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From: Sachin Sant <sachinp@linux.ibm.com>
To: ltp@lists.linux.it
Subject: [LTP] [PATCH v8 2/8] fs/acl: Add ACL mask interaction tests
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:35:37 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260613090543.78643-3-sachinp@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260613090543.78643-1-sachinp@linux.ibm.com>

Add acl_mask01 test to verify that ACL_MASK correctly restricts
permissions for ACL_USER, ACL_GROUP, and ACL_GROUP_OBJ entries.

Test validates:
- ACL_USER permissions restricted by mask
- ACL_GROUP permissions restricted by mask
- ACL_GROUP_OBJ permissions restricted by mask

Each test verifies that:
- With mask set to rwx, access is granted
- With mask cleared (---), access is denied with EACCES

The test uses direct xattr manipulation via acl_lib.h helpers and
arbitrary UIDs without requiring actual user creation, testing only
the kernel ACL implementation

Suggested-by: Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: Sachin Sant <sachinp@linux.ibm.com>
---
V8 changes:
- No change

V7 changes:
- No change

V6 changes:
- Adds proper portability guards for systems without xattr support
- Removed error checking for acl_add_entry() into library functions
- v5 link https://lore.kernel.org/ltp/20260608092200.92827-1-sachinp@linux.ibm.com/T/#t

V5 changes:
- Switch to kernel only test validation to remove dependency on libacl
  and useradd/del commands.
- v3 link https://lore.kernel.org/ltp/20260604065417.25924-1-sachinp@linux.ibm.com/T/#t

V4 changes:
- No change

V3 changes:
- Updated copyright header as per LTP format.
- v1 link https://lore.kernel.org/ltp/20260602121958.27494-1-sachinp@linux.ibm.com/T/#t

V2 changes:
- No change

V1 changes:
- Use HAVE_LIBACL guards in .c code
- Report TCONF when libacl is not available
- rfc link https://lore.kernel.org/ltp/477836fd-80c8-4168-bfe6-00b374bb2534@linux.ibm.com/T/#t

---
 runtest/fs                           |   1 +
 testcases/kernel/fs/acl/.gitignore   |   1 +
 testcases/kernel/fs/acl/acl_mask01.c | 273 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 275 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 testcases/kernel/fs/acl/acl_mask01.c

diff --git a/runtest/fs b/runtest/fs
index 2a878744b..69ecb8647 100644
--- a/runtest/fs
+++ b/runtest/fs
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ squashfs01 squashfs01
 
