[PATCH RFC v2 10/18] btrfs: open via dedicated fs bdev helpers

From: Christian Brauner

Date: Tue Jun 16 2026 - 10:13:29 EST


Route the device opens through fs_bdev_file_open_by_path() so each device
is registered against the superblock, and convert the matching releases
to fs_bdev_file_release().

The temporary identification opens that only read the superblock and
close again pass a NULL holder and keep using bdev_fput().

On the close path the superblock is taken from bdev_file->private_data
(the holder set at open) rather than device->fs_info->sb: a mount that
fails before btrfs_init_devices_late() runs leaves device->fs_info NULL,
which close_fs_devices() would otherwise dereference.

Tested-by: syzbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/btrfs/volumes.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 2d9e2ca09c5f..02abbfce5ea3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -480,7 +480,12 @@ btrfs_get_bdev_and_sb(const char *device_path, blk_mode_t flags, void *holder,
struct block_device *bdev;
int ret;

- *bdev_file = bdev_file_open_by_path(device_path, flags, holder, &fs_holder_ops);
+ if (holder)
+ *bdev_file = fs_bdev_file_open_by_path(device_path, flags,
+ holder, holder);
+ else
+ *bdev_file = bdev_file_open_by_path(device_path, flags, NULL,
+ NULL);

if (IS_ERR(*bdev_file)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(*bdev_file);
@@ -495,7 +500,7 @@ btrfs_get_bdev_and_sb(const char *device_path, blk_mode_t flags, void *holder,
if (holder) {
ret = set_blocksize(*bdev_file, BTRFS_BDEV_BLOCKSIZE);
if (ret) {
- bdev_fput(*bdev_file);
+ fs_bdev_file_release(*bdev_file, holder);
goto error;
}
}
@@ -503,7 +508,10 @@ btrfs_get_bdev_and_sb(const char *device_path, blk_mode_t flags, void *holder,
*disk_super = btrfs_read_disk_super(bdev, 0, false);
if (IS_ERR(*disk_super)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(*disk_super);
- bdev_fput(*bdev_file);
+ if (holder)
+ fs_bdev_file_release(*bdev_file, holder);
+ else
+ bdev_fput(*bdev_file);
goto error;
}

@@ -727,7 +735,7 @@ static int btrfs_open_one_device(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,

error_free_page:
btrfs_release_disk_super(disk_super);
- bdev_fput(bdev_file);
+ fs_bdev_file_release(bdev_file, holder);

return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -1087,7 +1095,7 @@ static void __btrfs_free_extra_devids(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices,
continue;

if (device->bdev_file) {
- bdev_fput(device->bdev_file);
+ fs_bdev_file_release(device->bdev_file, device->bdev_file->private_data);
device->bdev = NULL;
device->bdev_file = NULL;
fs_devices->open_devices--;
@@ -1127,10 +1135,12 @@ void btrfs_free_extra_devids(struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices)
/* Release a device that was made unfreezable for a membership change. */
void btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(struct file *bdev_file)
{
+ struct super_block *sb = bdev_file->private_data;
+
/* Yield before allow (strand-safe); file still open for the allow (UAF-safe). */
bdev_yield_claim(bdev_file);
bdev_allow_freeze(file_bdev(bdev_file));
- bdev_fput(bdev_file);
+ fs_bdev_file_release(bdev_file, sb);
}

static void btrfs_close_bdev(struct btrfs_device *device, bool allow_freeze)
@@ -1147,7 +1157,8 @@ static void btrfs_close_bdev(struct btrfs_device *device, bool allow_freeze)
if (allow_freeze)
btrfs_release_device_allow_freeze(device->bdev_file);
else
- bdev_fput(device->bdev_file);
+ fs_bdev_file_release(device->bdev_file,
+ device->bdev_file->private_data);
}

static void btrfs_close_one_device(struct btrfs_device *device)
@@ -2894,8 +2905,8 @@ struct file *btrfs_open_device_deny_freeze(const char *path,
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}

- bdev_file = bdev_file_open_by_dev(file_bdev(probe_file)->bd_dev,
- BLK_OPEN_WRITE, sb, &fs_holder_ops);
+ bdev_file = fs_bdev_file_open_by_dev(file_bdev(probe_file)->bd_dev,
+ BLK_OPEN_WRITE, sb, sb);
if (IS_ERR(bdev_file))
bdev_allow_freeze(file_bdev(probe_file));
bdev_fput(probe_file);

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