2 * eCryptfs: Linux filesystem encryption layer
4 * Copyright (C) 2008 International Business Machines Corp.
5 * Author(s): Michael A. Halcrow <mahalcro@us.ibm.com>
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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"
30 struct ecryptfs_open_req {
31 struct file **lower_file;
33 struct completion done;
34 struct list_head kthread_ctl_list;
37 static struct ecryptfs_kthread_ctl {
38 #define ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE 0x00000001
41 struct list_head req_list;
42 wait_queue_head_t wait;
43 } ecryptfs_kthread_ctl;
45 static struct task_struct *ecryptfs_kthread;
51 * The eCryptfs kernel thread that has the responsibility of getting
52 * the lower file with RW permissions.
54 * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
56 static int ecryptfs_threadfn(void *ignored)
60 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
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);
71 while (!list_empty(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list)) {
72 req = list_first_entry(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list,
73 struct ecryptfs_open_req,
75 list_del(&req->kthread_ctl_list);
76 *req->lower_file = dentry_open(&req->path,
77 (O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE), current_cred());
80 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
86 int __init ecryptfs_init_kthread(void)
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,
95 if (IS_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread)) {
96 rc = PTR_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread);
97 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to create kernel thread; rc = [%d]"
103 void ecryptfs_destroy_kthread(void)
105 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req, *tmp;
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,
111 list_del(&req->kthread_ctl_list);
112 *req->lower_file = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
113 complete(&req->done);
115 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
116 kthread_stop(ecryptfs_kthread);
117 wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
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
126 * This function gets a r/w file opened againt the lower dentry.
128 * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
130 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
131 struct dentry *lower_dentry,
132 struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
133 const struct cred *cred)
135 struct ecryptfs_open_req req;
136 int flags = O_LARGEFILE;
139 init_completion(&req.done);
140 req.lower_file = lower_file;
141 req.path.dentry = lower_dentry;
142 req.path.mnt = lower_mnt;
144 /* Corresponding dput() and mntput() are done when the
145 * lower file is fput() when all eCryptfs files for the inode are
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))
151 if ((flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDONLY) {
152 rc = PTR_ERR((*lower_file));
155 mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
156 if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
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",
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);