Re: [PATCH v2 01/18] vfs: add miscattr ops

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Wed Mar 24 2021 - 04:07:16 EST


On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 03:33:38PM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 03:48:59PM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> > There's a substantial amount of boilerplate in filesystems handling
> > FS_IOC_[GS]ETFLAGS/ FS_IOC_FS[GS]ETXATTR ioctls.
> >
> > Also due to userspace buffers being involved in the ioctl API this is
> > difficult to stack, as shown by overlayfs issues related to these ioctls.
> >
> > Introduce a new internal API named "miscattr" (fsxattr can be confused with
> > xattr, xflags is inappropriate, since this is more than just flags).
> >
> > There's significant overlap between flags and xflags and this API handles
> > the conversions automatically, so filesystems may choose which one to use.
> >
> > In ->miscattr_get() a hint is provided to the filesystem whether flags or
> > xattr are being requested by userspace, but in this series this hint is
> > ignored by all filesystems, since generating all the attributes is cheap.
> >
> > If a filesystem doesn't implemement the miscattr API, just fall back to
> > f_op->ioctl(). When all filesystems are converted, the fallback can be
> > removed.
> >
> > 32bit compat ioctls are now handled by the generic code as well.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst | 5 +
> > Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst | 15 ++
> > fs/ioctl.c | 329 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > include/linux/fs.h | 4 +
> > include/linux/miscattr.h | 53 +++++
> > 5 files changed, 406 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 include/linux/miscattr.h
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
> > index b7dcc86c92a4..a5aa2046d48f 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
> > @@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ prototypes::
> > struct file *, unsigned open_flag,
> > umode_t create_mode);
> > int (*tmpfile) (struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
> > + int (*miscattr_set)(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
> > + struct dentry *dentry, struct miscattr *ma);
> > + int (*miscattr_get)(struct dentry *dentry, struct miscattr *ma);
> >
> > locking rules:
> > all may block
> > @@ -107,6 +110,8 @@ fiemap: no
> > update_time: no
> > atomic_open: shared (exclusive if O_CREAT is set in open flags)
> > tmpfile: no
> > +miscattr_get: no or exclusive
> > +miscattr_set: exclusive
> > ============ =============================================
> >
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst
> > index 2049bbf5e388..f125ce6c3b47 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst
> > @@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ As of kernel 2.6.22, the following members are defined:
> > unsigned open_flag, umode_t create_mode);
> > int (*tmpfile) (struct user_namespace *, struct inode *, struct dentry *, umode_t);
> > int (*set_acl)(struct user_namespace *, struct inode *, struct posix_acl *, int);
> > + int (*miscattr_set)(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
> > + struct dentry *dentry, struct miscattr *ma);
> > + int (*miscattr_get)(struct dentry *dentry, struct miscattr *ma);
> > };
> >
> > Again, all methods are called without any locks being held, unless
> > @@ -588,6 +591,18 @@ otherwise noted.
> > atomically creating, opening and unlinking a file in given
> > directory.
> >
> > +``miscattr_get``
>
> I wish this wasn't named "misc" because miscellaneous is vague.
>
> fileattr_get, perhaps?
>
> (FWIW I'm not /that/ passionate about starting a naming bikeshed, feel
> free to ignore.)
>
> > + called on ioctl(FS_IOC_GETFLAGS) and ioctl(FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR) to
> > + retrieve miscellaneous filesystem flags and attributes. Also
>
> "...miscellaneous *file* flags and attributes."
>
> > + called before the relevant SET operation to check what is being
> > + changed (in this case with i_rwsem locked exclusive). If unset,
> > + then fall back to f_op->ioctl().
> > +
> > +``miscattr_set``
> > + called on ioctl(FS_IOC_SETFLAGS) and ioctl(FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR) to
> > + change miscellaneous filesystem flags and attributes. Callers hold
>
> Same here.
