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{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK",
    "MD_RAID1",
    "MD_RAID10",
    "MD_RAID456"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "badblocks_set",
    "badblocks_clear",
    "badblocks_check",
    "_badblocks_set",
    "_badblocks_clear"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch fixes integer overflows, invalid shift values, and incorrect rounding logic in the badblocks management code. Fuzzing this is important to ensure that edge cases (like large sector numbers or invalid shift values) are handled correctly without causing crashes or memory corruption.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

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{
  "PatchDiff": "commit a64bbe0eb6e4f22e0096d2ae27cc20664769e7cf\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate:   Fri Jul 10 10:02:40 2026 +0000\n\n    syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/block/badblocks.c b/block/badblocks.c\nindex ece64e76fe8fff..00a59729600aa8 100644\n--- a/block/badblocks.c\n+++ b/block/badblocks.c\n@@ -853,12 +853,23 @@ static bool _badblocks_set(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\n \t\t/* Invalid sectors number */\n \t\treturn false;\n \n+\tif (s \u003e ULLONG_MAX - sectors)\n+\t\t/* Range wraps past the end of sector_t */\n+\t\treturn false;\n+\n \tif (bb-\u003eshift) {\n \t\t/* round the start down, and the end up */\n \t\tsector_t next = s + sectors;\n \n-\t\trounddown(s, 1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n-\t\troundup(next, 1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\tif (bb-\u003eshift \u003e= BITS_PER_LONG_LONG)\n+\t\t\t/* Corrupt/unsanitised shift value */\n+\t\t\treturn false;\n+\n+\t\ts = round_down(s, (sector_t)1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\tnext = round_up(next, (sector_t)1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\tif (next \u003c= s)\n+\t\t\t/* Rounding wrapped past the end of sector_t */\n+\t\t\treturn false;\n \t\tsectors = next - s;\n \t}\n \n@@ -1061,7 +1072,12 @@ static bool _badblocks_clear(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors)\n \t\t/* Invalid sectors number */\n \t\treturn false;\n \n+\tif (s \u003e ULLONG_MAX - sectors)\n+\t\t/* Range wraps past the end of sector_t */\n+\t\treturn false;\n+\n \tif (bb-\u003eshift) {\n+\t\tsector_t orig_s = s;\n \t\tsector_t target;\n \n \t\t/* When clearing we round the start up and the end down.\n@@ -1070,10 +1086,21 @@ static bool _badblocks_clear(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors)\n \t\t * However it is better the think a block is bad when it\n \t\t * isn't than to think a block is not bad when it is.\n \t\t */\n+\t\tif (bb-\u003eshift \u003e= BITS_PER_LONG_LONG)\n+\t\t\t/* Corrupt/unsanitised shift value */\n+\t\t\treturn false;\n+\n \t\ttarget = s + sectors;\n-\t\troundup(s, 1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n-\t\trounddown(target, 1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n-\t\tsectors = target - s;\n+\t\ts = round_up(s, (sector_t)1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\ttarget = round_down(target, (sector_t)1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\tif (s \u003c orig_s || target \u003c s)\n+\t\t\t/* Rounding wrapped, or range collapsed */\n+\t\t\tsectors = 0;\n+\t\telse\n+\t\t\tsectors = target - s;\n+\n+\t\tif (sectors == 0)\n+\t\t\treturn false;\n \t}\n \n \twrite_seqlock_irq(\u0026bb-\u003elock);\n@@ -1303,12 +1330,23 @@ int badblocks_check(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\n \n \tWARN_ON(bb-\u003eshift \u003c 0 || sectors == 0);\n \n+\tif (s \u003e ULLONG_MAX - sectors)\n+\t\t/* Range wraps past the end of sector_t */\n+\t\treturn -EINVAL;\n+\n \tif (bb-\u003eshift \u003e 0) {\n \t\t/* round the start down, and the end up */\n \t\tsector_t target = s + sectors;\n \n-\t\trounddown(s, 1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n-\t\troundup(target, 1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\tif (bb-\u003eshift \u003e= BITS_PER_LONG_LONG)\n+\t\t\t/* Corrupt/unsanitised shift value */\n+\t\t\treturn -EINVAL;\n+\n+\t\ts = round_down(s, (sector_t)1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\ttarget = round_up(target, (sector_t)1 \u003c\u003c bb-\u003eshift);\n+\t\tif (target \u003c= s)\n+\t\t\t/* Rounding wrapped past the end of sector_t */\n+\t\t\treturn 0;\n \t\tsectors = target - s;\n \t}\n \n"
}

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

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{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK",
    "MD_RAID1",
    "MD_RAID10",
    "MD_RAID456"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "badblocks_set",
    "badblocks_clear",
    "badblocks_check",
    "_badblocks_set",
    "_badblocks_clear"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch fixes integer overflows, invalid shift values, and incorrect rounding logic in the badblocks management code. Fuzzing this is important to ensure that edge cases (like large sector numbers or invalid shift values) are handled correctly without causing crashes or memory corruption.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

You are an expert Linux kernel maintainer.
Your job is to review a provided patch series and determine
if it makes functional changes to the kernel that should be fuzzed.

IMPORTANT: The changes have ALREADY been applied and committed as the HEAD commit in
your workspace. Do NOT rely on your internal knowledge of the kernel. You must actively
use your code access tools to examine the actual source code and confirm any assumptions.

Return WorthFuzzing=false if the patch only contains:
- Modifications to Documentation/, Kconfig files, or code comments.
- Purely decorative changes, such as logging (e.g., pr_err, printk) or tracepoints.
- Changes to numeric constants or macros that do not functionally alter execution flow.
- Code paths that are impossible to reach in virtualized environments like GCE or QEMU,
even when utilizing software-emulated hardware (e.g., usb gadget, mac80211_hwsim).

If it modifies reachable core kernel logic, drivers, or architectures, use your code search
tools to verify the code can be executed, then return WorthFuzzing=true.

When returning WorthFuzzing=true, you MUST ALSO:
1. Extract any specific kernel functions that should be heavily fuzzed into FocusSymbols.
   Avoid listing generic hot-path functions to prevent skewed test distributions.
2. Identify any specific CONFIG_ options required to properly test this new/modified feature.
   Go and look into the Kconfig files and check for ifdefs around the code, do not make assumptions.
   Do not list too generic configs (we already have them enabled). Only list those that
   specifically cover the modified code. List them in the EnableConfigs output array,
   and DO NOT add a 'CONFIG_' prefix (e.g., return "NET_IPV4" instead of "CONFIG_NET_IPV4").
Prefer calling several tools at the same time to save round-trips.


Use set-results tool to provide results of the analysis.
It must be called exactly once before the final reply.
Ignore results of this tool.

