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
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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 kmem_cache *ecryptfs_open_req_cache;
32 static struct ecryptfs_kthread_ctl {
33 #define ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE 0x00000001
36 struct list_head req_list;
37 wait_queue_head_t wait;
38 } ecryptfs_kthread_ctl;
40 static struct task_struct *ecryptfs_kthread;
46 * The eCryptfs kernel thread that has the responsibility of getting
47 * the lower file with RW permissions.
49 * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
51 static int ecryptfs_threadfn(void *ignored)
55 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
58 ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait,
59 (!list_empty(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list)
60 || kthread_should_stop()));
61 mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
62 if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
63 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
66 while (!list_empty(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list)) {
67 req = list_first_entry(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list,
68 struct ecryptfs_open_req,
70 mutex_lock(&req->mux);
71 list_del(&req->kthread_ctl_list);
72 if (!(req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_ZOMBIE)) {
73 dget(req->lower_dentry);
74 mntget(req->lower_mnt);
75 (*req->lower_file) = dentry_open(
76 req->lower_dentry, req->lower_mnt,
77 (O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE), current_cred());
78 req->flags |= ECRYPTFS_REQ_PROCESSED;
81 mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
83 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
89 int __init ecryptfs_init_kthread(void)
93 mutex_init(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
94 init_waitqueue_head(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
95 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list);
96 ecryptfs_kthread = kthread_run(&ecryptfs_threadfn, NULL,
98 if (IS_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread)) {
99 rc = PTR_ERR(ecryptfs_kthread);
100 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to create kernel thread; rc = [%d]"
106 void ecryptfs_destroy_kthread(void)
108 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
110 mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
111 ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags |= ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE;
112 list_for_each_entry(req, &ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list,
114 mutex_lock(&req->mux);
115 req->flags |= ECRYPTFS_REQ_ZOMBIE;
117 mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
119 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
120 kthread_stop(ecryptfs_kthread);
121 wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
125 * ecryptfs_privileged_open
126 * @lower_file: Result of dentry_open by root on lower dentry
127 * @lower_dentry: Lower dentry for file to open
128 * @lower_mnt: Lower vfsmount for file to open
130 * This function gets a r/w file opened againt the lower dentry.
132 * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
134 int ecryptfs_privileged_open(struct file **lower_file,
135 struct dentry *lower_dentry,
136 struct vfsmount *lower_mnt,
137 const struct cred *cred)
139 struct ecryptfs_open_req *req;
140 int flags = O_LARGEFILE;
143 /* Corresponding dput() and mntput() are done when the
144 * lower file is fput() when all eCryptfs files for the inode are
148 flags |= IS_RDONLY(lower_dentry->d_inode) ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR;
149 (*lower_file) = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt, flags, cred);
150 if (!IS_ERR(*lower_file))
152 if (flags & O_RDONLY) {
153 rc = PTR_ERR((*lower_file));
156 req = kmem_cache_alloc(ecryptfs_open_req_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
161 mutex_init(&req->mux);
162 req->lower_file = lower_file;
163 req->lower_dentry = lower_dentry;
164 req->lower_mnt = lower_mnt;
165 init_waitqueue_head(&req->wait);
167 mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
168 if (ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.flags & ECRYPTFS_KTHREAD_ZOMBIE) {
170 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
171 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: We are in the middle of shutting down; "
172 "aborting privileged request to open lower file\n",
176 list_add_tail(&req->kthread_ctl_list, &ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.req_list);
177 mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.mux);
178 wake_up(&ecryptfs_kthread_ctl.wait);
179 wait_event(req->wait, (req->flags != 0));
180 mutex_lock(&req->mux);
181 BUG_ON(req->flags == 0);
182 if (req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_DROPPED
183 || req->flags & ECRYPTFS_REQ_ZOMBIE) {
185 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Privileged open request dropped\n",
189 if (IS_ERR(*req->lower_file))
190 rc = PTR_ERR(*req->lower_file);
192 mutex_unlock(&req->mux);
194 kmem_cache_free(ecryptfs_open_req_cache, req);