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Seq Timestamp Type Name Duration
0/0 2026/07/14 12:06 flow patch-triage
0m Args: 
null

Results: 
{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "EXT4_FS"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ext4_alloc_file_blocks",
    "ext4_zero_range",
    "ext4_load_tail_bh",
    "ext4_block_zero_eof",
    "ext4_zero_partial_blocks",
    "ext4_punch_hole"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies core ext4 logic for handling partial block zeroing during fallocate operations (zero range, punch hole) and block allocation. This is functional code reachable via system calls.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}
1/1 2026/07/14 12:06 action read-patch-diff
0m Args: 
null

Results: 
{
  "PatchDiff": "commit fe5bea215dbd1816ed00026566fa661e7e55cb35\nAuthor: syz-cluster \u003ctriage@syzkaller.com\u003e\nDate:   Tue Jul 14 12:06:03 2026 +0000\n\n    syz-cluster: applied patch under review\n\ndiff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h\nindex 94283a991e5c4f..b2e55876d0e352 100644\n--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h\n+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h\n@@ -3099,8 +3099,11 @@ extern int ext4_chunk_trans_extent(struct inode *inode, int nrblocks);\n extern int ext4_meta_trans_blocks(struct inode *inode, int lblocks,\n \t\t\t\t  int pextents);\n extern int ext4_block_zero_eof(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, loff_t end);\n+\n+#define EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START\t0x1\n+#define EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END\t0x2\n extern int ext4_zero_partial_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart,\n-\t\t\t\t    loff_t length, bool *did_zero);\n+\t\t\t\t    loff_t length, unsigned int *partial_zeroed);\n extern vm_fault_t ext4_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf);\n extern qsize_t *ext4_get_reserved_space(struct inode *inode);\n extern int ext4_get_projid(struct inode *inode, kprojid_t *projid);\ndiff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c\nindex 125f628e738ab1..9a1b06c8dd9797 100644\n--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c\n+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c\n@@ -4585,6 +4585,7 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,\n \tloff_t epos = 0, old_size = i_size_read(inode);\n \tunsigned int blkbits = inode-\u003ei_blkbits;\n \tbool alloc_zero = false;\n+\tbool orphan = false;\n \n \tBUG_ON(!ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS));\n \tmap.m_lblk = offset \u003e\u003e blkbits;\n@@ -4659,12 +4660,35 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,\n \n \t\tif (alloc_zero \u0026\u0026\n \t\t    (map.m_flags \u0026 (EXT4_MAP_MAPPED | EXT4_MAP_UNWRITTEN))) {\n+\t\t\tWARN_ON_ONCE(map.m_lblk + map.m_len \u003e\n+\t\t\t\tEXT4_B_TO_LBLK(inode, new_size ?: old_size));\n+\n \t\t\tret = ext4_issue_zeroout(inode, map.m_lblk, map.m_pblk,\n \t\t\t\t\t\t map.m_len);\n-\t\t\tif (likely(!ret))\n-\t\t\t\tret = ext4_convert_unwritten_extents(NULL,\n+\t\t\tif (unlikely(ret))\n+\t\t\t\tbreak;\n+\n+\t\t\thandle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MAP_BLOCKS,\n+\t\t\t\t\t\t    credits);\n+\t\t\tif (IS_ERR(handle)) {\n+\t\t\t\tret = PTR_ERR(handle);\n+\t\t\t\tbreak;\n+\t\t\t}\n+\n+\t\t\tif (new_size) {\n+\t\t\t\tret = ext4_orphan_add(handle, inode);\n+\t\t\t\torphan = true;\n+\t\t\t\tif (ret) {\n+\t\t\t\t\text4_journal_stop(handle);\n+\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n+\t\t\t\t}\n+\t\t\t}\n+\n+\t\t\tret = ext4_convert_unwritten_extents(handle,\n \t\t\t\t\tinode, (loff_t)map.m_lblk \u003c\u003c blkbits,\n \t\t\t\t\t(loff_t)map.m_len \u003c\u003c blkbits);\n+\t\t\tret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);\n+\t\t\tret = ret ? ret : ret2;\n \t\t\tif (ret)\n \t\t\t\tbreak;\n \t\t}\n@@ -4678,7 +4702,7 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,\n \t\tgoto retry;\n \n \tif (!epos || !new_size)\n-\t\treturn ret;\n+\t\tgoto out;\n \n \t/*\n \t * Allocate blocks, update the file size to match the size of the\n@@ -4687,12 +4711,16 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,\n \tif (epos \u003e new_size)\n \t\tepos = new_size;\n \n-\thandle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MISC, 1);\n-\tif (IS_ERR(handle))\n-\t\treturn ret ? ret : PTR_ERR(handle);\n+\thandle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MISC, 2);\n+\tif (IS_ERR(handle)) {\n+\t\tret = ret ? ret : PTR_ERR(handle);\n+\t\tgoto out;\n+\t}\n \n \text4_update_inode_size(inode, epos);\n \tret2 = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);\n+\tif (orphan \u0026\u0026 inode-\u003ei_nlink)\n+\t\text4_orphan_del(handle, inode);\n \text4_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle, inode, 1);\n \tret3 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);\n \tret2 = ret3 ? ret3 : ret2;\n@@ -4701,6 +4729,11 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,\n \t\tpagecache_isize_extended(inode, old_size, epos);\n \n \treturn ret ? ret : ret2;\n+\n+out:\n+\tif (orphan \u0026\u0026 inode-\u003ei_nlink)\n+\t\text4_orphan_del(NULL, inode);\n+\treturn ret;\n }\n \n static int ext4_collapse_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len);\n@@ -4715,7 +4748,7 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,\n \tloff_t align_start, align_end, new_size = 0;\n \tloff_t end = offset + len;\n \tunsigned int blocksize = i_blocksize(inode);\n-\tbool partial_zeroed = false;\n+\tunsigned int partial_zeroed = 0;\n \tint ret, flags;\n \n \ttrace_ext4_zero_range(inode, offset, len, mode);\n@@ -4734,10 +4767,16 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,\n \t}\n \n \tflags = EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE_UNWRIT_EXT;\n-\t/* Preallocate the range including the unaligned edges */\n+\t/*\n+\t * Preallocate the range including the unaligned edges, and zero\n+\t * out partial blocks if they already contain data.\n+\t */\n \tif (!IS_ALIGNED(offset | end, blocksize)) {\n \t\tret = ext4_alloc_file_blocks(file, offset, len, new_size,\n \t\t\t\t\t     flags);\n+\t\tif (!ret)\n+\t\t\tret = ext4_zero_partial_blocks(inode, offset, len,\n+\t\t\t\t\t\t       \u0026partial_zeroed);\n \t\tif (ret)\n \t\t\treturn ret;\n \t}\n@@ -4754,6 +4793,21 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,\n \t/* Zero range excluding the unaligned edges */\n \talign_start = round_up(offset, blocksize);\n \talign_end = round_down(end, blocksize);\n+\n+\t/*\n+\t * In WRITE_ZEROES mode, edges that were not partial-zeroed (clean\n+\t * unwritten or hole) must be allocated and zeroed as whole blocks.\n+\t * Expand the aligned range outward to cover them.\n+\t */\n+\tif (mode \u0026 FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES) {\n+\t\tif (!IS_ALIGNED(offset, blocksize) \u0026\u0026\n+\t\t    !(partial_zeroed \u0026 EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START))\n+\t\t\talign_start = round_down(offset, blocksize);\n+\t\tif (!IS_ALIGNED(end, blocksize) \u0026\u0026\n+\t\t    !