For your convenience, here is the diff of the changes:
commit a64bbe0eb6e4f22e0096d2ae27cc20664769e7cf
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Fri Jul 10 10:02:40 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/block/badblocks.c b/block/badblocks.c
index ece64e76fe8fff..00a59729600aa8 100644
--- a/block/badblocks.c
+++ b/block/badblocks.c
@@ -853,12 +853,23 @@ static bool _badblocks_set(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,
 		/* Invalid sectors number */
 		return false;
 
+	if (s > ULLONG_MAX - sectors)
+		/* Range wraps past the end of sector_t */
+		return false;
+
 	if (bb->shift) {
 		/* round the start down, and the end up */
 		sector_t next = s + sectors;
 
-		rounddown(s, 1 << bb->shift);
-		roundup(next, 1 << bb->shift);
+		if (bb->shift >= BITS_PER_LONG_LONG)
+			/* Corrupt/unsanitised shift value */
+			return false;
+
+		s = round_down(s, (sector_t)1 << bb->shift);
+		next = round_up(next, (sector_t)1 << bb->shift);
+		if (next <= s)
+			/* Rounding wrapped past the end of sector_t */
+			return false;
 		sectors = next - s;
 	}
 
@@ -1061,7 +1072,12 @@ static bool _badblocks_clear(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors)
 		/* Invalid sectors number */
 		return false;
 
+	if (s > ULLONG_MAX - sectors)
+		/* Range wraps past the end of sector_t */
+		return false;
+
 	if (bb->shift) {
+		sector_t orig_s = s;
 		sector_t target;
 
 		/* When clearing we round the start up and the end down.
@@ -1070,10 +1086,21 @@ static bool _badblocks_clear(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors)
 		 * However it is better the think a block is bad when it
 		 * isn't than to think a block is not bad when it is.
 		 */
+		if (bb->shift >= BITS_PER_LONG_LONG)
+			/* Corrupt/unsanitised shift value */
+			return false;
+
 		target = s + sectors;
-		roundup(s, 1 << bb->shift);
-		rounddown(target, 1 << bb->shift);
-		sectors = target - s;
+		s = round_up(s, (sector_t)1 << bb->shift);
+		target = round_down(target, (sector_t)1 << bb->shift);
+		if (s < orig_s || target < s)
+			/* Rounding wrapped, or range collapsed */
+			sectors = 0;
+		else
+			sectors = target - s;
+
+		if (sectors == 0)
+			return false;
 	}
 
 	write_seqlock_irq(&bb->lock);
@@ -1303,12 +1330,23 @@ int badblocks_check(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,
 
 	WARN_ON(bb->shift < 0 || sectors == 0);
 
+	if (s > ULLONG_MAX - sectors)
+		/* Range wraps past the end of sector_t */
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (bb->shift > 0) {
 		/* round the start down, and the end up */
 		sector_t target = s + sectors;
 
-		rounddown(s, 1 << bb->shift);
-		roundup(target, 1 << bb->shift);
+		if (bb->shift >= BITS_PER_LONG_LONG)
+			/* Corrupt/unsanitised shift value */
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		s = round_down(s, (sector_t)1 << bb->shift);
+		target = round_up(target, (sector_t)1 << bb->shift);
+		if (target <= s)
+			/* Rounding wrapped past the end of sector_t */
+			return 0;
 		sectors = target - s;
 	}
 

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

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							input: 2736
							output: 27
							thoughts: 357
						

**Analyzing the Badblocks Patch**

Okay, so this patch is aimed squarely at `block/badblocks.c`. My initial read tells me it's focused on improving the robustness and correctness of the bad block handling code. Specifically, it's adding some critical checks. First, it addresses potential issues with sector ranges that wrap around the maximum value of `sector_t` (that's `ULLONG_MAX` for a 64-bit unsigned long long, in case I need a reminder later). Smart. It's also concerned with guarding against corrupted or uninitialized values in `bb->shift`.

Now, the core of the change seems to be around rounding logic within the functions `_badblocks_set`, `_badblocks_clear`, and `badblocks_check`. They are replacing the use of `rounddown` and `roundup` with `round_down` and `round_up`. Hmm, I wonder what the deal is there? Wait a second... Those Linux kernel macros, `rounddown` and `roundup`, *return* the rounded value, they don't modify their argument in place. The original code was using those macros but not assigning the returned value, so it was basically just throwing away the rounded value! For example, `rounddown(s, 1 << bb->shift);` was basically a no-op as far as *s* was concerned! The patch is fixing this by explicitly assigning the rounded values back to the variables; `s = round_down(...)` and `next = round_up(...)`. Brilliant, it’s fixing a subtle but potentially impactful bug.

These are critical bad block management functions. They're at the very heart of the block layer, and the fact that they're used by things like MD (RAID) and NVDIMM makes this patch all the more significant. Given the potential impact on data integrity, this is definitely something that needs thorough fuzzing.

Let me see, I need to understand how this is enabled. Time to dig into the kernel's configuration options. I'll start by searching for `badblocks.c` in the `block/Makefile` to see how it's integrated and what, if any, config options are involved.

{
  "Expression": "badblocks.o",
  "PathPrefix": "block/Makefile"
}

{
  "Output": "block/Makefile=8=obj-y\t\t:= bdev.o fops.o bio.o elevator.o blk-core.o blk-sysfs.o \\\n--\nblock/Makefile-12-\t\t\tblk-mq-sysfs.o blk-mq-cpumap.o blk-mq-sched.o ioctl.o \\\nblock/Makefile:13:\t\t\tgenhd.o ioprio.o badblocks.o partitions/ blk-rq-qos.o \\\nblock/Makefile-14-\t\t\tdisk-events.o blk-ia-ranges.o early-lookup.o\n"
}

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

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							input: 3745
							output: 24
							thoughts: 49
						

Okay, let's see, my initial impression is that `badblocks.o` is being compiled into the kernel unconditionally, which is standard practice in these types of builds (`obj-y`). But the question that immediately springs to my mind is: who actually *uses* it? It's a bit of a code smell to include something blindly without understanding its dependencies.

So, I need to investigate where the functions `badblocks_check`, `badblocks_set`, and `badblocks_clear` are being called from. I'll need to trace those function calls and find out which drivers, if any, are leveraging the `badblocks` functionality. This will confirm whether its unconditional compilation is truly warranted or if it could potentially be made conditional to save some kernel size and/or reduce potential vulnerabilities. Time to dig into the call chains.

