Re: [PATCH v6] hfs: port HFS+ b-tree bitmap corruption check
From: Viacheslav Dubeyko
Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 14:40:56 EST
On Thu, 2026-07-16 at 07:41 +0000, Aditya Prakash Srivastava wrote:
> In HFS+ filesystems, during b-tree open (hfs_btree_open()), the code
> verifies that the allocation map bit for the tree header (node 0) is
> set. If not, it indicates a corrupted map record/bitmap and mounts
> the volume as read-only (SB_RDONLY) to prevent further damage.
>
> HFS filesystems share the same b-tree structure but currently lack
> this corruption detection check.
>
> Port this check to HFS, aligning its implementation with HFS+ to
> maintain consistent b-tree logic across both filesystems:
> 1. Define struct hfs_bmap_ctx, and define HFS_TREE_HEAD and the
> relevant
> map record indices in include/linux/hfs_common.h.
> 2. Port the necessary offset and length validation helpers to
> fs/hfs/btree.h as static inline functions with robust null pointer
> checks.
> 3. Implement static hfs_bmap_get_map_page() in fs/hfs/btree.c.
> 4. Implement static hfs_bmap_test_bit() in fs/hfs/btree.c to inspect
> the B-tree bitmap using the get_map_page helper.
> 5. Implement static hfs_bmap_clear_bit() in fs/hfs/btree.c.
> 6. Rewrite hfs_bmap_alloc() in fs/hfs/btree.c to use the unified
> hfs_bmap_get_map_page() helper, eliminating redundant page and
> offset
> calculation code.
> 7. Refactor hfs_bmap_free() in fs/hfs/btree.c to use the new
> hfs_bmap_clear_bit() helper.
> 8. In hfs_btree_open(), retrieve the header node via
> hfs_bnode_find(),
> test its allocation bit with hfs_bmap_test_bit(), and release it
> using hfs_bnode_put().
>
> Suggested-by: Viacheslav Dubeyko <slava@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Link:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/6a36101b.be22b350.2a3e9.0001.GAE@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#r446d0fed2a2900bd805534bbcb799d86619ae2ea
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Prakash Srivastava <aditya.ansh182@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/hfs/bnode.c | 42 --------
> fs/hfs/btree.c | 210 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> --
> fs/hfs/btree.h | 40 +++++++
> include/linux/hfs_common.h | 13 ++-
> 4 files changed, 218 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/hfs/bnode.c b/fs/hfs/bnode.c
> index da8e5342c91c..1b331108d9c0 100644
> --- a/fs/hfs/bnode.c
> +++ b/fs/hfs/bnode.c
> @@ -15,48 +15,6 @@
>
> #include "btree.h"
>
> -static inline
> -bool is_bnode_offset_valid(struct hfs_bnode *node, u32 off)
> -{
> - bool is_valid = off < node->tree->node_size;
> -
> - if (!is_valid) {
> - pr_err("requested invalid offset: "
> - "NODE: id %u, type %#x, height %u, "
> - "node_size %u, offset %u\n",
> - node->this, node->type, node->height,
> - node->tree->node_size, off);
> - }
> -
> - return is_valid;
> -}
> -
> -static inline
> -u32 check_and_correct_requested_length(struct hfs_bnode *node, u32
> off, u32 len)
> -{
> - unsigned int node_size;
> -
> - if (!is_bnode_offset_valid(node, off))
> - return 0;
> -
> - node_size = node->tree->node_size;
> -
> - if ((u64)off + len > node_size) {
> - u32 new_len = node_size - off;
> -
> - pr_err("requested length has been corrected: "
> - "NODE: id %u, type %#x, height %u, "
> - "node_size %u, offset %u, "
> - "requested_len %u, corrected_len %u\n",
> - node->this, node->type, node->height,
> - node->tree->node_size, off, len, new_len);
> -
> - return new_len;
> - }
> -
> - return len;
> -}
> -
> void hfs_bnode_read(struct hfs_bnode *node, void *buf, u32 off, u32
> len)
> {
> struct page *page;
> diff --git a/fs/hfs/btree.c b/fs/hfs/btree.c
> index 2eb37a2f64e8..41b4e8fc9463 100644
> --- a/fs/hfs/btree.c
> +++ b/fs/hfs/btree.c
> @@ -15,6 +15,121 @@
>
> #include "btree.h"
>
> +/* Context for iterating b-tree map pages
> + * @page_idx: The index of the page within the b-node's page array
> + * @off: The byte offset within the mapped page
> + * @len: The remaining length of the map record
> + */
> +struct hfs_bmap_ctx {
> + unsigned int page_idx;
> + unsigned int off;
> + u16 len;
> +};
> +
> +/*
> + * Finds the specific page containing the requested byte offset
> within the map
> + * record. Automatically handles the difference between header and
> map nodes.
