From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E4D00EB64DC for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:33:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qBxx4-0002kd-FH; Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:32:50 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qBxx1-0002im-Gu for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:32:47 -0400 Received: from kylie.crudebyte.com ([5.189.157.229]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qBxwz-00031H-59 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:32:47 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=crudebyte.com; s=kylie; h=Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding: MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Date:Subject:Cc:To:From: Content-ID:Content-Description; bh=3cCranohRXfx1VGd8ZPQdmgPDJLjP7hfivUr0aRW/Gk=; b=XsBRS9gHt17W2syG7M3UgQBWRs jG4sNp4P1qbbm1d9flI8EmKgzksmgdKAv5TyKrnslM3sTtZU7a3STo4j6oCAWqPlFnm020TGdd1se CBxCriJfBSXVxuvFMfLR3VD/Z/2VDm86U5QKjX4VTkjmfL9XN768SUXYVlvmW7FWVZs5a+/ZRb8yi elCvZEfeNzooMOmzd+PFScYvbSW9pfKXegYrZFk1kR2cho/63EhLSq/kUOZsWRW13d4AWYufSh3vV Y3U4lgIhk5m8cPwBfzsRk1mT+fgTl+Gs1rupg7Xg1V6D4uJPknM0nxMDqyuoqi++vE4lLFJvpWfmg cz6oGzAzffOJoaAGObQ7JCPKzT1dGdsB7cvt0JOkGota0Mt0GTQLlydeJ9VhM2Jc29Yjjmdg8RSP/ dIk5W5NNhCD3Fg7Qk6SWahySiYVdNJfMFRpFNe2hE9zLtCgFnP6/mO+kqeVBOyHC63gNxr7YO6ifu 0tCqAeIJgebazrCiTjRmLeb8dkC481axX1lvcqbB1IKh0kGw1fG+6sBcfLuFOCJx19yEnV2veH97X E14eLkQFMRya4LBWr0bnCMwE10vCSK/HH1dAIVSlyzWSqsn4z2rFsJiPGFMpWmFm71fI1UHI4htcJ K5+OjDmfm+2Haimao3strTaeXag/lXsAybYpx33vM=; From: Christian Schoenebeck To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Cc: Greg Kurz Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] 9pfs: deprecate 'proxy' backend Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:32:39 +0200 Message-ID: <10417219.URJpt1F07l@silver> In-Reply-To: <56228851.nTe795Zz4E@silver> References: <56228851.nTe795Zz4E@silver> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Received-SPF: pass client-ip=5.189.157.229; envelope-from=qemu_oss@crudebyte.com; helo=kylie.crudebyte.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org On Thursday, June 15, 2023 11:35:05 AM CEST Christian Schoenebeck wrote: > On Saturday, June 10, 2023 3:39:44 PM CEST Christian Schoenebeck wrote: > > As recent CVE-2023-2861 once again showed, the 9p 'proxy' fs driver is in > > bad shape. Using the 'proxy' backend was already discouraged for safety > > reasons before and we recommended to use the 'local' backend instead, > > but now it is time to officially deprecate the 'proxy' backend. > > > > Signed-off-by: Christian Schoenebeck Ping > > --- > > v2 -> v3: > > * Fix copy wasted typo (-> 'backend'). > > > > MAINTAINERS | 7 +++++++ > > docs/about/deprecated.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++++ > > docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst | 3 +++ > > fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c | 5 +++++ > > fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c | 5 +++++ > > hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c | 5 +++++ > > hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h | 5 +++++ > > meson.build | 2 +- > > qemu-options.hx | 6 +++++- > > softmmu/vl.c | 5 +++++ > > 10 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > Or would it be better to split this up, e.g. into 3 separate patches (runtime > messages, docs, MAINTAINERS)? > > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS > > index 436b3f0afe..185d694b2e 100644 > > --- a/MAINTAINERS > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS > > @@ -2118,13 +2118,20 @@ S: Odd Fixes > > W: https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9p > > F: hw/9pfs/ > > X: hw/9pfs/xen-9p* > > +X: hw/9pfs/9p-proxy* > > F: fsdev/ > > +X: fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c > > F: docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst > > I missed virtfs-proxy-helper.rst here. That should be moved to the new 'proxy' > section below as well. > > > F: tests/qtest/virtio-9p-test.c > > F: tests/qtest/libqos/virtio-9p* > > T: git https://gitlab.com/gkurz/qemu.git 9p-next > > T: git https://github.com/cschoenebeck/qemu.git 9p.next > > > > +virtio-9p-proxy > > +F: hw/9pfs/9p-proxy* > > +F: fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c > > +S: Obsolete > > + > > virtio-blk > > M: Stefan Hajnoczi > > L: qemu-block@nongnu.org > > diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > > index 0743459862..9b2c780365 100644 > > --- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst > > +++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst > > @@ -343,6 +343,23 @@ the addition of volatile memory support, it is now necessary to distinguish > > between persistent and volatile memory backends. As such, memdev is deprecated > > in favor of persistent-memdev. > > > > +``-fsdev proxy`` and ``-virtfs proxy`` (since 8.1) > > +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > + > > +The 9p ``proxy`` filesystem backend driver has been deprecated and will be > > +removed in a future version of QEMU. Please use ``-fsdev local`` or > > +``-virtfs local`` for using the ``local`` 9p filesystem backend instead. > > + > > +The 9p ``proxy`` backend was originally developed as an alternative to the 9p > > +``local`` backend. The idea was to enhance security by dispatching actual low > > +level filesystem operations from 9p server (QEMU process) over to a separate > > +process (the virtfs-proxy-helper binary). However this alternative never gained > > +momentum. The proxy backend is much slower than the local backend, hasn't seen > > +any development in years, and showed to be less secure, especially due to the > > +fact that its helper daemon must be run as root, whereas