{
  "Expression": "badblocks_check",
  "PathPrefix": ""
}

{
  "Output": "block/badblocks.c-282- *     blocks table are all acked, merging them into a larger one range may\nblock/badblocks.c:283: *     occupy less bad blocks table space and make badblocks_check() faster.\nblock/badblocks.c-284- *     Therefore in such situation, after overwriting range S, the previous range\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1060=static bool _badblocks_clear(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1212-/* Do the exact work to check bad blocks range from the bad block table */\nblock/badblocks.c:1213:static int _badblocks_check(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\nblock/badblocks.c-1214-\t\t\t    sector_t *first_bad, sector_t *bad_sectors)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1291-/**\nblock/badblocks.c:1292: * badblocks_check() - check a given range for bad sectors\nblock/badblocks.c-1293- * @bb:\t\tthe badblocks structure that holds all badblock information\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1307- *\nblock/badblocks.c:1308: * Locking of the bad-block table uses a seqlock so badblocks_check\nblock/badblocks.c-1309- * might need to retry if it is very unlucky.\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1324- */\nblock/badblocks.c:1325:int badblocks_check(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\nblock/badblocks.c-1326-\t\t\tsector_t *first_bad, sector_t *bad_sectors)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1354-\tseq = read_seqbegin(\u0026bb-\u003elock);\nblock/badblocks.c:1355:\trv = _badblocks_check(bb, s, sectors, first_bad, bad_sectors);\nblock/badblocks.c-1356-\tif (read_seqretry(\u0026bb-\u003elock, seq))\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1360-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1361:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_check);\nblock/badblocks.c-1362-\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c=1346=blk_status_t null_handle_badblocks(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1354-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1355:\tif (!badblocks_check(bb, sector, *nr_sectors, \u0026first_bad, \u0026bad_sectors))\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1356-\t\treturn BLK_STS_OK;\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h=299=static inline int is_badblock(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h-302-\tif (unlikely(rdev-\u003ebadblocks.count)) {\ndrivers/md/md.h:303:\t\tint rv = badblocks_check(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, rdev-\u003edata_offset + s,\ndrivers/md/md.h-304-\t\t\t\t\tsectors,\n--\ndrivers/nvdimm/nd.h=676=static inline bool is_bad_pmem(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t sector,\n--\ndrivers/nvdimm/nd.h-682-\ndrivers/nvdimm/nd.h:683:\t\treturn !!badblocks_check(bb, sector, len / 512, \u0026first_bad,\ndrivers/nvdimm/nd.h-684-\t\t\t\t\u0026num_bad);\n--\ndrivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c=353=static int nd_pfn_clear_memmap_errors(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn)\n--\ndrivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c-383-\ndrivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c:384:\t\tbb_present = badblocks_check(\u0026nd_region-\u003ebb, meta_start,\ndrivers/nvdimm/pfn_devs.c-385-\t\t\t\tmeta_num, \u0026first_bad, \u0026num_bad);\n--\ndrivers/nvdimm/pmem.c=242=__weak long __pmem_direct_access(struct pmem_device *pmem, pgoff_t pgoff,\n--\ndrivers/nvdimm/pmem.c-258-\tif (bb-\u003ecount \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/nvdimm/pmem.c:259:\t    badblocks_check(bb, sector, num, \u0026first_bad, \u0026num_bad)) {\ndrivers/nvdimm/pmem.c-260-\t\tlong actual_nr;\n--\ninclude/linux/badblocks.h=45=struct badblocks_context {\n--\ninclude/linux/badblocks.h-50-\ninclude/linux/badblocks.h:51:int badblocks_check(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\ninclude/linux/badblocks.h-52-\t\t    sector_t *first_bad, sector_t *bad_sectors);\n"
}

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

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							input: 5350
							output: 30
							thoughts: 55
						

**Investigating Badblock Support in Null_blk**

Okay, so `badblocks_check`… I know that function is used in a few places – `null_blk`, `md`, and `nvdimm` come to mind. Now, `null_blk` itself, that's really interesting. It's an excellent target for fuzzing the block layer – it's simple, predictable, and doesn’t have the complexities of real hardware. Given that, I’m thinking we should see if `null_blk` actually supports the setting of badblocks. That would open up a whole new avenue for testing and discovering potential edge cases within the system. Let's see if that functionality is already present or if we need to add it to fully utilize `null_blk` for this purpose.

{
  "Expression": "badblocks",
  "PathPrefix": "drivers/block/null_blk/"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/block/null_blk/main.c=475=NULLB_DEVICE_ATTR(rotational, bool, NULL);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:476:NULLB_DEVICE_ATTR(badblocks_once, bool, NULL);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:477:NULLB_DEVICE_ATTR(badblocks_partial_io, bool, NULL);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-478-\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c=523=CONFIGFS_ATTR(nullb_device_, power);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-524-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:525:static ssize_t nullb_device_badblocks_show(struct config_item *item, char *page)\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-526-{\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-528-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:529:\treturn badblocks_show(\u0026t_dev-\u003ebadblocks, page, 0);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-530-}\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-531-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:532:static ssize_t nullb_device_badblocks_store(struct config_item *item,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-533-\t\t\t\t     const char *page, size_t count)\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-561-\t\tgoto out;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:562:\t/* enable badblocks */\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:563:\tcmpxchg(\u0026t_dev-\u003ebadblocks.shift, -1, 0);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-564-\tif (buf[0] == '+') {\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:565:\t\tif (badblocks_set(\u0026t_dev-\u003ebadblocks, start,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-566-\t\t\t\t  end - start + 1, 1))\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-567-\t\t\tret = count;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:568:\t} else if (badblocks_clear(\u0026t_dev-\u003ebadblocks, start,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-569-\t\t\t\t   end - start + 1)) {\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-575-}\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:576:CONFIGFS_ATTR(nullb_device_, badblocks);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-577-\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c=596=static struct configfs_attribute *nullb_device_attrs[] = {\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:597:\t\u0026nullb_device_attr_badblocks,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:598:\t\u0026nullb_device_attr_badblocks_once,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:599:\t\u0026nullb_device_attr_badblocks_partial_io,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-600-\t\u0026nullb_device_attr_blocking,\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c=777=static struct nullb_device *null_alloc_dev(void)\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-792-\tINIT_RADIX_TREE(\u0026dev-\u003ecache, GFP_ATOMIC);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:793:\tif (badblocks_init(\u0026dev-\u003ebadblocks, 0)) {\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-794-\t\tkfree(dev);\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c=834=static void null_free_dev(struct nullb_device *dev)\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-839-\tnull_free_zoned_dev(dev);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:840:\tbadblocks_exit(\u0026dev-\u003ebadblocks);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-841-\tkfree(dev);\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c=1315=static inline blk_status_t null_handle_throttled(struct nullb_cmd *cmd)\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1336-/*\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1337: * Check if the command should fail for the badblocks. If so, return\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1338- * BLK_STS_IOERR and return number of partial I/O sectors to be written or read,\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1345- */\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1346:blk_status_t null_handle_badblocks(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1347-\t\t\t\t   unsigned int *nr_sectors)\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1348-{\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1349:\tstruct badblocks *bb = \u0026cmd-\u003enq-\u003edev-\u003ebadblocks;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1350-\tstruct nullb_device *dev = cmd-\u003enq-\u003edev;\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1354-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1355:\tif (!badblocks_check(bb, sector, *nr_sectors, \u0026first_bad, \u0026bad_sectors))\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1356-\t\treturn BLK_STS_OK;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1357-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1358:\tif (cmd-\u003enq-\u003edev-\u003ebadblocks_once)\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1359:\t\tbadblocks_clear(bb, first_bad, bad_sectors);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1360-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1361:\tif (cmd-\u003enq-\u003edev-\u003ebadblocks_partial_io) {\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1362-\t\tif (!IS_ALIGNED(first_bad, block_sectors))\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c=1423=blk_status_t null_process_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, enum req_op op,\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1426-\tstruct nullb_device *dev = cmd-\u003enq-\u003edev;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1427:\tblk_status_t badblocks_ret = BLK_STS_OK;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1428-\tblk_status_t ret;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1429-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1430:\tif (dev-\u003ebadblocks.shift != -1)\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1431:\t\tbadblocks_ret = null_handle_badblocks(cmd, sector, \u0026nr_sectors);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1432-\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1438-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c:1439:\treturn badblocks_ret;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/main.c-1440-}\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h-12-#include \u003clinux/configfs.h\u003e\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h:13:#include \u003clinux/badblocks.h\u003e\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h-14-#include \u003clinux/fault-inject.h\u003e\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h=53=struct nullb_device {\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h-64-\tunsigned int curr_cache;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h:65:\tstruct badblocks badblocks;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h:66:\tbool badblocks_once;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h:67:\tbool badblocks_partial_io;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h-68-\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h=134=blk_status_t null_process_cmd(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, enum req_op op,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h-135-\t\t\t      sector_t sector, unsigned int nr_sectors);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h:136:blk_status_t null_handle_badblocks(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,\ndrivers/block/null_blk/null_blk.h-137-\t\t\t\t   unsigned int *nr_sectors);\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c=350=static blk_status_t null_zone_write(struct nullb_cmd *cmd, sector_t sector,\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c-355-\tstruct nullb_zone *zone = \u0026dev-\u003ezones[zno];\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c:356:\tblk_status_t badblocks_ret = BLK_STS_OK;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c-357-\tblk_status_t ret;\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c-415-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c:416:\tif (dev-\u003ebadblocks.shift != -1) {\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c:417:\t\tbadblocks_ret = null_handle_badblocks(cmd, sector, \u0026nr_sectors);\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c:418:\t\tif (badblocks_ret != BLK_STS_OK \u0026\u0026 !nr_sectors) {\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c:419:\t\t\tret = badblocks_ret;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c-420-\t\t\tgoto unlock_zone;\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c-443-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c:444:\tret = badblocks_ret;\ndrivers/block/null_blk/zoned.c-445-\n"
}

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

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							input: 8372
							output: 26
							thoughts: 78
						

**My Analysis of Badblock Implementation in Linux Block Drivers**

Okay, let's break this down. It seems we're looking at how bad blocks are handled within the Linux kernel, specifically within the `null_blk` driver, which utilizes `configfs` and `badblocks`. Interesting, I didn't immediately think of `configfs` for this, but it makes sense as a way to expose these settings. The key is that `null_blk` allows setting bad blocks via the `nullb_device_badblocks_store` function. Essentially, it allows configuring bad block information, right? The config option related to `null_blk` is `BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK`.

Now, the mention of the `MD` (Multiple Device) driver is important. I need to investigate how *it* handles bad blocks too, to see if there's any overlap in how bad blocks are used, managed and possibly configured across different block device drivers. I need to check the MD config options to explore it further and see if there are common methodologies or potential areas for improvement. There might be some interesting parallels and I want to see if any general principles are emerging or if the strategies differ significantly based on the driver's purpose.

{
  "Expression": "badblocks",
  "PathPrefix": "drivers/md/"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/md/dm-dust.c=224=static int dust_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-239-\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:240:static bool __dust_clear_badblocks(struct rb_root *tree,\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-241-\t\t\t\t   unsigned long long count)\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-263-\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:264:static int dust_clear_badblocks(struct dust_device *dd, char *result, unsigned int maxlen,\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-265-\t\t\t\tunsigned int *sz_ptr)\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-278-\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:279:\tif (!__dust_clear_badblocks(\u0026badblocklist, badblock_count))\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:280:\t\tDMEMIT(\"%s: no badblocks found\", __func__);\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-281-\telse\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:282:\t\tDMEMIT(\"%s: badblocks cleared\", __func__);\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-283-\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-286-\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:287:static int dust_list_badblocks(struct dust_device *dd, char *result, unsigned int maxlen,\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-288-\t\t\t\tunsigned int *sz_ptr)\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c=405=static void dust_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-408-\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:409:\t__dust_clear_badblocks(\u0026dd-\u003ebadblocklist, dd-\u003ebadblock_count);\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-410-\tdm_put_device(ti, dd-\u003edev);\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c=414=static int dust_message(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv,\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-440-\t\t\tr = 0;\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:441:\t\t} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0], \"countbadblocks\")) {\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-442-\t\t\tspin_lock_irqsave(\u0026dd-\u003edust_lock, flags);\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:443:\t\t\tDMEMIT(\"countbadblocks: %llu badblock(s) found\",\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-444-\t\t\t       dd-\u003ebadblock_count);\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-446-\t\t\tr = 1;\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:447:\t\t} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0], \"clearbadblocks\")) {\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:448:\t\t\tr = dust_clear_badblocks(dd, result, maxlen, \u0026sz);\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-449-\t\t} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0], \"quiet\")) {\n--\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-454-\t\t\tr = 0;\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:455:\t\t} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0], \"listbadblocks\")) {\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c:456:\t\t\tr = dust_list_badblocks(dd, result, maxlen, \u0026sz);\ndrivers/md/dm-dust.c-457-\t\t} else {\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-44-#include \u003clinux/blk-integrity.h\u003e\ndrivers/md/md.c:45:#include \u003clinux/badblocks.h\u003e\ndrivers/md/md.c-46-#include \u003clinux/sysctl.h\u003e\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=1080=void md_rdev_clear(struct md_rdev *rdev)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-1092-\t}\ndrivers/md/md.c:1093:\tbadblocks_exit(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-1094-}\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=1097=static void super_written(struct bio *bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-1123- * md_write_metadata - write metadata to underlying disk, including\ndrivers/md/md.c:1124: * array superblock, badblocks, bitmap superblock and bitmap bits.\ndrivers/md/md.c-1125- * @mddev:\tthe array to write\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=1365=static int super_90_load(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct md_rdev *refdev, int minor_version)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-1412-\trdev-\u003esb_size = MD_SB_BYTES;\ndrivers/md/md.c:1413:\trdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift = -1;\ndrivers/md/md.c-1414-\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=1808=static int super_1_load(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct md_rdev *refdev, int minor_version)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-1903-\tif ((le32_to_cpu(sb-\u003efeature_map) \u0026 MD_FEATURE_BAD_BLOCKS) \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/md/md.c:1904:\t    rdev-\u003ebadblocks.count == 0) {\ndrivers/md/md.c-1905-\t\t/* need to load the bad block list.\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-1922-\t\tbbp = (__le64 *)page_address(rdev-\u003ebb_page);\ndrivers/md/md.c:1923:\t\trdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift = sb-\u003ebblog_shift;\ndrivers/md/md.c-1924-\t\tfor (i = 0 ; i \u003c (sectors \u003c\u003c (9-3)) ; i++, bbp++) {\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-1931-\t\t\t\tbreak;\ndrivers/md/md.c:1932:\t\t\tif (!badblocks_set(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, sector, count, 1))\ndrivers/md/md.c-1933-\t\t\t\treturn -EINVAL;\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-1935-\t} else if (sb-\u003ebblog_offset != 0)\ndrivers/md/md.c:1936:\t\trdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift = 0;\ndrivers/md/md.c-1937-\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=2197=static void super_1_sync(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2283-\ndrivers/md/md.c:2284:\tif (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.count == 0)\ndrivers/md/md.c-2285-\t\t/* Nothing to do for bad blocks*/ ;\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2289-\telse {\ndrivers/md/md.c:2290:\t\tstruct badblocks *bb = \u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks;\ndrivers/md/md.c-2291-\t\t__le64 *bbp = (__le64 *)page_address(rdev-\u003ebb_page);\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=2434=super_1_allow_new_offset(struct md_rdev *rdev,\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2450-\t * 36K beyond start of superblock\ndrivers/md/md.c:2451:\t * beyond end of badblocks\ndrivers/md/md.c-2452-\t * beyond write-intent bitmap\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2466-\ndrivers/md/md.c:2467:\tif (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.sector + rdev-\u003ebadblocks.size \u003e new_offset)\ndrivers/md/md.c-2468-\t\treturn 0;\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=2558=static int bind_rdev_to_array(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct mddev *mddev)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2624-\trdev-\u003esysfs_state = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(rdev-\u003ekobj.sd, \"state\");\ndrivers/md/md.c:2625:\trdev-\u003esysfs_unack_badblocks =\ndrivers/md/md.c-2626-\t\tsysfs_get_dirent_safe(rdev-\u003ekobj.sd, \"unacknowledged_bad_blocks\");\ndrivers/md/md.c:2627:\trdev-\u003esysfs_badblocks =\ndrivers/md/md.c-2628-\t\tsysfs_get_dirent_safe(rdev-\u003ekobj.sd, \"bad_blocks\");\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=2660=static void md_kick_rdev_from_array(struct md_rdev *rdev)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2670-\tsysfs_put(rdev-\u003esysfs_state);\ndrivers/md/md.c:2671:\tsysfs_put(rdev-\u003esysfs_unack_badblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c:2672:\tsysfs_put(rdev-\u003esysfs_badblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-2673-\trdev-\u003esysfs_state = NULL;\ndrivers/md/md.c:2674:\trdev-\u003esysfs_unack_badblocks = NULL;\ndrivers/md/md.c:2675:\trdev-\u003esysfs_badblocks = NULL;\ndrivers/md/md.c:2676:\trdev-\u003ebadblocks.count = 0;\ndrivers/md/md.c-2677-\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=2792=void md_update_sb(struct mddev *mddev, int force_change)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2796-\tint nospares = 0;\ndrivers/md/md.c:2797:\tint any_badblocks_changed = 0;\ndrivers/md/md.c-2798-\tint ret = -1;\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2850-\t\t\trdev_for_each(rdev, mddev) {\ndrivers/md/md.c:2851:\t\t\t\tif (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.changed) {\ndrivers/md/md.c:2852:\t\t\t\t\trdev-\u003ebadblocks.changed = 