[PATCH] add setutsname to reuse code in setdomainname and sethostname

From: Laurijssen

Date: Sun Nov 01 2026 - 02:12:41 EST


- sethostname and setdomainname duplicated code with one field difference.
- added setutsname with arguments domainname/hostname to reuse the same code.

Signed-off-by: Laurijssen <laurijssen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sys.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 755bfa5ccd92..3a4e483c22d5 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(olduname, struct oldold_utsname __user *, name)
}
#endif

-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(sethostname, char __user *, name, int, len)
+static int setutsname(char __user *name, int len, enum uts_proc uts_proc,
+ char (*field)[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1],
+ int fieldlen)
{
int errno;
char tmp[__NEW_UTS_LEN];
@@ -1431,20 +1433,26 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(sethostname, char __user *, name, int, len)
return -EINVAL;
errno = -EFAULT;
if (!copy_from_user(tmp, name, len)) {
- struct new_utsname *u;
-
add_device_randomness(tmp, len);
down_write(&uts_sem);
- u = utsname();
- memcpy(u->nodename, tmp, len);
- memset(u->nodename + len, 0, sizeof(u->nodename) - len);
+ memcpy(*field, tmp, len);
+ memset(*field + len, 0, fieldlen - len);
+
errno = 0;
- uts_proc_notify(UTS_PROC_HOSTNAME);
+ uts_proc_notify(uts_proc);
up_write(&uts_sem);
}
return errno;
}

+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(sethostname, char __user *, name, int, len)
+{
+ // utsname() always returns a valid pointer to the current utsname structure.
+ struct new_utsname *u = utsname();
+
+ return setutsname(name, len, UTS_PROC_HOSTNAME, &u->nodename, sizeof(u->nodename));
+}
+
#ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_GETHOSTNAME

SYSCALL_DEFINE2(gethostname, char __user *, name, int, len)
@@ -1475,28 +1483,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(gethostname, char __user *, name, int, len)
*/
SYSCALL_DEFINE2(setdomainname, char __user *, name, int, len)
{
- int errno;
- char tmp[__NEW_UTS_LEN];
-
- if (!ns_capable(current->nsproxy->uts_ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
- return -EPERM;
- if (len < 0 || len > __NEW_UTS_LEN)
- return -EINVAL;
-
- errno = -EFAULT;
- if (!copy_from_user(tmp, name, len)) {
- struct new_utsname *u;
+ // utsname() always returns a valid pointer to the current utsname structure.
+ struct new_utsname *u = utsname();

- add_device_randomness(tmp, len);
- down_write(&uts_sem);
- u = utsname();
- memcpy(u->domainname, tmp, len);
- memset(u->domainname + len, 0, sizeof(u->domainname) - len);
- errno = 0;
- uts_proc_notify(UTS_PROC_DOMAINNAME);
- up_write(&uts_sem);
- }
- return errno;
+ return setutsname(name, len, UTS_PROC_DOMAINNAME, &u->domainname, sizeof(u->domainname));
}

/* make sure you are allowed to change @tsk limits before calling this */
--
2.53.0