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    ext3: Fix data / filesystem corruption when write fails to copy data · 68eb3db0
    Jan Kara authored
    
    
    When ext3_write_begin fails after allocating some blocks or
    generic_perform_write fails to copy data to write, we truncate blocks already
    instantiated beyond i_size. Although these blocks were never inside i_size, we
    have to truncate pagecache of these blocks so that corresponding buffers get
    unmapped. Otherwise subsequent __block_prepare_write (called because we are
    retrying the write) will find the buffers mapped, not call ->get_block, and
    thus the page will be backed by already freed blocks leading to filesystem and
    data corruption.
    
    Reported-by: default avatarJames Y Knight <foom@fuhm.net>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
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