[PATCH 3/3] ntfs: mark quotas out of date on initial rw mount

From: DaeMyung Kang

Date: Mon May 11 2026 - 12:44:44 EST


The remount read-write path marks quotas out of date after emptying the
logfile, but initial read-write mount only loads $Quota and never calls
ntfs_mark_quotas_out_of_date().

That leaves quota tracking metadata looking up to date even though the
driver can modify the volume. Call the same helper after $Quota is loaded
during initial read-write mount. If marking quotas out of date fails and
the mount policy is on_errors=remount-ro, convert the mount to read-only
and set the volume error state, matching the nearby $Quota load failure
handling.

This intentionally follows the initial mount error policy rather than the
remount-rw path, where a quota marking failure rejects the remount with
-EROFS.

Move the load/mark/policy handling into a small helper,
ntfs_init_quota_for_mount(), which captures each call result in a local,
derives the failure reason, and gates the read-only downgrade on policy
in one place. This avoids calling helpers inside compound if conditions
and keeps ntfs_load_system_files() flat.

Signed-off-by: DaeMyung Kang <charsyam@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ntfs/super.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ntfs/super.c b/fs/ntfs/super.c
index 22dc786..8fa298f 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -1221,6 +1221,39 @@ static bool load_and_init_quota(struct ntfs_volume *vol)
return true;
}

+/*
+ * ntfs_init_quota_for_mount - finish quota setup at mount time
+ * @sb: super block of the volume being mounted
+ * @vol: ntfs volume to set up
+ *
+ * Load $Quota and, on a read-write mount, mark quotas out of date so that
+ * Windows rescans them on next boot. On failure, downgrade the mount to
+ * read-only when on_errors=remount-ro, matching the volume error policy.
+ */
+static void ntfs_init_quota_for_mount(struct super_block *sb,
+ struct ntfs_volume *vol)
+{
+ bool quota_loaded, quota_marked = true;
+ const char *reason = NULL;
+
+ quota_loaded = load_and_init_quota(vol);
+ if (quota_loaded && !sb_rdonly(sb))
+ quota_marked = ntfs_mark_quotas_out_of_date(vol);
+
+ if (!quota_loaded)
+ reason = "Failed to load $Quota";
+ else if (!quota_marked)
+ reason = "Failed to mark quotas out of date";
+
+ if (!reason || vol->on_errors != ON_ERRORS_REMOUNT_RO)
+ return;
+
+ sb->s_flags |= SB_RDONLY;
+ ntfs_error(sb, "%s. Mounting read-only. Run chkdsk.", reason);
+ /* This will prevent a read-write remount. */
+ NVolSetErrors(vol);
+}
+
/*
* load_and_init_attrdef - load the attribute definitions table for a volume
* @vol: ntfs super block describing device whose attrdef to load
@@ -1638,16 +1671,7 @@ get_ctx_vol_failed:
ntfs_error(sb, "Failed to load $Extend.");
goto iput_sec_err_out;
}
- /* Find the quota file, load it if present, and set it up. */
- if (!load_and_init_quota(vol) &&
- vol->on_errors == ON_ERRORS_REMOUNT_RO) {
- static const char *es1 = "Failed to load $Quota";
- static const char *es2 = ". Run chkdsk.";
-
- sb->s_flags |= SB_RDONLY;
- ntfs_error(sb, "%s. Mounting read-only%s", es1, es2);
- /* This will prevent a read-write remount. */
- NVolSetErrors(vol);
- }
+ /* Find the quota file, load it if present, and set it up. */
+ ntfs_init_quota_for_mount(sb, vol);

return true;
--
2.43.0