vfs: only allow FSSETXATTR to set DAX flag on files and dirs
The DAX flag only applies to files and directories, so don't let it get
set for other types of files.
Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@oracle.com>
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 670d540..f08711b 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -2259,6 +2259,14 @@ int vfs_ioc_fssetxattr_check(struct inode *inode, const struct fsxattr *old_fa,
!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
return -EINVAL;
+ /*
+ * It is only valid to set the DAX flag on regular files and
+ * directories on filesystems.
+ */
+ if ((fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_DAX) &&
+ !(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
/* Extent size hints of zero turn off the flags. */
if (fa->fsx_extsize == 0)
fa->fsx_xflags &= ~(FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE | FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT);
