linux-kernel - [PATCH] CacheFiles: Fix error handling in cachefiles_determine_cache

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Date:	Wed, 12 May 2010 15:34:03 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, linux-cachefs@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] CacheFiles: Fix error handling in
	cachefiles_determine_cache_security()

cachefiles_determine_cache_security() is expected to return with a security
override in place.  However, if set_create_files_as() fails, we fail to do
this.  In this case, we should just reinstate the security override that was
set by the caller.

Furthermore, if set_create_files_as() fails, we should dispose of the new
credentials we were in the process of creating.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
---

 fs/cachefiles/security.c |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/security.c b/fs/cachefiles/security.c
index b5808cd..039b501 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/security.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/security.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static int cachefiles_check_cache_dir(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 /*
  * check the security details of the on-disk cache
  * - must be called with security override in force
+ * - must return with a security override in force - even in the case of an
+ *   error
  */
 int cachefiles_determine_cache_security(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 					struct dentry *root,
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ int cachefiles_determine_cache_security(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 	 * which create files */
 	ret = set_create_files_as(new, root->d_inode);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		abort_creds(new);
+		cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, _saved_cred);
 		_leave(" = %d [cfa]", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}

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