Re: [PATCH] vfs: fix race between evice_inodes() and find_inode()&iput()

On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 6:11 AM Julian Sun sunjunchao2870@gmail.com wrote:

On Sat, 2024-08-24 at 06:54 +0200, Mateusz Guzik wrote:

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evict_inodes() fails to re-check i_count after acquiring the spin lock, while the flags blocking 0->1 i_count transisions are not set yet, making it possible to race against such transition.

Alright, I think the issue is clearly explained through the above commit message. If you insist, I can send a patch v2 to reorder the commit message.

I'm in no position to insist, merely noting. :)