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Message-ID: <20241008-eliminieren-trieb-f7a22e6f3d69@brauner>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 14:10:24 +0200
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: luca.boccassi@...il.com
Cc: linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, christian@...uner.io,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, oleg@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8] pidfd: add ioctl to retrieve pid info
On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 10:07:18AM GMT, luca.boccassi@...il.com wrote:
> From: Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@...il.com>
>
> A common pattern when using pid fds is having to get information
> about the process, which currently requires /proc being mounted,
> resolving the fd to a pid, and then do manual string parsing of
> /proc/N/status and friends. This needs to be reimplemented over
> and over in all userspace projects (e.g.: I have reimplemented
> resolving in systemd, dbus, dbus-daemon, polkit so far), and
> requires additional care in checking that the fd is still valid
> after having parsed the data, to avoid races.
>
> Having a programmatic API that can be used directly removes all
> these requirements, including having /proc mounted.
>
> As discussed at LPC24, add an ioctl with an extensible struct
> so that more parameters can be added later if needed. Start with
> returning pid/tgid/ppid and creds unconditionally, and cgroupid
> optionally.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@...il.com>
> ---
I think Josh's point about dropping result_mask is fair. I can do that
when I apply though.
> v8: use RAII guard for rcu, call put_cred()
> v7: fix RCU issue and style issue introduced by v6 found by reviewer
> v6: use rcu_read_lock() when fetching cgroupid, use task_ppid_nr_ns() to
> get the ppid, return ESCHR if any of pid/tgid/ppid are 0 at the end
> of the call to avoid providing incomplete data, document what the
> callers should expect
> v5: check again that the task hasn't exited immediately before copying
> the result out to userspace, to ensure we are not returning stale data
> add an ifdef around the cgroup structs usage to fix build errors when
> the feature is disabled
> v4: fix arg check in pidfd_ioctl() by moving it after the new call
> v3: switch from pid_vnr() to task_pid_vnr()
> v2: Apply comments from Christian, apart from the one about pid namespaces
> as I need additional hints on how to implement it.
> Drop the security_context string as it is not the appropriate
> metadata to give userspace these days.
>
> fs/pidfs.c | 88 ++++++++++++++++++-
> include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h | 31 +++++++
> .../testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c | 81 ++++++++++++++++-
> 3 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/pidfs.c b/fs/pidfs.c
> index 80675b6bf884..866cf33492b8 100644
> --- a/fs/pidfs.c
> +++ b/fs/pidfs.c
> @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
> #include <linux/anon_inodes.h>
> #include <linux/file.h>
> #include <linux/fs.h>
> +#include <linux/cgroup.h>
> #include <linux/magic.h>
> #include <linux/mount.h>
> #include <linux/pid.h>
> @@ -114,6 +115,83 @@ static __poll_t pidfd_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *pts)
> return poll_flags;
> }
>
> +static long pidfd_info(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
> +{
> + struct pidfd_info __user *uinfo = (struct pidfd_info __user *)arg;
> + size_t usize = _IOC_SIZE(cmd);
> + struct pidfd_info kinfo = {};
> + struct user_namespace *user_ns;
> + const struct cred *c;
> + __u64 request_mask;
> +
> + if (!uinfo)
> + return -EINVAL;
> + if (usize < sizeof(struct pidfd_info))
> + return -EINVAL; /* First version, no smaller struct possible */
> +
> + if (copy_from_user(&request_mask, &uinfo->request_mask, sizeof(request_mask)))
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + c = get_task_cred(task);
> + if (!c)
> + return -ESRCH;
> +
> + /* Unconditionally return identifiers and credentials, the rest only on request */
