2018-04-27 08:08:59

by Thomas Richter

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Subject: [PATCH] inode: debugfs_create_dir uses mode permission from parent

Currently function debugfs_create_dir() creates a new
directory in the debugfs (usually mounted /sys/kernel/debug)
with permission rwxr-xr-x. This is hard coded.

Change this to use the parent directory permission.

Fixes: edac65eaf8d5c ("debugfs: take mode-dependent parts of debugfs_get_inode() into callers")
Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <[email protected]>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
---
fs/debugfs/inode.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index 13b01351dd1c..80618330d86a 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
if (unlikely(!inode))
return failed_creating(dentry);

- inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
+ if(!parent)
+ parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
+ inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | (d_inode(parent)->i_mode
+ & (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG));
inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;

--
2.14.3



2018-04-27 08:29:08

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] inode: debugfs_create_dir uses mode permission from parent

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:07:12AM +0200, Thomas Richter wrote:
> Currently function debugfs_create_dir() creates a new
> directory in the debugfs (usually mounted /sys/kernel/debug)
> with permission rwxr-xr-x. This is hard coded.
>
> Change this to use the parent directory permission.
>
> Fixes: edac65eaf8d5c ("debugfs: take mode-dependent parts of debugfs_get_inode() into callers")
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <[email protected]>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/debugfs/inode.c | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> index 13b01351dd1c..80618330d86a 100644
> --- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> @@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
> if (unlikely(!inode))
> return failed_creating(dentry);
>
> - inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
> + if(!parent)
> + parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
> + inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | (d_inode(parent)->i_mode
> + & (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG));
> inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
> inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
>

This looks ok, but is it going to change the permissions of existing
stuff in ways that might breaks things, right?

Have you done a before/after comparison?

thanks,

greg k-h

2018-04-27 09:17:10

by Thomas Richter

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] inode: debugfs_create_dir uses mode permission from parent

On 04/27/2018 10:27 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:07:12AM +0200, Thomas Richter wrote:
>> Currently function debugfs_create_dir() creates a new
>> directory in the debugfs (usually mounted /sys/kernel/debug)
>> with permission rwxr-xr-x. This is hard coded.
>>
>> Change this to use the parent directory permission.
>>
>> Fixes: edac65eaf8d5c ("debugfs: take mode-dependent parts of debugfs_get_inode() into callers")
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <[email protected]>
>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> fs/debugfs/inode.c | 5 ++++-
>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
>> index 13b01351dd1c..80618330d86a 100644
>> --- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
>> +++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
>> @@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
>> if (unlikely(!inode))
>> return failed_creating(dentry);
>>
>> - inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
>> + if(!parent)
>> + parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
>> + inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | (d_inode(parent)->i_mode
>> + & (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG));
>> inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
>> inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
>>
>
> This looks ok, but is it going to change the permissions of existing
> stuff in ways that might breaks things, right?

Right, but debugfs is usually mounted on /sys/kernel/debug with
permissions rwx to root owner. It can be changed after the mount, of course.
Unless this is done, the directory permissions for /sys/kernel/debug
will stop any descend regardless of the subdirectory permissions.

>
> Have you done a before/after comparison?

I have tested this patch on my Linux 4.17.0rc2 kernel on s390.
That worked well, I have not tested other systems.


--
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--
Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrats: Martina Koederitz
Geschäftsführung: Dirk Wittkopp
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2018-04-27 10:07:32

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] inode: debugfs_create_dir uses mode permission from parent

