[PATCH] aio: Check for aio_flags

[PATCH] aio: Check for aio_flags

[Goldwyn Rodrigues]

From: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@suse.com>

aio_flags are not checked when performing io_submit() and
can contain non-conforming values.
Return -EINVAL if they are invalid.

Signed-off-by: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@suse.com>

diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 428484f..f2dd175 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1521,6 +1521,11 @@ static int io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(iocb->aio_flags & ~IOCB_FLAG_RESFD)) {
+		pr_debug("EINVAL: incorrect flags\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	req = aio_get_req(ctx);
 	if (unlikely(!req))
 		return -EAGAIN;

Re: [PATCH] aio: Check for aio_flags

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Tue, Feb 07, 2017 at 08:33:23PM -0600, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
> From: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@suse.com>
> 
> aio_flags are not checked when performing io_submit() and
> can contain non-conforming values.
> Return -EINVAL if they are invalid.

while this is what we should have done from the start it could break
existing userspace programs now. 

Re: [PATCH] aio: Check for aio_flags

[Goldwyn Rodrigues]

On 02/08/2017 01:59 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 07, 2017 at 08:33:23PM -0600, Goldwyn Rodrigues wrote:
>> From: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@suse.com>
>>
>> aio_flags are not checked when performing io_submit() and
>> can contain non-conforming values.
>> Return -EINVAL if they are invalid.
> 
> while this is what we should have done from the start it could break
> existing userspace programs now. 
> 

Yes, I agree. it would be the one's who are using it incorrectly and
have been certified to work. However, I did run it through LTP and it
passed the tests (I understand it does not represent all of userspace
programs). We would need to correct behavior at some point in time
hoping not many depend on it.

Besides, this would also restrict expansion of aio_flags, which I intend
to do... (yeah, you see my ulterior motive now ;))

-- 
Goldwyn