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From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
To: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>,
	Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>,
	Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>,
	Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>,
	John Johansen <john@apparmor.net>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] kernel/acct.c: saner struct file treatment
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:56:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250925205647.GC39973@ZenIV> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250925190944.GA39973@ZenIV>

[seems to work properly now]
	Instead of switching ->f_path.mnt of an opened file to internal
clone, get a struct path with ->mnt set to internal clone of that
->f_path.mnt, then dentry_open() that to get the file with right ->f_path.mnt
from the very beginning.

	The only subtle part here is that on failure exits we need to
close the file with __fput_sync() and make sure we do that *before*
dropping the original mount.

	With that done, only fs/{file_table,open,namei}.c ever store
anything to file->f_path and only prior to file->f_mode & FMODE_OPENED
becoming true.  Analysis of mount write count handling also becomes
less brittle and convoluted...

[AV: folded a fix for a bug spotted by Jan Kara - we do need a full-blown
open of the original file, not just user_path_at() or we end up skipping
permission checks]

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 6520baa13669..61630110e29d 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -44,19 +44,14 @@
  * a struct file opened for write. Fixed. 2/6/2000, AV.
  */
 
-#include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/acct.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
-#include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
-#include <linux/security.h>
-#include <linux/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/statfs.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
-#include <linux/times.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
-#include <linux/mount.h>
-#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 #include <linux/sched/cputime.h>
 
 #include <asm/div64.h>
@@ -217,84 +212,70 @@ static void close_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	complete(&acct->done);
 }
 
-static int acct_on(struct filename *pathname)
+DEFINE_FREE(fput_sync, struct file *, if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(_T)) __fput_sync(_T))
+static int acct_on(const char __user *name)
 {
-	struct file *file;
-	struct vfsmount *mnt, *internal;
+	/* Difference from BSD - they don't do O_APPEND */
+	const int open_flags = O_WRONLY|O_APPEND|O_LARGEFILE;
 	struct pid_namespace *ns = task_active_pid_ns(current);
+	struct filename *pathname __free(putname) = getname(name);
+	struct file *original_file __free(fput) = NULL;	// in that order
+	struct path internal __free(path_put) = {};	// in that order
+	struct file *file __free(fput_sync) = NULL;	// in that order
 	struct bsd_acct_struct *acct;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	struct fs_pin *old;
-	int err;
 
-	acct = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bsd_acct_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!acct)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (IS_ERR(pathname))
+		return PTR_ERR(pathname);
+	original_file = file_open_name(pathname, open_flags, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(original_file))
+		return PTR_ERR(original_file);
 
-	/* Difference from BSD - they don't do O_APPEND */
-	file = file_open_name(pathname, O_WRONLY|O_APPEND|O_LARGEFILE, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		kfree(acct);
+	mnt = mnt_clone_internal(&original_file->f_path);
+	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
+		return PTR_ERR(mnt);
+
+	internal.mnt = mnt;
+	internal.dentry = dget(mnt->mnt_root);
+
+	file = dentry_open(&internal, open_flags, current_cred());
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
 		return PTR_ERR(file);
-	}
 
-	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode)) {
-		kfree(acct);
-		filp_close(file, NULL);
+	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 		return -EACCES;
-	}
 
