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-rw-r--r--fs/anon_inodes.c50
-rw-r--r--fs/userfaultfd.c5
-rw-r--r--include/linux/anon_inodes.h4
-rw-r--r--io_uring/io_uring.c3
4 files changed, 40 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 24192a7667ed..42b02dc36474 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static struct file *__anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode,
- bool secure)
+ bool make_inode)
{
struct inode *inode;
struct file *file;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static struct file *__anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
if (fops->owner && !try_module_get(fops->owner))
return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
- if (secure) {
+ if (make_inode) {
inode = anon_inode_make_secure_inode(name, context_inode);
if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
file = ERR_CAST(inode);
@@ -149,13 +149,10 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile);
/**
- * anon_inode_getfile_secure - Like anon_inode_getfile(), but creates a new
+ * anon_inode_create_getfile - Like anon_inode_getfile(), but creates a new
* !S_PRIVATE anon inode rather than reuse the
* singleton anon inode and calls the
- * inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook. This
- * allows for both the inode to have its own
- * security context and for the LSM to enforce
- * policy on the inode's creation.
+ * inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook.
*
* @name: [in] name of the "class" of the new file
* @fops: [in] file operations for the new file
@@ -164,11 +161,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile);
* @context_inode:
* [in] the logical relationship with the new inode (optional)
*
+ * Create a new anonymous inode and file pair. This can be done for two
+ * reasons:
+ *
+ * - for the inode to have its own security context, so that LSMs can enforce
+ * policy on the inode's creation;
+ *
+ * - if the caller needs a unique inode, for example in order to customize
+ * the size returned by fstat()
+ *
* The LSM may use @context_inode in inode_init_security_anon(), but a
- * reference to it is not held. Returns the newly created file* or an error
- * pointer. See the anon_inode_getfile() documentation for more information.
+ * reference to it is not held.
+ *
+ * Returns the newly created file* or an error pointer.
*/
-struct file *anon_inode_getfile_secure(const char *name,
+struct file *anon_inode_create_getfile(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode)
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@ static int __anon_inode_getfd(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode,
- bool secure)
+ bool make_inode)
{
int error, fd;
struct file *file;
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@ static int __anon_inode_getfd(const char *name,
fd = error;
file = __anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags, context_inode,
- secure);
+ make_inode);
if (IS_ERR(file)) {
error = PTR_ERR(file);
goto err_put_unused_fd;
@@ -231,10 +238,9 @@ int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfd);
/**
- * anon_inode_getfd_secure - Like anon_inode_getfd(), but creates a new
+ * anon_inode_create_getfd - Like anon_inode_getfd(), but creates a new
* !S_PRIVATE anon inode rather than reuse the singleton anon inode, and calls
- * the inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook. This allows the inode to have its
- * own security context and for a LSM to reject creation of the inode.
+ * the inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook.
*
* @name: [in] name of the "class" of the new file
* @fops: [in] file operations for the new file
@@ -243,16 +249,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfd);
* @context_inode:
* [in] the logical relationship with the new inode (optional)
*
+ * Create a new anonymous inode and file pair. This can be done for two
+ * reasons:
+ *
+ * - for the inode to have its own security context, so that LSMs can enforce
+ * policy on the inode's creation;
+ *
+ * - if the caller needs a unique inode, for example in order to customize
+ * the size returned by fstat()
+ *
* The LSM may use @context_inode in inode_init_security_anon(), but a
* reference to it is not held.
+ *
+ * Returns a newly created file descriptor or an error code.
*/
-int anon_inode_getfd_secure(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
+int anon_inode_create_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode)
{
return __anon_inode_getfd(name, fops, priv, flags, context_inode, true);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfd_secure);
static int __init anon_inode_init(void)
{
diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index 56eaae9dac1a..7a1cf8bab5eb 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static int resolve_userfault_fork(struct userfaultfd_ctx *new,
{
int fd;
- fd = anon_inode_getfd_secure("[userfaultfd]", &userfaultfd_fops, new,
+ fd = anon_inode_create_getfd("[userfaultfd]", &userfaultfd_fops, new,
O_RDONLY | (new->flags & UFFD_SHARED_FCNTL_FLAGS), inode);
if (fd < 0)
return fd;
@@ -2205,7 +2205,8 @@ static int new_userfaultfd(int flags)
/* prevent the mm struct to be freed */
mmgrab(ctx->mm);
- fd = anon_inode_getfd_secure("[userfaultfd]", &userfaultfd_fops, ctx,
+ /* Create a new inode so that the LSM can block the creation. */
+ fd = anon_inode_create_getfd("[userfaultfd]", &userfaultfd_fops, ctx,
O_RDONLY | (flags & UFFD_SHARED_FCNTL_FLAGS), NULL);
if (fd < 0) {
mmdrop(ctx->mm);
diff --git a/include/linux/anon_inodes.h b/include/linux/anon_inodes.h
index 5deaddbd7927..93a5f16d03f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/anon_inodes.h
+++ b/include/linux/anon_inodes.h
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ struct inode;
struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags);
-struct file *anon_inode_getfile_secure(const char *name,
+struct file *anon_inode_create_getfile(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode);
int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags);
-int anon_inode_getfd_secure(const char *name,
+int anon_inode_create_getfd(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode);
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 8d1bc6cdfe71..22b98f47bb28 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -3835,7 +3835,8 @@ static struct file *io_uring_get_file(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
return ERR_PTR(ret);
#endif
- file = anon_inode_getfile_secure("[io_uring]", &io_uring_fops, ctx,
+ /* Create a new inode so that the LSM can block the creation. */
+ file = anon_inode_create_getfile("[io_uring]", &io_uring_fops, ctx,
O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC, NULL);
#if defined(CONFIG_UNIX)
if (IS_ERR(file)) {