with the local backend > > +QEMU is typically run as unprivileged user and allows to tighten behaviour by > > +mapping permissions et al. > > + > > > > Block device options > > '''''''''''''''''''' > > diff --git a/docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst b/docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst > > index 6cdeedf8e9..bd310ebb07 100644 > > --- a/docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst > > +++ b/docs/tools/virtfs-proxy-helper.rst > > @@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Synopsis > > Description > > ----------- > > > > +NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be > > +removed, along with this daemon, in a future version of QEMU! > > + > > Pass-through security model in QEMU 9p server needs root privilege to do > > few file operations (like chown, chmod to any mode/uid:gid). There are two > > issues in pass-through security model: > > diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c > > index 3da64e9f72..242f54ab49 100644 > > --- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c > > +++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c > > @@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ int qemu_fsdev_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp) > > } > > > > if (fsdriver) { > > + if (strncmp(fsdriver, "proxy", 5) == 0) { > > + warn_report("'-fsdev proxy' is deprecated, use '-fsdev local' " > > + "instead"); > > + } > > + > > for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(FsDrivers); i++) { > > if (strcmp(FsDrivers[i].name, fsdriver) == 0) { > > break; > > diff --git a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c b/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c > > index d9511f429c..5dd5d99284 100644 > > --- a/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c > > +++ b/fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.c > > @@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ > > * the COPYING file in the top-level directory. > > */ > > > > +/* > > + * NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be > > + * removed in a future version of QEMU! > > + */ > > + > > #include "qemu/osdep.h" > > #include > > #include > > diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c > > index 99d115ff0d..905cae6992 100644 > > --- a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c > > +++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.c > > @@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ > > * https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9p > > */ > > > > +/* > > + * NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be > > + * removed in a future version of QEMU! > > + */ > > + > > #include "qemu/osdep.h" > > #include > > #include > > diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h b/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h > > index b84301d001..9be4718d3e 100644 > > --- a/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h > > +++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-proxy.h > > @@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ > > * the COPYING file in the top-level directory. > > */ > > > > +/* > > + * NOTE: The 9p 'proxy' backend is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be > > + * removed in a future version of QEMU! > > + */ > > + > > #ifndef QEMU_9P_PROXY_H > > #define QEMU_9P_PROXY_H > > > > diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build > > index 34306a6205..05c01b72bb 100644 > > --- a/meson.build > > +++ b/meson.build > > @@ -4170,7 +4170,7 @@ if have_block > > summary_info += {'Block whitelist (ro)': get_option('block_drv_ro_whitelist')} > > summary_info += {'Use block whitelist in tools': get_option('block_drv_whitelist_in_tools')} > > summary_info += {'VirtFS (9P) support': have_virtfs} > > - summary_info += {'VirtFS (9P) Proxy Helper support': have_virtfs_proxy_helper} > > + summary_info += {'VirtFS (9P) Proxy Helper support (deprecated)': have_virtfs_proxy_helper} > > summary_info += {'Live block migration': config_host_data.get('CONFIG_LIVE_BLOCK_MIGRATION')} > > summary_info += {'replication support': config_host_data.get('CONFIG_REPLICATION')} > > summary_info += {'bochs support': get_option('bochs').allowed()} > > diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx > > index b57489d7ca..3a6c7d3ef9 100644 > > --- a/qemu-options.hx > > +++ b/qemu-options.hx > > @@ -1735,7 +1735,9 @@ SRST > > Accesses to the filesystem are done by QEMU. > > > > ``proxy`` > > - Accesses to the filesystem are done by virtfs-proxy-helper(1). > > + Accesses to the filesystem are done by virtfs-proxy-helper(1). This > > + option is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be removed in a future > > + version of QEMU. Use ``local`` instead. > > > > ``synth`` > > Synthetic filesystem, only used by QTests. > > @@ -1867,6 +1869,8 @@ SRST > > > > ``proxy`` > > Accesses to the filesystem are done by virtfs-proxy-helper(1). > > + This option is deprecated (since QEMU 8.1) and will be removed in a > > + future version of QEMU. Use ``local`` instead. > > > > ``synth`` > > Synthetic filesystem, only used by QTests. > > diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c > > index b0b96f67fa..e60648b591 100644 > > --- a/softmmu/vl.c > > +++ b/softmmu/vl.c > > @@ -3102,6 +3102,11 @@ void qemu_init(int argc, char **argv) > > error_report("Usage: -virtfs fsdriver,mount_tag=tag"); > > exit(1); > > } > > + if (strncmp(qemu_opt_get(opts, "fsdriver"), "proxy", 5) == 0) { > > + warn_report("'-virtfs proxy' is deprecated, use " > > + "'-virtfs local' instead"); > > + } > > + > > fsdev = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("fsdev"), > > qemu_opts_id(opts) ?: > > qemu_opt_get(opts, "mount_tag"), > > > > > >