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 11:14:26AM +0200, Thomas-Mich Richter wrote:
> On 04/27/2018 10:27 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:07:12AM +0200, Thomas Richter wrote:
> >> Currently function debugfs_create_dir() creates a new
> >> directory in the debugfs (usually mounted /sys/kernel/debug)
> >> with permission rwxr-xr-x. This is hard coded.
> >>
> >> Change this to use the parent directory permission.
> >>
> >> Fixes: edac65eaf8d5c ("debugfs: take mode-dependent parts of debugfs_get_inode() into callers")
> >> Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <[email protected]>
> >> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> >> ---
> >> fs/debugfs/inode.c | 5 ++++-
> >> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> >> index 13b01351dd1c..80618330d86a 100644
> >> --- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> >> +++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> >> @@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
> >> if (unlikely(!inode))
> >> return failed_creating(dentry);
> >>
> >> - inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
> >> + if(!parent)
> >> + parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
> >> + inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | (d_inode(parent)->i_mode
> >> + & (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG));
> >> inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
> >> inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
> >>
> >
> > This looks ok, but is it going to change the permissions of existing
> > stuff in ways that might breaks things, right?
>
> Right, but debugfs is usually mounted on /sys/kernel/debug with
> permissions rwx to root owner. It can be changed after the mount, of course.
> Unless this is done, the directory permissions for /sys/kernel/debug
> will stop any descend regardless of the subdirectory permissions.
>
> >
> > Have you done a before/after comparison?
>
> I have tested this patch on my Linux 4.17.0rc2 kernel on s390.
> That worked well, I have not tested other systems.

What do you mean by "worked well"? What were the full tree differences
between before and after? You should be able to get this by using:
tree -dp /sys/kernel/debug/
and then doing a diff on the two files.

thanks,

greg k-h

2018-04-27 11:32:29

by Thomas Richter

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] inode: debugfs_create_dir uses mode permission from parent

On 04/27/2018 12:06 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 11:14:26AM +0200, Thomas-Mich Richter wrote:
>> On 04/27/2018 10:27 AM, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:07:12AM +0200, Thomas Richter wrote:
>>>> Currently function debugfs_create_dir() creates a new
>>>> directory in the debugfs (usually mounted /sys/kernel/debug)
>>>> with permission rwxr-xr-x. This is hard coded.
>>>>
>>>> Change this to use the parent directory permission.
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: edac65eaf8d5c ("debugfs: take mode-dependent parts of debugfs_get_inode() into callers")
>>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <[email protected]>
>>>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
>>>> ---
>>>> fs/debugfs/inode.c | 5 ++++-
>>>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
>>>> index 13b01351dd1c..80618330d86a 100644
>>>> --- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
>>>> +++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
>>>> @@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
>>>> if (unlikely(!inode))
>>>> return failed_creating(dentry);
>>>>
>>>> - inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
>>>> + if(!parent)
>>>> + parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
>>>> + inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | (d_inode(parent)->i_mode
>>>> + & (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG));
>>>> inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
>>>> inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
>>>>
>>>
>>> This looks ok, but is it going to change the permissions of existing
>>> stuff in ways that might breaks things, right?
>>
>> Right, but debugfs is usually mounted on /sys/kernel/debug with
>> permissions rwx to root owner. It can be changed after the mount, of course.
>> Unless this is done, the directory permissions for /sys/kernel/debug
>> will stop any descend regardless of the subdirectory permissions.
>>
>>>
>>> Have you done a before/after comparison?
>>
>> I have tested this patch on my Linux 4.17.0rc2 kernel on s390.
>> That worked well, I have not tested other systems.
>
> What do you mean by "worked well"? What were the full tree differences
> between before and after? You should be able to get this by using:
> tree -dp /sys/kernel/debug/
> and then doing a diff on the two files.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>

Ok, this is the tree output

Before the patch:
root@s8360047 ~]# tree -dp -L 1 /sys/kernel/debug/
/sys/kernel/debug/
├── [drwxr-xr-x] bdi
├── [drwxr-xr-x] block
├── [drwxr-xr-x] dasd
├── [drwxr-xr-x] device_component
├── [drwxr-xr-x] extfrag
├── [drwxr-xr-x] hid
├── [drwxr-xr-x] kprobes
├── [drwxr-xr-x] kvm
├── [drwxr-xr-x] memblock
├── [drwxr-xr-x] pm_qos
├── [drwxr-xr-x] qdio
├── [drwxr-xr-x] s390
├── [drwxr-xr-x] s390dbf
└── [drwx------] tracing

14 directories

After the patch:
[root@s8360047 ~]# tree -dp -L 1 /sys/kernel/debug/
sys/kernel/debug/
├── [drwx------] bdi
├── [drwx------] block
├── [drwx------] dasd
├── [drwx------] device_component
├── [drwx------] extfrag
├── [drwx------] hid
├── [drwx------] kprobes
├── [drwx------] kvm
├── [drwx------] memblock
├── [drwx------] pm_qos
├── [drwx------] qdio
├── [drwx------] s390
├── [drwx------] s390dbf
└── [drwx------] tracing

14 directories
[root@s8360047 ~]#

I attached the diff of the full tree before and after the patch.


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2018-04-27 11:48:51

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] inode: debugfs_create_dir uses mode permission from parent

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 01:30:53PM +0200, Thomas-Mich Richter wrote:
> On 04/27/2018 12:06 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 11:14:26AM +0200, Thomas-Mich Richter wrote:
> >> On 04/27/2018 10:27 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 10:07:12AM +0200, Thomas Richter wrote:
> >>>> Currently function debugfs_create_dir() creates a new
> >>>> directory in the debugfs (usually mounted /sys/kernel/debug)
> >>>> with permission rwxr-xr-x. This is hard coded.
> >>>>
> >>>> Change this to use the parent directory permission.
> >>>>
> >>>> Fixes: edac65eaf8d5c ("debugfs: take mode-dependent parts of debugfs_get_inode() into callers")
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <[email protected]>
> >>>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> >>>> ---
> >>>> fs/debugfs/inode.c | 5 ++++-
> >>>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> >>>> index 13b01351dd1c..80618330d86a 100644
> >>>> --- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> >>>> +++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
> >>>> @@ -512,7 +512,10 @@ struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
> >>>> if (unlikely(!inode))
> >>>> return failed_creating(dentry);
> >>>>
> >>>> - inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO;
> >>>> + if(!parent)
> >>>> + parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
> >>>> + inode->i_mode = S_IFDIR | (d_inode(parent)->i_mode
> >>>> + & (S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG));
> >>>> inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
> >>>> inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> This looks ok, but is it going to change the permissions of existing
> >>> stuff in ways that might breaks things, right?
> >>
> >> Right, but debugfs is usually mounted on /sys/kernel/debug with
> >> permissions rwx to root owner. It can be changed after the mount, of course.
> >> Unless this is done, the directory permissions for /sys/kernel/debug
> >> will stop any descend regardless of the subdirectory permissions.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Have you done a before/after comparison?
> >>
> >> I have tested this patch on my Linux 4.17.0rc2 kernel on s390.
> >> That worked well, I have not tested other systems.
> >
> > What do you mean by "worked well"? What were the full tree differences
> > between before and after? You should be able to get this by using:
> > tree -dp /sys/kernel/debug/
> > and then doing a diff on the two files.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
> >
>
> Ok, this is the tree output
>
> Before the patch:
> root@s8360047 ~]# tree -dp -L 1 /sys/kernel/debug/
> /sys/kernel/debug/
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] bdi
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] block
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] dasd
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] device_component
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] extfrag
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] hid
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] kprobes
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] kvm
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] memblock
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] pm_qos
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] qdio
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] s390
> ├── [drwxr-xr-x] s390dbf
> └── [drwx------] tracing
>
> 14 directories
>
> After the patch:
> [root@s8360047 ~]# tree -dp -L 1 /sys/kernel/debug/
> sys/kernel/debug/
> ├── [drwx------] bdi
> ├── [drwx------] block
> ├── [drwx------] dasd
> ├── [drwx------] device_component
> ├── [drwx------] extfrag
> ├── [drwx------] hid
> ├── [drwx------] kprobes
> ├── [drwx------] kvm
> ├── [drwx------] memblock
> ├── [drwx------] pm_qos
> ├── [drwx------] qdio
> ├── [drwx------] s390
> ├── [drwx------] s390dbf
> └── [drwx------] tracing
>
> 14 directories
> [root@s8360047 ~]#
>
> I attached the diff of the full tree before and after the patch.

"diff -u" is your friend, this isn't the 1990's anymore :)

Anyway, why just look at the root directory here? Your patch changes
more than just that, right?

Also, always run checkpatch.pl on your patches before a grumpy
maintainer tells you to run checkpatch.pl...

thanks,

greg k-h