xref: /linux/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c (revision 913df4453f85f1fe79b35ecf3c9a0c0b707d22a2)
1 /**
2  * eCryptfs: Linux filesystem encryption layer
3  *
4  * Copyright (C) 2008 International Business Machines Corp.
5  *   Author(s): Michael A. Halcrow <mahalcro@us.ibm.com>
6  *
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.
11  *
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.
16  *
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.
21  */
22 
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"
28 
29 struct kmem_cache *ecryptfs_open_req_cache;
30 
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;
38 
39 static struct task_struct *ecryptfs_kthread;
40 
41 /**
42  * ecryptfs_threadfn
43  * @ignored: ignored
44  *
45  * The eCryptfs kernel thread that has the responsibility of getting
46  * the lower persistent file with RW permissions.
47  *
48  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
49  */
50 static int ecryptfs_threadfn(void *ignored)
51 {
52 	set_freezable();
53 	while (1)  {
54 		struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
55 
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;
64 		}
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;
78 			}
79 			wake_up(&req->wait);
80 			mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
81 		}
82 		mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
83 	}
84 out:
85 	return 0;
86 }
87 
88 int ecryptfs_init_kthread(void)
89 {
90 	int rc = 0;
91 
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);
101 	}
102 	return rc;
103 }
104 
105 void ecryptfs_destroy_kthread(void)
106 {
107 	struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
108 
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);
117 	}
118 	mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
119 	kthread_stop(ecryptfs_kthread);
120 	wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
121 }
122 
123 /**
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
128  *
129  * This function gets a r/w file opened againt the lower dentry.
130  *
131  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
132  */
133 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
134 			     struct dentry *lower_dentry,
135 			     struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
136 			     const struct cred *cred)
137 {
138 	struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
139 	int flags = O_LARGEFILE;
140 	int rc = 0;
141 
142 	/* Corresponding dput() and mntput() are done when the
143 	 * persistent file is fput() when the eCryptfs inode is
144 	 * destroyed. */
145 	dget(lower_dentry);
146 	mntget(lower_mnt);
147 	flags |= IS_RDONLY(lower_dentry->d_inode) ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR;
148 	(*lower_file) = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt, flags, cred);
149 	if (!IS_ERR(*lower_file))
150 		goto out;
151 	if (flags & O_RDONLY) {
152 		rc = PTR_ERR((*lower_file));
153 		goto out;
154 	}
155 	req = kmem_cache_alloc(ecryptfs_open_req_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
156 	if (!req) {
157 		rc = -ENOMEM;
158 		goto out;
159 	}
160 	mutex_init(&req->mux);
161 	req->lower_file = lower_file;
162 	req->lower_dentry = lower_dentry;
163 	req->lower_mnt = lower_mnt;
164 	init_waitqueue_head(&req->wait);
165 	req->flags = 0;
166 	mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
167 	if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
168 		rc = -EIO;
169 		mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
170 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: We are in the middle of shutting down; "
171 		       "aborting privileged request to open lower file\n",
172 			__func__);
173 		goto out_free;
174 	}
175 	list_add_tail(&req->kthread_ctl_list, &ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list);
176 	mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
177 	wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
178 	wait_event(req->wait, (req->flags != 0));
179 	mutex_lock(&req->mux);
180 	BUG_ON(req->flags == 0);
181 	if (req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_DROPPED
182 	    || req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_ZOMBIE) {
183 		rc = -EIO;
184 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Privileged open request dropped\n",
185 		       __func__);
186 		goto out_unlock;
187 	}
188 	if (IS_ERR(*req->lower_file))
189 		rc = PTR_ERR(*req->lower_file);
190 out_unlock:
191 	mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
192 out_free:
193 	kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_open_req_cache, req);
194 out:
195 	return rc;
196 }
197