[SRU][F][PATCH v2 1/1] UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: fix reference count mismatch

Andrea Righi andrea.righi at canonical.com
Fri Jun 30 08:01:38 UTC 2023


BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2016398

Opened files reported in /proc/pid/map_files can be shows with the wrong
mount point using overlayfs with filesystem namspaces.

This incorrect behavior is fixed:

  UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: fix incorrect mnt_id of files opened from map_files

However, the fix introduced a new regression, the reference to the
original file stored in vma->vm_prfile is not properly released when
vma->vm_prfile is replaced with a new file.

This can cause a reference counter unbalance, leading errors such as
"target is busy" when trying to unmount overlayfs, even if the
filesystem has not active reference.

Fix by properly releasing the original file stored in vm_prfile.

Fixes: 508fdae3f62dd ("UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: fix incorrect mnt_id of files opened from map_files")
Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi at canonical.com>
---
 fs/overlayfs/file.c | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 366a4267d5f8..baed54914ec4 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -373,17 +373,48 @@ static int ovl_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* handle vma->vm_prfile */
+/*
+ * In map_files_get_link() (fs/proc/base.c)
+ * we need to determine correct path from overlayfs.
+ * But real_mount(realfile->f_path.mnt) may be not
+ * equal to real_mount(file->f_path.mnt). In such case
+ * fdinfo of the same file which was opened from
+ * /proc/<pid>/map_files/... and "usual" path
+ * will show different mnt_id.
+ *
+ * We solve issue like in aufs by using additional
+ * field on struct vm_area_struct called "vm_prfile"
+ * which is used only for fdinfo/"printing" needs.
+ *
+ * See also mm/prfile.c
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 static void ovl_vm_prfile_set(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			      struct file *file)
 {
 	get_file(file);
-	vma->vm_prfile = file;
-#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
+	swap(vma->vm_prfile, file);
+	/* Drop reference count from previous file value */
+	if (file)
+		fput(file);
+}
+#else
+static void ovl_vm_prfile_set(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			      struct file *file)
+{
+	struct file *vm_region_file = file;
+
 	get_file(file);
-	vma->vm_region->vm_prfile = file;
-#endif
+	get_file(vm_region_file);
+	swap(vma->vm_prfile, file);
+	swap(vma->vm_region->vm_prfile, vm_region_file);
+	/* Drop reference count from previous file values */
+	if (file)
+		fput(file);
+	if (vm_region_file)
+		fput(vm_region_file);
 }
+#endif
 
 static int ovl_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
@@ -411,21 +442,6 @@ static int ovl_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		vma->vm_file = file;
 		fput(realfile);
 	} else {
-		/*
-		 * In map_files_get_link() (fs/proc/base.c)
-		 * we need to determine correct path from overlayfs.
-		 * But real_mount(realfile->f_path.mnt) may be not
-		 * equal to real_mount(file->f_path.mnt). In such case
-		 * fdinfo of the same file which was opened from
-		 * /proc/<pid>/map_files/... and "usual" path
-		 * will show different mnt_id.
-		 *
-		 * We solve issue like in aufs by using additional
-		 * field on struct vm_area_struct called "vm_prfile"
-		 * which is used only for fdinfo/"printing" needs.
-		 *
-		 * See also mm/prfile.c
-		 */
 		ovl_vm_prfile_set(vma, file);
 
 		/* Drop reference count from previous vm_file value */
-- 
2.40.1




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