Re: [PATCH] fsnotify: inotify: pass mark connector to fsnotify_recalc_mask()

From: Jan Kara

Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 08:41:15 EST


On Sat 14-02-26 13:12:17, Sun Jian wrote:
> fsnotify_recalc_mask() expects a plain struct fsnotify_mark_connector *,
> but inode->i_fsnotify_marks is an __rcu pointer. Use fsn_mark->connector
> instead to avoid sparse "different address spaces" warnings.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sun Jian <sun.jian.kdev@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks. The patch looks good to me. I'll queue it in my tree once the merge
window closes.

Honza

> ---
> fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
> index b372fb2c56bd..9a5f2af94659 100644
> --- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
> +++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
> @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int inotify_update_existing_watch(struct fsnotify_group *group,
>
> /* update the inode with this new fsn_mark */
> if (dropped || do_inode)
> - fsnotify_recalc_mask(inode->i_fsnotify_marks);
> + fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
>
> }
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR