From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 01/18] file: add FD_PREPARE()
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:48:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251118-work-fd-prepare-v1-1-c20504d97375@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251118-work-fd-prepare-v1-0-c20504d97375@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
---
include/linux/cleanup.h | 22 ++++++++
include/linux/file.h | 137 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 159 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/cleanup.h b/include/linux/cleanup.h
index 2573585b7f06..b35b9a1da026 100644
--- a/include/linux/cleanup.h
+++ b/include/linux/cleanup.h
@@ -255,12 +255,20 @@ const volatile void * __must_check_fn(const volatile void *val)
* @exit is an expression using '_T' -- similar to FREE above.
* @init is an expression in @init_args resulting in @type
*
+ * DEFINE_CLASS_TYPE(name, type, exit):
+ * Like DEFINE_CLASS but without a constructor. Use with CLASS_INIT()
+ * for classes that need custom initialization expressions per usage.
+ *
* EXTEND_CLASS(name, ext, init, init_args...):
* extends class @name to @name@ext with the new constructor
*
* CLASS(name, var)(args...):
* declare the variable @var as an instance of the named class
*
+ * CLASS_INIT(name, var, init_expr):
+ * declare the variable @var as an instance of the named class with
+ * custom initialization expression. Use with DEFINE_CLASS_TYPE().
+ *
* Ex.
*
* DEFINE_CLASS(fdget, struct fd, fdput(_T), fdget(fd), int fd)
@@ -270,6 +278,12 @@ const volatile void * __must_check_fn(const volatile void *val)
* return -EBADF;
*
* // use 'f' without concern
+ *
+ * DEFINE_CLASS_TYPE(fd_file, struct { int fd; struct file *file; }, ...)
+ *
+ * CLASS_INIT(fd_file, ff, custom_init_expression);
+ * if (ff.fd < 0)
+ * return ff.fd;
*/
#define DEFINE_CLASS(_name, _type, _exit, _init, _init_args...) \
@@ -279,6 +293,11 @@ static inline void class_##_name##_destructor(_type *p) \
static inline _type class_##_name##_constructor(_init_args) \
{ _type t = _init; return t; }
+#define DEFINE_CLASS_TYPE(_name, _type, _exit) \
+typedef _type class_##_name##_t; \
+static inline void class_##_name##_destructor(_type *p) \
+{ _type _T = *p; _exit; }
+
#define EXTEND_CLASS(_name, ext, _init, _init_args...) \
typedef class_##_name##_t class_##_name##ext##_t; \
static inline void class_##_name##ext##_destructor(class_##_name##_t *p)\
@@ -290,6 +309,9 @@ static inline class_##_name##_t class_##_name##ext##_constructor(_init_args) \
class_##_name##_t var __cleanup(class_##_name##_destructor) = \
class_##_name##_constructor
+#define CLASS_INIT(_name, _var, _init_expr) \
+ class_##_name##_t _var __cleanup(class_##_name##_destructor) = (_init_expr)
+
#define scoped_class(_name, var, args) \
for (CLASS(_name, var)(args); \
__guard_ptr(_name)(&var) || !__is_cond_ptr(_name); \
diff --git a/include/linux/file.h b/include/linux/file.h
index af1768d934a0..331b07f9a6fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/file.h
+++ b/include/linux/file.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/vfsdebug.h>
struct file;
@@ -127,4 +128,140 @@ extern void __fput_sync(struct file *);
extern unsigned int sysctl_nr_open_min, sysctl_nr_open_max;
+/*
+ * fd_prepare class: Combined fd + file allocation with automatic cleanup.
+ *
+ * Allocates an fd and a file together. On error paths, automatically cleans
+ * up whichever resource was successfully allocated. Allows flexible file
+ * allocation with different functions per usage.
+ */
+
+struct fd_prepare {
+ int fd;
+ struct file *file;
+};
+
+/*
+ * fd_prepare_fd() - Get fd from fd_prepare structure
+ * @fd_prepare: struct fd_prepare to extract fd from
+ *
+ * Returns the file descriptor from an fd_prepare structure.
+ *
+ * Return: The file descriptor
+ */
+static inline int fd_prepare_fd(struct fd_prepare fdp)
+{
+ return fdp.fd;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fd_prepare_file() - Get file from fd_prepare structure
+ * @fd_prepare: struct fd_prepare to extract file from
+ *
+ * Returns the file pointer from an fd_prepare structure.