0;\ndrivers/md/md.c:2853:\t\t\t\t\tack_all_badblocks(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-2854-\t\t\t\t\tmd_error(mddev, rdev);\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2914-\trdev_for_each(rdev, mddev) {\ndrivers/md/md.c:2915:\t\tif (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.changed)\ndrivers/md/md.c:2916:\t\t\tany_badblocks_changed++;\ndrivers/md/md.c-2917-\t\tif (test_bit(Faulty, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags))\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2941-\t\t\trdev-\u003esb_events = mddev-\u003eevents;\ndrivers/md/md.c:2942:\t\t\tif (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.size) {\ndrivers/md/md.c-2943-\t\t\t\tmd_write_metadata(mddev, rdev,\ndrivers/md/md.c:2944:\t\t\t\t\t\t  rdev-\u003ebadblocks.sector,\ndrivers/md/md.c:2945:\t\t\t\t\t\t  rdev-\u003ebadblocks.size \u003c\u003c 9,\ndrivers/md/md.c-2946-\t\t\t\t\t\t  rdev-\u003ebb_page, 0);\ndrivers/md/md.c:2947:\t\t\t\trdev-\u003ebadblocks.size = 0;\ndrivers/md/md.c-2948-\t\t\t}\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-2973-\ndrivers/md/md.c:2974:\t\tif (any_badblocks_changed)\ndrivers/md/md.c:2975:\t\t\tack_all_badblocks(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-2976-\t\tclear_bit(BlockedBadBlocks, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags);\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=3038=state_show(struct md_rdev *rdev, char *page)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-3045-\t    (!test_bit(ExternalBbl, \u0026flags) \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/md/md.c:3046:\t    rdev-\u003ebadblocks.unacked_exist))\ndrivers/md/md.c-3047-\t\tlen += sprintf(page+len, \"faulty%s\", sep);\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-3054-\tif (test_bit(Blocked, \u0026flags) ||\ndrivers/md/md.c:3055:\t    (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.unacked_exist\ndrivers/md/md.c-3056-\t     \u0026\u0026 !test_bit(Faulty, \u0026flags)))\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=3080=state_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-3142-\t\t    !test_bit(ExternalBbl, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags) \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/md/md.c:3143:\t\t    rdev-\u003ebadblocks.unacked_exist) {\ndrivers/md/md.c:3144:\t\t\t/* metadata handler doesn't understand badblocks,\ndrivers/md/md.c-3145-\t\t\t * so we need to fail the device\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-3235-\t\tset_bit(ExternalBbl, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags);\ndrivers/md/md.c:3236:\t\trdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift = 0;\ndrivers/md/md.c-3237-\t\terr = 0;\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=3608=static ssize_t bb_show(struct md_rdev *rdev, char *page)\ndrivers/md/md.c-3609-{\ndrivers/md/md.c:3610:\treturn badblocks_show(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, page, 0);\ndrivers/md/md.c-3611-}\ndrivers/md/md.c=3612=static ssize_t bb_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *page, size_t len)\ndrivers/md/md.c-3613-{\ndrivers/md/md.c:3614:\tint rv = badblocks_store(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, page, len, 0);\ndrivers/md/md.c-3615-\t/* Maybe that ack was all we needed */\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=3623=static ssize_t ubb_show(struct md_rdev *rdev, char *page)\ndrivers/md/md.c-3624-{\ndrivers/md/md.c:3625:\treturn badblocks_show(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, page, 1);\ndrivers/md/md.c-3626-}\ndrivers/md/md.c=3627=static ssize_t ubb_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *page, size_t len)\ndrivers/md/md.c-3628-{\ndrivers/md/md.c:3629:\treturn badblocks_store(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, page, len, 1);\ndrivers/md/md.c-3630-}\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=3791=int md_rdev_init(struct md_rdev *rdev)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-3813-\t */\ndrivers/md/md.c:3814:\treturn badblocks_init(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, 0);\ndrivers/md/md.c-3815-}\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c=10551=EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_finish_reshape);\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-10555-/* Returns true on success, false on failure */\ndrivers/md/md.c:10556:bool rdev_set_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,\ndrivers/md/md.c-10557-\t\t\tint is_new)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-10561-\t/*\ndrivers/md/md.c:10562:\t * Recording new badblocks for faulty rdev will force unnecessary\ndrivers/md/md.c-10563-\t * super block updating. This is fragile for external management because\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-10575-\ndrivers/md/md.c:10576:\tif (!badblocks_set(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, s, sectors, 0)) {\ndrivers/md/md.c-10577-\t\t/*\ndrivers/md/md.c:10578:\t\t * Mark the disk as Faulty when setting badblocks fails,\ndrivers/md/md.c-10579-\t\t * otherwise, bad sectors may be read.\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-10586-\tif (test_bit(ExternalBbl, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags))\ndrivers/md/md.c:10587:\t\tsysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev-\u003esysfs_unack_badblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-10588-\tsysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev-\u003esysfs_state);\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-10593-}\ndrivers/md/md.c:10594:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rdev_set_badblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-10595-\ndrivers/md/md.c:10596:void rdev_clear_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,\ndrivers/md/md.c-10597-\t\t\t  int is_new)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-10603-\ndrivers/md/md.c:10604:\tif (!badblocks_clear(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, s, sectors))\ndrivers/md/md.c-10605-\t\treturn;\n--\ndrivers/md/md.c-10607-\tif (test_bit(ExternalBbl, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags))\ndrivers/md/md.c:10608:\t\tsysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev-\u003esysfs_badblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-10609-}\ndrivers/md/md.c:10610:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rdev_clear_badblocks);\ndrivers/md/md.c-10611-\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h-12-#include \u003clinux/backing-dev.h\u003e\ndrivers/md/md.h:13:#include \u003clinux/badblocks.h\u003e\ndrivers/md/md.h-14-#include \u003clinux/kobject.h\u003e\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h=134=struct md_rdev {\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h-214-\t/* handle for 'unacknowledged_bad_blocks' sysfs dentry */\ndrivers/md/md.h:215:\tstruct kernfs_node *sysfs_unack_badblocks;\ndrivers/md/md.h-216-\t/* handle for 'bad_blocks' sysfs dentry */\ndrivers/md/md.h:217:\tstruct kernfs_node *sysfs_badblocks;\ndrivers/md/md.h:218:\tstruct badblocks badblocks;\ndrivers/md/md.h-219-\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h=299=static inline int is_badblock(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h-301-{\ndrivers/md/md.h:302:\tif (unlikely(rdev-\u003ebadblocks.count)) {\ndrivers/md/md.h:303:\t\tint rv = badblocks_check(\u0026rdev-\u003ebadblocks, rdev-\u003edata_offset + s,\ndrivers/md/md.h-304-\t\t\t\t\tsectors,\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h=313=static inline int rdev_has_badblock(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s,\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h-321-\ndrivers/md/md.h:322:extern bool rdev_set_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,\ndrivers/md/md.h-323-\t\t\t       int is_new);\ndrivers/md/md.h:324:extern void rdev_clear_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,\ndrivers/md/md.h-325-\t\t\t\t int is_new);\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h=1073=static inline bool rdev_blocked(struct md_rdev *rdev)\n--\ndrivers/md/md.h-1089-\ndrivers/md/md.h:1090:\t/* rdev is blocked by badblocks. */\ndrivers/md/md.h-1091-\tif (test_bit(BlockedBadBlocks, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags))\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1-10.c=278=static inline bool raid1_should_read_first(struct mddev *mddev,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1-10.c-293- * bio with REQ_RAHEAD or REQ_NOWAIT can fail at anytime, before such IO is\ndrivers/md/raid1-10.c:294: * submitted to the underlying disks, hence don't record badblocks or retry\ndrivers/md/raid1-10.c-295- * in this case.\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c=2140=static int r1_sync_page_io(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t sector,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2153-\t/* need to record an error - either for the block or the device */\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2154:\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sector, sectors, 0);\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2155-\treturn 0;\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c=2158=static int fix_sync_read_error(struct r1bio *r1_bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2232-\t\t\t\t\tcontinue;\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2233:\t\t\t\tif (!rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sect, s, 0))\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2234-\t\t\t\t\tabort = 1;\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c=2432=static void fix_read_error(struct r1conf *conf, struct r1bio *r1_bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2472-\t\t\tstruct md_rdev *rdev = conf-\u003emirrors[read_disk].rdev;\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2473:\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sect, s, 0);\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2474-\t\t\tbreak;\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c=2517=static void narrow_write_error(struct r1bio *r1_bio, int i)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2538-\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2539:\tif (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift \u003c 0)\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2540-\t\tblock_sectors = lbs;\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2541-\telse\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2542:\t\tblock_sectors = roundup(1 \u003c\u003c rdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift, lbs);\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2543-\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2571-\t\tif (submit_bio_wait(wbio) \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2572:\t\t    !