(partial_zeroed \u0026 EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END))\n+\t\t\talign_end = round_up(end, blocksize);\n+\t}\n+\n \tif (align_end \u003e align_start) {\n \t\tif (mode \u0026 FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES)\n \t\t\tflags = EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE_ZERO | EXT4_EX_NOCACHE;\n@@ -4770,11 +4824,15 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,\n \tif (IS_ALIGNED(offset | end, blocksize))\n \t\treturn ret;\n \n-\t/* Zero out partial block at the edges of the range */\n-\tret = ext4_zero_partial_blocks(inode, offset, len, \u0026partial_zeroed);\n-\tif (ret)\n-\t\treturn ret;\n-\tif (((file-\u003ef_flags \u0026 O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode)) \u0026\u0026 partial_zeroed) {\n+\t/*\n+\t * In FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES mode, edges that have been partially\n+\t * zeroed must be written back to ensure the entire zeroed range\n+\t * is converted to the written state. In SYNC mode, writeback is\n+\t * also required to persist the zeroed data to disk.\n+\t */\n+\tif (partial_zeroed \u0026\u0026\n+\t    ((mode \u0026 FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES) ||\n+\t     (file-\u003ef_flags \u0026 O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {\n \t\tret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode-\u003ei_mapping, offset,\n \t\t\t\t\t\t   end - 1);\n \t\tif (ret)\ndiff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c\nindex c2c2d6ac7f3d13..a1615084a3b99b 100644\n--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c\n+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c\n@@ -4026,6 +4026,10 @@ void ext4_set_aops(struct inode *inode)\n  * because it might have data in pagecache (eg, if called from ext4_zero_range,\n  * ext4_punch_hole, etc) which needs to be properly zeroed out. Otherwise a\n  * racing writeback can come later and flush the stale pagecache to disk.\n+ *\n+ * Return the loaded bh if it actually needs zeroing - in written, dirty\n+ * unwritten, or delalloc state. Return NULL if it's clean (i.e., a hole or\n+ * a clean unwritten block).\n  */\n static struct buffer_head *ext4_load_tail_bh(struct inode *inode, loff_t from)\n {\n@@ -4037,7 +4041,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *ext4_load_tail_bh(struct inode *inode, loff_t from)\n \tint err = 0;\n \n \tfolio = __filemap_get_folio(mapping, from \u003e\u003e PAGE_SHIFT,\n-\t\t\t\t    FGP_LOCK | FGP_ACCESSED | FGP_CREAT,\n+\t\t\t\t    FGP_WRITEBEGIN | FGP_ACCESSED,\n \t\t\t\t    mapping_gfp_constraint(mapping, ~__GFP_FS));\n \tif (IS_ERR(folio))\n \t\treturn ERR_CAST(folio);\n@@ -4064,8 +4068,15 @@ static struct buffer_head *ext4_load_tail_bh(struct inode *inode, loff_t from)\n \t}\n \tif (!buffer_mapped(bh)) {\n \t\tBUFFER_TRACE(bh, \"unmapped\");\n-\t\text4_get_block(inode, iblock, bh, 0);\n-\t\t/* unmapped? It's a hole - nothing to do */\n+\t\terr = ext4_get_block(inode, iblock, bh, 0);\n+\t\tif (err \u003c 0)\n+\t\t\tgoto unlock;\n+\t\t/*\n+\t\t * It's a hole or a clean unwritten block - nothing to do.\n+\t\t * Note that a lookup-only get_block (without\n+\t\t * EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE) never sets BH_Mapped for clean\n+\t\t * unwritten extents.\n+\t\t */\n \t\tif (!buffer_mapped(bh)) {\n \t\t\tBUFFER_TRACE(bh, \"still unmapped\");\n \t\t\tgoto unlock;\n@@ -4218,6 +4229,14 @@ int ext4_block_zero_eof(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, loff_t end)\n \toffset = from \u0026 (blocksize - 1);\n \tif (!offset || from \u003e= end)\n \t\treturn 0;\n+\t/*\n+\t * Inline data has no tail block to zero out.  Note that a race with\n+\t * ext4_page_mkwrite() converting inline data to an extent without\n+\t * holding i_rwsem is safe, as that path zeroes the full block before\n+\t * copying in the inline data.