int vfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, dev_t dev)
{
+ bool is_whiteout = S_ISCHR(mode) && dev == WHITEOUT_DEV;
int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
if (error)
return error;
- if ((S_ISCHR(mode) || S_ISBLK(mode)) && !capable(CAP_MKNOD))
+ if ((S_ISCHR(mode) || S_ISBLK(mode)) && !is_whiteout &&
+ !capable(CAP_MKNOD))
return -EPERM;
if (!dir->i_op->mknod)
(flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE))
return -EINVAL;
- if ((flags & RENAME_WHITEOUT) && !capable(CAP_MKNOD))
- return -EPERM;
-
if (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE)
target_flags = 0;
return do_renameat2(AT_FDCWD, oldname, AT_FDCWD, newname, 0);
}
-int vfs_whiteout(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
-{
- int error = may_create(dir, dentry);
- if (error)
- return error;
-
- if (!dir->i_op->mknod)
- return -EPERM;
-
- return dir->i_op->mknod(dir, dentry,
- S_IFCHR | WHITEOUT_MODE, WHITEOUT_DEV);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_whiteout);
-
int readlink_copy(char __user *buffer, int buflen, const char *link)
{
int len = PTR_ERR(link);