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sector, sectors, 0)) {\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2573-\t\t\t/*\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c=2588=static void handle_sync_write_finished(struct r1conf *conf, struct r1bio *r1_bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2598-\t\t    test_bit(R1BIO_MadeGood, \u0026r1_bio-\u003estate))\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2599:\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(rdev, r1_bio-\u003esector, s, 0);\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2600-\t\tif (bio-\u003ebi_status \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2601-\t\t    test_bit(R1BIO_WriteError, \u0026r1_bio-\u003estate))\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2602:\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev, r1_bio-\u003esector, s, 0);\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2603-\t}\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c=2608=static void handle_write_finished(struct r1conf *conf, struct r1bio *r1_bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2615-\t\t\tstruct md_rdev *rdev = conf-\u003emirrors[m].rdev;\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2616:\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(rdev,\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2617-\t\t\t\t\t     r1_bio-\u003esector,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c=2801=static sector_t raid1_sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2973-\t\t\t\tstruct md_rdev *rdev = conf-\u003emirrors[i].rdev;\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2974:\t\t\t\tok = rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sector_nr,\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2975-\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmin_bad, 0\n--\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2982-\t\tif (!ok)\ndrivers/md/raid1.c:2983:\t\t\t/* Cannot record the badblocks, md_error has set INTR,\ndrivers/md/raid1.c-2984-\t\t\t * abort the resync.\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c=2487=static void fix_recovery_read_error(struct r10bio *r10_bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2542-\t\t\t */\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2543:\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev, addr, s, 0);\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2544-\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2548-\t\t\t\taddr = r10_bio-\u003edevs[1].addr + sect;\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2549:\t\t\t\tok = rdev_set_badblocks(rdev2, addr, s, 0);\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2550-\t\t\t\tif (!ok) {\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c=2606=static int r10_sync_page_io(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t sector,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2621-\t/* need to record an error - either for the block or the device */\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2622:\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sector, sectors, 0);\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2623-\treturn 0;\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c=2634=static void fix_read_error(struct r10conf *conf, struct mddev *mddev, struct r10bio *r10_bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2697-\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2698:\t\t\tif (!rdev_set_badblocks(\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2699-\t\t\t\t    rdev,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c=2789=static void narrow_write_error(struct r10bio *r10_bio, int i)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2810-\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2811:\tif (rdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift \u003c 0)\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2812-\t\tblock_sectors = lbs;\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2813-\telse\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2814:\t\tblock_sectors = roundup(1 \u003c\u003c rdev-\u003ebadblocks.shift, lbs);\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2815-\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2835-\t\tif (submit_bio_wait(wbio) \u0026\u0026\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2836:\t\t    !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, wsector, sectors, 0)) {\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2837-\t\t\t/*\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c=2890=static void handle_write_completed(struct r10conf *conf, struct r10bio *r10_bio)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2909-\t\t\tif (!r10_bio-\u003edevs[m].bio-\u003ebi_status)\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2910:\t\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2911-\t\t\t\t\trdev,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2914-\t\t\telse\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2915:\t\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev,\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2916-\t\t\t\t\t\t   r10_bio-\u003edevs[m].addr,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2923-\t\t\tif (!r10_bio-\u003edevs[m].repl_bio-\u003ebi_status)\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2924:\t\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2925-\t\t\t\t\trdev,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2928-\t\t\telse\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2929:\t\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev,\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2930-\t\t\t\t\t\t   r10_bio-\u003edevs[m].addr,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2940-\t\t\tif (bio == IO_MADE_GOOD) {\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2941:\t\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2942-\t\t\t\t\trdev,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2953-\t\t\tif (rdev \u0026\u0026 bio == IO_MADE_GOOD) {\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:2954:\t\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-2955-\t\t\t\t\trdev,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c=3169=static sector_t raid10_sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-3471-\t\t\t\t\t    !test_bit(In_sync, \u0026mrdev-\u003eflags))\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:3472:\t\t\t\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-3473-\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmrdev,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-3476-\t\t\t\t\tif (mreplace)\ndrivers/md/raid10.c:3477:\t\t\t\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(\ndrivers/md/raid10.c-3478-\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmreplace,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c=2725=static void raid5_end_read_request(struct bio * bi)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-2839-\t\t\tif (!(set_bad \u0026\u0026 test_bit(In_sync, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags)))\ndrivers/md/raid5.c:2840:\t\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh-\u003esector,\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-2841-\t\t\t\t\t\t   RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf), 0);\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c=3601=handle_failed_stripe(struct r5conf *conf, struct stripe_head *sh,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-3617-\t\t\tif (rdev) {\ndrivers/md/raid5.c:3618:\t\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev,\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-3619-\t\t\t\t\t\t   sh-\u003esector,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c=3700=handle_failed_sync(struct r5conf *conf, struct stripe_head *sh,\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-3728-\t\t\t    \u0026\u0026 !test_bit(In_sync, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags)\ndrivers/md/raid5.c:3729:\t\t\t    \u0026\u0026 !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh-\u003esector,\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-3730-\t\t\t\t\t\t   RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf), 0))\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-3736-\t\t\t    \u0026\u0026 !test_bit(In_sync, \u0026rdev-\u003eflags)\ndrivers/md/raid5.c:3737:\t\t\t    \u0026\u0026 !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh-\u003esector,\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-3738-\t\t\t\t\t\t   RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf), 0))\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c=4926=static void handle_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-5282-\t\t\t\trdev = conf-\u003edisks[i].rdev;\ndrivers/md/raid5.c:5283:\t\t\t\trdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh-\u003esector,\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-5284-\t\t\t\t\t\t   RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf), 0);\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-5288-\t\t\t\trdev = conf-\u003edisks[i].rdev;\ndrivers/md/raid5.c:5289:\t\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(rdev, sh-\u003esector,\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-5290-\t\t\t\t\t\t     RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf), 0);\n--\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-5297-\t\t\t\t\trdev = conf-\u003edisks[i].rdev;\ndrivers/md/raid5.c:5298:\t\t\t\trdev_clear_badblocks(rdev, sh-\u003esector,\ndrivers/md/raid5.c-5299-\t\t\t\t\t\t     RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf), 0);\n"
}