\n+\t */\n+\tif (ext4_has_inline_data(inode))\n+\t\treturn 0;\n \t/* If we are processing an encrypted inode during orphan list handling */\n \tif (IS_ENCRYPTED(inode) \u0026\u0026 !fscrypt_has_encryption_key(inode))\n \t\treturn 0;\n@@ -4252,13 +4271,26 @@ int ext4_block_zero_eof(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, loff_t end)\n \treturn 0;\n }\n \n+/*\n+ * Zero out the unaligned head and tail of the [lstart, lstart+length)\n+ * range.\n+ *\n+ * On return, @partial_zeroed records which edges actually got\n+ * partial-zeroed.  Set EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START/EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END if\n+ * the head/tail block got actually partially zeroed (in written, dirty\n+ * unwritten or delalloc state).  Cleared if the head/tail block is a\n+ * hole or a clean unwritten block, in which case there is nothing that\n+ * needs zeroing.  When the head and tail land in the same block, both\n+ * bits are set together on a successful zeroing.\n+ */\n int ext4_zero_partial_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart, loff_t length,\n-\t\t\t     bool *did_zero)\n+\t\t\t     unsigned int *partial_zeroed)\n {\n \tstruct super_block *sb = inode-\u003ei_sb;\n \tunsigned partial_start, partial_end;\n \text4_fsblk_t start, end;\n \tloff_t byte_end = (lstart + length - 1);\n+\tbool did_zero = false;\n \tint err = 0;\n \n \tpartial_start = lstart \u0026 (sb-\u003es_blocksize - 1);\n@@ -4270,21 +4302,32 @@ int ext4_zero_partial_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart, loff_t length,\n \t/* Handle partial zero within the single block */\n \tif (start == end \u0026\u0026\n \t    (partial_start || (partial_end != sb-\u003es_blocksize - 1))) {\n-\t\terr = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, lstart, length, did_zero,\n+\t\terr = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, lstart, length, \u0026did_zero,\n \t\t\t\t\t    NULL);\n+\t\tif (did_zero)\n+\t\t\t*partial_zeroed |= (EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START |\n+\t\t\t\t\t    EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END);\n \t\treturn err;\n \t}\n \t/* Handle partial zero out on the start of the range */\n \tif (partial_start) {\n \t\terr = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, lstart, sb-\u003es_blocksize,\n-\t\t\t\t\t    did_zero, NULL);\n+\t\t\t\t\t    \u0026did_zero, NULL);\n \t\tif (err)\n \t\t\treturn err;\n+\t\tif (did_zero)\n+\t\t\t*partial_zeroed |= EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START;\n \t}\n \t/* Handle partial zero out on the end of the range */\n-\tif (partial_end != sb-\u003es_blocksize - 1)\n+\tif (partial_end != sb-\u003es_blocksize - 1) {\n+\t\tdid_zero = false;\n \t\terr = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, byte_end - partial_end,\n-\t\t\t\t\t    partial_end + 1, did_zero, NULL);\n+\t\t\t\t\t    partial_end + 1, \u0026did_zero, NULL);\n+\t\tif (err)\n+\t\t\treturn err;\n+\t\tif (did_zero)\n+\t\t\t*partial_zeroed |= EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END;\n+\t}\n \treturn err;\n }\n \n@@ -4433,7 +4476,7 @@ int ext4_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t length)\n \tloff_t end = offset + length;\n \thandle_t *handle;\n \tunsigned int credits;\n-\tbool partial_zeroed = false;\n+\tunsigned int partial_zeroed = 0;\n \tint ret;\n \n \ttrace_ext4_punch_hole(inode, offset, length, 0);\n"
}
2/1 2026/07/14 12:06 agent patch-evaluator
0m Model: 
gemini-3.1-pro-preview