 	/* Exclude kernel kernel internal filesystems. */
-	if (file_inode(file)->i_sb->s_flags & (SB_NOUSER | SB_KERNMOUNT)) {
-		kfree(acct);
-		filp_close(file, NULL);
+	if (file_inode(file)->i_sb->s_flags & (SB_NOUSER | SB_KERNMOUNT))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	/* Exclude procfs and sysfs. */
-	if (file_inode(file)->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_USERNS_VISIBLE) {
-		kfree(acct);
-		filp_close(file, NULL);
+	if (file_inode(file)->i_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_USERNS_VISIBLE)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
-	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE)) {
-		kfree(acct);
-		filp_close(file, NULL);
+	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_CAN_WRITE))
 		return -EIO;
-	}
-	internal = mnt_clone_internal(&file->f_path);
-	if (IS_ERR(internal)) {
-		kfree(acct);
-		filp_close(file, NULL);
-		return PTR_ERR(internal);
-	}
-	err = mnt_get_write_access(internal);
-	if (err) {
-		mntput(internal);
-		kfree(acct);
-		filp_close(file, NULL);
-		return err;
-	}
-	mnt = file->f_path.mnt;
-	file->f_path.mnt = internal;
+
+	acct = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bsd_acct_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!acct)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	atomic_long_set(&acct->count, 1);
 	init_fs_pin(&acct->pin, acct_pin_kill);
-	acct->file = file;
+	acct->file = no_free_ptr(file);
 	acct->needcheck = jiffies;
 	acct->ns = ns;
 	mutex_init(&acct->lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&acct->work, close_work);
 	init_completion(&acct->done);
 	mutex_lock_nested(&acct->lock, 1);	/* nobody has seen it yet */
-	pin_insert(&acct->pin, mnt);
+	pin_insert(&acct->pin, original_file->f_path.mnt);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	old = xchg(&ns->bacct, &acct->pin);
 	mutex_unlock(&acct->lock);
 	pin_kill(old);
-	mnt_put_write_access(mnt);
-	mntput(mnt);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -319,14 +300,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(acct, const char __user *, name)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (name) {
-		struct filename *tmp = getname(name);
-
-		if (IS_ERR(tmp))
-			return PTR_ERR(tmp);
 		mutex_lock(&acct_on_mutex);
-		error = acct_on(tmp);
+		error = acct_on(name);
 		mutex_unlock(&acct_on_mutex);
-		putname(tmp);
 	} else {
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		pin_kill(task_active_pid_ns(current)->bacct);

  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-09-25 20:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-09-06  9:07 [PATCHES] file->f_path safety and struct path constifications Al Viro
2025-09-06  9:11 ` [PATCH 01/21] backing_file_user_path(): constify struct path * Al Viro
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 02/21] constify path argument of vfs_statx_path() Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:38     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:01     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 03/21] filename_lookup(): constify root argument Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:39     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:00     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 04/21] done_path_create(): constify path argument Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:40     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:01     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 05/21] bpf...d_path(): " Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:41     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:01     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 06/21] nfs: constify path argument of __vfs_getattr() Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:41     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:02     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 07/21] rqst_exp_get_by_name(): constify path argument Al Viro
2025-09-06 15:16     ` Chuck Lever
2025-09-15 12:02     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 08/21] export_operations->open(): " Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:42     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:03     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 09/21] check_export(): " Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:43     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:03     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 10/21] ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup_locked(): root_share_path can be const struct path * Al Viro
2025-09-07  1:45     ` Namjae Jeon
2025-09-15 12:03     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 11/21] ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_unlock(): constify path argument Al Viro
2025-09-07  1:44     ` Namjae Jeon
2025-09-15 12:04     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 12/21] ksmbd_vfs_inherit_posix_acl(): " Al Viro
2025-09-07  1:44     ` Namjae Jeon
2025-09-15 12:04     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 13/21] ksmbd_vfs_set_init_posix_acl(): " Al Viro
2025-09-07  1:44     ` Namjae Jeon
2025-09-15 12:04     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 14/21] ovl_ensure_verity_loaded(): constify datapath argument Al Viro
2025-09-15 12:04     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 15/21] ovl_validate_verity(): constify {meta,data}path arguments Al Viro
2025-09-15 12:05     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 16/21] ovl_get_verity_digest(): constify path argument Al Viro
2025-09-15 12:05     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 17/21] ovl_lower_dir(): " Al Viro
2025-09-15 12:05     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 18/21] ovl_sync_file(): " Al Viro
2025-09-15 12:05     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 19/21] ovl_is_real_file: constify realpath argument Al Viro
2025-09-15 12:06     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 20/21] apparmor/af_unix: constify struct path * arguments Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:46     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:06     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:11   ` [PATCH 21/21] configfs:get_target() - release path as soon as we grab configfs_item reference Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:46     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:07     ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-08  9:38   ` [PATCH 01/21] backing_file_user_path(): constify struct path * Jan Kara
2025-09-15 11:59   ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:13 ` [PATCH 1/2] kernel/acct.c: saner struct file treatment Al Viro
2025-09-25 11:40   ` Mark Brown
2025-09-25 12:28     ` Jan Kara
2025-09-25 18:56       ` Al Viro
2025-09-25 19:09         ` Al Viro
2025-09-25 19:36           ` Al Viro
2025-09-25 20:56           ` Al Viro [this message]
2025-09-26  9:13             ` Jan Kara
2025-09-06  9:14 ` [PATCH 2/2] Have cc(1) catch attempts to modify ->f_path Al Viro
2025-09-08  9:52   ` Jan Kara
2025-09-15 12:00   ` Christian Brauner
2025-09-06  9:16 ` [PATCHES] file->f_path safety and struct path constifications Al Viro

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