[PATCH 6.1] ext4: honor NULL returns from __filemap_get_folio()

From: Naman Jain

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 13:00:31 EST


The bitmap and buddy folio conversions assume that
__filemap_get_folio() returns error pointers. In Linux 6.1, however,
it returns NULL both when a non-creating lookup misses and when folio
creation fails.

A cache miss therefore passes the IS_ERR() check and reaches
folio_test_uptodate(NULL) in ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(). Creating-lookup
failures can also dereference NULL in its slow paths and in
ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock().

Restore NULL checks at all six lookup sites and return -ENOMEM when a
creating lookup fails. Preserve the folio locking and migration checks
without changing the global filemap API.

Fixes: d34e4fd4e73f ("ext4: convert bd_bitmap_page to bd_bitmap_folio")
Fixes: 862483175d3d ("ext4: convert bd_buddy_page to bd_buddy_folio")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 6.1.x
Signed-off-by: Naman Jain <namjain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index e77d56c533c0b..d0b276ce9401c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -1375,8 +1375,8 @@ static int ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock(struct super_block *sb,
poff = block % blocks_per_page;
folio = __filemap_get_folio(inode->i_mapping, pnum,
FGP_LOCK | FGP_ACCESSED | FGP_CREAT, gfp);
- if (IS_ERR(folio))
- return PTR_ERR(folio);
+ if (!folio)
+ return -ENOMEM;
BUG_ON(folio->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
e4b->bd_bitmap_folio = folio;
e4b->bd_bitmap = folio_address(folio) + (poff * sb->s_blocksize);
@@ -1389,8 +1389,8 @@ static int ext4_mb_get_buddy_page_lock(struct super_block *sb,
/* blocks_per_page == 1, hence we need another page for the buddy */
folio = __filemap_get_folio(inode->i_mapping, block + 1,
FGP_LOCK | FGP_ACCESSED | FGP_CREAT, gfp);
- if (IS_ERR(folio))
- return PTR_ERR(folio);
+ if (!folio)
+ return -ENOMEM;
BUG_ON(folio->mapping != inode->i_mapping);
e4b->bd_buddy_folio = folio;
return 0;
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,

/* Avoid locking the folio in the fast path ... */
folio = __filemap_get_folio(inode->i_mapping, pnum, FGP_ACCESSED, 0);
- if (IS_ERR(folio) || !folio_test_uptodate(folio) || folio_test_locked(folio)) {
+ if (!folio || !folio_test_uptodate(folio) || folio_test_locked(folio)) {
/*
* folio_test_locked is employed to detect ongoing folio
* migrations, since concurrent migrations can lead to
@@ -1543,11 +1543,11 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
* try to get the folio with lock in both cases to avoid
* concurrency.
*/
- if (!IS_ERR(folio))
+ if (folio)
folio_put(folio);
folio = __filemap_get_folio(inode->i_mapping, pnum,
FGP_LOCK | FGP_ACCESSED | FGP_CREAT, gfp);
- if (!IS_ERR(folio)) {
+ if (folio) {
if (WARN_RATELIMIT(folio->mapping != inode->i_mapping,
"ext4: bitmap's mapping != inode->i_mapping\n")) {
/* should never happen */
@@ -1567,8 +1567,8 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
folio_unlock(folio);
}
}
- if (IS_ERR(folio)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(folio);
+ if (!folio) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
goto err;
}
if (!folio_test_uptodate(folio)) {
@@ -1585,12 +1585,12 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
poff = block % blocks_per_page;

folio = __filemap_get_folio(inode->i_mapping, pnum, FGP_ACCESSED, 0);
- if (IS_ERR(folio) || !folio_test_uptodate(folio) || folio_test_locked(folio)) {
- if (!IS_ERR(folio))
+ if (!folio || !folio_test_uptodate(folio) || folio_test_locked(folio)) {
+ if (folio)
folio_put(folio);
folio = __filemap_get_folio(inode->i_mapping, pnum,
FGP_LOCK | FGP_ACCESSED | FGP_CREAT, gfp);
- if (!IS_ERR(folio)) {
+ if (folio) {
if (WARN_RATELIMIT(folio->mapping != inode->i_mapping,
"ext4: buddy bitmap's mapping != inode->i_mapping\n")) {
/* should never happen */
@@ -1609,8 +1609,8 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy_gfp(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
folio_unlock(folio);
}
}
- if (IS_ERR(folio)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(folio);
+ if (!folio) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
goto err;
}
if (!folio_test_uptodate(folio)) {
--
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