Re: [PATCH v4 71/79] include/uapi/linux/fuse.h: use linux/types.h also in userspace

From: Mikko Rapeli
Date: Thu Oct 15 2015 - 17:03:39 EST


On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 09:25:30PM +0200, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 8:59 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thursday 15 October 2015 20:32:45 Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> >> > In my other patches I got review comments that kernel headers should not
> >> > use <stdint.h> and also Documentation/CodingStyle section 5 says:
> >> >
> >> > (e) Types safe for use in userspace.
> >> >
> >> > In certain structures which are visible to userspace, we cannot
> >> > require C99 types and cannot use the 'u32' form above. Thus, we
> >> > use __u32 and similar types in all structures which are shared
> >> > with userspace.
> >>
> >> Ok, if you cannot require C99, then the __uXX types are the way to go.
> >> But for the fuse API we *can* use C99 types, nothing preventing us
> >> from doing it.
> >
> > What the sentence above means is that you should not rely on the
> > user including <stdint.h> before including a kernel header, and
> > that kernel headers are not allowed to include <stdint.h> themselves,
> > because that would break any pre-C99 user space that defines types
> > with the same names in their own headers and that relies on that
> > header not to be included implicitly.
> >
> > It's possible that it has never been a problem for the fuse headers,
> > but it has been a problem for other headers in the past and what
> > Mikko is trying to achieve is to ensure that none of the kernel
> > headers do this so we can make it an error in 'make headers_install'.
>
> "in some cases including <stdint.h> might be a problem" is not a very
> strong argument in favour of making it an error. And since it would
> be a step backwards for the fuse header I object to making it an
> error.
>
> If this is really such a big issue, then why not make it a warning
> (and add a mechanism to silence that warning)?

I tried compiling fuse userspace library with this patch applied and
it compiles without any problems:

$ make
Making all in include
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/include'
make all-am
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/include'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/include'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/include'
Making all in lib
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/lib'
CC fuse.lo
CC fuse_loop_mt.lo
CC fuse_lowlevel.lo
CC cuse_lowlevel.lo
CCLD libfuse3.la
ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U')
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/lib'
Making all in util
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/util'
make all-am
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/util'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'all-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/util'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/util'
Making all in example
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/example'
CCLD fusexmp
CCLD fusexmp_fh
CCLD null
CCLD hello
CCLD hello_ll
CCLD fioc
CCLD fsel
CCLD cusexmp
CCLD fuse_lo-plus
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/example'
Making all in doc
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/doc'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse/doc'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all-am'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mcfrisk/src/fuse-fuse'

$ git diff
diff --git a/include/fuse_kernel.h b/include/fuse_kernel.h
index c9aca04..a25e329 100644
--- a/include/fuse_kernel.h
+++ b/include/fuse_kernel.h
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@
#ifndef _LINUX_FUSE_H
#define _LINUX_FUSE_H

-#ifdef __KERNEL__
#include <linux/types.h>
-#else
-#include <stdint.h>
-#endif

/*
* Version negotiation:
@@ -146,42 +142,42 @@
userspace works under 64bit kernels */

struct fuse_attr {
- uint64_t ino;
- uint64_t size;
- uint64_t blocks;
- uint64_t atime;
- uint64_t mtime;
- uint64_t ctime;
- uint32_t atimensec;
- uint32_t mtimensec;
- uint32_t ctimensec;
- uint32_t mode;
- uint32_t nlink;
- uint32_t uid;
- uint32_t gid;
- uint32_t rdev;
- uint32_t blksize;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 ino;
+ __u64 size;
+ __u64 blocks;
+ __u64 atime;
+ __u64 mtime;
+ __u64 ctime;
+ __u32 atimensec;
+ __u32 mtimensec;
+ __u32 ctimensec;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 nlink;
+ __u32 uid;
+ __u32 gid;
+ __u32 rdev;
+ __u32 blksize;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_kstatfs {
- uint64_t blocks;
- uint64_t bfree;
- uint64_t bavail;
- uint64_t files;
- uint64_t ffree;
- uint32_t bsize;
- uint32_t namelen;
- uint32_t frsize;
- uint32_t padding;
- uint32_t spare[6];
+ __u64 blocks;
+ __u64 bfree;
+ __u64 bavail;
+ __u64 files;
+ __u64 ffree;
+ __u32 bsize;
+ __u32 namelen;
+ __u32 frsize;
+ __u32 padding;
+ __u32 spare[6];
};

struct fuse_file_lock {
- uint64_t start;
- uint64_t end;
- uint32_t type;
- uint32_t pid; /* tgid */
+ __u64 start;
+ __u64 end;
+ __u32 type;
+ __u32 pid; /* tgid */
};