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							input: 17879
							output: 33
							thoughts: 136
						

**Examining the Dependencies of `badblocks`**

Okay, so I'm thinking about how broadly the `badblocks` code is utilized. It's not just a standalone utility; it's integrated into several block device drivers. I know for sure it's used by the `null_blk` driver, which is essentially a null block device for testing. Then, it's also fundamental to the RAID implementations within `md`, specifically RAID1, RAID10, and RAID5. That makes sense, checking the underlying drives is crucial for RAID consistency. I also recall it being relevant to NVDIMM devices; the `nvdimm` driver.

Given this breadth of usage, I need to understand the configuration options that control the inclusion of these features. I need to refresh myself on the specific symbols. I believe they're: `BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK` for the null block device, and `MD_RAID1`, `MD_RAID10`, and `MD_RAID456` for the respective RAID levels. For NVDIMM, there are `BTT`, which I think is the Block Translation Table, and `BLK_DEV_PMEM`, representing persistent memory.

To determine if these symbols are correctly defined and perhaps explore the dependencies further, I will immediately check the kernel configuration files, specifically `block/Kconfig` and potentially `drivers/block/Kconfig` since `null_blk` seems a good place to start my investigation. This will give me the clearest picture of how these components are configured and their interactions.

{
  "Expression": "config BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK",
  "PathPrefix": "drivers/block/"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/block/null_blk/Kconfig-5-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/Kconfig:6:config BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK\ndrivers/block/null_blk/Kconfig-7-\ttristate \"Null test block driver\"\n--\ndrivers/block/null_blk/Kconfig-9-\ndrivers/block/null_blk/Kconfig:10:config BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK_FAULT_INJECTION\ndrivers/block/null_blk/Kconfig-11-\tbool \"Support fault injection for Null test block driver\"\n"
}

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							input: 18524
							output: 29
							thoughts: 17
						

Okay, let's dive into this. Here's my thought process on this task:

**Investigating MD RAID Configuration**

Right, I need to figure out the RAID configuration options for the MD (Multiple Device) driver. Where would I find that kind of information within a kernel source tree? Kconfig files are the place to go for configuration options. And where would the MD driver's Kconfig reside? Logically, in `drivers/md/Kconfig`. It's almost certain that's the correct path. Okay, let me go have a look in that file. I expect to find things like `CONFIG_MD_RAID0`, `CONFIG_MD_RAID1`, etc., and probably some supporting configuration options for chunk sizes, fault tolerance, and the like.

{
  "Expression": "config MD_RAID",
  "PathPrefix": "drivers/md/"
}

{
  "Output": "drivers/md/Kconfig=91=config MD_LINEAR\n--\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-103-\ndrivers/md/Kconfig:104:config MD_RAID0\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-105-\ttristate \"RAID-0 (striping) mode\"\n--\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-123-\ndrivers/md/Kconfig:124:config MD_RAID1\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-125-\ttristate \"RAID-1 (mirroring) mode\"\n--\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-145-\ndrivers/md/Kconfig:146:config MD_RAID10\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-147-\ttristate \"RAID-10 (mirrored striping) mode\"\n--\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-164-\ndrivers/md/Kconfig:165:config MD_RAID456\ndrivers/md/Kconfig-166-\ttristate \"RAID-4/RAID-5/RAID-6 mode\"\n"
}

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							input: 19011
							output: 25
							thoughts: 52
						

Okay, here's my take on those thoughts, framed as my own:

**Delving into Badblocks and its Place in the Kernel**

Right, *badblocks*. It's a fundamental part of the block layer, no doubt. But I need to remember, it's not some isolated configuration switch like `CONFIG_FOOBAR`. It's more of a *capability* that gets integrated based on the requirements of the block device drivers. So, its presence or absence isn't about enabling it globally, it's about the driver *using* it when it makes sense.

