[PATCH erofs-utils v2 2/2] erofs-utils: handle 48-bit blocks/uniaddr for extra devices
Gao Xiang
hsiangkao at linux.alibaba.com
Tue Apr 7 13:22:34 AEST 2026
On 2026/4/3 21:05, Zhan Xusheng wrote:
> erofs_write_device_table() only writes blocks_lo and uniaddr_lo to
> the on-disk device slot, but does not write blocks_hi or uniaddr_hi.
> Similarly, erofs_init_devices() only reads the _lo fields for extra
> devices.
>
> For extra devices whose blocks or uniaddr exceed 32 bits in a 48-bit
> EROFS image, the upper bits are silently lost in both read and write
> paths. This is inconsistent with the primary device handling, which
> correctly writes blocks_hi (super.c:231) and reads it (super.c:125).
>
> Also sync the erofs_deviceslot on-disk definition with the kernel:
> blocks_hi should be __le16 (not __le32), matching the 48-bit design
> where all block address high parts are 16-bit.
>
> A corresponding kernel fix has been applied:
> ("erofs: handle 48-bit blocks/uniaddr for extra devices")
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng at xiaomi.com>
> ---
> include/erofs_fs.h | 4 ++--
> lib/super.c | 10 ++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/erofs_fs.h b/include/erofs_fs.h
> index ff8ac78..5d12049 100644
> --- a/include/erofs_fs.h
> +++ b/include/erofs_fs.h
> @@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ struct erofs_deviceslot {
> u8 tag[64]; /* digest(sha256), etc. */
> __le32 blocks_lo; /* total blocks count of this device */
> __le32 uniaddr_lo; /* unified starting block of this device */
> - __le32 blocks_hi; /* total blocks count MSB */
> + __le16 blocks_hi; /* total blocks count MSB */
> __le16 uniaddr_hi; /* unified starting block MSB */
> - u8 reserved[50];
> + u8 reserved[52];
> };
> #define EROFS_DEVT_SLOT_SIZE sizeof(struct erofs_deviceslot)
>
> diff --git a/lib/super.c b/lib/super.c
> index 86d50a1..fd7972c 100644
> --- a/lib/super.c
> +++ b/lib/super.c
> @@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ static int erofs_init_devices(struct erofs_sb_info *sbi,
> if (!sbi->devs)
> return -ENOMEM;
> pos = le16_to_cpu(dsb->devt_slotoff) * EROFS_DEVT_SLOT_SIZE;
> + bool _48bit = erofs_sb_has_48bit(sbi);
It should be refined with the variable definitions.
I will manually fix it up instead.
Thanks,
Gao Xiang
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