[PATCH 5/6] eventpoll: move file checking earlier for epoll_ctl()

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Sun Oct 30 2022 - 18:02:48 EST


This just cleans up the checking a bit, in preparation for a change
that will need access to 'ep' earlier.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/eventpoll.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index 0994f2eb6adc..962d897bbfc6 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -2111,6 +2111,20 @@ int do_epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, struct epoll_event *epds,
if (!f.file)
goto error_return;

+ /*
+ * We have to check that the file structure underneath the file
+ * descriptor the user passed to us _is_ an eventpoll file.
+ */
+ error = -EINVAL;
+ if (!is_file_epoll(f.file))
+ goto error_fput;
+
+ /*
+ * At this point it is safe to assume that the "private_data" contains
+ * our own data structure.
+ */
+ ep = f.file->private_data;
+
/* Get the "struct file *" for the target file */
tf = fdget(fd);
if (!tf.file)
@@ -2126,12 +2140,10 @@ int do_epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, struct epoll_event *epds,
ep_take_care_of_epollwakeup(epds);

/*
- * We have to check that the file structure underneath the file descriptor
- * the user passed to us _is_ an eventpoll file. And also we do not permit
- * adding an epoll file descriptor inside itself.
+ * We do not permit adding an epoll file descriptor inside itself.
*/
error = -EINVAL;
- if (f.file == tf.file || !is_file_epoll(f.file))
+ if (f.file == tf.file)
goto error_tgt_fput;

/*
@@ -2147,12 +2159,6 @@ int do_epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, struct epoll_event *epds,
goto error_tgt_fput;
}

- /*
- * At this point it is safe to assume that the "private_data" contains
- * our own data structure.
- */
- ep = f.file->private_data;
-
/*
* When we insert an epoll file descriptor inside another epoll file
* descriptor, there is the chance of creating closed loops, which are
--
2.35.1