Args: 
null

Results: 
{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "EXT4_FS"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ext4_alloc_file_blocks",
    "ext4_zero_range",
    "ext4_load_tail_bh",
    "ext4_block_zero_eof",
    "ext4_zero_partial_blocks",
    "ext4_punch_hole"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies core ext4 logic for handling partial block zeroing during fallocate operations (zero range, punch hole) and block allocation. This is functional code reachable via system calls.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

Instruction: 
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.

Prompt: 
For your convenience, here is the diff of the changes:
commit fe5bea215dbd1816ed00026566fa661e7e55cb35
Author: syz-cluster <triage@syzkaller.com>
Date:   Tue Jul 14 12:06:03 2026 +0000

    syz-cluster: applied patch under review

diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 94283a991e5c4f..b2e55876d0e352 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -3099,8 +3099,11 @@ extern int ext4_chunk_trans_extent(struct inode *inode, int nrblocks);
 extern int ext4_meta_trans_blocks(struct inode *inode, int lblocks,
 				  int pextents);
 extern int ext4_block_zero_eof(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, loff_t end);
+
+#define EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START	0x1
+#define EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END	0x2
 extern int ext4_zero_partial_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart,
-				    loff_t length, bool *did_zero);
+				    loff_t length, unsigned int *partial_zeroed);
 extern vm_fault_t ext4_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf);
 extern qsize_t *ext4_get_reserved_space(struct inode *inode);
 extern int ext4_get_projid(struct inode *inode, kprojid_t *projid);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 125f628e738ab1..9a1b06c8dd9797 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -4585,6 +4585,7 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 	loff_t epos = 0, old_size = i_size_read(inode);
 	unsigned int blkbits = inode->i_blkbits;
 	bool alloc_zero = false;
+	bool orphan = false;
 
 	BUG_ON(!ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS));
 	map.m_lblk = offset >> blkbits;
@@ -4659,12 +4660,35 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 
 		if (alloc_zero &&
 		    (map.m_flags & (EXT4_MAP_MAPPED | EXT4_MAP_UNWRITTEN))) {
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(map.m_lblk + map.m_len >
+				EXT4_B_TO_LBLK(inode, new_size ?: old_size));
+
 			ret = ext4_issue_zeroout(inode, map.m_lblk, map.m_pblk,
 						 map.m_len);
-			if (likely(!ret))
-				ret = ext4_convert_unwritten_extents(NULL,
+			if (unlikely(ret))
+				break;
+
+			handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MAP_BLOCKS,
+						    credits);
+			if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+				ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (new_size) {
+				ret = ext4_orphan_add(handle, inode);
+				orphan = true;
+				if (ret) {
+					ext4_journal_stop(handle);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			ret = ext4_convert_unwritten_extents(handle,
 					inode, (loff_t)map.m_lblk << blkbits,
 					(loff_t)map.m_len << blkbits);
+			ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
+			ret = ret ? ret : ret2;
 			if (ret)
 				break;
 		}
@@ -4678,7 +4702,7 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 		goto retry;
 
 	if (!epos || !new_size)
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate blocks, update the file size to match the size of the
@@ -4687,12 +4711,16 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 	if (epos > new_size)
 		epos = new_size;
 
-	handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MISC, 1);
-	if (IS_ERR(handle))
-		return ret ? ret : PTR_ERR(handle);
+	handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MISC, 2);
+	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+		ret = ret ? ret : PTR_ERR(handle);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ext4_update_inode_size(inode, epos);
 	ret2 = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
+	if (orphan && inode->i_nlink)
+		ext4_orphan_del(handle, inode);
 	ext4_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle, inode, 1);
 	ret3 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 	ret2 = ret3 ? ret3 : ret2;
@@ -4701,6 +4729,11 @@ static int ext4_alloc_file_blocks(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 		pagecache_isize_extended(inode, old_size, epos);
 
