Re: [PATCH 1/2] vfs: implement fchmodat2() syscall

From: Greg Kurz
Date: Tue Apr 11 2017 - 08:12:49 EST


On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:39:37 +0200
Greg Kurz <groug@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 1 Mar 2017 10:01:53 +0100
> Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > [CC += linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >
> > Hello Greg,
> >
> > Since this is a kernel-user-space API change, please CC linux-api@.
> > The kernel source file Documentation/SubmitChecklist notes that all
> > Linux kernel patches that change userspace interfaces should be CCed
> > to linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, so that the various parties who are
> > interested in API changes are informed. For further information, see
> > https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/linux-api-ml.html
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
> >
>
> My bad :-\
>
> Anyway, since I had no feedback so far, I'll send a v2 and this time I'll
> rembember to Cc linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Thanks,
>

BTW, commit "186128f75392 docs-rst: add documents to development-process" moved
Documentation/SubmitChecklist to Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst, but
the www.kernel.org page hasn't been updated to reflect that...

Cheers.

--
Greg

> --
> Greg
>
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 6:03 PM, Greg Kurz <groug@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > According to the POSIX.1-2008 manual page [1], the fchmodat() function has
> > > a flag argument which may be passed the following value:
> > >
> > > AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW
> > > If path names a symbolic link, then the mode of the symbolic link is
> > > changed.
> > >
> > > and the following error may be returned:
> > >
> > > [EOPNOTSUPP]
> > > The AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW bit is set in the flag argument, path names a
> > > symbolic link, and the system does not support changing the mode of a
> > > symbolic link.
> > >
> > > The linux kernel doesn't support changing the mode of a symbolic link, but
> > > the current implementation doesn't even have a flag argument. It is then
> > > up to userspace to deal with that. Unfortunately, it is impossible to
> > > implement the POSIX behavior in a race-free manner.
> > >
> > > This patch introduces a new fchmodat2() syscall with a flag argument to
> > > address the issue.
> > >
> > > [1] http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/chmod.html
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <groug@xxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > fs/open.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++----
> > > include/linux/syscalls.h | 2 ++
> > > include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h | 4 +++-
> > > scripts/checksyscalls.sh | 3 ++-
> > > 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
> > > index 9921f70bc5ca..66a8c19f72ca 100644
> > > --- a/fs/open.c
> > > +++ b/fs/open.c
> > > @@ -558,24 +558,39 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fchmod, unsigned int, fd, umode_t, mode)
> > > return err;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fchmodat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode)
> > > +SYSCALL_DEFINE4(fchmodat2, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, umode_t,
> > > + mode, int, flag)
> > > {
> > > struct path path;
> > > - int error;
> > > - unsigned int lookup_flags = LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
> > > + int error = -EINVAL;
> > > + unsigned int lookup_flags;
> > > +
> > > + if ((flag & ~AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) != 0)
> > > + goto out;
> > > +
> > > + lookup_flags = (flag & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) ? 0 : LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
> > > retry:
> > > error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, lookup_flags, &path);
> > > if (!error) {
> > > - error = chmod_common(&path, mode);
> > > + error = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > > + if (!d_is_symlink(path.dentry))
> > > + error = chmod_common(&path, mode);
> > > path_put(&path);
> > > if (retry_estale(error, lookup_flags)) {
> > > lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_REVAL;
> > > goto retry;
> > > }
> > > }
> > > +out:
> > > return error;
> > > }
> > >
> > > +SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fchmodat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, umode_t,
> > > + mode)
> > > +{
> > > + return sys_fchmodat2(dfd, filename, mode, 0);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > SYSCALL_DEFINE2(chmod, const char __user *, filename, umode_t, mode)
> > > {
> > > return sys_fchmodat(AT_FDCWD, filename, mode);
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
> > > index 91a740f6b884..982089d55b31 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
> > > @@ -775,6 +775,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_futimesat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
> > > asmlinkage long sys_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode);
> > > asmlinkage long sys_fchmodat(int dfd, const char __user * filename,
> > > umode_t mode);
> > > +asmlinkage long sys_fchmodat2(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
> > > + umode_t mode, int flag);
> > > asmlinkage long sys_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user,
> > > gid_t group, int flag);
> > > asmlinkage long sys_openat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int flags,
> > > diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
> > > index 9b1462e38b82..e8b0a00908b1 100644
> > > --- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
> > > @@ -730,9 +730,11 @@ __SYSCALL(__NR_pkey_mprotect, sys_pkey_mprotect)
> > > __SYSCALL(__NR_pkey_alloc, sys_pkey_alloc)
> > > #define __NR_pkey_free 290
> > > __SYSCALL(__NR_pkey_free, sys_pkey_free)
> > > +#define __NR_fchmodat2 291
> > > +__SYSCALL(__NR_fchmodat2, sys_fchmodat2)
> > >
> > > #undef __NR_syscalls
> > > -#define __NR_syscalls 291
> > > +#define __NR_syscalls 292
> > >
> > > /*
> > > * All syscalls below here should go away really,
> > > diff --git a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> > > index 2c9082ba6137..2e7471a1d308 100755
> > > --- a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> > > +++ b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> > > @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cat << EOF
> > > #define __IGNORE_link /* linkat */
> > > #define __IGNORE_unlink /* unlinkat */
> > > #define __IGNORE_mknod /* mknodat */
> > > -#define __IGNORE_chmod /* fchmodat */
> > > +#define __IGNORE_chmod /* fchmodat2 */
> > > #define __IGNORE_chown /* fchownat */
> > > #define __IGNORE_mkdir /* mkdirat */
> > > #define __IGNORE_rmdir /* unlinkat */
> > > @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ cat << EOF
> > >
> > > /* Missing flags argument */
> > > #define __IGNORE_renameat /* renameat2 */
> > > +#define __IGNORE_fchmodat /* fchmodat2 */
> > >
> > > /* CLOEXEC flag */
> > > #define __IGNORE_pipe /* pipe2 */
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

Attachment: pgpuQZJCxUowA.pgp
Description: OpenPGP digital signature