Re: [PATCH] fs: introduce getfsxattrat and setfsxattrat syscalls

Darrick J. Wong
2025-01-15T00:05:35Z

On Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 06:45:40PM +0100, Andrey Albershteyn wrote:
> From: Andrey Albershteyn <aalbersh@redhat.com>
>
> Introduce getfsxattrat and setfsxattrat syscalls to manipulate inode
> extended attributes/flags. The syscalls take parent directory FD and
> path to the child together with struct fsxattr.
>
> This is an alternative to FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR ioctl with a difference
> that file don't need to be open. By having this we can manipulated
> inode extended attributes not only on normal files but also on
> special ones. This is not possible with FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR ioctl as
> opening special files returns VFS special inode instead of
> underlying filesystem one.
>
> This patch adds two new syscalls which allows userspace to set
> extended inode attributes on special files by using parent directory
> to open FS inode.
>
> Also, as vfs_fileattr_set() is now will be called on special files
> too, let's forbid any other attributes except projid and nextents
> (symlink can have an extent).
>
> CC: linux-api@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Andrey Albershteyn <aalbersh@redhat.com>
> ---
>
> Notes:
> Previous discussion:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20240520164624.665269-2-aalbersh@redhat.com/
>
> XFS has project quotas which could be attached to a directory. All
> new inodes in these directories inherit project ID set on parent
> directory.
>
> The project is created from userspace by opening and calling
> FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR on each inode. This is not possible for special
> files such as FIFO, SOCK, BLK etc. Therefore, some inodes are left
> with empty project ID. Those inodes then are not shown in the quota
> accounting but still exist in the directory. Moreover, in the case
> when special files are created in the directory with already
> existing project quota, these inode inherit extended attributes.
> This than leaves them with these attributes without the possibility
> to clear them out. This, in turn, prevents userspace from
> re-creating quota project on these existing files.
>
> arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl | 2 +
> arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl | 2 +
> arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 2 +
> fs/inode.c | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++
> fs/ioctl.c | 17 +++-
> include/linux/fileattr.h | 1 +
> include/linux/syscalls.h | 4 +
> include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h | 8 +-
> 16 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index c59d53d6d3f3..4b9e687494c1 100644
> --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -506,3 +506,5 @@
> 574 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 575 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 576 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +577 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +578 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index f5ed71f1910d..159476387f39 100644
> --- a/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -466,3 +466,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index 680f568b77f2..a6d59ee740b5 100644
> --- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -472,3 +472,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index d9fc94c86965..b3578fac43d6 100644
> --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -465,3 +465,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index d8b4ab78bef0..808045d82c94 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -557,3 +557,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index e9115b4d8b63..78dfc2c184d4 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -469,3 +469,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index c8cad33bf250..d5a5c8339f0e 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -470,3 +470,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index 727f99d333b3..817dcd8603bc 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -512,3 +512,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
> index 4d0fb2fba7e2..b4842c027c5d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
> @@ -472,3 +472,5 @@
> 464 i386 getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 i386 listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 i386 removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 i386 getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 i386 setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
> index 5eb708bff1c7..b6f0a7236aae 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
> @@ -390,6 +390,8 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
>
> #
> # Due to a historical design error, certain syscalls are numbered differently
> diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> index 37effc1b134e..425d56be337d 100644
> --- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> +++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> @@ -437,3 +437,5 @@
> 464 common getxattrat sys_getxattrat
> 465 common listxattrat sys_listxattrat
> 466 common removexattrat sys_removexattrat
> +467 common getfsxattrat sys_getfsxattrat
> +468 common setfsxattrat sys_setfsxattrat
> diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
> index 6b4c77268fc0..fc8939c6c8a7 100644
> --- a/fs/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/inode.c
> @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
> #include <linux/rw_hint.h>
> #include <linux/seq_file.h>
> #include <linux/debugfs.h>
> +#include <linux/syscalls.h>
> +#include <linux/fileattr.h>
> +#include <linux/namei.h>
> #include <trace/events/writeback.h>
> #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> #include <trace/events/timestamp.h>
> @@ -2953,3 +2956,105 @@ umode_t mode_strip_sgid(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> return mode & ~S_ISGID;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(mode_strip_sgid);
> +
> +SYSCALL_DEFINE4(getfsxattrat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
> + struct fsxattr *, fsx, int, at_flags)
> +{
> + struct fd dir;
> + struct fileattr fa;
> + struct path filepath;
> + struct inode *inode;
> + int error;
> +
> + if (at_flags)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + if (!capable(CAP_FOWNER))
> + return -EPERM;
> +
> + dir = fdget(dfd);
> + if (!fd_file(dir))
> + return -EBADF;
> +
> + if (!S_ISDIR(file_inode(fd_file(dir))->i_mode)) {
> + error = -EBADF;
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, at_flags, &filepath);

Same comments as Jan, but I wanted to point out that the third argument
to user_path_at() is LOOKUP_*, not AT_*. Right now you don't allow any
AT_* flags, but that's something to fix before the next revision.

