From b0d1022b9bdb1e98aa7fb3244fdd50a58c61766c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Brauner Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 15:52:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] fcntl: refuse F_SET_RW_HINT on an immutable inode An immutable inode is never written to so write hints are pointless. Refuse the hint on an immutable inode the way setattr(), fallocate() and etxattr() refuse their changes. Fixes: c75b1d9421f8 ("fs: add fcntl() interface for setting/getting write life time hints") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261002-work-mount-fixes-4-v1-3-dd44b89d44ce@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) --- fs/fcntl.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c index c158f082f1da..9b71bc9d71d1 100644 --- a/fs/fcntl.c +++ b/fs/fcntl.c @@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ static long fcntl_set_rw_hint(struct file *file, unsigned long arg) u64 __user *argp = (u64 __user *)arg; u64 hint; + /* nothing is ever written to it */ + if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode)) + return -EPERM; if (!inode_owner_or_capable(file_mnt_idmap(file), inode)) return -EPERM;