>
> > + i_rwsem exclusive. If unset, then fall back to f_op->ioctl().
> > +
> >
> > The Address Space Object
> > ========================
> > diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
> > index 4e6cc0a7d69c..e5f3820809a4 100644
> > --- a/fs/ioctl.c
> > +++ b/fs/ioctl.c
> > @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
> > #include <linux/falloc.h>
> > #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
> > #include <linux/fiemap.h>
> > +#include <linux/mount.h>
> > +#include <linux/fscrypt.h>
> > +#include <linux/miscattr.h>
> >
> > #include "internal.h"
> >
> > @@ -657,6 +660,311 @@ static int ioctl_file_dedupe_range(struct file *file,
> > return ret;
> > }
> >
> > +/**
> > + * miscattr_fill_xflags - initialize miscattr with xflags
> > + * @ma: miscattr pointer
> > + * @xflags: FS_XFLAG_* flags
> > + *
> > + * Set ->fsx_xflags, ->xattr_valid and ->flags (translated xflags). All
> > + * other fields are zeroed.
> > + */
> > +void miscattr_fill_xflags(struct miscattr *ma, u32 xflags)
> > +{
> > + memset(ma, 0, sizeof(*ma));
> > + ma->xattr_valid = true;
> > + ma->fsx_xflags = xflags;
> > + if (ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_IMMUTABLE)
> > + ma->flags |= FS_IMMUTABLE_FL;
>
> I wonder if maintaining redundant sets of flags in the same structure is
> going to bite us some day.
>
> > + if (ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_APPEND)
> > + ma->flags |= FS_APPEND_FL;
> > + if (ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_SYNC)
> > + ma->flags |= FS_SYNC_FL;
> > + if (ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_NOATIME)
> > + ma->flags |= FS_NOATIME_FL;
> > + if (ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_NODUMP)
> > + ma->flags |= FS_NODUMP_FL;
> > + if (ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_DAX)
> > + ma->flags |= FS_DAX_FL;
> > + if (ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
> > + ma->flags |= FS_PROJINHERIT_FL;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(miscattr_fill_xflags);
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * miscattr_fill_flags - initialize miscattr with flags
> > + * @ma: miscattr pointer
> > + * @flags: FS_*_FL flags
> > + *
> > + * Set ->flags, ->flags_valid and ->fsx_xflags (translated flags).
> > + * All other fields are zeroed.
> > + */
> > +void miscattr_fill_flags(struct miscattr *ma, u32 flags)
> > +{
> > + memset(ma, 0, sizeof(*ma));
> > + ma->flags_valid = true;
> > + ma->flags = flags;
> > + if (ma->flags & FS_SYNC_FL)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_SYNC;
> > + if (ma->flags & FS_IMMUTABLE_FL)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_IMMUTABLE;
> > + if (ma->flags & FS_APPEND_FL)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_APPEND;
> > + if (ma->flags & FS_NODUMP_FL)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_NODUMP;
> > + if (ma->flags & FS_NOATIME_FL)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_NOATIME;
> > + if (ma->flags & FS_DAX_FL)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_DAX;
> > + if (ma->flags & FS_PROJINHERIT_FL)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(miscattr_fill_flags);
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * vfs_miscattr_get - retrieve miscellaneous inode attributes
> > + * @dentry: the object to retrieve from
> > + * @ma: miscattr pointer
> > + *
> > + * Call i_op->miscattr_get() callback, if exists.
> > + *
> > + * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error on failure.
> > + */
> > +int vfs_miscattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct miscattr *ma)
> > +{
> > + struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
> > +
> > + if (d_is_special(dentry))
> > + return -ENOTTY;
> > +
> > + if (!inode->i_op->miscattr_get)
> > + return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
> > +
> > + return inode->i_op->miscattr_get(dentry, ma);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_miscattr_get);
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * fsxattr_copy_to_user - copy fsxattr to userspace.
