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    fs:ext4:write:fix: Reinitialize global variables after updating a file · 8b454eee
    Łukasz Majewski authored
    
    
    This bug shows up when file stored on the ext4 file system is updated.
    
    The ext4fs_delete_file() is responsible for deleting file's (e.g. uImage)
    data.
    However some global data (especially ext4fs_indir2_block), which is used
    during file deletion are left unchanged.
    
    The ext4fs_indir2_block pointer stores reference to old ext4 double
    indirect allocated blocks. When it is unchanged, after file deletion,
    ext4fs_write_file() uses the same pointer (since it is already initialized
    - i.e. not NULL) to return number of blocks to write. This trunks larger
    file when previous one was smaller.
    
    Lets consider following scenario:
    
    1. Flash target with ext4 formatted boot.img (which has uImage [*] on itself)
    2. Developer wants to upload their custom uImage [**]
    	- When new uImage [**] is smaller than the [*] - everything works
    	correctly - we are able to store the whole smaller file with corrupted
    	ext4fs_indir2_block pointer
    	- When new uImage [**] is larger than the [*] - theCRC is corrupted,
    	since truncation on data stored at eMMC was done.
    3. When uImage CRC error appears, then reboot and LTHOR/DFU reflashing causes
    	proper setting of ext4fs_indir2_block() and after that uImage[**]
    	is successfully stored (correct uImage [*] metadata is stored at an
    	eMMC on the first flashing).
    
    Due to above the bug was very difficult to reproduce.
    This patch sets default values for all ext4fs_indir* pointers/variables.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLukasz Majewski <l.majewski@samsung.com>
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