 	return ret ? ret : ret2;
+
+out:
+	if (orphan && inode->i_nlink)
+		ext4_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ext4_collapse_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len);
@@ -4715,7 +4748,7 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 	loff_t align_start, align_end, new_size = 0;
 	loff_t end = offset + len;
 	unsigned int blocksize = i_blocksize(inode);
-	bool partial_zeroed = false;
+	unsigned int partial_zeroed = 0;
 	int ret, flags;
 
 	trace_ext4_zero_range(inode, offset, len, mode);
@@ -4734,10 +4767,16 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 	}
 
 	flags = EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE_UNWRIT_EXT;
-	/* Preallocate the range including the unaligned edges */
+	/*
+	 * Preallocate the range including the unaligned edges, and zero
+	 * out partial blocks if they already contain data.
+	 */
 	if (!IS_ALIGNED(offset | end, blocksize)) {
 		ret = ext4_alloc_file_blocks(file, offset, len, new_size,
 					     flags);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = ext4_zero_partial_blocks(inode, offset, len,
+						       &partial_zeroed);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -4754,6 +4793,21 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 	/* Zero range excluding the unaligned edges */
 	align_start = round_up(offset, blocksize);
 	align_end = round_down(end, blocksize);
+
+	/*
+	 * In WRITE_ZEROES mode, edges that were not partial-zeroed (clean
+	 * unwritten or hole) must be allocated and zeroed as whole blocks.
+	 * Expand the aligned range outward to cover them.
+	 */
+	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES) {
+		if (!IS_ALIGNED(offset, blocksize) &&
+		    !(partial_zeroed & EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START))
+			align_start = round_down(offset, blocksize);
+		if (!IS_ALIGNED(end, blocksize) &&
+		    !(partial_zeroed & EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END))
+			align_end = round_up(end, blocksize);
+	}
+
 	if (align_end > align_start) {
 		if (mode & FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES)
 			flags = EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE_ZERO | EXT4_EX_NOCACHE;
@@ -4770,11 +4824,15 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 	if (IS_ALIGNED(offset | end, blocksize))
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Zero out partial block at the edges of the range */
-	ret = ext4_zero_partial_blocks(inode, offset, len, &partial_zeroed);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	if (((file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode)) && partial_zeroed) {
+	/*
+	 * In FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES mode, edges that have been partially
+	 * zeroed must be written back to ensure the entire zeroed range
+	 * is converted to the written state. In SYNC mode, writeback is
+	 * also required to persist the zeroed data to disk.
+	 */
+	if (partial_zeroed &&
+	    ((mode & FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES) ||
+	     (file->f_flags & O_SYNC) || IS_SYNC(inode))) {
 		ret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, offset,
 						   end - 1);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index c2c2d6ac7f3d13..a1615084a3b99b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4026,6 +4026,10 @@ void ext4_set_aops(struct inode *inode)
  * because it might have data in pagecache (eg, if called from ext4_zero_range,
  * ext4_punch_hole, etc) which needs to be properly zeroed out. Otherwise a
  * racing writeback can come later and flush the stale pagecache to disk.
+ *
+ * Return the loaded bh if it actually needs zeroing - in written, dirty
+ * unwritten, or delalloc state. Return NULL if it's clean (i.e., a hole or
+ * a clean unwritten block).
  */
 static struct buffer_head *ext4_load_tail_bh(struct inode *inode, loff_t from)
 {
@@ -4037,7 +4041,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *ext4_load_tail_bh(struct inode *inode, loff_t from)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	folio = __filemap_get_folio(mapping, from >> PAGE_SHIFT,
-				    FGP_LOCK | FGP_ACCESSED | FGP_CREAT,
+				    FGP_WRITEBEGIN | FGP_ACCESSED,
 				    mapping_gfp_constraint(mapping, ~__GFP_FS));
 	if (IS_ERR(folio))
 		return ERR_CAST(folio);
@@ -4064,8 +4068,15 @@ static struct buffer_head *ext4_load_tail_bh(struct inode *inode, loff_t from)
 	}
 	if (!buffer_mapped(bh)) {
