linux-kernel - [PATCH 18/24] xen: add "capabilities" file

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Date:	Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:11:54 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Xen-devel <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Subject: [PATCH 18/24] xen: add "capabilities" file

The xenfs capabilities file allows usermode to determine what
capabilities the domain has.  The only one at present is "control_d"
in a privileged domain.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
---
 drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c |   19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c b/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c
index 515741a..6559e0c 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c
@@ -20,10 +20,27 @@
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xen filesystem");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+static ssize_t capabilities_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+				 size_t size, loff_t *off)
+{
+	char *tmp = "";
+
+	if (xen_initial_domain())
+		tmp = "control_d\n";
+
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, size, off, tmp, strlen(tmp));
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations capabilities_file_ops = {
+	.read = capabilities_read,
+};
+
 static int xenfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	static struct tree_descr xenfs_files[] = {
-		[2] = {"xenbus", &xenbus_file_ops, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR},
+		[1] = {},
+		{ "xenbus", &xenbus_file_ops, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR },
+		{ "capabilities", &capabilities_file_ops, S_IRUGO },
 		{""},
 	};
 
-- 
1.6.0.6

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