Re: [PATCH 2/2] Replace pid_t in autofs with struct pid reference

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Wed Mar 21 2007 - 22:19:53 EST


Quoting Ian Kent (raven@xxxxxxxxxx):
> On Tue, 2007-03-20 at 16:01 -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> > "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > >> > void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentry *);
> > >> > extern void autofs4_kill_sb(struct super_block *);
> > >> > diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
> > >> > index 9857543..4a9ad9b 100644
> > >> > --- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
> > >> > +++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
> > >> > @@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ static void autofs4_notify_daemon(struct
> > >> > packet->ino = wq->ino;
> > >> > packet->uid = wq->uid;
> > >> > packet->gid = wq->gid;
> > >> > - packet->pid = wq->pid;
> > >> > - packet->tgid = wq->tgid;
> > >> > + packet->pid = pid_nr(wq->pid);
> > >> > + packet->tgid = pid_nr(wq->tgid);
> > >> > break;
> > >>
> > >> I'm assuming we build the packet in the process context of the
> > >> daemon we are sending it to. If not we have a problem here.
> > >
> > > Yes this is data being sent to a userspace daemon (Ian pls correct me if
> > > I'm wrong) so the pid_nr is the only thing we can send.
> >
> > Agreed. The question is are we in the user space daemon's process when
> > we generate the pid_nr. Or do we stuff this in some kind of socket,
> > and the socket switch locations of the packet.
>
> The context here is the automount daemon only for expire runs.
>
> Mount request packets are triggered by user processes walking over an
> autofs mount point directory. So "current" in this case isn't the autofs
> daemon.
>
> Requests are sent via a pipe to the daemon.

So is the pid used for anything other than debugging?

In any case, here is a replacement patch which sends the pid number
in the pid_namespace of the process which did the autofs4 mount.

Still not sure whether that is actually what makes sense...

From: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] autofs: prevent pid wraparound in waitqs

Instead of storing pid numbers for waitqs, store references
to struct pids. Also store a reference to the mounter's pid
namespace in the autofs4 sb info so that pid numbers for
mount miss and expiry msgs can send the pid# in the mounter's
pidns.

Signed-off-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serue@xxxxxxxxxx>

---

fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h | 14 ++++++++++++--
fs/autofs4/inode.c | 5 +++++
fs/autofs4/waitq.c | 12 ++++++------
include/linux/pid.h | 1 +
kernel/pid.c | 13 ++++++++++---
5 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

e4184e6923f811f8a025b831ea33541fa820fd62
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index 3ccec0a..55026dd 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ struct autofs_wait_queue {
u64 ino;
uid_t uid;
gid_t gid;
- pid_t pid;
- pid_t tgid;
+ struct pid *pid;
+ struct pid *tgid;
/* This is for status reporting upon return */
int status;
atomic_t wait_ctr;
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct autofs_sb_info {
int pipefd;
struct file *pipe;
struct pid *oz_pgrp;
+ struct pid_namespace *pidns;
int catatonic;
int version;
int sub_version;
@@ -228,5 +229,14 @@ out:
return ret;
}

+static inline void autofs_free_wait_queue(struct autofs_wait_queue *wq)
+{
+ if (wq->pid)
+ put_pid(wq->pid);
+ if (wq->tgid)
+ put_pid(wq->tgid);
+ kfree(wq);
+}
+
void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentry *);
extern void autofs4_kill_sb(struct super_block *);
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/inode.c b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
index c34131a..294efd8 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
#include <linux/bitops.h>
#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
#include <linux/magic.h>
+#include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
#include "autofs_i.h"
#include <linux/module.h>

@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ void autofs4_kill_sb(struct super_block
autofs4_catatonic_mode(sbi); /* Free wait queues, close pipe */

put_pid(sbi->oz_pgrp);
+ put_pid_ns(sbi->pidns);

/* Clean up and release dangling references */
autofs4_force_release(sbi);
@@ -334,6 +336,8 @@ int autofs4_fill_super(struct super_bloc
sbi->type = 0;
sbi->min_proto = 0;
sbi->max_proto = 0;
+ sbi->pidns = task_pid_ns(current);
+ get_pid_ns(sbi->pidns);
mutex_init(&sbi->wq_mutex);
spin_lock_init(&sbi->fs_lock);
sbi->queues = NULL;
@@ -435,6 +439,7 @@ fail_iput:
fail_ino:
kfree(ino);
fail_free:
+ put_pid_ns(sbi->pidns);
kfree(sbi);
s->s_fs_info = NULL;
fail_unlock:
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
index 9857543..30e2a90 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ static void autofs4_notify_daemon(struct
packet->ino = wq->ino;
packet->uid = wq->uid;
packet->gid = wq->gid;
- packet->pid = wq->pid;
- packet->tgid = wq->tgid;
+ packet->pid = __pid_nr(sbi->pidns, wq->pid);
+ packet->tgid = __pid_nr(sbi->pidns, wq->tgid);
break;
}
default:
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ int autofs4_wait(struct autofs_sb_info *
wq->ino = autofs4_get_ino(sbi);
wq->uid = current->uid;
wq->gid = current->gid;
- wq->pid = pid_nr(task_pid(current));
- wq->tgid = pid_nr(task_tgid(current));
+ wq->pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
+ wq->tgid = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
wq->status = -EINTR; /* Status return if interrupted */
atomic_set(&wq->wait_ctr, 2);
mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ int autofs4_wait(struct autofs_sb_info *

/* Are we the last process to need status? */
if (atomic_dec_and_test(&wq->wait_ctr))
- kfree(wq);
+ autofs_free_wait_queue(wq);

return status;
}
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int autofs4_wait_release(struct autofs_s
wq->status = status;

if (atomic_dec_and_test(&wq->wait_ctr)) /* Is anyone still waiting for this guy? */
- kfree(wq);
+ autofs_free_wait_queue(wq);
else
wake_up_interruptible(&wq->queue);

diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index d399679..4f043bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ extern void free_pid_nr(struct pid_nr *p
extern struct pid_nr *alloc_pid_nr(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns);
extern struct pid *alloc_pid(int clone_flags);
extern void FASTCALL(free_pid(struct pid *pid));
+extern pid_t __pid_nr(struct pid_namespace *ns, struct pid *pid);
extern pid_t pid_nr(struct pid *pid);


diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index b040e19..aa61b7e 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -299,23 +299,30 @@ int attach_pid_nr(struct pid *pid, struc
return 0;
}

-pid_t pid_nr(struct pid *pid)
+pid_t __pid_nr(struct pid_namespace *ns, struct pid *pid)
{
struct pid_nr* pid_nr;
struct hlist_node *pos;

if (!pid)
return 0;
-
rcu_read_lock();
hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(pid_nr, pos, &pid->pid_nrs, node)
- if (pid_nr->pid_ns == task_pid_ns(current)) {
+ if (pid_nr->pid_ns == ns) {
rcu_read_unlock();
return pid_nr->nr;
}

rcu_read_unlock();
return 0;
+
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__pid_nr);
+
+pid_t pid_nr(struct pid *pid)
+{
+ return __pid_nr(task_pid_ns(current), pid);
}

EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pid_nr);
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