> + * Returns the struct page pointer, or an ERR_PTR on failure.
> + * Note: The caller is responsible for mapping/unmapping the
> returned page.
> + */
> +static struct page *hfs_bmap_get_map_page(struct hfs_bnode *node,
> + struct hfs_bmap_ctx *ctx,
> + u32 byte_offset)
> +{
> + u16 rec_idx, off16;
> + unsigned int page_off;
> +
> + if (node->this == HFS_TREE_HEAD) {
> + if (node->type != HFS_NODE_HEADER) {
> + pr_err("hfs: invalid btree header node\n");
> + return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
> + }
> + rec_idx = HFS_BTREE_HDR_MAP_REC_INDEX;
> + } else {
> + if (node->type != HFS_NODE_MAP) {
> + pr_err("hfs: invalid btree map node\n");
> + return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
> + }
> + rec_idx = HFS_BTREE_MAP_NODE_REC_INDEX;
> + }
> +
> + ctx->len = hfs_brec_lenoff(node, rec_idx, &off16);
> + if (!ctx->len)
> + return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
> +
> + if (!is_bnode_offset_valid(node, off16))
> + return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
> +
> + ctx->len = check_and_correct_requested_length(node, off16,
> ctx->len);
> +
> + if (byte_offset >= ctx->len)
> + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +
> + page_off = (u32)off16 + node->page_offset + byte_offset;
> + ctx->page_idx = page_off >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> + ctx->off = page_off & ~PAGE_MASK;
> +
> + return node->page[ctx->page_idx];
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * hfs_bmap_test_bit - test a bit in the b-tree map
> + * @node: the b-tree node containing the map record
> + * @node_bit_idx: the relative bit index within the node's map
> record
> + *
> + * Returns true if set, false if clear or on failure.
> + */
> +static bool hfs_bmap_test_bit(struct hfs_bnode *node, u32
> node_bit_idx)
> +{
> + struct hfs_bmap_ctx ctx;
> + struct page *page;
> + u8 *bmap, byte, mask;
> +
> + page = hfs_bmap_get_map_page(node, &ctx, node_bit_idx /
> BITS_PER_BYTE);
> + if (IS_ERR(page))
> + return false;
> +
> + bmap = kmap_local_page(page);
> + byte = bmap[ctx.off];
> + kunmap_local(bmap);
> +
> + mask = 1 << (7 - (node_bit_idx % BITS_PER_BYTE));
> + return (byte & mask) != 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * hfs_bmap_clear_bit - clear a bit in the b-tree map
> + * @node: the b-tree node containing the map record
> + * @node_bit_idx: the relative bit index within the node's map
> record
> + *
> + * Returns 0 on success, -EINVAL if already clear, or negative error
> code.
> + */
> +static int hfs_bmap_clear_bit(struct hfs_bnode *node, u32
> node_bit_idx)
> +{
> + struct hfs_bmap_ctx ctx;
> + struct page *page;
> + u8 *bmap, mask;
> +
> + page = hfs_bmap_get_map_page(node, &ctx, node_bit_idx /
> BITS_PER_BYTE);
> + if (IS_ERR(page))
> + return PTR_ERR(page);
> +
> + bmap = kmap_local_page(page);
> +
> + mask = 1 << (7 - (node_bit_idx % BITS_PER_BYTE));
> +
> + if (!(bmap[ctx.off] & mask)) {
> + kunmap_local(bmap);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + bmap[ctx.off] &= ~mask;
> + set_page_dirty(page);
> + kunmap_local(bmap);
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> /* Get a reference to a B*Tree and do some initial checks */
> struct hfs_btree *hfs_btree_open(struct super_block *sb, u32 id,
> btree_keycmp keycmp)
> {
> @@ -23,6 +138,7 @@ struct hfs_btree *hfs_btree_open(struct
> super_block *sb, u32 id, btree_keycmp ke
> struct address_space *mapping;
> struct folio *folio;
