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Message-ID: <47BBAEE5.80102@ak.jp.nec.com>
Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:39:01 +0900
From:	Kohei KaiGai <kaigai@...jp.nec.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>, akpm@...l.org,
	"Andrew G. Morgan" <morgan@...nel.org>, jmorris@...ei.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, adobriyan@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH] exporting capability code/name pairs (try #6)

Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 05:45:46PM +0900, Kohei KaiGai wrote:
>> Greg KH wrote:
>>>>> Also, this code can be cleaned up a lot by just using the basic kobject
>>>>> attributes, and not rolling your own types here.
>>>> I replaced my own defined capability_attribute by kobj_attribute.
>>>>
>>>> It made the patch cleaned up, however, it also impossible to share a single
>>>> _show() method instance, because kobj_attribute does not have any private member.
>>>> Is there any reason why kobj_attribute does not have "void *private;"?
>>> Because no one has asked for it?  :)
>>>
>>> Or you can just do as the example in samples/kobject/ does it, no need
>>> for the void pointer as that code shows.
>> It shows us a good example in samples/kobject.
>>
>> However, it is unsuitable to export the list of capabilities.
>> The shared _show() method (b_show) calls strcmp() once with the name of kobject
>> attribute to switch its returning string.
>> If we have 34 of candidates to be returned, like the capability case, we have
>> to call strcmp() 33 times in maximum.
>>
>> If we can have a private member in kobj_attribute, we can found the content
>> to be returned in a single step.
> 
> Ok, again, just send me a patch that adds this functionality and we will
> be very glad to consider it.

In the attached patch, every attribute entry stores its capability
identifier in numerical or symbolic representation within private
data field of kobj_attribute structure.
The rest of them are unchanged.

----
[2/2] Exporting capability code/name pairs

This patch enables to export code/name of capabilities supported
on the running kernel.

A newer kernel sometimes adds new capabilities, like CAP_MAC_ADMIN
at 2.6.25. However, we have no interface to disclose what capabilities
are supported on this kernel. Thus, we have to maintain libcap version
in appropriate one synchronously.

This patch enables libcap to collect the list of capabilities on
run time, and provide them for users.
It helps to improve portability of library.

It exports these information as regular files under /sys/kernel/capability.
The numeric node exports its name, the symbolic node exports its code.

Please consider to put this patch on the queue of 2.6.25.

Thanks,
===================================================
[kaigai@...a ~]$ ls -R /sys/kernel/capability/
/sys/kernel/capability/:
codes  names  version

/sys/kernel/capability/codes:
0  10  12  14  16  18  2   21  23  25  27  29  30  32  4  6  8
1  11  13  15  17  19  20  22  24  26  28  3   31  33  5  7  9

/sys/kernel/capability/names:
cap_audit_control    cap_kill              cap_net_raw     cap_sys_nice
cap_audit_write      cap_lease             cap_setfcap     cap_sys_pacct
cap_chown            cap_linux_immutable   cap_setgid      cap_sys_ptrace
cap_dac_override     cap_mac_admin         cap_setpcap     cap_sys_rawio
cap_dac_read_search  cap_mac_override      cap_setuid      cap_sys_resource
cap_fowner           cap_mknod             cap_sys_admin   cap_sys_time
cap_fsetid           cap_net_admin         cap_sys_boot    cap_sys_tty_config
cap_ipc_lock         cap_net_bind_service  cap_sys_chroot
cap_ipc_owner        cap_net_broadcast     cap_sys_module
[kaigai@...a ~]$ cat /sys/kernel/capability/version
0x20071026
[kaigai@...a ~]$ cat /sys/kernel/capability/codes/30
cap_audit_control
[kaigai@...a ~]$ cat /sys/kernel/capability/names/cap_sys_pacct
20
[kaigai@...a ~]$
===================================================

Signed-off-by: KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@...jp.nec.com>