 		BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "unmapped");
-		ext4_get_block(inode, iblock, bh, 0);
-		/* unmapped? It's a hole - nothing to do */
+		err = ext4_get_block(inode, iblock, bh, 0);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto unlock;
+		/*
+		 * It's a hole or a clean unwritten block - nothing to do.
+		 * Note that a lookup-only get_block (without
+		 * EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE) never sets BH_Mapped for clean
+		 * unwritten extents.
+		 */
 		if (!buffer_mapped(bh)) {
 			BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "still unmapped");
 			goto unlock;
@@ -4218,6 +4229,14 @@ int ext4_block_zero_eof(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, loff_t end)
 	offset = from & (blocksize - 1);
 	if (!offset || from >= end)
 		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Inline data has no tail block to zero out.  Note that a race with
+	 * ext4_page_mkwrite() converting inline data to an extent without
+	 * holding i_rwsem is safe, as that path zeroes the full block before
+	 * copying in the inline data.
+	 */
+	if (ext4_has_inline_data(inode))
+		return 0;
 	/* If we are processing an encrypted inode during orphan list handling */
 	if (IS_ENCRYPTED(inode) && !fscrypt_has_encryption_key(inode))
 		return 0;
@@ -4252,13 +4271,26 @@ int ext4_block_zero_eof(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, loff_t end)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Zero out the unaligned head and tail of the [lstart, lstart+length)
+ * range.
+ *
+ * On return, @partial_zeroed records which edges actually got
+ * partial-zeroed.  Set EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START/EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END if
+ * the head/tail block got actually partially zeroed (in written, dirty
+ * unwritten or delalloc state).  Cleared if the head/tail block is a
+ * hole or a clean unwritten block, in which case there is nothing that
+ * needs zeroing.  When the head and tail land in the same block, both
+ * bits are set together on a successful zeroing.
+ */
 int ext4_zero_partial_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart, loff_t length,
-			     bool *did_zero)
+			     unsigned int *partial_zeroed)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	unsigned partial_start, partial_end;
 	ext4_fsblk_t start, end;
 	loff_t byte_end = (lstart + length - 1);
+	bool did_zero = false;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	partial_start = lstart & (sb->s_blocksize - 1);
@@ -4270,21 +4302,32 @@ int ext4_zero_partial_blocks(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart, loff_t length,
 	/* Handle partial zero within the single block */
 	if (start == end &&
 	    (partial_start || (partial_end != sb->s_blocksize - 1))) {
-		err = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, lstart, length, did_zero,
+		err = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, lstart, length, &did_zero,
 					    NULL);
+		if (did_zero)
+			*partial_zeroed |= (EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START |
+					    EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END);
 		return err;
 	}
 	/* Handle partial zero out on the start of the range */
 	if (partial_start) {
 		err = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, lstart, sb->s_blocksize,
-					    did_zero, NULL);
+					    &did_zero, NULL);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
+		if (did_zero)
+			*partial_zeroed |= EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START;
 	}
 	/* Handle partial zero out on the end of the range */
-	if (partial_end != sb->s_blocksize - 1)
+	if (partial_end != sb->s_blocksize - 1) {
+		did_zero = false;
 		err = ext4_block_zero_range(inode, byte_end - partial_end,
-					    partial_end + 1, did_zero, NULL);
+					    partial_end + 1, &did_zero, NULL);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		if (did_zero)
+			*partial_zeroed |= EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END;
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -4433,7 +4476,7 @@ int ext4_punch_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
 	loff_t end = offset + length;
 	handle_t *handle;
 	unsigned int credits;
-	bool partial_zeroed = false;
+	unsigned int partial_zeroed = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	trace_ext4_punch_hole(inode, offset, length, 0);

