linux-kernel - [PATCH -v3] vfs: make unlink() and rmdir() return ENOENT in preference to EROFS

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Date:	Mon,  6 Jun 2011 19:19:40 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, mjt@....msk.ru
Cc:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH -v3] vfs: make unlink() and rmdir() return ENOENT in preference to EROFS

If user space attempts to remove a non-existent file or directory, and
the file system is mounted read-only, return ENOENT instead of EROFS.
Either error code is arguably valid/correct, but ENOENT is a more
specific error message.

Reported-by: Michael Tokarev <mjt@....msk.ru>
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
---
 fs/namei.c |   11 +++++++----
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 1ab641f..647ca6e 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2623,6 +2623,10 @@ static long do_rmdir(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto exit2;
+	if (!dentry->d_inode) {
+		error = -ENOENT;
+		goto exit3;
+	}
 	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit3;
@@ -2708,11 +2712,10 @@ static long do_unlinkat(int dfd, const char __user *pathname)
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		/* Why not before? Because we want correct error value */
-		if (nd.last.name[nd.last.len])
-			goto slashes;
 		inode = dentry->d_inode;
-		if (inode)
-			ihold(inode);
+		if (nd.last.name[nd.last.len] || !inode)
+			goto slashes;
+		ihold(inode);
 		error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
 		if (error)
 			goto exit2;
-- 
1.7.4.1.22.gec8e1.dirty

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