linux-kernel - Re: [Patch 5/7] integrity: mtime patch for mmap files

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Date:	Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:26:56 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, safford@...son.ibm.com,
	serue@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, kjhall@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	zohar@...ibm.com, staubach@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [Patch 5/7] integrity: mtime patch for mmap files

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:09:58 -0400 Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> mmaped files are hashed and hmac'ed properly by EVM after being modified
> when the file's mtime is updated correctly.  Peter Staubach's 'memory
> mapped files not updating timestamps v2' patch properly updates the
> mmapped file's mtime.  In those cases when an application does not
> first msync the file before calling munmap, the mtime is eventually
> updated, but not before file_close is called.  This patch forces the
> mtime for mmaped files to be updated in a timely manner.

I don't think we've ever had that patch in -mm?

> signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
> ----
> Index: linux-2.6.21-rc4-mm1/mm/mmap.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.21-rc4-mm1.orig/mm/mmap.c
> +++ linux-2.6.21-rc4-mm1/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -1790,6 +1790,7 @@ int do_munmap(struct mm_struct *mm, unsi
>  {
>  	unsigned long end;
>  	struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev, *last;
> +	struct file *file;
>  
>  	if ((start & ~PAGE_MASK) || start > TASK_SIZE || len > TASK_SIZE-start)
>  		return -EINVAL;
> @@ -1808,6 +1809,10 @@ int do_munmap(struct mm_struct *mm, unsi
>  	if (vma->vm_start >= end)
>  		return 0;
>  
> +	file = vma->vm_file;
> +	if (file && test_and_clear_bit(AS_MCTIME, &file->f_mapping->flags))
> +		file_update_time(file);
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * If we need to split any vma, do it now to save pain later.
>  	 *

Hence this won't compile.
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