> > + * @ma: miscattr pointer
> > + * @ufa: fsxattr user pointer
> > + *
> > + * Returns 0 on success, or -EFAULT on failure.
> > + */
> > +int fsxattr_copy_to_user(const struct miscattr *ma, struct fsxattr __user *ufa)
> > +{
> > + struct fsxattr fa = {
> > + .fsx_xflags = ma->fsx_xflags,
> > + .fsx_extsize = ma->fsx_extsize,
> > + .fsx_nextents = ma->fsx_nextents,
> > + .fsx_projid = ma->fsx_projid,
> > + .fsx_cowextsize = ma->fsx_cowextsize,
> > + };
> > +
> > + if (copy_to_user(ufa, &fa, sizeof(fa)))
> > + return -EFAULT;
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(fsxattr_copy_to_user);
> > +
> > +static int fsxattr_copy_from_user(struct miscattr *ma,
> > + struct fsxattr __user *ufa)
> > +{
> > + struct fsxattr fa;
> > +
> > + if (copy_from_user(&fa, ufa, sizeof(fa)))
> > + return -EFAULT;
> > +
> > + miscattr_fill_xflags(ma, fa.fsx_xflags);
> > + ma->fsx_extsize = fa.fsx_extsize;
> > + ma->fsx_nextents = fa.fsx_nextents;
> > + ma->fsx_projid = fa.fsx_projid;
> > + ma->fsx_cowextsize = fa.fsx_cowextsize;
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Generic function to check FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR/FS_IOC_SETFLAGS values and reject
> > + * any invalid configurations.
> > + *
> > + * Note: must be called with inode lock held.
> > + */
> > +static int miscattr_set_prepare(struct inode *inode,
> > + const struct miscattr *old_ma,
> > + struct miscattr *ma)
> > +{
> > + int err;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * The IMMUTABLE and APPEND_ONLY flags can only be changed by
> > + * the relevant capability.
> > + */
> > + if ((ma->flags ^ old_ma->flags) & (FS_APPEND_FL | FS_IMMUTABLE_FL) &&
> > + !capable(CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE))
> > + return -EPERM;
> > +
> > + err = fscrypt_prepare_setflags(inode, old_ma->flags, ma->flags);
> > + if (err)
> > + return err;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * Project Quota ID state is only allowed to change from within the init
> > + * namespace. Enforce that restriction only if we are trying to change
> > + * the quota ID state. Everything else is allowed in user namespaces.
> > + */
> > + if (current_user_ns() != &init_user_ns) {
> > + if (old_ma->fsx_projid != ma->fsx_projid)
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > + if ((old_ma->fsx_xflags ^ ma->fsx_xflags) &
> > + FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > + }
> > +
> > + /* Check extent size hints. */
> > + if ((ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE) && !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > + if ((ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT) &&
> > + !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > + if ((ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_COWEXTSIZE) &&
> > + !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * It is only valid to set the DAX flag on regular files and
> > + * directories on filesystems.
> > + */
> > + if ((ma->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_DAX) &&
> > + !(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)))
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > + /* Extent size hints of zero turn off the flags. */
> > + if (ma->fsx_extsize == 0)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags &= ~(FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE | FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT);
> > + if (ma->fsx_cowextsize == 0)
> > + ma->fsx_xflags &= ~FS_XFLAG_COWEXTSIZE;
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * vfs_miscattr_set - change miscellaneous inode attributes
> > + * @dentry: the object to change
> > + * @ma: miscattr pointer
> > + *
> > + * After verifying permissions, call i_op->miscattr_set() callback, if
> > + * exists.
> > + *
> > + * Verifying attributes involves retrieving current attributes with
> > + * i_op->miscattr_get(), this also allows initilaizing attributes that have
> > + * not been set by the caller to current values. Inode lock is held
> > + * thoughout to prevent racing with another instance.
> > + *
> > + * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error on failure.
