Re: [PATCH] btrfs: reject zero num_stripes in the system chunk array

From: Qu Wenruo

Date: Fri Oct 30 2026 - 04:14:46 EST




在 2026/10/30 18:31, Cheng Yongkang 写道:
Hi Qu,

Removing the ASSERT alone is not sufficient. btrfs_chunk_item_size()
computes

sizeof(struct btrfs_chunk) +
sizeof(struct btrfs_stripe) * (num_stripes - 1)

With num_stripes == 0, the (num_stripes - 1) term underflows in the
unsigned multiplication and the function returns 16 bytes (48 - 32)
instead of a valid item size. The system chunk array loop would then
advance by the wrong size before btrfs_check_chunk_valid() runs.

So either btrfs_chunk_item_size() has to handle num_stripes == 0 first
(for example, return sizeof(struct btrfs_chunk) and let
btrfs_check_chunk_valid() reject it), or the early check has to stay so
the size calculation is never reached with zero stripes. I kept the
early check as the minimal fix; if you prefer centralizing the rejection
in the tree-checker, I can change btrfs_chunk_item_size() and drop the
check.

Yes, drop the check and change btrfs_chunk_item_size() to handle zero num_stripes is not hard at all, and it's still smaller than your original fix:

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
index d5fe5cba0c35..891bc2432870 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.h
@@ -711,9 +711,8 @@ static inline enum btrfs_map_op btrfs_op(const struct bio *bio)

static inline unsigned long btrfs_chunk_item_size(int num_stripes)
{
- ASSERT(num_stripes);
- return sizeof(struct btrfs_chunk) +
- sizeof(struct btrfs_stripe) * (num_stripes - 1);
+ return offsetof(struct btrfs_chunk, stripe) +
+ sizeof(struct btrfs_stripe) * num_stripes;
}

/*



Thanks,
Cheng Yongkang