fs: pass dentry to set acl method

The current way of setting and getting posix acls through the generic
xattr interface is error prone and type unsafe. The vfs needs to
interpret and fixup posix acls before storing or reporting it to
userspace. Various hacks exist to make this work. The code is hard to
understand and difficult to maintain in it's current form. Instead of
making this work by hacking posix acls through xattr handlers we are
building a dedicated posix acl api around the get and set inode
operations. This removes a lot of hackiness and makes the codepaths
easier to maintain. A lot of background can be found in [1].

Since some filesystem rely on the dentry being available to them when
setting posix acls (e.g., 9p and cifs) they cannot rely on set acl inode
operation. But since ->set_acl() is required in order to use the generic
posix acl xattr handlers filesystems that do not implement this inode
operation cannot use the handler and need to implement their own
dedicated posix acl handlers.

Update the ->set_acl() inode method to take a dentry argument. This
allows all filesystems to rely on ->set_acl().

As far as I can tell all codepaths can be switched to rely on the dentry
instead of just the inode. Note that the original motivation for passing
the dentry separate from the inode instead of just the dentry in the
xattr handlers was because of security modules that call
security_d_instantiate(). This hook is called during
d_instantiate_new(), d_add(), __d_instantiate_anon(), and
d_splice_alias() to initialize the inode's security context and possibly
to set security.* xattrs. Since this only affects security.* xattrs this
is completely irrelevant for posix acls.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected] [1]
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Microsoft) <[email protected]>

Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst

@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ As of kernel 2.6.22, the following members are defined:
 		int (*atomic_open)(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct file *,
 				   unsigned open_flag, umode_t create_mode);
 		int (*tmpfile) (struct user_namespace *, struct inode *, struct file *, umode_t);
-	        int (*set_acl)(struct user_namespace *, struct inode *, struct posix_acl *, int);
+	        int (*set_acl)(struct user_namespace *, struct dentry *, struct posix_acl *, int);
 		int (*fileattr_set)(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 				    struct dentry *dentry, struct fileattr *fa);
 		int (*fileattr_get)(struct dentry *dentry, struct fileattr *fa);

fs/bad_inode.c

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int bad_inode_tmpfile(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 }
 
 static int bad_inode_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
-			     struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
+			     struct dentry *dentry, struct posix_acl *acl,
 			     int type)
 {
 	return -EIO;

fs/btrfs/acl.c

@@ -110,10 +110,11 @@ int __btrfs_set_acl(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct inode *inode,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int btrfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int btrfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	int ret;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	umode_t old_mode = inode->i_mode;
 
 	if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS && acl) {

fs/btrfs/ctree.h

@@ -3987,7 +3987,7 @@ static inline int __btrfs_fs_compat_ro(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 flag)
 /* acl.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BTRFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
 struct posix_acl *btrfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
-int btrfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int btrfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 int __btrfs_set_acl(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct inode *inode,
 		    struct posix_acl *acl, int type);

fs/btrfs/inode.c

@@ -5256,7 +5256,7 @@ static int btrfs_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentr
 		err = btrfs_dirty_inode(inode);
 
 		if (!err && attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
-			err = posix_acl_chmod(mnt_userns, inode, inode->i_mode);
+			err = posix_acl_chmod(mnt_userns, dentry, inode->i_mode);
 	}
 
 	return err;

fs/ceph/acl.c

@@ -85,13 +85,14 @@ struct posix_acl *ceph_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu)
 	return acl;
 }
 
-int ceph_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int ceph_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	int ret = 0, size = 0;
 	const char *name = NULL;
 	char *value = NULL;
 	struct iattr newattrs;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct timespec64 old_ctime = inode->i_ctime;
 	umode_t new_mode = inode->i_mode, old_mode = inode->i_mode;
 

fs/ceph/inode.c

@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ int ceph_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 	err = __ceph_setattr(inode, attr);
 
 	if (err >= 0 && (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
-		err = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, inode, attr->ia_mode);
+		err = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, dentry, attr->ia_mode);
 
 	return err;
 }

fs/ceph/super.h

@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ void ceph_release_acl_sec_ctx(struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx);
 
 struct posix_acl *ceph_get_acl(struct inode *, int, bool);
 int ceph_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
-		 struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
+		 struct dentry *dentry, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 int ceph_pre_init_acls(struct inode *dir, umode_t *mode,
 		       struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as_ctx);
 void ceph_init_inode_acls(struct inode *inode,

fs/ext2/acl.c

@@ -219,11 +219,12 @@ __ext2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
  * inode->i_mutex: down
  */
 int
-ext2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+ext2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 	     struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	int error;
 	int update_mode = 0;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 
 	if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS && acl) {

fs/ext2/acl.h

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static inline int ext2_acl_count(size_t size)
 