Just to be sure, before I go any further down this rabbit hole, I should quickly verify if there’s a configuration symbol – something like `CONFIG_BADBLOCKS` – hanging around somewhere in the kernel config that provides a more definitive answer. Gotta check those config options first.

{
  "Expression": "badblocks",
  "PathPrefix": "block/Makefile"
}

{
  "Output": "block/Makefile=8=obj-y\t\t:= bdev.o fops.o bio.o elevator.o blk-core.o blk-sysfs.o \\\n--\nblock/Makefile-12-\t\t\tblk-mq-sysfs.o blk-mq-cpumap.o blk-mq-sched.o ioctl.o \\\nblock/Makefile:13:\t\t\tgenhd.o ioprio.o badblocks.o partitions/ blk-rq-qos.o \\\nblock/Makefile-14-\t\t\tdisk-events.o blk-ia-ranges.o early-lookup.o\n"
}

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							input: 19425
							output: 32
							thoughts: 197
						

**My Analysis of Badblocks in the Kernel**

Okay, so I'm looking at how `badblocks` is handled in the kernel, and here's what I've figured out. It looks like the core `badblocks.o` module is compiled unconditionally in `block/Makefile`. That's interesting; it means we don't actually *need* a specific configuration option just to get `badblocks.o` itself built. It's more about ensuring that drivers which *use* badblocks are enabled. That's a key distinction.

Thinking about which drivers are good test cases, `BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK` seems perfect. The fact that it allows setting badblocks via configfs and then doing I/O to trigger `badblocks_check` is really convenient. `MD_RAID1`, `MD_RAID10`, and `MD_RAID456` also look like good candidates, given their potential to interact with bad block management.

Now, let's zero in on the key functions. I need to focus on `_badblocks_set`, `_badblocks_clear`, and `badblocks_check`. Wait, hold on a second…I just saw that `_badblocks_set` and `_badblocks_clear` are static! That means they're not directly exposed. The actual exported ones are `badblocks_set`, `badblocks_clear`, and `badblocks_check`. I need to double-check those exported function names. Okay, got it. I'll verify that I have the correct names of the exported functions.

{
  "Expression": "EXPORT_SYMBOL.*badblocks",
  "PathPrefix": "block/badblocks.c"
}

{
  "Output": "block/badblocks.c=1325=int badblocks_check(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1360-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1361:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_check);\nblock/badblocks.c-1362-\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1379=bool badblocks_set(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors,\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1383-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1384:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_set);\nblock/badblocks.c-1385-\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1400=bool badblocks_clear(struct badblocks *bb, sector_t s, sector_t sectors)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1403-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1404:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_clear);\nblock/badblocks.c-1405-\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1413=void ack_all_badblocks(struct badblocks *bb)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1440-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1441:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ack_all_badblocks);\nblock/badblocks.c-1442-\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1452=ssize_t badblocks_show(struct badblocks *bb, char *page, int unack)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1489-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1490:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_show);\nblock/badblocks.c-1491-\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1502=ssize_t badblocks_store(struct badblocks *bb, const char *page, size_t len,\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1526-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1527:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_store);\nblock/badblocks.c-1528-\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1560=int badblocks_init(struct badblocks *bb, int enable)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1563-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1564:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_init);\nblock/badblocks.c-1565-\nblock/badblocks.c=1566=int devm_init_badblocks(struct device *dev, struct badblocks *bb)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1571-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1572:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_init_badblocks);\nblock/badblocks.c-1573-\n--\nblock/badblocks.c=1578=void badblocks_exit(struct badblocks *bb)\n--\nblock/badblocks.c-1587-}\nblock/badblocks.c:1588:EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(badblocks_exit);\n"
}

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

null

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							input: 20783
							output: 155
							thoughts: 864
						

**Fuzzing Plan for Badblocks Management**

Okay, let's break this down. My goal is to devise a fuzzing strategy for the recent `badblocks` code modifications. I've got to ensure the fixes for integer overflows, shift values, and rounding issues are robust, especially when dealing with those gnarly edge cases.

First, I see that the core modifications center around the `_badblocks_set`, `_badblocks_clear`, `badblocks_set`, `badblocks_clear`, and `badblocks_check` functions. While `_badblocks_set` and `_badblocks_clear` are static, they could still be targeted if their debug information is available. I'll include both static and exported function names in my focus list.

Initially, I looked at how `badblocks_store` is used, as it parses user input. However, it looks like `null_blk` directly calls `badblocks_set` and `badblocks_clear`, bypassing `badblocks_store`. That's important to note for coverage. So, I need to focus on those core functions I mentioned: `badblocks_set`, `badblocks_clear`, `badblocks_check`, `_badblocks_set`, and `_badblocks_clear`.

I also checked the patch itself, which clearly addresses integer overflows, introduces better shift value handling, and corrects the rounding logic by utilizing `round_down` and `round_up` properly. I see checks were added to ensure the calculations don't wrap and that shift values are valid. This strengthens the case for fuzzing, given that it's all about handling those edge cases gracefully, without causing crashes or corrupting memory.

To get the necessary code coverage, the `BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK` and `MD_*` configs are crucial. These will enable relevant paths. Further investigation has shown `CONFIG_BTT` and `CONFIG_BLK_DEV_PMEM` are not required.

So, here's my plan: I'll target those key functions (`badblocks_set`, `badblocks_clear`, `badblocks_check`, `_badblocks_set`, `_badblocks_clear`) while running the kernel with the `BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK`, `MD_RAID1`, `MD_RAID10`, and `MD_RAID456` configs enabled. This should give me the coverage I need to find any lingering issues.

{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK",
    "MD_RAID1",
    "MD_RAID10",
    "MD_RAID456"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "badblocks_set",
    "badblocks_clear",
    "badblocks_check",
    "_badblocks_set",
    "_badblocks_clear"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch fixes integer overflows, invalid shift values, and incorrect rounding logic in the badblocks management code. Fuzzing this is important to ensure that edge cases (like large sector numbers or invalid shift values) are handled correctly without causing crashes or memory corruption.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "BLK_DEV_NULL_BLK",
    "MD_RAID1",
    "MD_RAID10",
    "MD_RAID456"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "badblocks_set",
    "badblocks_clear",
    "badblocks_check",
    "_badblocks_set",
    "_badblocks_clear"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch fixes integer overflows, invalid shift values, and incorrect rounding logic in the badblocks management code. Fuzzing this is important to ensure that edge cases (like large sector numbers or invalid shift values) are handled correctly without causing crashes or memory corruption.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}