kernel/kmod.c

   1 /*
   2         kmod, the new module loader (replaces kerneld)
   3         Kirk Petersen
   4
   5         Reorganized not to be a daemon by Adam Richter, with guidance
   6         from Greg Zornetzer.
   7
   8         Modified to avoid chroot and file sharing problems.
   9         Mikael Pettersson
  10
  11         Limit the concurrent number of kmod modprobes to catch loops from
  12         "modprobe needs a service that is in a module".
  13         Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> December 1999
  14 */
  15
  16 #define __KERNEL_SYSCALLS__
  17
  18 #include <linux/sched.h>
  19 #include <linux/unistd.h>
  20 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
  21
  22 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
  23
  24 /*
  25         modprobe_path is set via /proc/sys.
  26 */
  27 char modprobe_path[256] = "/sbin/modprobe";
  28
  29 extern int max_threads;
  30
  31 static inline void
  32 use_init_fs_context(void)
  33 {
  34         struct fs_struct *our_fs, *init_fs;
  35
  36         /*
  37          * Make modprobe's fs context be a copy of init's.
  38          *
  39          * We cannot use the user's fs context, because it
  40          * may have a different root than init.
  41          * Since init was created with CLONE_FS, we can grab
  42          * its fs context from "init_task".
  43          *
  44          * The fs context has to be a copy. If it is shared
  45          * with init, then any chdir() call in modprobe will
  46          * also affect init and the other threads sharing
  47          * init_task's fs context.
  48          *
  49          * We created the exec_modprobe thread without CLONE_FS,
  50          * so we can update the fields in our fs context freely.
  51          */
  52         lock_kernel();
  53
  54         our_fs = current->fs;
  55         init_fs = init_task.fs;
  56         our_fs->umask = init_fs->umask;
  57         set_fs_root(our_fs, init_fs->rootmnt, init_fs->root);
  58         set_fs_pwd(our_fs, init_fs->pwdmnt, init_fs->pwd);
  59         if (our_fs->altroot) {
  60                 struct vfsmount *mnt = our_fs->altrootmnt;
  61                 struct dentry *dentry = our_fs->altroot;
  62                 our_fs->altrootmnt = NULL;
  63                 our_fs->altroot = NULL;
  64                 dput(dentry);
  65                 mntput(mnt);
  66         }
  67
  68         unlock_kernel();
  69 }
  70
  71 int exec_usermodehelper(char *program_path, char *argv[], char *envp[])
  72 {
  73         int i;
  74
  75         current->session = 1;
  76         current->pgrp = 1;
  77
  78         use_init_fs_context();
  79
  80         /* Prevent parent user process from sending signals to child.
  81            Otherwise, if the modprobe program does not exist, it might
  82            be possible to get a user defined signal handler to execute
  83            as the super user right after the execve fails if you time
  84            the signal just right.
  85         */
  86         spin_lock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
  87         flush_signals(current);
  88         flush_signal_handlers(current);
  89         spin_unlock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
  90
  91         for (i = 0; i < current->files->max_fds; i++ ) {
  92                 if (current->files->fd[i]) close(i);
  93         }
  94
  95         /* Drop the "current user" thing */
  96         free_uid(current);
  97
  98         /* Give kmod all effective privileges.. */
  99         current->uid = current->euid = current->fsuid = 0;
 100         cap_set_full(current->cap_effective);
 101
 102         /* Allow execve args to be in kernel space. */
 103         set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 104
 105         /* Go, go, go... */
 106         if (execve(program_path, argv, envp) < 0)
 107                 return -errno;
 108         return 0;
 109 }
 110
 111 static int exec_modprobe(void * module_name)
 112 {
 113         static char * envp[] = { "HOME=/", "TERM=linux", "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin", NULL };
 114         char *argv[] = { modprobe_path, "-s", "-k", (char*)module_name, NULL };
 115         int ret;
 116
 117         ret = exec_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp);
 118         if (ret) {
 119                 printk(KERN_ERR
 120                        "kmod: failed to exec %s -s -k %s, errno = %d\n",
 121                        modprobe_path, (char*) module_name, errno);
 122         }
 123         return ret;
 124 }
 125
 126 /**
 127  *      request_module - try to load a kernel module
 128  *      @module_name: Name of module
 129  *
 130  *      Load a module using the user mode module loader. The function returns
 131  *      zero on success or a negative errno code on failure. Note that a
 132  *      successful module load does not mean the module did not then unload
 133  *      and exit on an error of its own. Callers must check that the service
 134  *      they requested is now available not blindly invoke it.
 135  *
 136  *      If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function
 137  *      becomes a no-operation.
 138  */
 139
 140 int request_module(const char * module_name)
 141 {
 142         int pid;
 143         int waitpid_result;
 144         sigset_t tmpsig;
 145         int i;
 146         static atomic_t kmod_concurrent = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 147 #define MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT 50  /* Completely arbitrary value - KAO */
 148         static int kmod_loop_msg;
 149
 150         /* Don't allow request_module() before the root fs is mounted!  */
 151         if ( ! current->fs->root ) {
 152                 printk(KERN_ERR "request_module[%s]: Root fs not mounted\n",
 153                         module_name);
 154                 return -EPERM;
 155         }
 156
 157         /* If modprobe needs a service that is in a module, we get a recursive
 158          * loop.  Limit the number of running kmod threads to max_threads/2 or
 159          * MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT, whichever is the smaller.  A cleaner method
 160          * would be to run the parents of this process, counting how many times
 161          * kmod was invoked.  That would mean accessing the internals of the
 162          * process tables to get the command line, proc_pid_cmdline is static
 163          * and it is not worth changing the proc code just to handle this case.
 164          * KAO.
 165          */
 166         i = max_threads/2;
 167         if (i > MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT)
 168                 i = MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT;
 169         atomic_inc(&kmod_concurrent);
 170         if (atomic_read(&kmod_concurrent) > i) {
 171                 if (kmod_loop_msg++ < 5)
 172                         printk(KERN_ERR
 173                                "kmod: runaway modprobe loop assumed and stopped\n");
 174                 atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
 175                 return -ENOMEM;
 176         }
 177
 178         pid = kernel_thread(exec_modprobe, (void*) module_name, 0);
 179         if (pid < 0) {
 180                 printk(KERN_ERR "request_module[%s]: fork failed, errno %d\n", module_name, -pid);
 181                 atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
 182                 return pid;
 183         }
 184
 185         /* Block everything but SIGKILL/SIGSTOP */
 186         spin_lock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
 187         tmpsig = current->blocked;
 188         siginitsetinv(&current->blocked, sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGSTOP));
 189         recalc_sigpending(current);
 190         spin_unlock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
 191
 192         waitpid_result = waitpid(pid, NULL, __WCLONE);
 193         atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
 194
 195         /* Allow signals again.. */
 196         spin_lock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
 197         current->blocked = tmpsig;
 198         recalc_sigpending(current);
 199         spin_unlock_irq(&current->sigmask_lock);
 200
 201         if (waitpid_result != pid) {
 202                 printk(KERN_ERR "request_module[%s]: waitpid(%d,...) failed, errno %d\n",
 203                        module_name, pid, -waitpid_result);
 204         }
 205         return 0;
 206 }