> struct buffer_head *bh;
> + struct hfs_bnode *node;
> unsigned int size;
> u16 dblock;
> sector_t start_block;
> @@ -155,6 +271,20 @@ struct hfs_btree *hfs_btree_open(struct
> super_block *sb, u32 id, btree_keycmp ke
> kunmap_local(head);
> folio_unlock(folio);
> folio_put(folio);
> +
> + node = hfs_bnode_find(tree, HFS_TREE_HEAD);
> + if (IS_ERR(node))
> + goto free_inode;
> +
> + if (!hfs_bmap_test_bit(node, HFS_TREE_HEAD)) {
> + pr_warn("(%s): %s (cnid 0x%x) bitmap corrupted,
> forcing rdonly\n",
> + sb->s_id, id == HFS_EXT_CNID ? "extents" :
> "catalog", id);
> + pr_warn("Run fsck.hfs to repair.\n");
> + sb->s_flags |= SB_RDONLY;
> + }
> +
> + hfs_bnode_put(node);
> +
> return tree;
>
> fail_folio:
> @@ -285,11 +415,9 @@ int hfs_bmap_reserve(struct hfs_btree *tree, u32
> rsvd_nodes)
> struct hfs_bnode *hfs_bmap_alloc(struct hfs_btree *tree)
> {
> struct hfs_bnode *node, *next_node;
> - struct page **pagep;
> + struct hfs_bmap_ctx ctx;
> + struct page *page;
> u32 nidx, idx;
> - unsigned off;
> - u16 off16;
> - u16 len;
> u8 *data, byte, m;
> int i, res;
>
> @@ -301,24 +429,26 @@ struct hfs_bnode *hfs_bmap_alloc(struct
> hfs_btree *tree)
> node = hfs_bnode_find(tree, nidx);
> if (IS_ERR(node))
> return node;
> - len = hfs_brec_lenoff(node, 2, &off16);
> - off = off16;
>
> - off += node->page_offset;
> - pagep = node->page + (off >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> - data = kmap_local_page(*pagep);
> - off &= ~PAGE_MASK;
> + page = hfs_bmap_get_map_page(node, &ctx, 0);
> + if (IS_ERR(page)) {
> + res = PTR_ERR(page);
> + hfs_bnode_put(node);
> + return ERR_PTR(res);
> + }
> +
> + data = kmap_local_page(page);
> idx = 0;
>
> for (;;) {
> - while (len) {
> - byte = data[off];
> + while (ctx.len) {
> + byte = data[ctx.off];
> if (byte != 0xff) {
> for (m = 0x80, i = 0; i < 8; m >>=
> 1, i++) {
> if (!(byte & m)) {
> idx += i;
> - data[off] |= m;
> -
> set_page_dirty(*pagep);
> + data[ctx.off] |= m;
> + set_page_dirty(page)
> ;
> kunmap_local(data);
> tree->free_nodes--;
> mark_inode_dirty(tre
> e->inode);
> @@ -327,13 +457,14 @@ struct hfs_bnode *hfs_bmap_alloc(struct
> hfs_btree *tree)
> }
> }
> }
> - if (++off >= PAGE_SIZE) {
> + if (++ctx.off >= PAGE_SIZE) {
> kunmap_local(data);
> - data = kmap_local_page(*++pagep);
> - off = 0;
> + page = node->page[++ctx.page_idx];
> + data = kmap_local_page(page);
> + ctx.off = 0;
> }
> idx += 8;
> - len--;
> + ctx.len--;
> }
> kunmap_local(data);
> nidx = node->next;
> @@ -347,22 +478,22 @@ struct hfs_bnode *hfs_bmap_alloc(struct
> hfs_btree *tree)
> return next_node;
> node = next_node;
>
> - len = hfs_brec_lenoff(node, 0, &off16);
> - off = off16;
> - off += node->page_offset;
> - pagep = node->page + (off >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> - data = kmap_local_page(*pagep);
> - off &= ~PAGE_MASK;
> + page = hfs_bmap_get_map_page(node, &ctx, 0);
> + if (IS_ERR(page)) {
> + res = PTR_ERR(page);
> + hfs_bnode_put(node);
> + return ERR_PTR(res);
> + }
> + data = kmap_local_page(page);
> }
> }
>
> void hfs_bmap_free(struct hfs_bnode *node)
> {
> struct hfs_btree *tree;
> - struct page *page;
> u16 off, len;
> u32 nidx;
> - u8 *data, byte, m;
> + int res;
>
> hfs_dbg("node %u\n", node->this);
> tree = node->tree;
> @@ -396,23 +527,18 @@ void hfs_bmap_free(struct hfs_bnode *node)
> }
> len = hfs_brec_lenoff(node, 0, &off);
> }
> - off += node->page_offset + nidx / 8;
> - page = node->page[off >> PAGE_SHIFT];
> - data = kmap_local_page(page);
