Re: [PATCH 02/13] ppc/cell: use get_unused_fd_flags(0) instead ofget_unused_fd()

From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt
Date: Sun Jan 12 2014 - 18:06:35 EST


On Tue, 2013-07-02 at 18:39 +0200, Yann Droneaud wrote:
> Macro get_unused_fd() is used to allocate a file descriptor with
> default flags. Those default flags (0) can be "unsafe":
> O_CLOEXEC must be used by default to not leak file descriptor
> across exec().
>
> Instead of macro get_unused_fd(), functions anon_inode_getfd()
> or get_unused_fd_flags() should be used with flags given by userspace.
> If not possible, flags should be set to O_CLOEXEC to provide userspace
> with a default safe behavor.
>
> In a further patch, get_unused_fd() will be removed so that
> new code start using anon_inode_getfd() or get_unused_fd_flags()
> with correct flags.
>
> This patch replaces calls to get_unused_fd() with equivalent call to
> get_unused_fd_flags(0) to preserve current behavor for existing code.
>
> The hard coded flag value (0) should be reviewed on a per-subsystem basis,
> and, if possible, set to O_CLOEXEC.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yann Droneaud <ydroneaud@xxxxxxxxxx>

Should I merge this (v5 on patchwork) or let Al do it ?

Acked-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
> index f390042..88df441 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
> @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static int spufs_context_open(struct path *path)
> int ret;
> struct file *filp;
>
> - ret = get_unused_fd();
> + ret = get_unused_fd_flags(0);
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>
> @@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static int spufs_gang_open(struct path *path)
> int ret;
> struct file *filp;
>
> - ret = get_unused_fd();
> + ret = get_unused_fd_flags(0);
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>


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