RE: ubifs: read bad node type in ubifs_tnc_read_wbuf

["李傲傲 (Carson Li1/9542)" <Carson.Li1@unisoc.com>]

Hi,

>It seems the LEB used as DATA journal head is GC'ed, and ubifs_tnc_locate()
>read an invalid node. But now the property of journal head LEB has
>LPROPS_TAKEN flag set and GC will skip these LEBs.

>The actual situation of the problem is the LEB is GCed, freed and then
>reused as journal head, and finally ubifs_tnc_locate() reads an invalid node.

Actually, I think that situation might only be caused by a commit, is that right?
Since only commit might clear the journal head LEBs' property of LPROPS_TAKEN.
But it will not get the c->jheads[i].wbuf->lnum LEB's taken property cleared, so there
seems no need to check if a c->jheads[i].wbuf->lnum LEB might be GCed and the
node whether fully sits in wirte buffer.

but it is another situation if there is not only one but two or more commits happen,
the LEB with jheads[i].wbuf->lnum should be considered whether it has been GCed.
I am not sure if we need to get such a less possible situation into account :( .

>+static int ubifs_check_and_read_wbuf(struct ubifs_info *c,
>+     const struct ubifs_zbranch *zbr,
>+     int gc_seq, void *buf, bool *retry)
>+{
>+bool found = false;
>+int lnum = zbr->lnum;
>+int offs = zbr->offs;
>+int len = zbr->len;
>+int type;
>+int i;
>+int err;
>+
>+*retry = false;
>+for (i = 0; i < c->jhead_cnt; i++) {
>+struct ubifs_wbuf *wbuf = &c->jheads[i].wbuf;
>+
>+/* Check whether the node is fully included in wbuf */
>+spin_lock(&wbuf->lock);
>+if (wbuf->lnum == lnum && wbuf->offs <= offs &&
>+    offs + len <= wbuf->offs + wbuf->used) {
>+/*
>+ * lnum is GC'ed and reused as journal head,
>+ * we need to lookup TNC again.
>+ */
>+if (maybe_leb_gced(c, lnum, gc_seq)) {
>+spin_unlock(&wbuf->lock);
>+*retry = true;
>+break;
>+}
>+
>+memcpy(buf, wbuf->buf + offs - wbuf->offs, len);
>+spin_unlock(&wbuf->lock);
>+found = true;
>+break;
>+}
>+spin_unlock(&wbuf->lock);
>+}
>+

Is it more safely to have may_leb_gced after memcpy though memcpy is quickly?

>+if (!found)
+return 0;
+
+type = key_type(c, &zbr->key);
+err = ubifs_check_node_buf(c, buf, type, len, lnum, offs);
+if (err)
+return err;
+
+return 1;
+}
+

I don't find the ubifs_check_node_buf , is it a function you newly defined in this patch?

Thanks.
Carson

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