'm not sure if abstracting this logic into a seperate helper really
> > > helps understanding the code as the logic itself is quite simple and
> > > easy to be understood. Usually it's a hint of over-abstraction when a
> > > simple helper has only one caller.
> > Static functions that have only one caller are compiled inline, so we
> > don't have to worry about how that affects the code.
> >
> > The reason these codes are encapsulated in a separate function is so
> > that the code reader understands that these codes are integrated
> > as a whole, and that we shouldn't have to move one or two of these
> > lines individually.
> >
> > But after we get rid of erofs_fs_context, those won't be needed
> > anymore.
> Yeah, I understand. It's only coding style concerns.
Okay, thanks！

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With Best Regards,
Baokun Li