> +
> + user_ns = current_user_ns();
> + kinfo.ruid = from_kuid_munged(user_ns, c->uid);
> + kinfo.rgid = from_kgid_munged(user_ns, c->gid);
> + kinfo.euid = from_kuid_munged(user_ns, c->euid);
> + kinfo.egid = from_kgid_munged(user_ns, c->egid);
> + kinfo.suid = from_kuid_munged(user_ns, c->suid);
> + kinfo.sgid = from_kgid_munged(user_ns, c->sgid);
> + kinfo.fsuid = from_kuid_munged(user_ns, c->fsuid);
> + kinfo.fsgid = from_kgid_munged(user_ns, c->fsgid);
> + put_cred(c);
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUPS
> + if (request_mask & PIDFD_INFO_CGROUPID) {
> + struct cgroup *cgrp;
> +
> + guard(rcu)();
> + cgrp = task_cgroup(task, pids_cgrp_id);
> + if (!cgrp)
> + return -ENODEV;
> + kinfo.cgroupid = cgroup_id(cgrp);
> +
> + kinfo.result_mask |= PIDFD_INFO_CGROUPID;
> + }
> +#endif
> +
> + /*
> + * Copy pid/tgid last, to reduce the chances the information might be
> + * stale. Note that it is not possible to ensure it will be valid as the
> + * task might return as soon as the copy_to_user finishes, but that's ok
> + * and userspace expects that might happen and can act accordingly, so
> + * this is just best-effort. What we can do however is checking that all
> + * the fields are set correctly, or return ESRCH to avoid providing
> + * incomplete information. */
> +
> + kinfo.ppid = task_ppid_nr_ns(task, NULL);
> + kinfo.tgid = task_tgid_vnr(task);
> + kinfo.pid = task_pid_vnr(task);
> +
> + if (kinfo.pid == 0 || kinfo.tgid == 0 || (kinfo.ppid == 0 && kinfo.pid != 1))
> + return -ESRCH;
> +
> + /*
> + * If userspace and the kernel have the same struct size it can just
> + * be copied. If userspace provides an older struct, only the bits that
> + * userspace knows about will be copied. If userspace provides a new
> + * struct, only the bits that the kernel knows about will be copied and
> + * the size value will be set to the size the kernel knows about.
> + */
> + if (copy_to_user(uinfo, &kinfo, min(usize, sizeof(kinfo))))
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static long pidfd_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
> {
> struct task_struct *task __free(put_task) = NULL;
> @@ -122,13 +200,17 @@ static long pidfd_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
> struct ns_common *ns_common = NULL;
> struct pid_namespace *pid_ns;
>
> - if (arg)
> - return -EINVAL;
> -
> task = get_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
> if (!task)
> return -ESRCH;
>
> + /* Extensible IOCTL that does not open namespace FDs, take a shortcut */
> + if (_IOC_NR(cmd) == _IOC_NR(PIDFD_GET_INFO))
> + return pidfd_info(task, cmd, arg);
> +
> + if (arg)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> scoped_guard(task_lock, task) {
> nsp = task->nsproxy;
> if (nsp)
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h b/include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h
> index 565fc0629fff..24b25cd52ab3 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/pidfd.h
> @@ -16,6 +16,36 @@
> #define PIDFD_SIGNAL_THREAD_GROUP (1UL << 1)
> #define PIDFD_SIGNAL_PROCESS_GROUP (1UL << 2)
>
> +/* Flags for pidfd_info. */
> +#define PIDFD_INFO_CGROUPID (1UL << 0)
> +
> +struct pidfd_info {
> + /* Let userspace request expensive stuff explictly. */
> + __u64 request_mask;
> + /* And let the kernel indicate whether it knows about it. */
> + __u64 result_mask;
> + /*
> + * The information contained in the following fields might be stale at the
> + * time it is received, as the target process might have exited as soon as
> + * the IOCTL was processed, and there is no way to avoid that. However, it
> + * is guaranteed that if the call was successful, then the information was
> + * correct and referred to the intended process at the time the work was
> + * performed. */
> + __u64 cgroupid;
> + __u32 pid;
> + __u32 tgid;
> + __u32 ppid;
> + __u32 ruid;
> + __u32 rgid;
> + __u32 euid;
> + __u32 egid;
> + __u32 suid;
> + __u32 sgid;
> + __u32 fsuid;
> + __u32 fsgid;
> + __u32 spare0[1];
> +};
> +
> #define PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC 0xFF
>
