Ensure FMODE_NONOTIFY is not set by userspace

From: Lino Sanfilippo
Date: Fri Oct 29 2010 - 06:03:42 EST



In fsnotify_open() ensure that FMODE_NONOTIFY is never set by userspace.
Also always call fsnotify_parent and fsnotify.

Signed-off-by: Lino Sanfilippo <LinoSanfilippo@xxxxxx>
---
This patch applies against commit 3970d817558a426cc2f53eaa01182eb9452e0cb1
of branch 'origin/for-next' from git.infradead.org/users/eparis/notify.git


diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index ecb43b3..5c185fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -235,10 +235,11 @@ static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
mask |= FS_ISDIR;

- if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)) {
- fsnotify_parent(path, NULL, mask);
- fsnotify(inode, mask, path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH, NULL, 0);
- }
+ /* FMODE_NONOTIFY must never be set from user */
+ file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_NONOTIFY;
+
+ fsnotify_parent(path, NULL, mask);
+ fsnotify(inode, mask, path, FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH, NULL, 0);
}

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