[PATCH 05/10] fs/ntfs3: Do not update primary boot in ntfs_init_from_boot()

From: Konstantin Komarov
Date: Mon May 08 2023 - 08:38:20 EST


'cause it may be faked boot.
Let ntfs to be mounted and update boot later.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 fs/ntfs3/super.c | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/super.c b/fs/ntfs3/super.c
index ecf899d571d8..2b48b45238ea 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/super.c
@@ -711,9 +711,16 @@ static u32 true_sectors_per_clst(const struct NTFS_BOOT *boot)

 /*
  * ntfs_init_from_boot - Init internal info from on-disk boot sector.
+ *
+ * NTFS mount begins from boot - special formatted 512 bytes.
+ * There are two boots: the first and the last 512 bytes of volume.
+ * The content of boot is not changed during ntfs life.
+ *
+ * NOTE: ntfs.sys checks only first (primary) boot.
+ * chkdsk checks both boots.
  */
 static int ntfs_init_from_boot(struct super_block *sb, u32 sector_size,
-                   u64 dev_size)
+                   u64 dev_size, struct NTFS_BOOT **boot2)
 {
     struct ntfs_sb_info *sbi = sb->s_fs_info;
     int err;
@@ -937,23 +944,11 @@ static int ntfs_init_from_boot(struct super_block *sb, u32 sector_size,

     if (bh->b_blocknr && !sb_rdonly(sb)) {
         /*
-          * Alternative boot is ok but primary is not ok.
-          * Update primary boot.
-         */
-        struct buffer_head *bh0 = sb_getblk(sb, 0);
-        if (bh0) {
-            if (buffer_locked(bh0))
-                __wait_on_buffer(bh0);
-
-            lock_buffer(bh0);
-            memcpy(bh0->b_data, boot, sizeof(*boot));
-            set_buffer_uptodate(bh0);
-            mark_buffer_dirty(bh0);
-            unlock_buffer(bh0);
-            if (!sync_dirty_buffer(bh0))
-                ntfs_warn(sb, "primary boot is updated");
-            put_bh(bh0);
-        }
+         * Alternative boot is ok but primary is not ok.
+         * Do not update primary boot here 'cause it may be faked boot.
+         * Let ntfs to be mounted and update boot later.
+         */
+        *boot2 = kmemdup(boot, sizeof(*boot), GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOWARN);
     }

 out:
@@ -1000,6 +995,7 @@ static int ntfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
     u16 *shared;
     struct MFT_REF ref;
     bool ro = sb_rdonly(sb);
+    struct NTFS_BOOT *boot2 = NULL;

     ref.high = 0;

@@ -1030,7 +1026,7 @@ static int ntfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)

     /* Parse boot. */
     err = ntfs_init_from_boot(sb, bdev_logical_block_size(bdev),
-                  bdev_nr_bytes(bdev));
+                  bdev_nr_bytes(bdev), &boot2);
     if (err)
         goto out;

@@ -1412,6 +1408,29 @@ static int ntfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
         goto put_inode_out;
     }

+    if (boot2) {
+        /*
+         * Alternative boot is ok but primary is not ok.
+         * Volume is recognized as NTFS. Update primary boot.
+         */
+        struct buffer_head *bh0 = sb_getblk(sb, 0);
+        if (bh0) {
+            if (buffer_locked(bh0))
+                __wait_on_buffer(bh0);
+
+            lock_buffer(bh0);
+            memcpy(bh0->b_data, boot2, sizeof(*boot2));
+            set_buffer_uptodate(bh0);
+            mark_buffer_dirty(bh0);
+            unlock_buffer(bh0);
+            if (!sync_dirty_buffer(bh0))
+                ntfs_warn(sb, "primary boot is updated");
+            put_bh(bh0);
+        }
+
+        kfree(boot2);
+    }
+
     return 0;

 put_inode_out:
@@ -1424,6 +1443,7 @@ static int ntfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
     put_mount_options(sbi->options);
     put_ntfs(sbi);
     sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
+    kfree(boot2);

     return err;
 }
--
2.34.1