 /* acl.c */
 extern struct posix_acl *ext2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
-extern int ext2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+extern int ext2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 			struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 extern int ext2_init_acl (struct inode *, struct inode *);
 

fs/ext2/inode.c

@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ int ext2_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 	setattr_copy(&init_user_ns, inode, iattr);
 	if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
-		error = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, inode, inode->i_mode);
+		error = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, dentry, inode->i_mode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
 	return error;

fs/ext4/acl.c

@@ -225,12 +225,13 @@ __ext4_set_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int type,
 }
 
 int
-ext4_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+ext4_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 	     struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	handle_t *handle;
 	int error, credits, retries = 0;
 	size_t acl_size = acl ? ext4_acl_size(acl->a_count) : 0;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 	int update_mode = 0;
 

fs/ext4/acl.h

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static inline int ext4_acl_count(size_t size)
 
 /* acl.c */
 struct posix_acl *ext4_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
-int ext4_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int ext4_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 extern int ext4_init_acl(handle_t *, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 

fs/ext4/inode.c

@@ -5550,7 +5550,7 @@ int ext4_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		ext4_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
 
 	if (!error && (ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
-		rc = posix_acl_chmod(mnt_userns, inode, inode->i_mode);
+		rc = posix_acl_chmod(mnt_userns, dentry, inode->i_mode);
 
 err_out:
 	if  (error)

fs/f2fs/acl.c

@@ -276,9 +276,11 @@ static int __f2fs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	return error;
 }
 
-int f2fs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int f2fs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
+
 	if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(F2FS_I_SB(inode))))
 		return -EIO;
 

fs/f2fs/acl.h

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct f2fs_acl_header {
 #ifdef CONFIG_F2FS_FS_POSIX_ACL
 
 extern struct posix_acl *f2fs_get_acl(struct inode *, int, bool);
-extern int f2fs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *, struct inode *,
+extern int f2fs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *, struct dentry *,
 			struct posix_acl *, int);
 extern int f2fs_init_acl(struct inode *, struct inode *, struct page *,
 							struct page *);

fs/f2fs/file.c

@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ int f2fs_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 	__setattr_copy(mnt_userns, inode, attr);
 
 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
-		err = posix_acl_chmod(mnt_userns, inode, f2fs_get_inode_mode(inode));
+		err = posix_acl_chmod(mnt_userns, dentry, f2fs_get_inode_mode(inode));
 
 		if (is_inode_flag_set(inode, FI_ACL_MODE)) {
 			if (!err)

fs/fuse/acl.c

@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ struct posix_acl *fuse_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu)
 	return acl;
 }
 
-int fuse_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int fuse_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 	const char *name;
 	int ret;

fs/fuse/fuse_i.h

@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ extern const struct xattr_handler *fuse_no_acl_xattr_handlers[];
 
 struct posix_acl;
 struct posix_acl *fuse_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
-int fuse_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int fuse_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 
 /* readdir.c */

fs/gfs2/acl.c

@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ int __gfs2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 	return error;
 }
 
-int gfs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int gfs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		 struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	bool need_unlock = false;

fs/gfs2/acl.h

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 extern struct posix_acl *gfs2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
 extern int __gfs2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
-extern int gfs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+extern int gfs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 			struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 
 #endif /* __ACL_DOT_H__ */

fs/gfs2/inode.c

@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ static int gfs2_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	else {
 		error = gfs2_setattr_simple(inode, attr);
 		if (!error && attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
-			error = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, inode,
+			error = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, dentry,
 						inode->i_mode);
 	}
 

fs/jffs2/acl.c

@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@ static int __jffs2_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int xprefix, struct posix_acl *a
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int jffs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int jffs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	int rc, xprefix;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:

fs/jffs2/acl.h

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct jffs2_acl_header {
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFFS2_FS_POSIX_ACL
 
 struct posix_acl *jffs2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
-int jffs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int jffs2_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 extern int jffs2_init_acl_pre(struct inode *, struct inode *, umode_t *);
 extern int jffs2_init_acl_post(struct inode *);