--
  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-capability |   23 +++++
  scripts/mkcapnames.sh                             |   44 +++++++++
  security/Makefile                                 |    9 ++
  security/commoncap.c                              |   99 +++++++++++++++++++++
  4 files changed, 175 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-capability b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-capability
index e69de29..402ef06 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-capability
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-capability
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+What:		/sys/kernel/capability
+Date:		Feb 2008
+Contact:	KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@...jp.nec.com>
+Description:
+		The entries under /sys/kernel/capability are used to export
+		the list of capabilities the running kernel supported.
+
+		- /sys/kernel/capability/version
+		  returns the most preferable version number for the
+		  running kernel.
+		  e.g) $ cat /sys/kernel/capability/version
+		       0x20071026
+
+		- /sys/kernel/capability/code/<numerical representation>
+		  returns its symbolic representation, on reading.
+		  e.g) $ cat /sys/kernel/capability/codes/30
+		       cap_audit_control
+
+		- /sys/kernel/capability/name/<symbolic representation>
+		  returns its numerical representation, on reading.
+		  e.g) $ cat /sys/kernel/capability/names/cap_sys_pacct
+		       20
+
diff --git a/scripts/mkcapnames.sh b/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
index e69de29..5d36d52 100644
--- a/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkcapnames.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# generate a cap_names.h file from include/linux/capability.h
+#
+
+CAPHEAD="`dirname $0`/../include/linux/capability.h"
+REGEXP='^#define CAP_[A-Z_]+[ 	]+[0-9]+$'
+NUMCAP=`cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep -c "$REGEXP"`
+
+echo '#ifndef CAP_NAMES_H'
+echo '#define CAP_NAMES_H'
+echo
+echo '/*'
+echo ' * Do NOT edit this file directly.'
+echo ' * This file is generated from include/linux/capability.h automatically'
+echo ' */'
+echo
+echo '#if !defined(SYSFS_CAP_NAME_ENTRY) || !defined(SYSFS_CAP_CODE_ENTRY)'
+echo '#error cap_names.h should be included from security/capability.c'
+echo '#else'
+echo "#if $NUMCAP != CAP_LAST_CAP + 1"
+echo '#error mkcapnames.sh cannot collect capabilities correctly'
+echo '#else'
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+    | awk '{ printf("SYSFS_CAP_NAME_ENTRY(%s,%s);\n", tolower($2), $2); }'
+echo
+echo 'static struct attribute *capability_name_attrs[] = {'
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+    | awk '{ printf("\t&%s_name_attr.attr,\n", tolower($2)); } END { print "\tNULL," }'
+echo '};'
+
+echo
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+    | awk '{ printf("SYSFS_CAP_CODE_ENTRY(%s,%s);\n", tolower($2), $2); }'
+echo
+echo 'static struct attribute *capability_code_attrs[] = {'
+cat "$CAPHEAD" | egrep "$REGEXP" \
+    | awk '{ printf("\t&%s_code_attr.attr,\n", tolower($2)); } END { print "\tNULL," }'
+echo '};'
+
+echo '#endif'
+echo '#endif'
+echo '#endif'
diff --git a/security/Makefile b/security/Makefile
index 9e8b025..c1ffc00 100644
--- a/security/Makefile
+++ b/security/Makefile
@@ -18,3 +18,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX)		+= selinux/built-in.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK)		+= commoncap.o smack/built-in.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES)	+= commoncap.o capability.o
  obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_ROOTPLUG)		+= commoncap.o root_plug.o
+
+# cap_names.h contains the code/name pair of capabilities.
+# It is generated using include/linux/capability.h automatically.
+$(obj)/commoncap.o: $(obj)/cap_names.h
+quiet_cmd_cap_names  = CAPS    $@
+	cmd_cap_names  = /bin/sh $(src)/../scripts/mkcapnames.sh > $@
+targets += cap_names.h
+$(obj)/cap_names.h: $(src)/../scripts/mkcapnames.sh $(src)/../include/linux/capability.h FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,cap_names)
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 5aba826..2f3b49a 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
  #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
  #include <linux/mount.h>
  #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>

  /* Global security state */

@@ -637,3 +639,100 @@ int cap_vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages)
  	return __vm_enough_memory(mm, pages, cap_sys_admin);
  }

+/*
+ * Export the list of capabilities on /sys/kernel/capability
+ */
+static struct kobject *capability_kobj;
+
+static ssize_t capability_name_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				    char *buffer)
+{
+	/* It returns numerical representation of capability. */
+	return scnprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", (int) attr->data);
+}
+
+static ssize_t capability_code_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				    struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				    char *buffer)
+{
+	/* It returns symbolic representation of capability. */
+	return scnprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", (char *) attr->data);
+}
+
+static ssize_t capability_version_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				       struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+				       char *buffer)
+{
+	return scnprintf(buffer, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%08x\n",
+			 _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION);
+}
+
+#define SYSFS_CAP_NAME_ENTRY(_name,_code)				\
+	static struct kobj_attribute _name##_name_attr =		\
+		__ATTR_DATA(_name, 0444, capability_name_show, NULL, (int)(_code))
+
+#define SYSFS_CAP_CODE_ENTRY(_name,_code)				\
+	static struct kobj_attribute _name##_code_attr =		\
+		__ATTR_DATA(_code, 0444, capability_code_show, NULL, __stringify(_name))
+
+/*
+ * capability_attrs[] is generated automatically by scripts/mkcapnames.sh
+ * This script parses include/linux/capability.h
+ */
+#include "cap_names.h"
+
+static struct attribute_group capability_name_attr_group = {
+	.name = "names",
+	.attrs = capability_name_attrs,
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group capability_code_attr_group = {
+	.name = "codes",
+	.attrs = capability_code_attrs,
+};
+
+static struct kobj_attribute cap_version_attr =
+	__ATTR(version, 0444, capability_version_show, NULL);
+
+static int __init capability_export_names(void)
+{
+	int rc = -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* make /sys/kernel/capability */
+	capability_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("capability", kernel_kobj);
+	if (!capability_kobj)
+		goto error0;
+
+	/* make /sys/kernel/capability/names */
+	rc = sysfs_create_group(capability_kobj,
+				&capability_name_attr_group);
+	if (rc)
+		goto error1;
+
+	/* make /sys/kernel/capability/codes */
+	rc = sysfs_create_group(capability_kobj,
+				&capability_code_attr_group);
+	if (rc)
+		goto error2;
+
+	/* make /sys/kernel/capability/version */
+	rc = sysfs_create_file(capability_kobj,
+			       &cap_version_attr.attr);
+	if (rc)
+		goto error3;
+
+	return 0;
+
+error3:
+	sysfs_remove_group(capability_kobj, &capability_code_attr_group);
+error2:
+	sysfs_remove_group(capability_kobj, &capability_name_attr_group);
+error1:
+	kobject_put(capability_kobj);
+error0:
+	printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to export capabilities\n");
+
+	return rc;
+}
+__initcall(capability_export_names);

-- 
OSS Platform Development Division, NEC
KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@...jp.nec.com>
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