 # Run the acl tests
 acl_user_obj01 acl_user_obj01
+acl_mask01 acl_mask01
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/fs/acl/.gitignore b/testcases/kernel/fs/acl/.gitignore
index d9c46db11..bfcdee93d 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/fs/acl/.gitignore
+++ b/testcases/kernel/fs/acl/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /acl_user_obj01
+/acl_mask01
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/fs/acl/acl_mask01.c b/testcases/kernel/fs/acl/acl_mask01.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..caaec5e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/kernel/fs/acl/acl_mask01.c
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 IBM
+ *
+ * Original shell test by Kai Zhao (ltcd3@cn.ibm.com)
+ * Converted to C by Sachin Sant <sachinp@linux.ibm.com>
+ */
+
+/*\
+ * Test ACL mask interaction with named users and groups using direct xattr
+ * manipulation.
+ *
+ * Verify that ACL_MASK correctly restricts permissions for:
+ * - ACL_USER (named user) entries
+ * - ACL_GROUP (named group) entries
+ * - ACL_GROUP_OBJ (group owner) entries
+ *
+ * The mask acts as an upper bound on permissions for these entry types.
+ * Even if an entry grants full permissions, the mask can restrict them.
+ * ACL_USER_OBJ and ACL_OTHER are not affected by the mask.
+ *
+ * This test uses arbitrary UIDs without creating actual users, testing
+ * only the kernel ACL implementation.
+ *
+ * [Algorithm]
+ *
+ * For each entry type (ACL_USER, ACL_GROUP, ACL_GROUP_OBJ):
+ * - Set up ACL with full permissions for the entry
+ * - Set mask to allow full permissions (rwx)
+ * - Verify access is granted
+ * - Clear mask permissions (---)
+ * - Verify access is denied despite entry having full permissions
+ */
+
+#include "acl_lib.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+
+#define TEST_UID 1000
+#define TEST_GID 1000
+#define USER2_UID 2000
+#define USER2_GID 2000
+#define USER3_UID 3000
+#define USER3_GID 3000
+
+/*
+ * Test ACL_USER permissions with mask.
+ * Named user permissions should be restricted by ACL_MASK.
+ */
+static void test_acl_user_with_mask(void)
+{
+	struct acl *acl;
+
+	tst_res(TINFO, "Testing ACL_USER with mask");
+	reset_test_path();
+
+	SAFE_CHOWN(TESTDIR, TEST_UID, TEST_GID);
+	SAFE_CHMOD(TESTDIR, 0550);
+
+	acl = acl_init();
+
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_USER_OBJ,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_USER,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, USER3_UID);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_GROUP_OBJ, 0, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_MASK,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_OTHER, 0, 0);
+
+	if (acl_set_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl) < 0) {
+		if (errno == EOPNOTSUPP) {
+			acl_free(acl);
+			tst_brk(TCONF | TERRNO, "ACL not supported");
+		}
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "ACL setup failed");
+	}
+
+	acl_free(acl);
+
+	try_create_as(USER3_UID, USER3_GID, 0644, 0);
+
+	cleanup_testfile();
+
+	/* Clear mask permissions */
+	acl = acl_get_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+	if (!acl)
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_get_file failed");
+
+	if (acl_set_mask_perms(acl, 0) < 0) {
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_set_mask_perms failed");
+	}
+
+	if (acl_set_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl) < 0) {
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_set_file failed");
+	}
+
+	acl_free(acl);
+
+	try_create_as(USER3_UID, USER3_GID, 0644, EACCES);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test ACL_GROUP permissions with mask.
+ * Named group permissions should be restricted by ACL_MASK.
+ */
+static void test_acl_group_with_mask(void)
+{
+	struct acl *acl;
+
+	tst_res(TINFO, "Testing ACL_GROUP with mask");
+	reset_test_path();
+
+	SAFE_CHOWN(TESTDIR, TEST_UID, TEST_GID);
+	SAFE_CHMOD(TESTDIR, 0550);
+
+	acl = acl_init();
+
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_USER_OBJ,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_GROUP_OBJ, 0, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_GROUP,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, USER2_GID);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_MASK,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_OTHER, 0, 0);
+
+	if (acl_set_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl) < 0) {
+		if (errno == EOPNOTSUPP) {
+			acl_free(acl);
+			tst_brk(TCONF | TERRNO, "ACL not supported");
+		}
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "ACL setup failed");
+	}
+
+	acl_free(acl);
+
+	try_create_as(USER2_UID, USER2_GID, 0644, 0);
+
+	cleanup_testfile();
+
+	/* Clear mask permissions */
+	acl = acl_get_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+	if (!acl)
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_get_file failed");
+
+	if (acl_set_mask_perms(acl, 0) < 0) {
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_set_mask_perms failed");
+	}
+
+	if (acl_set_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl) < 0) {
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_set_file failed");
+	}
+
+	acl_free(acl);
+
+	try_create_as(USER2_UID, USER2_GID, 0644, EACCES);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test ACL_GROUP_OBJ permissions with mask.
+ * Group owner permissions should be restricted by ACL_MASK.
+ */
+static void test_acl_group_obj_with_mask(void)
+{
+	struct acl *acl;
+
+	tst_res(TINFO, "Testing ACL_GROUP_OBJ with mask");
+	reset_test_path();
+
+	SAFE_CHOWN(TESTDIR, TEST_UID, USER2_GID);
+	SAFE_CHMOD(TESTDIR, 0550);
+
+	acl = acl_init();
+
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_USER_OBJ,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_GROUP_OBJ,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_MASK,
+		      ACL_READ | ACL_WRITE | ACL_EXECUTE, 0);
+	acl_add_entry(acl, ACL_OTHER, 0, 0);
+
+	if (acl_set_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl) < 0) {
+		if (errno == EOPNOTSUPP) {
+			acl_free(acl);
+			tst_brk(TCONF | TERRNO, "ACL not supported");
+		}
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "ACL setup failed");
+	}
+
+	acl_free(acl);
+
+	try_create_as(USER2_UID, USER2_GID, 0644, 0);
+
+	cleanup_testfile();
+
+	/* Clear mask permissions */
+	acl = acl_get_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+	if (!acl)
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_get_file failed");
+
+	if (acl_set_mask_perms(acl, 0) < 0) {
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_set_mask_perms failed");
+	}
+
+	if (acl_set_file(TESTDIR, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acl) < 0) {
+		acl_free(acl);
+		tst_brk(TBROK | TERRNO, "acl_set_file failed");
+	}
+
+	acl_free(acl);
+
+	try_create_as(USER2_UID, USER2_GID, 0644, EACCES);
+
+	SAFE_CHOWN(TESTDIR, TEST_UID, TEST_GID);
+}
+
+static void setup(void)
+{
+	reset_test_path();
+}
+
+static void cleanup(void)
+{
+	cleanup_test_paths();
+}
+
+static void run(unsigned int n)
+{
+	switch (n) {
+	case 0:
+		test_acl_user_with_mask();
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		test_acl_group_with_mask();
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		test_acl_group_obj_with_mask();
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static struct tst_test test = {
+	.test = run,
+	.tcnt = 3,
+	.setup = setup,
+	.cleanup = cleanup,
+	.needs_root = 1,
+	.mount_device = 1,
+	.mntpoint = MNTPOINT,
+	.forks_child = 1,
+	.filesystems = (struct tst_fs[]) {
+		{.type = "ext2", .mnt_data = "acl"},
+		{.type = "ext3", .mnt_data = "acl"},
+		{.type = "ext4", .mnt_data = "acl"},
+		{.type = "xfs"},
+		{.type = "btrfs"},
+		{}
+	}
+};
+
+#else
+	TST_TEST_TCONF("sys/xattr.h is not available");
+#endif
-- 
2.39.1


