[net-next v5 1/4] net: af_unix: enable custom setsockopt for all socket types

From: Jori Koolstra

Date: Sun Jul 12 2026 - 15:29:57 EST


unix_setsockopt() and the SOCK_CUSTOM_SOCKOPT flag were only wired up
for SOCK_STREAM (introduced along with the stream-only SO_INQ).
Consequently custom AF_UNIX options are unreachable on SOCK_DGRAM and
SOCK_SEQPACKET: those setsockopt() calls bypass unix_setsockopt() and
fall through to the generic sock_setsockopt(), failing with
-ENOPROTOOPT.

Set SOCK_CUSTOM_SOCKOPT for every AF_UNIX socket type in unix_create(), and
also for accepted sockets in unix_accept() (reachable for stream and
seqpacket).

This is a prerequisite for making SO_RIGHTS_NOTRUNC settable on all AF_UNIX
socket types.

Signed-off-by: Jori Koolstra <jkoolstra@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/unix/af_unix.c | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index f7a9d55eee8a..3d256255085b 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static int unix_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
switch (optname) {
case SO_INQ:
if (sk->sk_type != SOCK_STREAM)
- return -EINVAL;
+ return -ENOPROTOOPT;

if (val > 1 || val < 0)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ static const struct proto_ops unix_dgram_ops = {
#endif
.listen = sock_no_listen,
.shutdown = unix_shutdown,
+ .setsockopt = unix_setsockopt,
.sendmsg = unix_dgram_sendmsg,
.read_skb = unix_read_skb,
.recvmsg = unix_dgram_recvmsg,
@@ -1029,6 +1030,7 @@ static const struct proto_ops unix_seqpacket_ops = {
#endif
.listen = unix_listen,
.shutdown = unix_shutdown,
+ .setsockopt = unix_setsockopt,
.sendmsg = unix_seqpacket_sendmsg,
.recvmsg = unix_seqpacket_recvmsg,
.mmap = sock_no_mmap,
@@ -1142,9 +1144,10 @@ static int unix_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
if (protocol && protocol != PF_UNIX)
return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;

+ set_bit(SOCK_CUSTOM_SOCKOPT, &sock->flags);
+
switch (sock->type) {
case SOCK_STREAM:
- set_bit(SOCK_CUSTOM_SOCKOPT, &sock->flags);
sock->ops = &unix_stream_ops;
break;
/*
@@ -1864,8 +1867,7 @@ static int unix_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock,
skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);
wake_up_interruptible(&unix_sk(sk)->peer_wait);

- if (tsk->sk_type == SOCK_STREAM)
- set_bit(SOCK_CUSTOM_SOCKOPT, &newsock->flags);
+ set_bit(SOCK_CUSTOM_SOCKOPT, &newsock->flags);

/* attach accepted sock to socket */
unix_state_lock(tsk);
--
2.55.0