+ *
+ * Return: The file pointer
+ */
+static inline struct file *fd_prepare_file(struct fd_prepare fdp)
+{
+ return fdp.file;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fd_prepare_failed() - Check if fd_prepare allocation failed
+ * @fd_prepare: struct fd_prepare to check
+ *
+ * Checks whether either the fd allocation or file allocation failed.
+ *
+ * Return: true if either allocation failed, false otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool fd_prepare_failed(struct fd_prepare fdp)
+{
+ VFS_WARN_ON_ONCE(fdp.fd < 0 && IS_ERR(fdp.file));
+ return fdp.fd < 0 || IS_ERR(fdp.file);
+}
+
+/*
+ * fd_prepare_error() - Get error from failed fd_prepare
+ * @fd_prepare: struct fd_prepare to extract error from
+ *
+ * Returns the error code from the first allocation that failed.
+ * Should only be called after fd_prepare_failed() returns true.
+ *
+ * Return: Negative error code
+ */
+static inline int fd_prepare_error(struct fd_prepare fdp)
+{
+ if (fdp.fd < 0) {
+ VFS_WARN_ON_ONCE(fdp.file);
+ return fdp.fd;
+ }
+ if (!fdp.file)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ return PTR_ERR(fdp.file);
+}
+
+static inline void __fd_prepare_put(struct fd_prepare fdp)
+{
+ if (fdp.fd >= 0)
+ put_unused_fd(fdp.fd);
+ if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fdp.file))
+ fput(fdp.file);
+}
+
+DEFINE_CLASS_TYPE(fd_prepare, struct fd_prepare, __fd_prepare_put(_T))
+
+/*
+ * __FD_PREPARE_INIT(fd_flags, file_init_expr):
+ * Helper to initialize fd_prepare class.
+ * @fd_flags: flags for get_unused_fd_flags()
+ * @file_init_expr: expression that returns struct file *
+ *
+ * Returns a struct fd_prepare with fd and file set.
+ * If fd allocation fails, file will be NULL.
+ * If fd succeeds but file_init_expr fails, fd will be cleaned up.
+ */
+#define __FD_PREPARE_INIT(_fd_flags, _file_init) \
+ ({ \
+ struct fd_prepare _fd_prepare = { \
+ .fd = get_unused_fd_flags(_fd_flags), \
+ }; \
+ if (_fd_prepare.fd >= 0) \
+ _fd_prepare.file = (_file_init); \
+ _fd_prepare; \
+ })
+
+/*
+ * FD_PREPARE(var, fd_flags, file_init_expr):
+ * Convenience wrapper for CLASS_INIT(fd_prepare, ...).
+ *
+ * Ex.
+ * FD_PREPARE(ff, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC,
+ * anon_inode_getfile("[eventpoll]", &eventpoll_fops, ep, O_RDWR));
+ * if (fd_prepare_failed(ff))
+ * return fd_prepare_error(ff);
+ *
+ * ep->file = fd_prepare_file(ff);
+ * return fd_publish(ff);
+ *
+ * Or with different file init function:
+ *
+ * FD_PREPARE(ff, flags,
+ * anon_inode_getfile_fmode("[eventfd]", &eventfd_fops, ctx, flags, FMODE_NOWAIT));
+ * if (fd_prepare_failed(ff))
+ * return fd_prepare_error(ff);
+ *
+ * return fd_publish(ff);
+ */
+#define FD_PREPARE(_var, _fd_flags, _file_init) \
+ CLASS_INIT(fd_prepare, _var, __FD_PREPARE_INIT(_fd_flags, _file_init))
+
+#define fd_publish(_fd_prepare) \
+ ({ \
+ struct fd_prepare *__p = &(_fd_prepare); \
+ fd_install(__p->fd, __p->file); \
+ retain_and_null_ptr(__p->file); \
+ take_fd(__p->fd); \
+ })
+
#endif /* __LINUX_FILE_H */
--
2.47.3
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2025-11-18 15:48 [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 00/18] file: FD_PREPARE() Christian Brauner
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2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 03/18] fs: eventfd Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 04/18] fs: fhandle Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 05/18] fs: open_tree() Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 06/18] fs: namespace Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 07/18] fs: fanotify Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 08/18] fs: nsfs Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 09/18] fs: autofs Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 10/18] fs: eventpoll Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 11/18] fs: open_tree_attr() Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 12/18] fs: nsfs2 Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 13/18] fs: open Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 14/18] fs: signalfd64 Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 15/18] fs: timerfd Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 16/18] fs: userfaultfd Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 17/18] fs: xfs Christian Brauner
2025-11-18 15:48 ` [PATCH DRAFT RFC UNTESTED 18/18] drivers: drm_lease Christian Brauner
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