fs/jffs2/fs.c

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int jffs2_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	rc = jffs2_do_setattr(inode, iattr);
 	if (!rc && (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
-		rc = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, inode, inode->i_mode);
+		rc = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, dentry, inode->i_mode);
 
 	return rc;
 }

fs/jfs/acl.c

@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ static int __jfs_set_acl(tid_t tid, struct inode *inode, int type,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int jfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int jfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		struct posix_acl *acl, int type)
 {
 	int rc;
 	tid_t tid;
 	int update_mode = 0;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 
 	tid = txBegin(inode->i_sb, 0);

fs/jfs/file.c

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int jfs_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
 	if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
-		rc = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, inode, inode->i_mode);
+		rc = posix_acl_chmod(&init_user_ns, dentry, inode->i_mode);
 	return rc;
 }
 

fs/jfs/jfs_acl.h

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_POSIX_ACL
 
 struct posix_acl *jfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, bool rcu);
-int jfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
+int jfs_set_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 		struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
 int jfs_init_acl(tid_t, struct inode *, struct inode *);
 

fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c

@@ -2956,7 +2956,7 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		struct inode *inode = d_inode(path.dentry);
 
 		posix_acl_rc = ksmbd_vfs_inherit_posix_acl(user_ns,
-							   inode,
+							   path.dentry,
 							   d_inode(path.dentry->d_parent));
 		if (posix_acl_rc)
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB, "inherit posix acl failed : %d\n", posix_acl_rc);
@@ -2972,7 +2972,7 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 			if (rc) {
 				if (posix_acl_rc)
 					ksmbd_vfs_set_init_posix_acl(user_ns,
-								     inode);
+								     path.dentry);
 
 				if (test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
 							   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_ACL_XATTR)) {

fs/ksmbd/smbacl.c

@@ -1386,14 +1386,14 @@ int set_info_sec(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tcon,
 	ksmbd_vfs_remove_acl_xattrs(user_ns, path->dentry);
 	/* Update posix acls */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL) && fattr.cf_dacls) {
-		rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, inode,
+		rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, path->dentry,
 				   ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, fattr.cf_acls);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB,
 				    "Set posix acl(ACL_TYPE_ACCESS) failed, rc : %d\n",
 				    rc);
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && fattr.cf_dacls) {
-			rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, inode,
+			rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, path->dentry,
 					   ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, fattr.cf_dacls);
 			if (rc)
 				ksmbd_debug(SMB,

fs/ksmbd/vfs.c

@@ -1824,10 +1824,11 @@ void ksmbd_vfs_posix_lock_unblock(struct file_lock *flock)
 }
 
 int ksmbd_vfs_set_init_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
-				 struct inode *inode)
+				 struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct posix_acl_state acl_state;
 	struct posix_acl *acls;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL))
@@ -1856,14 +1857,13 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_set_init_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	posix_state_to_acl(&acl_state, acls->a_entries);
-	rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acls);
+	rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, dentry, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acls);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "Set posix acl(ACL_TYPE_ACCESS) failed, rc : %d\n",
 			    rc);
 	else if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		posix_state_to_acl(&acl_state, acls->a_entries);
-		rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-				   acls);
+		rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, dentry, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, acls);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB, "Set posix acl(ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT) failed, rc : %d\n",
 				    rc);
@@ -1874,10 +1874,11 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_set_init_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 }
 
 int ksmbd_vfs_inherit_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
-				struct inode *inode, struct inode *parent_inode)
+				struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *parent_inode)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acls;
 	struct posix_acl_entry *pace;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	int rc, i;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL))
@@ -1895,12 +1896,12 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_inherit_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 		}
 	}
 
-	rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acls);
+	rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, dentry, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, acls);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		ksmbd_debug(SMB, "Set posix acl(ACL_TYPE_ACCESS) failed, rc : %d\n",
 			    rc);
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+		rc = set_posix_acl(user_ns, dentry, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
 				   acls);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			ksmbd_debug(SMB, "Set posix acl(ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT) failed, rc : %d\n",

fs/ksmbd/vfs.h

@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_get_dos_attrib_xattr(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 				   struct dentry *dentry,
 				   struct xattr_dos_attrib *da);
 int ksmbd_vfs_set_init_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
-				 struct inode *inode);
+				 struct dentry *dentry);
 int ksmbd_vfs_inherit_posix_acl(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
-				struct inode *inode,
+				struct dentry *dentry,
 				struct inode *parent_inode);
 #endif /* __KSMBD_VFS_H__ */