--D

> + if (error)
> + goto out;
> +
> + inode = filepath.dentry->d_inode;
> + if (file_inode(fd_file(dir))->i_sb->s_magic != inode->i_sb->s_magic) {
> + error = -EBADF;
> + goto out_path;
> + }
> +
> + error = vfs_fileattr_get(filepath.dentry, &fa);
> + if (error)
> + goto out_path;
> +
> + if (copy_fsxattr_to_user(&fa, fsx))
> + error = -EFAULT;
> +
> +out_path:
> + path_put(&filepath);
> +out:
> + fdput(dir);
> + return error;
> +}
> +
> +SYSCALL_DEFINE4(setfsxattrat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename,
> + struct fsxattr *, fsx, int, at_flags)
> +{
> + struct fd dir;
> + struct fileattr fa;
> + struct inode *inode;
> + struct path filepath;
> + int error;
> +
> + if (at_flags)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + if (!capable(CAP_FOWNER))
> + return -EPERM;
> +
> + dir = fdget(dfd);
> + if (!fd_file(dir))
> + return -EBADF;
> +
> + if (!S_ISDIR(file_inode(fd_file(dir))->i_mode)) {
> + error = -EBADF;
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + if (copy_fsxattr_from_user(&fa, fsx)) {
> + error = -EFAULT;
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, at_flags, &filepath);
> + if (error)
> + goto out;
> +
> + inode = filepath.dentry->d_inode;
> + if (file_inode(fd_file(dir))->i_sb->s_magic != inode->i_sb->s_magic) {
> + error = -EBADF;
> + goto out_path;
> + }
> +
> + error = mnt_want_write(filepath.mnt);
> + if (error)
> + goto out_path;
> +
> + error = vfs_fileattr_set(file_mnt_idmap(fd_file(dir)), filepath.dentry,
> + &fa);
> + mnt_drop_write(filepath.mnt);
> +
> +out_path:
> + path_put(&filepath);
> +out:
> + fdput(dir);
> + return error;
> +}
> diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
> index 638a36be31c1..df14f1868165 100644
> --- a/fs/ioctl.c
> +++ b/fs/ioctl.c
> @@ -558,8 +558,7 @@ int copy_fsxattr_to_user(const struct fileattr *fa, struct fsxattr __user *ufa)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_fsxattr_to_user);
>
> -static int copy_fsxattr_from_user(struct fileattr *fa,
> - struct fsxattr __user *ufa)
> +int copy_fsxattr_from_user(struct fileattr *fa, struct fsxattr __user *ufa)
> {
> struct fsxattr xfa;
>
> @@ -574,6 +573,7 @@ static int copy_fsxattr_from_user(struct fileattr *fa,
>
> return 0;
> }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_fsxattr_from_user);
>
> /*
> * Generic function to check FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR/FS_IOC_SETFLAGS values and reject
> @@ -646,6 +646,19 @@ static int fileattr_set_prepare(struct inode *inode,
> if (fa->fsx_cowextsize == 0)
> fa->fsx_xflags &= ~FS_XFLAG_COWEXTSIZE;
>
> + /*
> + * The only use case for special files is to set project ID, forbid any
> + * other attributes
> + */
> + if (!(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))) {
> + if (fa->fsx_xflags & ~FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
> + return -EINVAL;
> + if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) && fa->fsx_nextents)
> + return -EINVAL;
> + if (fa->fsx_extsize || fa->fsx_cowextsize)
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> return 0;
> }
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/fileattr.h b/include/linux/fileattr.h
> index 47c05a9851d0..8598e94b530b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fileattr.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fileattr.h
> @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct fileattr {
> };
>
> int copy_fsxattr_to_user(const struct fileattr *fa, struct fsxattr __user *ufa);
> +int copy_fsxattr_from_user(struct fileattr *fa, struct fsxattr __user *ufa);
>
> void fileattr_fill_xflags(struct fileattr *fa, u32 xflags);
> void fileattr_fill_flags(struct fileattr *fa, u32 flags);
> diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
> index c6333204d451..a983023d21ab 100644
> --- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
> +++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
> @@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ asmlinkage long sys_removexattrat(int dfd, const char __user *path,
> asmlinkage long sys_lremovexattr(const char __user *path,
> const char __user *name);
> asmlinkage long sys_fremovexattr(int fd, const char __user *name);
> +asmlinkage long sys_getfsxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
> + struct fsxattr *fsx, int at_flags);
> +asmlinkage long sys_setfsxattrat(int dfd, const char __user *filename,
> + struct fsxattr *fsx, int at_flags);
> asmlinkage long sys_getcwd(char __user *buf, unsigned long size);
> asmlinkage long sys_eventfd2(unsigned int count, int flags);
> asmlinkage long sys_epoll_create1(int flags);
> diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
> index 88dc393c2bca..50be2e1007bc 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
> @@ -850,8 +850,14 @@ __SYSCALL(__NR_listxattrat, sys_listxattrat)
> #define __NR_removexattrat 466
> __SYSCALL(__NR_removexattrat, sys_removexattrat)
>
> +/* fs/inode.c */
> +#define __NR_getfsxattrat 467
> +__SYSCALL(__NR_getfsxattrat, sys_getfsxattrat)
> +#define __NR_setfsxattrat 468
> +__SYSCALL(__NR_setfsxattrat, sys_setfsxattrat)
> +
> #undef __NR_syscalls
> -#define __NR_syscalls 467
> +#define __NR_syscalls 469
>
> /*
> * 32 bit systems traditionally used different
> --
> 2.47.0
>
>