linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/15] user ns: setns: move capable checks into per-ns attach helper

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Date:	Sat, 3 Sep 2011 18:51:40 -0700
From:	Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>
To:	Serge Hallyn <serge@...lyn.com>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, segooon@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	dhowells@...hat.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com, rdunlap@...otime.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/15] user ns: setns: move capable checks into per-ns
 attach helper

On Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 07:56:27PM +0000, Serge Hallyn wrote:
> From: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>

I was confused about this patch until I realized that you're not
simply "moving" the capability checks but "distributing" them. Then
you're showing that you'll soon change some to nsown_capable() or
ns_capable() using the strange cpp pattern in the snippet below.

At least I think that's what you intended. A commit message would
help :).

Cheers,
	-Matt Helsley

> 
> Signed-off-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>
> Cc: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> ---
>  ipc/namespace.c          |    7 +++++++
>  kernel/fork.c            |    5 +++++
>  kernel/nsproxy.c         |   11 ++++++++---
>  kernel/utsname.c         |    7 +++++++
>  net/core/net_namespace.c |    7 +++++++
>  5 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
> index ce0a647..a0a7609 100644
> --- a/ipc/namespace.c
> +++ b/ipc/namespace.c
> @@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ static void ipcns_put(void *ns)
> 
>  static int ipcns_install(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, void *ns)
>  {
> +#if 0
> +	struct ipc_namespace *newns = ns;
> +	if (!ns_capable(newns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> +#else
> +	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> +#endif
> +		return -1;
>  	/* Ditch state from the old ipc namespace */
>  	exit_sem(current);
>  	put_ipc_ns(nsproxy->ipc_ns);
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