Thread (7 messages) 7 messages, 3 authors, 2021-09-04

Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] iter revert problems

From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Date: 2021-09-03 20:55:34
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On 8/23/21 4:18 AM, Pavel Begunkov wrote:
iov_iter_revert() doesn't go well with iov_iter_truncate() in all
cases, see 2/2 for the bug description. As mentioned there the current
problems is because of generic_write_checks(), but there was also a
similar case fixed in 5.12, which should have been triggerable by normal
write(2)/read(2) and others.

It may be better to enforce reexpands as a long term solution, but for
now this patchset is quickier and easier to backport.

v2: don't fail if it was justly fully reverted
v3: use truncated size + reexapand based approach
Al, let's get this upstream. How do you want to handle it? I can take
it through the io_uring tree, or it can go through your tree. I really
don't care which route it takes, but we should get this upstream as
it solves a real problem.

-- 
Jens Axboe
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