2 kmod, the new module loader (replaces kerneld)
5 Reorganized not to be a daemon by Adam Richter, with guidance
8 Modified to avoid chroot and file sharing problems.
11 Limit the concurrent number of kmod modprobes to catch loops from
12 "modprobe needs a service that is in a module".
13 Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> December 1999
15 Unblock all signals when we exec a usermode process.
16 Shuu Yamaguchi <shuu@wondernetworkresources.com> December 2000
18 call_usermodehelper wait flag, and remove exec_usermodehelper.
19 Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Jan 2003
21 #include <linux/module.h>
22 #include <linux/sched.h>
23 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
24 #include <linux/unistd.h>
25 #include <linux/kmod.h>
26 #include <linux/slab.h>
27 #include <linux/mnt_namespace.h>
28 #include <linux/completion.h>
29 #include <linux/file.h>
30 #include <linux/fdtable.h>
31 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
32 #include <linux/security.h>
33 #include <linux/mount.h>
34 #include <linux/kernel.h>
35 #include <linux/init.h>
36 #include <linux/resource.h>
37 #include <linux/notifier.h>
38 #include <linux/suspend.h>
39 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
41 extern int max_threads;
43 static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_wq;
48 modprobe_path is set via /proc/sys.
50 char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
53 * __request_module - try to load a kernel module
54 * @wait: wait (or not) for the operation to complete
55 * @fmt: printf style format string for the name of the module
56 * @...: arguments as specified in the format string
58 * Load a module using the user mode module loader. The function returns
59 * zero on success or a negative errno code on failure. Note that a
60 * successful module load does not mean the module did not then unload
61 * and exit on an error of its own. Callers must check that the service
62 * they requested is now available not blindly invoke it.
64 * If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function
65 * becomes a no-operation.
67 int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
70 char module_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
71 unsigned int max_modprobes;
73 char *argv[] = { modprobe_path, "-q", "--", module_name, NULL };
74 static char *envp[] = { "HOME=/",
76 "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin",
78 static atomic_t kmod_concurrent = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
79 #define MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT 50 /* Completely arbitrary value - KAO */
80 static int kmod_loop_msg;
83 ret = vsnprintf(module_name, MODULE_NAME_LEN, fmt, args);
85 if (ret >= MODULE_NAME_LEN)
88 /* If modprobe needs a service that is in a module, we get a recursive
89 * loop. Limit the number of running kmod threads to max_threads/2 or
90 * MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT, whichever is the smaller. A cleaner method
91 * would be to run the parents of this process, counting how many times
92 * kmod was invoked. That would mean accessing the internals of the
93 * process tables to get the command line, proc_pid_cmdline is static
94 * and it is not worth changing the proc code just to handle this case.
97 * "trace the ppid" is simple, but will fail if someone's
98 * parent exits. I think this is as good as it gets. --RR
100 max_modprobes = min(max_threads/2, MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT);
101 atomic_inc(&kmod_concurrent);
102 if (atomic_read(&kmod_concurrent) > max_modprobes) {
103 /* We may be blaming an innocent here, but unlikely */
104 if (kmod_loop_msg++ < 5)
106 "request_module: runaway loop modprobe %s\n",
108 atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
112 ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp,
113 wait ? UMH_WAIT_PROC : UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
114 atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent);
117 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__request_module);
118 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
120 struct subprocess_info {
121 struct work_struct work;
122 struct completion *complete;
130 void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp);
134 * This is the task which runs the usermode application
136 static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
138 struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data;
141 BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sub_info->cred->usage) != 1);
143 /* Unblock all signals */
144 spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock);
145 flush_signal_handlers(current, 1);
146 sigemptyset(¤t->blocked);
148 spin_unlock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock);
150 /* Install the credentials */
151 commit_creds(sub_info->cred);
152 sub_info->cred = NULL;
154 /* Install input pipe when needed */
155 if (sub_info->stdin) {
156 struct files_struct *f = current->files;
158 /* no races because files should be private here */
160 fd_install(0, sub_info->stdin);
161 spin_lock(&f->file_lock);
162 fdt = files_fdtable(f);
163 FD_SET(0, fdt->open_fds);
164 FD_CLR(0, fdt->close_on_exec);
165 spin_unlock(&f->file_lock);
167 /* and disallow core files too */
168 current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_CORE] = (struct rlimit){0, 0};
171 /* We can run anywhere, unlike our parent keventd(). */
172 set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpu_all_mask);
175 * Our parent is keventd, which runs with elevated scheduling priority.