/**
@@ -379,149 +375,149 @@ enum fuse_notify_code {
#define FUSE_COMPAT_ENTRY_OUT_SIZE 120

struct fuse_entry_out {
- uint64_t nodeid; /* Inode ID */
- uint64_t generation; /* Inode generation: nodeid:gen must
+ __u64 nodeid; /* Inode ID */
+ __u64 generation; /* Inode generation: nodeid:gen must
be unique for the fs's lifetime */
- uint64_t entry_valid; /* Cache timeout for the name */
- uint64_t attr_valid; /* Cache timeout for the attributes */
- uint32_t entry_valid_nsec;
- uint32_t attr_valid_nsec;
+ __u64 entry_valid; /* Cache timeout for the name */
+ __u64 attr_valid; /* Cache timeout for the attributes */
+ __u32 entry_valid_nsec;
+ __u32 attr_valid_nsec;
struct fuse_attr attr;
};

struct fuse_forget_in {
- uint64_t nlookup;
+ __u64 nlookup;
};

struct fuse_forget_one {
- uint64_t nodeid;
- uint64_t nlookup;
+ __u64 nodeid;
+ __u64 nlookup;
};

struct fuse_batch_forget_in {
- uint32_t count;
- uint32_t dummy;
+ __u32 count;
+ __u32 dummy;
};

struct fuse_getattr_in {
- uint32_t getattr_flags;
- uint32_t dummy;
- uint64_t fh;
+ __u32 getattr_flags;
+ __u32 dummy;
+ __u64 fh;
};

#define FUSE_COMPAT_ATTR_OUT_SIZE 96

struct fuse_attr_out {
- uint64_t attr_valid; /* Cache timeout for the attributes */
- uint32_t attr_valid_nsec;
- uint32_t dummy;
+ __u64 attr_valid; /* Cache timeout for the attributes */
+ __u32 attr_valid_nsec;
+ __u32 dummy;
struct fuse_attr attr;
};

#define FUSE_COMPAT_MKNOD_IN_SIZE 8

struct fuse_mknod_in {
- uint32_t mode;
- uint32_t rdev;
- uint32_t umask;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 rdev;
+ __u32 umask;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_mkdir_in {
- uint32_t mode;
- uint32_t umask;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 umask;
};

struct fuse_rename_in {
- uint64_t newdir;
+ __u64 newdir;
};

struct fuse_rename2_in {
- uint64_t newdir;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 newdir;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_link_in {
- uint64_t oldnodeid;
+ __u64 oldnodeid;
};

struct fuse_setattr_in {
- uint32_t valid;
- uint32_t padding;
- uint64_t fh;
- uint64_t size;
- uint64_t lock_owner;
- uint64_t atime;
- uint64_t mtime;
- uint64_t ctime;
- uint32_t atimensec;
- uint32_t mtimensec;
- uint32_t ctimensec;
- uint32_t mode;
- uint32_t unused4;
- uint32_t uid;
- uint32_t gid;
- uint32_t unused5;
+ __u32 valid;
+ __u32 padding;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u64 size;
+ __u64 lock_owner;
+ __u64 atime;
+ __u64 mtime;
+ __u64 ctime;
+ __u32 atimensec;
+ __u32 mtimensec;
+ __u32 ctimensec;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 unused4;
+ __u32 uid;
+ __u32 gid;
+ __u32 unused5;
};

struct fuse_open_in {
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t unused;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 unused;
};

struct fuse_create_in {
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t mode;
- uint32_t umask;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 umask;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_open_out {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint32_t open_flags;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u32 open_flags;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_release_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t release_flags;
- uint64_t lock_owner;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 release_flags;
+ __u64 lock_owner;
};

struct fuse_flush_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint32_t unused;
- uint32_t padding;
- uint64_t lock_owner;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u32 unused;
+ __u32 padding;
+ __u64 lock_owner;
};

struct fuse_read_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint64_t offset;
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t read_flags;
- uint64_t lock_owner;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u64 offset;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 read_flags;
+ __u64 lock_owner;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 padding;
};

#define FUSE_COMPAT_WRITE_IN_SIZE 24

struct fuse_write_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint64_t offset;
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t write_flags;
- uint64_t lock_owner;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u64 offset;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 write_flags;
+ __u64 lock_owner;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_write_out {
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 padding;
};

#define FUSE_COMPAT_STATFS_SIZE 48
@@ -531,32 +527,32 @@ struct fuse_statfs_out {
};

struct fuse_fsync_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint32_t fsync_flags;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u32 fsync_flags;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_setxattr_in {
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t flags;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 flags;
};

struct fuse_getxattr_in {
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_getxattr_out {
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_lk_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint64_t owner;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u64 owner;
struct fuse_file_lock lk;
- uint32_t lk_flags;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 lk_flags;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_lk_out {
@@ -564,140 +560,140 @@ struct fuse_lk_out {
};

struct fuse_access_in {
- uint32_t mask;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 mask;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_init_in {
- uint32_t major;
- uint32_t minor;
- uint32_t max_readahead;
- uint32_t flags;
+ __u32 major;
+ __u32 minor;
+ __u32 max_readahead;
+ __u32 flags;
};

#define FUSE_COMPAT_INIT_OUT_SIZE 8
#define FUSE_COMPAT_22_INIT_OUT_SIZE 24

struct fuse_init_out {
- uint32_t major;
- uint32_t minor;
- uint32_t max_readahead;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint16_t max_background;
- uint16_t congestion_threshold;
- uint32_t max_write;
- uint32_t time_gran;
- uint32_t unused[9];
+ __u32 major;
+ __u32 minor;
+ __u32 max_readahead;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u16 max_background;
+ __u16 congestion_threshold;
+ __u32 max_write;
+ __u32 time_gran;
+ __u32 unused[9];
};

