[RFC PATCH v2 3/9] smb: client: support trusted xattrs over EAs

From: Ze Tan

Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 23:40:42 EST


generic/093 uses setfattr and getfattr to check that a write does not
clear trusted.name. The CIFS client does not have a trusted xattr handler,
so these commands cannot set or read trusted xattrs through SMB EAs.

Register a trusted xattr handler and build the complete trusted EA name
for SET_INFO and QUERY_INFO. Keep the trusted prefix in EA lists.

Signed-off-by: Ze Tan <tanze@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c | 4 ++++
fs/smb/client/xattr.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 9638fdad93cc..c3a18fafbfa0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,10 @@ static int smb2_query_file_info(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR
static bool cifs_passthrough(const char *name, size_t name_len)
{
+ if (name_len > XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN &&
+ !memcmp(name, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN))
+ return true;
+
if (name_len == sizeof(XATTR_NAME_CAPS) - 1 &&
!memcmp(name, XATTR_NAME_CAPS, name_len))
return true;
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/xattr.c b/fs/smb/client/xattr.c
index 42db6920901e..3dae8b23aca7 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/xattr.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
#define SMB3_XATTR_CIFS_NTSD_FULL "system.smb3_ntsd_full" /* owner/DACL/SACL */
#define SMB3_XATTR_ATTRIB "smb3.dosattrib" /* full name: user.smb3.dosattrib */
#define SMB3_XATTR_CREATETIME "smb3.creationtime" /* user.smb3.creationtime */
-enum { XATTR_USER, XATTR_SECURITY,
+enum { XATTR_USER, XATTR_TRUSTED, XATTR_SECURITY,
XATTR_CIFS_ACL, XATTR_ACL_ACCESS, XATTR_ACL_DEFAULT,
XATTR_CIFS_NTSD_SACL, XATTR_CIFS_NTSD_OWNER,
XATTR_CIFS_NTSD, XATTR_CIFS_NTSD_FULL };
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ static int cifs_build_ea_name(int xattr_flag, const char *name, char *ea_name,
memcpy(ea_name + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN, name,
name_len + 1);
return XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN + name_len;
+ case XATTR_TRUSTED:
+ name_len = strlen(name);
+ if (ea_name_size <= XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN ||
+ name_len > ea_name_size - XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN - 1)
+ return -ERANGE;
+ memcpy(ea_name, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX,
+ XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN);
+ memcpy(ea_name + XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN, name,
+ name_len + 1);
+ return XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN + name_len;
default:
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
@@ -160,6 +170,16 @@ static int cifs_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
}

switch (handler->flags) {
+ case XATTR_TRUSTED:
+ rc = cifs_build_ea_name(handler->flags, name, ea_name,
+ sizeof(ea_name));
+ if (rc < 0)
+ goto out;
+ server_ea_name = ea_name;
+ cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: setting trusted xattr %s\n",
+ __func__, name);
+ goto set_ea;
+
case XATTR_SECURITY:
rc = cifs_build_ea_name(handler->flags, name, ea_name,
sizeof(ea_name));
@@ -339,6 +359,16 @@ static int cifs_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,

/* return alt name if available as pseudo attr */
switch (handler->flags) {
+ case XATTR_TRUSTED:
+ rc = cifs_build_ea_name(handler->flags, name, ea_name,
+ sizeof(ea_name));
+ if (rc < 0)
+ goto out;
+ server_ea_name = ea_name;
+ cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: querying trusted xattr %s\n",
+ __func__, name);
+ goto query_ea;
+
case XATTR_SECURITY:
rc = cifs_build_ea_name(handler->flags, name, ea_name,
sizeof(ea_name));
@@ -491,6 +521,13 @@ static const struct xattr_handler cifs_user_xattr_handler = {
.set = cifs_xattr_set,
};

+static const struct xattr_handler cifs_trusted_xattr_handler = {
+ .prefix = XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX,
+ .flags = XATTR_TRUSTED,
+ .get = cifs_xattr_get,
+ .set = cifs_xattr_set,
+};
+
static const struct xattr_handler cifs_security_xattr_handler = {
.prefix = XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
.flags = XATTR_SECURITY,
@@ -582,6 +619,7 @@ static const struct xattr_handler smb3_ntsd_full_xattr_handler = {

const struct xattr_handler * const cifs_xattr_handlers[] = {
&cifs_user_xattr_handler,
+ &cifs_trusted_xattr_handler,
&cifs_security_xattr_handler,
&cifs_os2_xattr_handler,
&cifs_cifs_acl_xattr_handler,
--
2.43.0