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1 /**
2 * eCryptfs: Linux filesystem encryption layer
4 * Copyright (C) 2008 International Business Machines Corp.
5 * Author(s): Michael A. Halcrow <mahalcro@us.ibm.com>
7 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
9 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
10 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
12 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
13 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
15 * General Public License for more details.
17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
19 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
20 * 02111-1307, USA.
23 #include <linux/kthread.h>
24 #include <linux/freezer.h>
25 #include <linux/wait.h>
26 #include <linux/mount.h>
27 #include "ecryptfs_kernel.h"
29 struct kmem_cache *ecryptfs_open_req_cache;
31 static struct ecryptfs_kthread_ctl {
32 #define ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE 0x00000001
33 u32 flags;
34 struct mutex mux;
35 struct list_head req_list;
36 wait_queue_head_t wait;
37 } ecryptfs_kthread_ctl;
39 static struct task_struct *ecryptfs_kthread;
41 /**
42 * ecryptfs_threadfn
43 * @ignored: ignored
45 * The eCryptfs kernel thread that has the responsibility of getting
46 * the lower persistent file with RW permissions.
48 * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
50 static int ecryptfs_threadfn(void *ignored)
52 set_freezable();
53 while (1) {
54 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
56 wait_event_freezable(
57 ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait,
58 (!list_empty(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list)
59 || kthread_should_stop()));
60 mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
61 if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
62 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
63 goto out;
65 while (!list_empty(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list)) {
66 req = list_first_entry(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list,
67 struct ecryptfs_open_req,
68 kthread_ctl_list);
69 mutex_lock(&req->mux);
70 list_del(&req->kthread_ctl_list);
71 if (!(req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_ZOMBIE)) {
72 dget(req->lower_dentry);
73 mntget(req->lower_mnt);
74 (*req->lower_file) = dentry_open(
75 req->lower_dentry, req->lower_mnt,
76 (O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE), current_cred());
77 req->flags |= ECRYPTFS_REQ_PROCESSED;
79 wake_up(&req->wait);
80 mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
82 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
84 out:
85 return 0;
88 int ecryptfs_init_kthread(void)
90 int rc = 0;
92 mutex_init(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
93 init_waitqueue_head(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
94 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list);
95 ecryptfs_kthread = kthread_run(&ecryptfs_threadfn, NULL,
96 "ecryptfs-kthread");
97 if (IS_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread)) {
98 rc = PTR_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread);
99 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to create kernel thread; rc = [%d]"
100 "\n", __func__, rc);
102 return rc;
105 void ecryptfs_destroy_kthread(void)
107 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
109 mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
110 ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags |= ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE;
111 list_for_each_entry(req, &ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list,
112 kthread_ctl_list) {
113 mutex_lock(&req->mux);
114 req->flags |= ECRYPTFS_REQ_ZOMBIE;
115 wake_up(&req->wait);
116 mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
118 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
119 kthread_stop(ecryptfs_kthread);
120 wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
124 * ecryptfs_privileged_open
125 * @lower_file: Result of dentry_open by root on lower dentry
126 * @lower_dentry: Lower dentry for file to open
127 * @lower_mnt: Lower vfsmount for file to open
129 * This function gets a r/w file opened againt the lower dentry.
131 * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
133 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
134 struct dentry *lower_dentry,
135 struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
136 const struct cred *cred)
138 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
139 int rc = 0;
141 /* Corresponding dput() and mntput() are done when the
142 * persistent file is fput() when the eCryptfs inode is
143 * destroyed. */
144 dget(lower_dentry);
145 mntget(lower_mnt);
146 (*lower_file) = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt,
147 (O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE), cred);
148 if (!IS_ERR(*lower_file))
149 goto out;
150 req = kmem_cache_alloc(ecryptfs_open_req_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
151 if (!req) {
152 rc = -ENOMEM;
153 goto out;
155 mutex_init(&req->mux);
156 req->lower_file = lower_file;
157 req->lower_dentry = lower_dentry;
158 req->lower_mnt = lower_mnt;
159 init_waitqueue_head(&req->wait);
160 req->flags = 0;
161 mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
162 if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
163 rc = -EIO;
164 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
165 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: We are in the middle of shutting down; "
166 "aborting privileged request to open lower file\n",
167 __func__);
168 goto out_free;
170 list_add_tail(&req->kthread_ctl_list, &ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list);
171 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
172 wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
173 wait_event(req->wait, (req->flags != 0));
174 mutex_lock(&req->mux);
175 BUG_ON(req->flags == 0);
176 if (req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_DROPPED
177 || req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_ZOMBIE) {
178 rc = -EIO;
179 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Privileged open request dropped\n",
180 __func__);
181 goto out_unlock;
183 if (IS_ERR(*req->lower_file)) {
184 rc = PTR_ERR(*req->lower_file);
185 dget(lower_dentry);
186 mntget(lower_mnt);
187 (*lower_file) = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt,
188 (O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE), cred);
189 if (IS_ERR(*lower_file)) {
190 rc = PTR_ERR(*req->lower_file);
191 (*lower_file) = NULL;
192 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Error attempting privileged "
193 "open of lower file with either RW or RO "
194 "perms; rc = [%d]. Giving up.\n",
195 __func__, rc);
198 out_unlock:
199 mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
200 out_free:
201 kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_open_req_cache, req);
202 out:
203 return rc;