[PATCH 04/10] make securityfs_remove() remove the entire subtree
Al Viro
viro at zeniv.linux.org.uk
Thu Jun 12 03:11:48 UTC 2025
... and fix the mount leak when anything's mounted there.
securityfs_recursive_remove becomes an alias for securityfs_remove -
we'll probably need to remove it in a cycle or two.
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro at zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
include/linux/security.h | 3 ++-
security/inode.c | 47 +++++++++-------------------------------
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index dba349629229..386463b5e848 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -2211,7 +2211,6 @@ struct dentry *securityfs_create_symlink(const char *name,
const char *target,
const struct inode_operations *iops);
extern void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry);
-extern void securityfs_recursive_remove(struct dentry *dentry);
#else /* CONFIG_SECURITYFS */
@@ -2243,6 +2242,8 @@ static inline void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
#endif
+#define securityfs_recursive_remove securityfs_remove
+
#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
union bpf_attr;
struct bpf_map;
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 1ecb8859c272..43382ef8896e 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ struct dentry *securityfs_create_symlink(const char *name,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_create_symlink);
+static void remove_one(struct dentry *victim)
+{
+ if (victim->d_parent == victim->d_sb->s_root)
+ simple_release_fs(&mount, &mount_count);
+}
+
/**
* securityfs_remove - removes a file or directory from the securityfs filesystem
*
@@ -293,44 +299,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_create_symlink);
* This function is required to be called in order for the file to be
* removed. No automatic cleanup of files will happen when a module is
* removed; you are responsible here.
- */
-void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
- struct inode *dir;
-
- if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dentry))
- return;
-
- dir = d_inode(dentry->d_parent);
- inode_lock(dir);
- if (simple_positive(dentry)) {
- if (d_is_dir(dentry))
- simple_rmdir(dir, dentry);
- else
- simple_unlink(dir, dentry);
- }
- inode_unlock(dir);
- if (dir == dir->i_sb->s_root->d_inode)
- simple_release_fs(&mount, &mount_count);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_remove);
-
-static void remove_one(struct dentry *victim)
-{
- if (victim->d_parent == victim->d_sb->s_root)
- simple_release_fs(&mount, &mount_count);
-}
-
-/**
- * securityfs_recursive_remove - recursively removes a file or directory
- *
- * @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be removed.
*
- * This function recursively removes a file or directory in securityfs that was
- * previously created with a call to another securityfs function (like
- * securityfs_create_file() or variants thereof.)
+ * AV: when applied to directory it will take all children out; no need to call
+ * it for descendents if ancestor is getting killed.
*/
-void securityfs_recursive_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
+void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
{
if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dentry))
return;
@@ -339,7 +312,7 @@ void securityfs_recursive_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
simple_recursive_removal(dentry, remove_one);
simple_release_fs(&mount, &mount_count);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_recursive_remove);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_remove);
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
static struct dentry *lsm_dentry;
--
2.39.5
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