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The call to the inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook is not the sole
reason to use anon_inode_getfile_secure() or anon_inode_getfd_secure().
For example, the functions also allow one to create a file with non-zero
size, without needing a full-blown filesystem. In this case, you don't
need a "secure" version, just unique inodes; the current name of the
functions is confusing and does not explain well the difference with
the more "standard" anon_inode_getfile() and anon_inode_getfd().
Of course, there is another side of the coin; neither io_uring nor
userfaultfd strictly speaking need distinct inodes, and it is not
that clear anymore that anon_inode_create_get{file,fd}() allow the LSM
to intercept and block the inode's creation. If one was so inclined,
anon_inode_getfile_secure() and anon_inode_getfd_secure() could be kept,
using the shared inode or a new one depending on CONFIG_SECURITY.
However, this is probably overkill, and potentially a cause of bugs in
different configurations. Therefore, just add a comment to io_uring
and userfaultfd explaining the choice of the function.
While at it, remove the export for what is now anon_inode_create_getfd().
There is no in-tree module that uses it, and the old name is gone anyway.
If anybody actually needs the symbol, they can ask or they can just use
anon_inode_create_getfile(), which will be exported very soon for use
in KVM.
Suggested-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
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/*
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* include/linux/anon_inodes.h
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*
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* Copyright (C) 2007 Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
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*
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*/
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#ifndef _LINUX_ANON_INODES_H
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#define _LINUX_ANON_INODES_H
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struct file_operations;
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struct inode;
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struct file *anon_inode_getfile(const char *name,
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const struct file_operations *fops,
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void *priv, int flags);
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struct file *anon_inode_create_getfile(const char *name,
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const struct file_operations *fops,
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void *priv, int flags,
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const struct inode *context_inode);
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int anon_inode_getfd(const char *name, const struct file_operations *fops,
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void *priv, int flags);
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int anon_inode_create_getfd(const char *name,
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const struct file_operations *fops,
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void *priv, int flags,
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const struct inode *context_inode);
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#endif /* _LINUX_ANON_INODES_H */
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