Re: [PATCH] fat: roll back the new entry when create/mkdir fails to build the inode
From: OGAWA Hirofumi
Date: Mon Oct 12 2026 - 05:25:48 EST
zhoumin <teczm@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> vfat_create(), vfat_mkdir(), msdos_create() and msdos_mkdir() add the
> on-disk entry before calling fat_build_inode() to set up the VFS
> inode. If fat_build_inode() fails, the error is returned but the
> entry stays on disk and the file or directory shows up after remount.
>
> Remove the entry in that case. For mkdir, also free the directory
> cluster and decrement the parent's link count.
>
> Signed-off-by: zhoumin <teczm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/fat/namei_msdos.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
> fs/fat/namei_vfat.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
> 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
> index d46d1a3851f2..a0d1af5b8a5b 100644
> --- a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
> +++ b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int msdos_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> struct fat_slot_info sinfo;
> struct timespec64 ts;
> unsigned char msdos_name[MSDOS_NAME];
> - int err, is_hid;
> + int err, err2, is_hid;
>
> mutex_lock(&MSDOS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
>
> @@ -292,11 +292,15 @@ static int msdos_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> if (err)
> goto out;
> inode = fat_build_inode(sb, sinfo.de, sinfo.i_pos);
> - brelse(sinfo.bh);
> if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> + err2 = fat_remove_entries(dir, &sinfo);
> + if (err2)
> + fat_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
> + "failed to roll back new entry (%d)", err2);
int err2 = fat_remove_entries(dir, &sinfo);
if (err2)
fat_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
"failed to roll back new entry (%d)", err2);
err = PTR_ERR(inode);
is better? (and other 3 parts are same).
> goto out;
> }
> + brelse(sinfo.bh);
> fat_truncate_time(inode, &ts, FAT_UPDATE_ATIME | FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
> /* timestamp is already written, so mark_inode_dirty() is unneeded. */
>
> @@ -353,7 +357,7 @@ static struct dentry *msdos_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> struct inode *inode;
> unsigned char msdos_name[MSDOS_NAME];
> struct timespec64 ts;
> - int err, is_hid, cluster;
> + int err, err2, is_hid, cluster;
>
> mutex_lock(&MSDOS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
>
> @@ -381,12 +385,17 @@ static struct dentry *msdos_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> inc_nlink(dir);
>
> inode = fat_build_inode(sb, sinfo.de, sinfo.i_pos);
> - brelse(sinfo.bh);
> if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> - /* the directory was completed, just return a error */
> + err2 = fat_remove_entries(dir, &sinfo);
> + if (err2)
> + fat_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
> + "failed to roll back new entry (%d)", err2);
> + drop_nlink(dir);
ditto
> + fat_free_clusters(dir, cluster);
Maybe "goto out_free" instead of fat_free_cluster()?
> goto out;
> }
> + brelse(sinfo.bh);
> set_nlink(inode, 2);
> fat_truncate_time(inode, &ts, FAT_UPDATE_ATIME | FAT_UPDATE_CMTIME);
> /* timestamp is already written, so mark_inode_dirty() is unneeded. */
> diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
> index da3e89c0b16a..31d83de5beaa 100644
> --- a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
> +++ b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
> @@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ static int vfat_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> struct inode *inode;
> struct fat_slot_info sinfo;
> struct timespec64 ts;
> - int err;
> + int err, err2;
>
> mutex_lock(&MSDOS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
>
> @@ -771,11 +771,15 @@ static int vfat_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> inode_inc_iversion(dir);
>
> inode = fat_build_inode(sb, sinfo.de, sinfo.i_pos);
> - brelse(sinfo.bh);
> if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> + err2 = fat_remove_entries(dir, &sinfo);
> + if (err2)
> + fat_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
> + "failed to roll back new entry (%d)", err2);
ditto
> goto out;
> }
> + brelse(sinfo.bh);
> inode_inc_iversion(inode);
>
> d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
> @@ -853,7 +857,7 @@ static struct dentry *vfat_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> struct inode *inode;
> struct fat_slot_info sinfo;
> struct timespec64 ts;
> - int err, cluster;
> + int err, err2, cluster;
>
> mutex_lock(&MSDOS_SB(sb)->s_lock);
>
> @@ -870,12 +874,17 @@ static struct dentry *vfat_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
> inc_nlink(dir);
>
> inode = fat_build_inode(sb, sinfo.de, sinfo.i_pos);
> - brelse(sinfo.bh);
> if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
> err = PTR_ERR(inode);
> - /* the directory was completed, just return a error */
> + err2 = fat_remove_entries(dir, &sinfo);
> + if (err2)
> + fat_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
> + "failed to roll back new entry (%d)", err2);
> + drop_nlink(dir);
ditto
> + fat_free_clusters(dir, cluster);
out_free?
> goto out;
> }
> + brelse(sinfo.bh);
> inode_inc_iversion(inode);
> set_nlink(inode, 2);
Thanks.
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>