#define CUSE_INIT_INFO_MAX 4096

struct cuse_init_in {
- uint32_t major;
- uint32_t minor;
- uint32_t unused;
- uint32_t flags;
+ __u32 major;
+ __u32 minor;
+ __u32 unused;
+ __u32 flags;
};

struct cuse_init_out {
- uint32_t major;
- uint32_t minor;
- uint32_t unused;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t max_read;
- uint32_t max_write;
- uint32_t dev_major; /* chardev major */
- uint32_t dev_minor; /* chardev minor */
- uint32_t spare[10];
+ __u32 major;
+ __u32 minor;
+ __u32 unused;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 max_read;
+ __u32 max_write;
+ __u32 dev_major; /* chardev major */
+ __u32 dev_minor; /* chardev minor */
+ __u32 spare[10];
};

struct fuse_interrupt_in {
- uint64_t unique;
+ __u64 unique;
};

struct fuse_bmap_in {
- uint64_t block;
- uint32_t blocksize;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 block;
+ __u32 blocksize;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_bmap_out {
- uint64_t block;
+ __u64 block;
};

struct fuse_ioctl_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t cmd;
- uint64_t arg;
- uint32_t in_size;
- uint32_t out_size;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 cmd;
+ __u64 arg;
+ __u32 in_size;
+ __u32 out_size;
};

struct fuse_ioctl_iovec {
- uint64_t base;
- uint64_t len;
+ __u64 base;
+ __u64 len;
};

struct fuse_ioctl_out {
- int32_t result;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t in_iovs;
- uint32_t out_iovs;
+ __s32 result;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 in_iovs;
+ __u32 out_iovs;
};

struct fuse_poll_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint64_t kh;
- uint32_t flags;
- uint32_t events;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u64 kh;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 events;
};

struct fuse_poll_out {
- uint32_t revents;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 revents;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_notify_poll_wakeup_out {
- uint64_t kh;
+ __u64 kh;
};

struct fuse_fallocate_in {
- uint64_t fh;
- uint64_t offset;
- uint64_t length;
- uint32_t mode;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 fh;
+ __u64 offset;
+ __u64 length;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_in_header {
- uint32_t len;
- uint32_t opcode;
- uint64_t unique;
- uint64_t nodeid;
- uint32_t uid;
- uint32_t gid;
- uint32_t pid;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u32 len;
+ __u32 opcode;
+ __u64 unique;
+ __u64 nodeid;
+ __u32 uid;
+ __u32 gid;
+ __u32 pid;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_out_header {
- uint32_t len;
- int32_t error;
- uint64_t unique;
+ __u32 len;
+ __s32 error;
+ __u64 unique;
};

struct fuse_dirent {
- uint64_t ino;
- uint64_t off;
- uint32_t namelen;
- uint32_t type;
+ __u64 ino;
+ __u64 off;
+ __u32 namelen;
+ __u32 type;
char name[];
};

#define FUSE_NAME_OFFSET offsetof(struct fuse_dirent, name)
#define FUSE_DIRENT_ALIGN(x) \
- (((x) + sizeof(uint64_t) - 1) & ~(sizeof(uint64_t) - 1))
+ (((x) + sizeof(__u64) - 1) & ~(sizeof(__u64) - 1))
#define FUSE_DIRENT_SIZE(d) \
FUSE_DIRENT_ALIGN(FUSE_NAME_OFFSET + (d)->namelen)

@@ -712,47 +708,47 @@ struct fuse_direntplus {
FUSE_DIRENT_ALIGN(FUSE_NAME_OFFSET_DIRENTPLUS + (d)->dirent.namelen)

struct fuse_notify_inval_inode_out {
- uint64_t ino;
- int64_t off;
- int64_t len;
+ __u64 ino;
+ __s64 off;
+ __s64 len;
};

struct fuse_notify_inval_entry_out {
- uint64_t parent;
- uint32_t namelen;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 parent;
+ __u32 namelen;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_notify_delete_out {
- uint64_t parent;
- uint64_t child;
- uint32_t namelen;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 parent;
+ __u64 child;
+ __u32 namelen;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_notify_store_out {
- uint64_t nodeid;
- uint64_t offset;
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 nodeid;
+ __u64 offset;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 padding;
};

struct fuse_notify_retrieve_out {
- uint64_t notify_unique;
- uint64_t nodeid;
- uint64_t offset;
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t padding;
+ __u64 notify_unique;
+ __u64 nodeid;
+ __u64 offset;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 padding;
};

/* Matches the size of fuse_write_in */
struct fuse_notify_retrieve_in {
- uint64_t dummy1;
- uint64_t offset;
- uint32_t size;
- uint32_t dummy2;
- uint64_t dummy3;
- uint64_t dummy4;
+ __u64 dummy1;
+ __u64 offset;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 dummy2;
+ __u64 dummy3;
+ __u64 dummy4;
};

/* Device ioctls: */

-Mikko
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