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-rw-r--r--fs/anon_inodes.c51
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index d26222b7ee..0496cb5b6e 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static struct file *__anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode,
- bool secure)
+ bool make_inode)
{
struct inode *inode;
struct file *file;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static struct file *__anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
if (fops->owner && !try_module_get(fops->owner))
return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
- if (secure) {
+ if (make_inode) {
inode = anon_inode_make_secure_inode(name, context_inode);
if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
file = ERR_CAST(inode);
@@ -149,13 +149,10 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile);
/**
- * anon_inode_getfile_secure - Like anon_inode_getfile(), but creates a new
+ * anon_inode_create_getfile - Like anon_inode_getfile(), but creates a new
* !S_PRIVATE anon inode rather than reuse the
* singleton anon inode and calls the
- * inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook. This
- * allows for both the inode to have its own
- * security context and for the LSM to enforce
- * policy on the inode's creation.
+ * inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook.
*
* @name: [in] name of the "class" of the new file
* @fops: [in] file operations for the new file
@@ -164,11 +161,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfile);
* @context_inode:
* [in] the logical relationship with the new inode (optional)
*
+ * Create a new anonymous inode and file pair. This can be done for two
+ * reasons:
+ *
+ * - for the inode to have its own security context, so that LSMs can enforce
+ * policy on the inode's creation;
+ *
+ * - if the caller needs a unique inode, for example in order to customize
+ * the size returned by fstat()
+ *
* The LSM may use @context_inode in inode_init_security_anon(), but a
- * reference to it is not held. Returns the newly created file* or an error
- * pointer. See the anon_inode_getfile() documentation for more information.
+ * reference to it is not held.
+ *
+ * Returns the newly created file* or an error pointer.
*/
-struct file *anon_inode_getfile_secure(const char *name,
+struct file *anon_inode_create_getfile(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode)
@@ -176,12 +183,13 @@ struct file *anon_inode_getfile_secure(const char *name,
return __anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags,
context_inode, true);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_create_getfile);
static int __anon_inode_getfd(const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode,
- bool secure)
+ bool make_inode)
{
int error, fd;
struct file *file;
@@ -192,7 +200,7 @@ static int __anon_inode_getfd(const char *name,
fd = error;
file = __anon_inode_getfile(name, fops, priv, flags, context_inode,
- secure);
+ make_inode);
if (IS_ERR(file)) {
error = PTR_ERR(file);
goto err_put_unused_fd;
@@ -231,10 +239,9 @@ int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfd);
/**
- * anon_inode_getfd_secure - Like anon_inode_getfd(), but creates a new
+ * anon_inode_create_getfd - Like anon_inode_getfd(), but creates a new
* !S_PRIVATE anon inode rather than reuse the singleton anon inode, and calls
- * the inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook. This allows the inode to have its
- * own security context and for a LSM to reject creation of the inode.
+ * the inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook.
*
* @name: [in] name of the "class" of the new file
* @fops: [in] file operations for the new file
@@ -243,16 +250,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfd);
* @context_inode:
* [in] the logical relationship with the new inode (optional)
*
+ * Create a new anonymous inode and file pair. This can be done for two
+ * reasons:
+ *
+ * - for the inode to have its own security context, so that LSMs can enforce
+ * policy on the inode's creation;
+ *
+ * - if the caller needs a unique inode, for example in order to customize
+ * the size returned by fstat()
+ *
* The LSM may use @context_inode in inode_init_security_anon(), but a
* reference to it is not held.
+ *
+ * Returns a newly created file descriptor or an error code.
*/
-int anon_inode_getfd_secure(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
+int anon_inode_create_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
void *priv, int flags,
const struct inode *context_inode)
{
return __anon_inode_getfd(name, fops, priv, flags, context_inode, true);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(anon_inode_getfd_secure);
static int __init anon_inode_init(void)
{