PROBLEM: telldir() broken on large ext3 dir_index'd directories because getdents() gives d_off==0 for the first entry

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Date:	Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:18:32 +0800
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

[1.] One line summary of the problem:
telldir() broken on large ext3 dir_index'd directories because
getdents() gives d_off==0 for the first entry

[2.] Full description of the problem/report:
Create a large directory in an ext3 filesystem with dir_index enabled,
and running getdents() on it sometimes gives d_off==0 for the first
entry (usually "."), which seems to be wrong since lseek()'ing to that
offset does not make subsequent getdents() calls skip that entry.
This breaks programs that readdir() the first entry, call telldir() (which
erroneously returns 0) then seekdir() with telldir()'s result, expecting the
next readdir() to return the second entry.

[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
fs,ext3

[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
Linux version 2.6.9-skas3-v7 (root@Default) (gcc version 3.2.2
20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Mon Nov 8 20:07:10 CST 2004

The skas3-v7 patch comes from
http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade/patches/skas3-2.6/,
I don't think it will break things. Will you please try to reproduce
the problem
on vanilla 2.6.9?

[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
     problem (if possible)
1. Bunzip2 the attached e2test.bz2 file, and loop-mount it using ext3
onto e.g. /mnt/loop0
2. Compile test_readdir1.c and test_readdir2.c.
3. Run "./test_readdir1 /mnt/loop0/test4", which should run correctly,
giving results like

249e4711: ..
393238f2: 1
4a8ec49c: 6
...

4. Run "./test_readdir1 /mnt/loop0/test3", which ends up in an infinite loop:

00000000: .
...

5. Run "./test_readdir2 /mnt/loop0/test3":

d_ino=2052, d_off=0, d_name=.
d_ino=2, d_off=800177, d_name=..
d_ino=12, d_off=1177726, d_name=2662
...

The d_off=0 looks wrong.

6. Running e2fsck 1.34 on that filesystem does not reveal problems.

[7.] Environment
Mostly redhat 9. In particular the glibc is the version in redhat 9,
which is glibc-2.3.2-27.9.

[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
Linux Default 2.6.9-skas3-v7 #1 Mon Nov 8 20:07:10 CST 2004 i686 i686
i386 GNU/Linux
 
Gnu C 3.2.2
Gnu make 3.79.1
binutils 2.13.90.0.18
util-linux 2.11y
mount 2.11y
module-init-tools 2.4.25
e2fsprogs 1.34
reiserfsprogs 2002------------->
reiser4progs line
quota-tools 3.09.
nfs-utils 1.0.5
Linux C Library 2.3.2
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.3.2
Linux C++ Library new..
Linux C++ Library 5..
Procps 2.0.14
Net-tools 1.60
Kbd 1.06
Sh-utils 4.5.3
Modules Loaded cramfs loop tun iptable_nat ip_conntrack
ipt_multiport ipt_REJECT iptable_filter ip_tables snd_mixer_oss
snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm snd_timer snd_page_alloc
snd_mpu401_uart snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd soundcore i830
intel_agp agpgart usb_storage scsi_mod pcspkr w83627hf eeprom
i2c_sensor i2c_isa i2c_i801 i2c_core binfmt_misc parport_pc lp parport
autofs via_rhine 8139too mii crc32 md5 ipv6 microcode nls_cp936 vfat
fat usbhid ehci_hcd uhci_hcd usbcore ext3 jbd

[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
Intel Pentium 4

[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem)
[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
[7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
[7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
       (please look in /proc and include all information that you
       think to be relevant):
[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds:

Workaround: in test_readdir1.c, don't seekdir() if the offset is zero.

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