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-06-13  9:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-13  9:05 [LTP] [PATCH v8 0/8] Convert shell-based ACL test (tacl_xattr.sh) to C Sachin Sant
2026-06-13  9:05 ` [LTP] [PATCH v8 1/8] fs/acl: Add ACL_USER_OBJ permission test Sachin Sant
2026-06-13 10:36   ` [LTP] " linuxtestproject.agent
2026-06-13  9:05 ` Sachin Sant [this message]
2026-06-13  9:05 ` [LTP] [PATCH v8 3/8] fs/acl: Add ACL_OTHER " Sachin Sant
2026-06-13  9:05 ` [LTP] [PATCH v8 4/8] fs/acl: Add default ACL inheritance test Sachin Sant
2026-06-13  9:05 ` [LTP] [PATCH v8 5/8] fs/acl: Add chmod/chown ACL interaction tests Sachin Sant
2026-06-13  9:05 ` [LTP] [PATCH v8 6/8] fs/acl: Add ACL symlink operations test Sachin Sant
2026-06-13  9:05 ` [LTP] [PATCH v8 7/8] fs/acl: Add extended attributes test Sachin Sant
2026-06-13  9:05 ` [LTP] [PATCH v8 8/8] fs/acl: Remove old shell-based ACL test Sachin Sant

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