xref: /linux/fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c (revision e58e871becec2d3b04ed91c0c16fe8deac9c9dfa)
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/slab.h>
26 #include <linux/wait.h>
27 #include <linux/mount.h>
28 #include "ecryptfs_kernel.h"
29 
30 struct ecryptfs_open_req {
31 	struct file **lower_file;
32 	struct path path;
33 	struct completion done;
34 	struct list_head kthread_ctl_list;
35 };
36 
37 static struct ecryptfs_kthread_ctl {
38 #define ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE 0x00000001
39 	u32 flags;
40 	struct mutex mux;
41 	struct list_head req_list;
42 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
43 } ecryptfs_kthread_ctl;
44 
45 static struct task_struct *ecryptfs_kthread;
46 
47 /**
48  * ecryptfs_threadfn
49  * @ignored: ignored
50  *
51  * The eCryptfs kernel thread that has the responsibility of getting
52  * the lower file with RW permissions.
53  *
54  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
55  */
56 static int ecryptfs_threadfn(void *ignored)
57 {
58 	set_freezable();
59 	while (1)  {
60 		struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
61 
62 		wait_event_freezable(
63 			ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait,
64 			(!list_empty(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list)
65 			 || kthread_should_stop()));
66 		mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
67 		if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
68 			mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
69 			goto out;
70 		}
71 		while (!list_empty(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list)) {
72 			req = list_first_entry(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list,
73 					       struct ecryptfs_open_req,
74 					       kthread_ctl_list);
75 			list_del(&req->kthread_ctl_list);
76 			*req->lower_file = dentry_open(&req->path,
77 				(O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE), current_cred());
78 			complete(&req->done);
79 		}
80 		mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
81 	}
82 out:
83 	return 0;
84 }
85 
86 int __init ecryptfs_init_kthread(void)
87 {
88 	int rc = 0;
89 
90 	mutex_init(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
91 	init_waitqueue_head(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
92 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list);
93 	ecryptfs_kthread = kthread_run(&ecryptfs_threadfn, NULL,
94 				       "ecryptfs-kthread");
95 	if (IS_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread)) {
96 		rc = PTR_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread);
97 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to create kernel thread; rc = [%d]"
98 		       "\n", __func__, rc);
99 	}
100 	return rc;
101 }
102 
103 void ecryptfs_destroy_kthread(void)
104 {
105 	struct ecryptfs_open_req *req, *tmp;
106 
107 	mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
108 	ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags |= ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE;
109 	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list,
110 				 kthread_ctl_list) {
111 		list_del(&req->kthread_ctl_list);
112 		*req->lower_file = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
113 		complete(&req->done);
114 	}
115 	mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
116 	kthread_stop(ecryptfs_kthread);
117 	wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
118 }
119 
120 /**
121  * ecryptfs_privileged_open
122  * @lower_file: Result of dentry_open by root on lower dentry
123  * @lower_dentry: Lower dentry for file to open
124  * @lower_mnt: Lower vfsmount for file to open
125  *
126  * This function gets a r/w file opened against the lower dentry.
127  *
128  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
129  */
130 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
131 			     struct dentry *lower_dentry,
132 			     struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
133 			     const struct cred *cred)
134 {
135 	struct ecryptfs_open_req req;
136 	int flags = O_LARGEFILE;
137 	int rc = 0;
138 
139 	init_completion(&req.done);
140 	req.lower_file = lower_file;
141 	req.path.dentry = lower_dentry;
142 	req.path.mnt = lower_mnt;
143 
144 	/* Corresponding dput() and mntput() are done when the
145 	 * lower file is fput() when all eCryptfs files for the inode are
146 	 * released. */
147 	flags |= IS_RDONLY(d_inode(lower_dentry)) ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR;
148 	(*lower_file) = dentry_open(&req.path, flags, cred);
149 	if (!IS_ERR(*lower_file))
150 		goto out;
151 	if ((flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDONLY) {
152 		rc = PTR_ERR((*lower_file));
153 		goto out;
154 	}
155 	mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
156 	if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
157 		rc = -EIO;
158 		mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
159 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: We are in the middle of shutting down; "
160 		       "aborting privileged request to open lower file\n",
161 			__func__);
162 		goto out;
163 	}
164 	list_add_tail(&req.kthread_ctl_list, &ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list);
165 	mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
166 	wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
167 	wait_for_completion(&req.done);
168 	if (IS_ERR(*lower_file))
169 		rc = PTR_ERR(*lower_file);
170 out:
171 	return rc;
172 }
173