> > + */
> > +int vfs_miscattr_set(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
> > + struct miscattr *ma)
> > +{
> > + struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
> > + struct miscattr old_ma = {};
> > + int err;
> > +
> > + if (d_is_special(dentry))
> > + return -ENOTTY;
> > +
> > + if (!inode->i_op->miscattr_set)
> > + return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
> > +
> > + if (!inode_owner_or_capable(mnt_userns, inode))
> > + return -EPERM;
> > +
> > + inode_lock(inode);
> > + err = vfs_miscattr_get(dentry, &old_ma);
> > + if (!err) {
> > + /* initialize missing bits from old_ma */
> > + if (ma->flags_valid) {
> > + ma->fsx_xflags |= old_ma.fsx_xflags & ~FS_XFLAG_COMMON;
> > + ma->fsx_extsize = old_ma.fsx_extsize;
> > + ma->fsx_nextents = old_ma.fsx_nextents;
> > + ma->fsx_projid = old_ma.fsx_projid;
> > + ma->fsx_cowextsize = old_ma.fsx_cowextsize;
> > + } else {
> > + ma->flags |= old_ma.flags & ~FS_COMMON_FL;
> > + }
> > + err = miscattr_set_prepare(inode, &old_ma, ma);
> > + if (!err)
> > + err = inode->i_op->miscattr_set(mnt_userns, dentry, ma);
> > + }
> > + inode_unlock(inode);
> > +
> > + return err;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_miscattr_set);
> > +
> > +static int ioctl_getflags(struct file *file, void __user *argp)
> > +{
> > + struct miscattr ma = { .flags_valid = true }; /* hint only */
> > + unsigned int flags;
> > + int err;
> > +
> > + err = vfs_miscattr_get(file_dentry(file), &ma);
> > + if (!err) {
> > + flags = ma.flags;
> > + if (copy_to_user(argp, &flags, sizeof(flags)))
> > + err = -EFAULT;
> > + }
> > + return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int ioctl_setflags(struct file *file, void __user *argp)
> > +{
> > + struct miscattr ma;
> > + unsigned int flags;
> > + int err;
> > +
> > + if (copy_from_user(&flags, argp, sizeof(flags)))
> > + return -EFAULT;
> > +
> > + err = mnt_want_write_file(file);
> > + if (!err) {
> > + miscattr_fill_flags(&ma, flags);
> > + err = vfs_miscattr_set(file_mnt_user_ns(file), file_dentry(file), &ma);
> > + mnt_drop_write_file(file);
> > + }
> > + return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int ioctl_fsgetxattr(struct file *file, void __user *argp)
> > +{
> > + struct miscattr ma = { .xattr_valid = true }; /* hint only */
> > + int err;
> > +
> > + err = vfs_miscattr_get(file_dentry(file), &ma);
> > + if (!err)
> > + err = fsxattr_copy_to_user(&ma, argp);
> > +
> > + return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int ioctl_fssetxattr(struct file *file, void __user *argp)
> > +{
> > + struct miscattr ma;
> > + int err;
> > +
> > + err = fsxattr_copy_from_user(&ma, argp);
> > + if (!err) {
> > + err = mnt_want_write_file(file);
> > + if (!err) {
> > + err = vfs_miscattr_set(file_mnt_user_ns(file), file_dentry(file), &ma);
> > + mnt_drop_write_file(file);
> > + }
> > + }
> > + return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > /*
> > * do_vfs_ioctl() is not for drivers and not intended to be EXPORT_SYMBOL()'d.
> > * It's just a simple helper for sys_ioctl and compat_sys_ioctl.