> #define PIDFD_GET_CGROUP_NAMESPACE _IO(PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 1)
> @@ -28,5 +58,6 @@
> #define PIDFD_GET_TIME_FOR_CHILDREN_NAMESPACE _IO(PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 8)
> #define PIDFD_GET_USER_NAMESPACE _IO(PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 9)
> #define PIDFD_GET_UTS_NAMESPACE _IO(PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 10)
> +#define PIDFD_GET_INFO _IOWR(PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 11, struct pidfd_info)
>
> #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_PIDFD_H */
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c
> index c62564c264b1..30c50a8ae10b 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_open_test.c
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <string.h>
> #include <syscall.h>
> +#include <sys/ioctl.h>
> #include <sys/mount.h>
> #include <sys/prctl.h>
> #include <sys/wait.h>
> @@ -21,6 +22,35 @@
> #include "pidfd.h"
> #include "../kselftest.h"
>
> +#ifndef PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC
> +#define PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC 0xFF
> +#endif
> +
> +#ifndef PIDFD_GET_INFO
> +#define PIDFD_GET_INFO _IOWR(PIDFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 11, struct pidfd_info)
> +#define PIDFD_INFO_CGROUPID (1UL << 0)
> +
> +struct pidfd_info {
> + /* Let userspace request expensive stuff explictly. */
> + __u64 request_mask;
> + /* And let the kernel indicate whether it knows about it. */
> + __u64 result_mask;
> + __u64 cgroupid;
> + __u32 pid;
> + __u32 tgid;
> + __u32 ppid;
> + __u32 ruid;
> + __u32 rgid;
> + __u32 euid;
> + __u32 egid;
> + __u32 suid;
> + __u32 sgid;
> + __u32 fsuid;
> + __u32 fsgid;
> + __u32 spare0[1];
> +};
> +#endif
> +
> static int safe_int(const char *numstr, int *converted)
> {
> char *err = NULL;
> @@ -120,10 +150,13 @@ static pid_t get_pid_from_fdinfo_file(int pidfd, const char *key, size_t keylen)
>
> int main(int argc, char **argv)
> {
> + struct pidfd_info info = {
> + .request_mask = PIDFD_INFO_CGROUPID,
> + };
> int pidfd = -1, ret = 1;
> pid_t pid;
>
> - ksft_set_plan(3);
> + ksft_set_plan(4);
>
> pidfd = sys_pidfd_open(-1, 0);
> if (pidfd >= 0) {
> @@ -153,6 +186,52 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> pid = get_pid_from_fdinfo_file(pidfd, "Pid:", sizeof("Pid:") - 1);
> ksft_print_msg("pidfd %d refers to process with pid %d\n", pidfd, pid);
>
> + if (ioctl(pidfd, PIDFD_GET_INFO, &info) < 0) {
> + ksft_print_msg("%s - failed to get info from pidfd\n", strerror(errno));
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.pid != pid) {
> + ksft_print_msg("pid from fdinfo file %d does not match pid from ioctl %d\n",
> + pid, info.pid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.ppid != getppid()) {
> + ksft_print_msg("ppid %d does not match ppid from ioctl %d\n",
> + pid, info.pid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.ruid != getuid()) {
> + ksft_print_msg("uid %d does not match uid from ioctl %d\n",
> + getuid(), info.ruid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.rgid != getgid()) {
> + ksft_print_msg("gid %d does not match gid from ioctl %d\n",
> + getgid(), info.rgid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.euid != geteuid()) {
> + ksft_print_msg("euid %d does not match euid from ioctl %d\n",
> + geteuid(), info.euid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.egid != getegid()) {
> + ksft_print_msg("egid %d does not match egid from ioctl %d\n",
> + getegid(), info.egid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.suid != geteuid()) {
> + ksft_print_msg("suid %d does not match suid from ioctl %d\n",
> + geteuid(), info.suid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + if (info.sgid != getegid()) {
> + ksft_print_msg("sgid %d does not match sgid from ioctl %d\n",
> + getegid(), info.sgid);
> + goto on_error;
> + }
> + ksft_test_result_pass("get info from pidfd test: passed\n");
> +
> ret = 0;
>
> on_error:
>
> base-commit: 8cf0b93919e13d1e8d4466eb4080a4c4d9d66d7b
> --
> 2.45.2
>
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