176 * Avoid propagating that into the userspace child.
178 set_user_nice(current, 0);
180 retval = kernel_execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
183 sub_info->retval = retval;
187 void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info)
190 (*info->cleanup)(info->argv, info->envp);
192 put_cred(info->cred);
195 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_freeinfo);
197 /* Keventd can't block, but this (a child) can. */
198 static int wait_for_helper(void *data)
200 struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data;
203 /* Install a handler: if SIGCLD isn't handled sys_wait4 won't
204 * populate the status, but will return -ECHILD. */
205 allow_signal(SIGCHLD);
207 pid = kernel_thread(____call_usermodehelper, sub_info, SIGCHLD);
209 sub_info->retval = pid;
214 * Normally it is bogus to call wait4() from in-kernel because
215 * wait4() wants to write the exit code to a userspace address.
216 * But wait_for_helper() always runs as keventd, and put_user()
217 * to a kernel address works OK for kernel threads, due to their
218 * having an mm_segment_t which spans the entire address space.
220 * Thus the __user pointer cast is valid here.
222 sys_wait4(pid, (int __user *)&ret, 0, NULL);
225 * If ret is 0, either ____call_usermodehelper failed and the
226 * real error code is already in sub_info->retval or
227 * sub_info->retval is 0 anyway, so don't mess with it then.
230 sub_info->retval = ret;
233 if (sub_info->wait == UMH_NO_WAIT)
234 call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(sub_info);
236 complete(sub_info->complete);
240 /* This is run by khelper thread */
241 static void __call_usermodehelper(struct work_struct *work)
243 struct subprocess_info *sub_info =
244 container_of(work, struct subprocess_info, work);
246 enum umh_wait wait = sub_info->wait;
248 BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sub_info->cred->usage) != 1);
250 /* CLONE_VFORK: wait until the usermode helper has execve'd
251 * successfully We need the data structures to stay around
252 * until that is done. */
253 if (wait == UMH_WAIT_PROC || wait == UMH_NO_WAIT)
254 pid = kernel_thread(wait_for_helper, sub_info,
255 CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
257 pid = kernel_thread(____call_usermodehelper, sub_info,
258 CLONE_VFORK | SIGCHLD);
267 sub_info->retval = pid;
271 complete(sub_info->complete);
275 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
277 * If set, call_usermodehelper_exec() will exit immediately returning -EBUSY
278 * (used for preventing user land processes from being created after the user
279 * land has been frozen during a system-wide hibernation or suspend operation).
281 static int usermodehelper_disabled;
283 /* Number of helpers running */
284 static atomic_t running_helpers = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
287 * Wait queue head used by usermodehelper_pm_callback() to wait for all running
290 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(running_helpers_waitq);
293 * Time to wait for running_helpers to become zero before the setting of
294 * usermodehelper_disabled in usermodehelper_pm_callback() fails
296 #define RUNNING_HELPERS_TIMEOUT (5 * HZ)
299 * usermodehelper_disable - prevent new helpers from being started
301 int usermodehelper_disable(void)
305 usermodehelper_disabled = 1;
308 * From now on call_usermodehelper_exec() won't start any new
309 * helpers, so it is sufficient if running_helpers turns out to
310 * be zero at one point (it may be increased later, but that
313 retval = wait_event_timeout(running_helpers_waitq,
314 atomic_read(&running_helpers) == 0,
315 RUNNING_HELPERS_TIMEOUT);
319 usermodehelper_disabled = 0;
324 * usermodehelper_enable - allow new helpers to be started again
326 void usermodehelper_enable(void)
328 usermodehelper_disabled = 0;
331 static void helper_lock(void)
333 atomic_inc(&running_helpers);
334 smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
337 static void helper_unlock(void)
339 if (atomic_dec_and_test(&running_helpers))
340 wake_up(&running_helpers_waitq);
342 #else /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
343 #define usermodehelper_disabled 0
345 static inline void helper_lock(void) {}
346 static inline void helper_unlock(void) {}
347 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
350 * call_usermodehelper_setup - prepare to call a usermode helper
351 * @path: path to usermode executable
352 * @argv: arg vector for process
353 * @envp: environment for process
354 * @gfp_mask: gfp mask for memory allocation
356 * Returns either %NULL on allocation failure, or a subprocess_info
357 * structure. This should be passed to call_usermodehelper_exec to
358 * exec the process and free the structure.
