[PATCH v6] hfs: handle extent B-tree write errors

From: Davy Felipe

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 22:11:49 EST


hfs_brec_insert() may fail while inserting a new extent record, but
__hfs_ext_write_extent() currently ignores its return value and clears
HFS_FLG_EXT_DIRTY and HFS_FLG_EXT_NEW as if the insertion had
succeeded.

Propagate errors returned by hfs_brec_insert() and only clear the
extent flags after a successful insertion.

When updating an existing extent record, hfs_bnode_write() returns
void. Validate the extent write parameters before calling it so an
invalid update is reported as -ERANGE instead of being treated as
successful.

Use a reusable B-tree node range helper that takes the find data and
the expected record size. The helper validates the bnode and tree
pointers, entry offset and entry length, and ensures that the write
range fits within the node.

Negative-path testing in QEMU confirmed that an insertion error is
propagated to the caller. Testing the existing-record path also
confirmed that invalid write parameters are rejected before
HFS_FLG_EXT_DIRTY is cleared.

Signed-off-by: Davy Felipe <davyfelipe34@xxxxxxxxx>
Changes in v6:
- Rename hfs_bnode_is_valid_range() to is_hfs_bnode_range_valid().
- Use size_t for the expected record size.
- Drop the redundant expected_len validity check.
- Return -ERANGE for invalid find-data/range parameters.
- Incorporate the final review feedback from Viacheslav Dubeyko.

---
fs/hfs/btree.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
fs/hfs/extent.c | 10 ++++++++--
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/hfs/btree.h b/fs/hfs/btree.h
index b4c3f2a31471..1f703f2c53d8 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/btree.h
+++ b/fs/hfs/btree.h
@@ -84,6 +84,25 @@ struct hfs_find_data {
int entryoffset, entrylength;
};

+static inline bool is_hfs_bnode_range_valid(struct hfs_find_data *fd,
+ size_t expected_len)
+{
+ struct hfs_bnode *node;
+
+ if (!fd)
+ return false;
+
+ node = fd->bnode;
+ if (!node || !node->tree)
+ return false;
+
+ if (fd->entryoffset < 0 || fd->entrylength != expected_len)
+ return false;
+
+ return (u64)fd->entryoffset + fd->entrylength <=
+ node->tree->node_size;
+}
+

/* btree.c */
extern struct hfs_btree *hfs_btree_open(struct super_block *sb, u32 id,
diff --git a/fs/hfs/extent.c b/fs/hfs/extent.c
index f066a99a863b..26357086517f 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/extent.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/extent.c
@@ -121,12 +121,18 @@ static int __hfs_ext_write_extent(struct inode *inode, struct hfs_find_data *fd)
res = hfs_bmap_reserve(fd->tree, fd->tree->depth + 1);
if (res)
return res;
- hfs_brec_insert(fd, HFS_I(inode)->cached_extents, sizeof(hfs_extent_rec));
+ res = hfs_brec_insert(fd, HFS_I(inode)->cached_extents,
+ sizeof(hfs_extent_rec));
+ if (res)
+ return res;
HFS_I(inode)->flags &= ~(HFS_FLG_EXT_DIRTY|HFS_FLG_EXT_NEW);
} else {
if (res)
return res;
- hfs_bnode_write(fd->bnode, HFS_I(inode)->cached_extents, fd->entryoffset, fd->entrylength);
+ if (!is_hfs_bnode_range_valid(fd, sizeof(hfs_extent_rec)))
+ return -ERANGE;
+ hfs_bnode_write(fd->bnode, HFS_I(inode)->cached_extents,
+ fd->entryoffset, fd->entrylength);
HFS_I(inode)->flags &= ~HFS_FLG_EXT_DIRTY;
}
return 0;
--
2.55.0