> > @@ -727,6 +1035,18 @@ static int do_vfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int fd,
> > return put_user(i_size_read(inode) - filp->f_pos,
> > (int __user *)argp);
> >
> > + case FS_IOC_GETFLAGS:
> > + return ioctl_getflags(filp, argp);
> > +
> > + case FS_IOC_SETFLAGS:
> > + return ioctl_setflags(filp, argp);
> > +
> > + case FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR:
> > + return ioctl_fsgetxattr(filp, argp);
> > +
> > + case FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR:
> > + return ioctl_fssetxattr(filp, argp);
> > +
> > default:
> > if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
> > return file_ioctl(filp, cmd, argp);
> > @@ -827,6 +1147,15 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(ioctl, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd,
> > break;
> > #endif
> >
> > + /*
> > + * These access 32-bit values anyway so no further handling is
> > + * necessary.
> > + */
> > + case FS_IOC32_GETFLAGS:
> > + case FS_IOC32_SETFLAGS:
> > + cmd = (cmd == FS_IOC32_GETFLAGS) ?
> > + FS_IOC_GETFLAGS : FS_IOC_SETFLAGS;
> > + fallthrough;
> > /*
> > * everything else in do_vfs_ioctl() takes either a compatible
> > * pointer argument or no argument -- call it with a modified
> > diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
> > index ec8f3ddf4a6a..9e7f6a592a70 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/fs.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/fs.h
> > @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct fsverity_info;
> > struct fsverity_operations;
> > struct fs_context;
> > struct fs_parameter_spec;
> > +struct miscattr;
> >
> > extern void __init inode_init(void);
> > extern void __init inode_init_early(void);
> > @@ -1963,6 +1964,9 @@ struct inode_operations {
> > struct dentry *, umode_t);
> > int (*set_acl)(struct user_namespace *, struct inode *,
> > struct posix_acl *, int);
> > + int (*miscattr_set)(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
> > + struct dentry *dentry, struct miscattr *ma);
> > + int (*miscattr_get)(struct dentry *dentry, struct miscattr *ma);
> > } ____cacheline_aligned;
> >
> > static inline ssize_t call_read_iter(struct file *file, struct kiocb *kio,
> > diff --git a/include/linux/miscattr.h b/include/linux/miscattr.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..13683eb6ac78
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/linux/miscattr.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +
> > +#ifndef _LINUX_MISCATTR_H
> > +#define _LINUX_MISCATTR_H
> > +
> > +/* Flags shared betwen flags/xflags */
> > +#define FS_COMMON_FL \
> > + (FS_SYNC_FL | FS_IMMUTABLE_FL | FS_APPEND_FL | \
> > + FS_NODUMP_FL | FS_NOATIME_FL | FS_DAX_FL | \
> > + FS_PROJINHERIT_FL)
> > +
> > +#define FS_XFLAG_COMMON \
> > + (FS_XFLAG_SYNC | FS_XFLAG_IMMUTABLE | FS_XFLAG_APPEND | \
> > + FS_XFLAG_NODUMP | FS_XFLAG_NOATIME | FS_XFLAG_DAX | \
> > + FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
> > +
> > +struct miscattr {
> > + u32 flags; /* flags (FS_IOC_GETFLAGS/FS_IOC_SETFLAGS) */
> > + /* struct fsxattr: */
> > + u32 fsx_xflags; /* xflags field value (get/set) */
>
> Hrmm... could we have /some/ note here that fsx_xflags comes from XFS
> and "flags" comes from ext*?
>
> > + u32 fsx_extsize; /* extsize field value (get/set)*/
> > + u32 fsx_nextents; /* nextents field value (get) */
> > + u32 fsx_projid; /* project identifier (get/set) */
> > + u32 fsx_cowextsize; /* CoW extsize field value (get/set)*/
> > + /* selectors: */
> > + bool flags_valid:1;
> > + bool xattr_valid:1;
>
> What does this have to do with extended attributes?
>
> OH, it has nothing to do with xattrs; this flag means that the fsx_*
> fields of miscattr have any significance. Can this be named fsx_valid?

Yeah, that confused me too. If this is really related to fsx then naming
it fsx_valid would be potentially nicer.

Christian