[Tux3] [PATCH] Fix entry table overflow (by splitting groups)

[Shapor Naghibzadeh]

On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 4:13 AM, Daniel Phillips <phillips at phunq.net> wrote:

> Incorporated in a heavily modified form.  Thanks a lot for the analysis
> the correct fix.  Note that one more thing had to be done: after
> splitting a group the new entry can be destined for either group, so a
> check is needed followed by advancing to the next group if necessary.

Heavily modified to the point of not working, unfortunately.  :)

232         if (group == grbase || loghi < group->loghi || (entries -
group->count)->limit == grouplim) {
233                 int split = group != grbase && group->count == grouplim;

Oops, you only set split = 1 if we have the pathological case of one
extent per entry (this passed due to the poor test case).  My patch
has a better test case in it.

Later on you also assume you are splitting only groups with 255
entries causing more brokenness outside of the one-extent-per-entry
case.

You are right though, I forgot to advance to the next group if necessary.

Shapor

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