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nfs/super: check NFS_CAP_ACLS instead of the NFS version

PATCH In review Max Kellermann 2 participants 2 messages Sep 19, 2023 – Oct 4, 2023

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PATCH 1/1 nfs/super: check NFS_CAP_ACLS instead of the NFS version

This sets SB_POSIXACL only if ACL support is really enabled, instead of always setting SB_POSIXACL if the NFS protocol version theoretically supports ACL.

The code comment says "We will [apply the umask] ourselves", but that happens in posix_acl_create() only if the kernel has POSIX ACL support. Without it, posix_acl_create() is an empty dummy function.

So let's not pretend we will apply the umask if we can already know that we will never.

This fixes a problem where the umask is always ignored in the NFS client when compiled without CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL. This is a 4 year old regression caused by commit 013cdf1088d723 which itself was not completely wrong, but failed to consider all the side effects by misdesigned VFS code.

---
 fs/nfs/super.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
fs/nfs/super.c +7 -2
index 0d6473cb00cb..051986b422b0 100644
@@ -1064,14 +1064,19 @@ static void nfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fs_context *ctx)
 		 * The VFS shouldn't apply the umask to mode bits.
 		 * We will do so ourselves when necessary.
 		 */
-		sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		if (NFS_SB(sb)->caps & NFS_CAP_ACLS) {
+			sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		}
+
 		sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 		sb->s_time_min = 0;
 		sb->s_time_max = U32_MAX;
 		sb->s_export_op = &nfs_export_ops;
 		break;
 	case 4:
-		sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		if (NFS_SB(sb)->caps & NFS_CAP_ACLS) {
+			sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		}
 		sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 		sb->s_time_min = S64_MIN;
 		sb->s_time_max = S64_MAX;
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Quoted 8 lines · Max Kellermann

This sets SB_POSIXACL only if ACL support is really enabled, instead of always setting SB_POSIXACL if the NFS protocol version theoretically supports ACL.

The code comment says "We will [apply the umask] ourselves", but that happens in posix_acl_create() only if the kernel has POSIX ACL support. Without it, posix_acl_create() is an empty dummy function.

Quoted 9 lines

So let's not pretend we will apply the umask if we can already know that we will never.

This fixes a problem where the umask is always ignored in the NFS client when compiled without CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL. This is a 4 year old regression caused by commit 013cdf1088d723 which itself was not completely wrong, but failed to consider all the side effects by misdesigned VFS code.

A little more than 4 years now!

Quoted 12 lines
---
 fs/nfs/super.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
fs/nfs/super.c +0 -0
index 0d6473cb00cb..051986b422b0 100644

fs/nfs/super.c static void nfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fs_context *ctx) · line 1070

Quoted 8 lines
fs/nfs/super.c +4 -1
@@ -1064,14 +1064,19 @@ static void nfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fs_context *ctx)
 		 * The VFS shouldn't apply the umask to mode bits.
 		 * We will do so ourselves when necessary.
 		 */
-		sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		if (NFS_SB(sb)->caps & NFS_CAP_ACLS) {
+			sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		}
+

nit: curly braces aren't needed here

fs/nfs/super.c static void nfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct nfs_fs_context *ctx) · line 1082

Quoted 13 lines
fs/nfs/super.c +3 -1
 		sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 		sb->s_time_min = 0;
 		sb->s_time_max = U32_MAX;
 		sb->s_export_op = &nfs_export_ops;
 		break;
 	case 4:
-		sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		if (NFS_SB(sb)->caps & NFS_CAP_ACLS) {
+			sb->s_flags |= SB_POSIXACL;
+		}
 		sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 		sb->s_time_min = S64_MIN;
 		sb->s_time_max = S64_MAX;

(cc'ing Christian)

This patch may have a minor conflict with this patch:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/[email protected]/

...but it seems like the right thing to do if POSIX ACLs are compiled out.