3/2 2026/07/14 12:06 llm patch-evaluator
0m Model: 
gemini-3.1-pro-preview

Args: 
null

Results: 
null

Tokens: 
							input: 6122
							output: 135
							thoughts: 789

Thoughts: 
**Fuzzing Target Identification: ext4 Filesystem Patch**

Alright, let's break this down. We have a patch that's digging into the guts of the ext4 filesystem, specifically within `fs/ext4/extents.c`, `fs/ext4/inode.c`, and `fs/ext4/ext4.h`. The changes revolve around how `ext4_zero_range` and `ext4_punch_hole` deal with partial block zeroing, using a bitmask (`EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_START`, `EXT4_PARTIAL_ZERO_END`) to keep track of those edge cases. There are also changes to `ext4_alloc_file_blocks` which affect orphan lists and error handling, and `ext4_load_tail_bh` is being modified to handle clean unwritten blocks better.

My initial assessment is that this is a functional change, directly impacting the core logic of ext4, especially when dealing with `fallocate` operations like zeroing ranges and punching holes, as well as block allocation.

Is it reachable? Absolutely. It’s triggered via the `fallocate` system call, so it's directly exposed to userland and hence, fuzzable. Is it worth the effort? Without a doubt. Any modification to core filesystem logic is a potential goldmine for finding subtle, hard-to-find bugs.

So, let's identify the specific functions. Looking at the patch, the affected functions are: `ext4_alloc_file_blocks`, `ext4_zero_range`, `ext4_load_tail_bh`, `ext4_block_zero_eof`, `ext4_zero_partial_blocks`, and `ext4_punch_hole`. That's where we need to focus our fuzzing efforts.

I'm thinking, are these hot-path functions? Not in the sense of a frequent write or read path, like `ext4_file_write_iter` or `ext4_map_blocks`, but `ext4_punch_hole` and `ext4_zero_range` are part of `fallocate` and therefore directly related to our fuzz target. `ext4_alloc_file_blocks` is involved in zero range. `ext4_load_tail_bh` is used during EOF zeroing. `ext4_zero_partial_blocks` is used in punch hole and zero range. They definitely warrant attention.

Now, let's verify the necessary configuration. `EXT4_FS` is the key config, as verified in `fs/ext4/Kconfig`. The fact that the patch touches `fs/ext4/extents.c` and `fs/ext4/inode.c` confirms that this config is sufficient.

Let's double-check that `ext4_alloc_file_blocks` is indeed in `fs/ext4/extents.c`, which it is.

Time to call `set-results`.

```json
{
  "WorthFuzzing": true,
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ext4_alloc_file_blocks",
    "ext4_zero_range",
    "ext4_load_tail_bh",
    "ext4_block_zero_eof",
    "ext4_zero_partial_blocks",
    "ext4_punch_hole"
  ],
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "EXT4_FS"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies core ext4 logic for handling partial block zeroing during fallocate operations (zero range, punch hole) and block allocation. This is functional code reachable via system calls."
}
```

4/2 2026/07/14 12:06 tool set-results
0m Args: 
{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "EXT4_FS"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ext4_alloc_file_blocks",
    "ext4_zero_range",
    "ext4_load_tail_bh",
    "ext4_block_zero_eof",
    "ext4_zero_partial_blocks",
    "ext4_punch_hole"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies core ext4 logic for handling partial block zeroing during fallocate operations (zero range, punch hole) and block allocation. This is functional code reachable via system calls.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}

Results: 
{
  "EnableConfigs": [
    "EXT4_FS"
  ],
  "FocusSymbols": [
    "ext4_alloc_file_blocks",
    "ext4_zero_range",
    "ext4_load_tail_bh",
    "ext4_block_zero_eof",
    "ext4_zero_partial_blocks",
    "ext4_punch_hole"
  ],
  "Reasoning": "The patch modifies core ext4 logic for handling partial block zeroing during fallocate operations (zero range, punch hole) and block allocation. This is functional code reachable via system calls.",
  "WorthFuzzing": true
}
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