> - off &= ~PAGE_MASK;
> - m = 1 << (~nidx & 7);
> - byte = data[off];
> - if (!(byte & m)) {
> +
> + res = hfs_bmap_clear_bit(node, nidx);
> + if (res == -EINVAL) {
> pr_crit("trying to free free bnode %u(%d)\n",
> - node->this, node->type);
> - kunmap_local(data);
> - hfs_bnode_put(node);
> - return;
> + nidx, node->type);
> + } else if (res) {
> + pr_crit("fail to free bnode %u(%d)\n",
> + nidx, node->type);
> + } else {
> + tree->free_nodes++;
> + mark_inode_dirty(tree->inode);
> }
> - data[off] = byte & ~m;
> - set_page_dirty(page);
> - kunmap_local(data);
> +
> hfs_bnode_put(node);
> - tree->free_nodes++;
> - mark_inode_dirty(tree->inode);
> }
> diff --git a/fs/hfs/btree.h b/fs/hfs/btree.h
> index 99be858b2446..b4c3f2a31471 100644
> --- a/fs/hfs/btree.h
> +++ b/fs/hfs/btree.h
> @@ -129,3 +129,43 @@ extern int __hfs_brec_find(struct hfs_bnode
> *bnode, struct hfs_find_data *fd);
> extern int hfs_brec_find(struct hfs_find_data *fd);
> extern int hfs_brec_read(struct hfs_find_data *fd, void *rec, u32
> rec_len);
> extern int hfs_brec_goto(struct hfs_find_data *fd, int cnt);
> +
> +static inline bool is_bnode_offset_valid(struct hfs_bnode *node, u32
> off)
> +{
> + bool is_valid;
> +
> + if (!node || !node->tree)
> + return false;
> +
> + is_valid = off < node->tree->node_size;
> +
> + if (!is_valid) {
> + pr_err("invalid offset: id %u, type %#x, h %u, sz
> %u, off %u\n",
> + node->this, node->type, node->height,
> + node->tree->node_size, off);
> + }
> +
> + return is_valid;
> +}
> +
> +static inline u32 check_and_correct_requested_length(struct
> hfs_bnode *node, u32 off, u32 len)
> +{
> + unsigned int node_size;
> +
> + if (!is_bnode_offset_valid(node, off))
> + return 0;
> +
> + node_size = node->tree->node_size;
> +
> + if ((u64)off + len > node_size) {
> + u32 new_len = node_size - off;
> +
> + pr_err("corrected len: id %u, type %#x, h %u, sz %u,
> off %u, len %u->%u\n",
> + node->this, node->type, node->height,
> + node_size, off, len, new_len);
> +
> + return new_len;
> + }
> +
> + return len;
> +}
> diff --git a/include/linux/hfs_common.h b/include/linux/hfs_common.h
> index 45fb4c9ff9f5..d6a615e74b26 100644
> --- a/include/linux/hfs_common.h
> +++ b/include/linux/hfs_common.h
> @@ -510,14 +510,21 @@ struct hfs_btree_header_rec {
> b-tree but not in
> extents
> b-tree (hfsplus).
> */
>
> +/* HFS BTree misc info */
> +#define HFS_TREE_HEAD 0
> +#define HFS_BTREE_HDR_MAP_REC_INDEX 2 /* Map
> (bitmap) record in Header node */
> +#define HFS_BTREE_MAP_NODE_REC_INDEX 0 /* Map
> record in Map Node */
> +
> /* HFS+ BTree misc info */
> -#define HFSPLUS_TREE_HEAD 0
> +#define HFSPLUS_TREE_HEAD HFS_TREE_HEAD
> #define HFSPLUS_NODE_MXSZ 32768
> #define HFSPLUS_NODE_MINSZ 512
> #define HFSPLUS_ATTR_TREE_NODE_SIZE 8192
> #define HFSPLUS_BTREE_HDR_NODE_RECS_COUNT 3
> -#define HFSPLUS_BTREE_HDR_MAP_REC_INDEX 2 /*
> Map (bitmap) record in Header node */
> -#define HFSPLUS_BTREE_MAP_NODE_REC_INDEX 0 /* Map
> record in Map Node */
> +/* Map (bitmap) record in Header node */
> +#define
> HFSPLUS_BTREE_HDR_MAP_REC_INDEX HFS_BTREE_HDR_MAP_REC_INDEX
> +/* Map record in Map Node */
> +#define
> HFSPLUS_BTREE_MAP_NODE_REC_INDEX HFS_BTREE_MAP_NODE_REC_INDEX
> #define HFSPLUS_BTREE_HDR_USER_BYTES 128
> #define HFSPLUS_BTREE_MAP_NODE_RECS_COUNT 2
> #define HFSPLUS_BTREE_MAP_NODE_RESERVED_BYTES 2
Looks good. Thanks a lot for the patch.
Reviewed-by: Viacheslav Dubeyko <slava@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks,
Slava.