linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v14 06/10] landlock: Add syscall implementation

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Message-ID: <20200317164709.GA23230@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:   Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:47:09 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
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        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
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        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        Mickaël Salaün <mickael.salaun@....gouv.fr>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v14 06/10] landlock: Add syscall implementation

On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 05:02:11PM +0100, Mickaël Salaün wrote:

> +static int get_path_from_fd(u64 fd, struct path *path)

> +	/*
> +	 * Only allows O_PATH FD: enable to restrict ambiant (FS) accesses
> +	 * without requiring to open and risk leaking or misuing a FD.  Accept
> +	 * removed, but still open directory (S_DEAD).
> +	 */
> +	if (!(f.file->f_mode & FMODE_PATH) || !f.file->f_path.mnt ||
					      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Could you explain what that one had been be about?  The underlined
subexpression is always false; was that supposed to check some
condition and if so, which one?