360 struct subprocess_info *call_usermodehelper_setup(char *path, char **argv,
361 char **envp, gfp_t gfp_mask)
363 struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
364 sub_info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct subprocess_info), gfp_mask);
368 INIT_WORK(&sub_info->work, __call_usermodehelper);
369 sub_info->path = path;
370 sub_info->argv = argv;
371 sub_info->envp = envp;
372 sub_info->cred = prepare_usermodehelper_creds();
379 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setup);
382 * call_usermodehelper_setkeys - set the session keys for usermode helper
383 * @info: a subprocess_info returned by call_usermodehelper_setup
384 * @session_keyring: the session keyring for the process
386 void call_usermodehelper_setkeys(struct subprocess_info *info,
387 struct key *session_keyring)
390 struct thread_group_cred *tgcred = info->cred->tgcred;
391 key_put(tgcred->session_keyring);
392 tgcred->session_keyring = key_get(session_keyring);
397 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setkeys);
400 * call_usermodehelper_setcleanup - set a cleanup function
401 * @info: a subprocess_info returned by call_usermodehelper_setup
402 * @cleanup: a cleanup function
404 * The cleanup function is just befor ethe subprocess_info is about to
405 * be freed. This can be used for freeing the argv and envp. The
406 * Function must be runnable in either a process context or the
407 * context in which call_usermodehelper_exec is called.
409 void call_usermodehelper_setcleanup(struct subprocess_info *info,
410 void (*cleanup)(char **argv, char **envp))
412 info->cleanup = cleanup;
414 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_setcleanup);
417 * call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe - set up a pipe to be used for stdin
418 * @sub_info: a subprocess_info returned by call_usermodehelper_setup
419 * @filp: set to the write-end of a pipe
421 * This constructs a pipe, and sets the read end to be the stdin of the
422 * subprocess, and returns the write-end in *@filp.
424 int call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe(struct subprocess_info *sub_info,
429 f = create_write_pipe(0);
434 f = create_read_pipe(f, 0);
436 free_write_pipe(*filp);
443 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe);
446 * call_usermodehelper_exec - start a usermode application
447 * @sub_info: information about the subprocessa
448 * @wait: wait for the application to finish and return status.
449 * when -1 don't wait at all, but you get no useful error back when
450 * the program couldn't be exec'ed. This makes it safe to call
451 * from interrupt context.
453 * Runs a user-space application. The application is started
454 * asynchronously if wait is not set, and runs as a child of keventd.
455 * (ie. it runs with full root capabilities).
457 int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info,
460 DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
463 BUG_ON(atomic_read(&sub_info->cred->usage) != 1);
466 if (sub_info->path[0] == '\0')
469 if (!khelper_wq || usermodehelper_disabled) {
474 sub_info->complete = &done;
475 sub_info->wait = wait;
477 queue_work(khelper_wq, &sub_info->work);
478 if (wait == UMH_NO_WAIT) /* task has freed sub_info */
480 wait_for_completion(&done);
481 retval = sub_info->retval;
484 call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(sub_info);
489 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_exec);
492 * call_usermodehelper_pipe - call a usermode helper process with a pipe stdin
493 * @path: path to usermode executable
494 * @argv: arg vector for process
495 * @envp: environment for process
496 * @filp: set to the write-end of a pipe
498 * This is a simple wrapper which executes a usermode-helper function
499 * with a pipe as stdin. It is implemented entirely in terms of
500 * lower-level call_usermodehelper_* functions.
502 int call_usermodehelper_pipe(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
505 struct subprocess_info *sub_info;
508 sub_info = call_usermodehelper_setup(path, argv, envp, GFP_KERNEL);
509 if (sub_info == NULL)
512 ret = call_usermodehelper_stdinpipe(sub_info, filp);
516 return call_usermodehelper_exec(sub_info, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
519 call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(sub_info);
522 EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_pipe);
524 void __init usermodehelper_init(void)
526 khelper_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("khelper");