[PATCH v2 3/6] xen: xenstore: add possibility to preserve owner

Volodymyr Babchuk posted 6 patches 1 year ago
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[PATCH v2 3/6] xen: xenstore: add possibility to preserve owner
Posted by Volodymyr Babchuk 1 year ago
Add option to preserve owner when creating an entry in Xen Store. This
may be needed in cases when Qemu is working as device model in a
domain that is Domain-0, e.g. in driver domain.

"owner" parameter for qemu_xen_xs_create() function can have special
value XS_PRESERVE_OWNER, which will make specific implementation to
get original owner of an entry and pass it back to
set_permissions() call.

Please note, that XenStore inherits permissions, so even if entry is
newly created by, it already has the owner set to match owner of entry
at previous level.

Signed-off-by: Volodymyr Babchuk <volodymyr_babchuk@epam.com>

--

In v2:

 - Pass transaction to xs_get_permissions() in libxenstore_create()
 - Added comment before XS_PRESERVE_OWNER defintion
 - Extended the commit message
---
 hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c       | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 hw/xen/xen-operations.c          | 12 ++++++++++++
 include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h |  7 +++++++
 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c
index 6e651960b3..d0fd5d4681 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c
@@ -1595,6 +1595,24 @@ static bool xs_be_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (owner == XS_PRESERVE_OWNER) {
+        GList *prev_perms;
+        char letter;
+
+        err = xs_impl_get_perms(h->impl, 0, t, path, &prev_perms);
+        if (err) {
+            errno = err;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (sscanf(prev_perms->data, "%c%u", &letter, &owner) != 2) {
+            errno = EFAULT;
+            g_list_free_full(prev_perms, g_free);
+            return false;
+        }
+        g_list_free_full(prev_perms, g_free);
+    }
+
     perms_list = g_list_append(perms_list,
                                xs_perm_as_string(XS_PERM_NONE, owner));
     perms_list = g_list_append(perms_list,
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen-operations.c b/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
index e00983ec44..ae8265635f 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
@@ -300,6 +300,18 @@ static bool libxenstore_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (owner == XS_PRESERVE_OWNER) {
+        struct xs_permissions *tmp;
+        unsigned int num;
+
+        tmp = xs_get_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, &num);
+        if (tmp == NULL) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        perms_list[0].id = tmp[0].id;
+        free(tmp);
+    }
+
     return xs_set_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, perms_list,
                               ARRAY_SIZE(perms_list));
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h
index 90cca85f52..79021538a3 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen_backend_ops.h
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ typedef uint32_t xs_transaction_t;
 #define XS_PERM_READ  0x01
 #define XS_PERM_WRITE 0x02
 
+/*
+ * This is QEMU-specific special value used only by QEMU wrappers
+ * around XenStore. It can be passed to qemu_xen_xs_create() to
+ * inherit owner value from higher-level XS entry.
+ */
+#define XS_PRESERVE_OWNER        0xFFFE
+
 struct xenstore_backend_ops {
     struct qemu_xs_handle *(*open)(void);
     void (*close)(struct qemu_xs_handle *h);
-- 
2.42.0
Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] xen: xenstore: add possibility to preserve owner
Posted by David Woodhouse 1 year ago
On Tue, 2023-11-21 at 22:10 +0000, Volodymyr Babchuk wrote:
> 
> --- a/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
> +++ b/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
> @@ -300,6 +300,18 @@ static bool libxenstore_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
>          return false;
>      }
>  
> +    if (owner == XS_PRESERVE_OWNER) {
> +        struct xs_permissions *tmp;
> +        unsigned int num;
> +
> +        tmp = xs_get_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, &num);
> +        if (tmp == NULL) {
> +            return false;
> +        }
> +        perms_list[0].id = tmp[0].id;
> +        free(tmp);
> +    }
> +
>      return xs_set_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, perms_list,
>                                ARRAY_SIZE(perms_list));
>  }

If the existing transaction is XBT_NULL I think you want to create a
new transaction for it, don't you?
Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] xen: xenstore: add possibility to preserve owner
Posted by Volodymyr Babchuk 1 year ago
Hi David,

David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> writes:

> [[S/MIME Signed Part:Undecided]]
> On Tue, 2023-11-21 at 22:10 +0000, Volodymyr Babchuk wrote:
>> 
>> --- a/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
>> +++ b/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
>> @@ -300,6 +300,18 @@ static bool libxenstore_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
>>          return false;
>>      }
>>  
>> +    if (owner == XS_PRESERVE_OWNER) {
>> +        struct xs_permissions *tmp;
>> +        unsigned int num;
>> +
>> +        tmp = xs_get_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, &num);
>> +        if (tmp == NULL) {
>> +            return false;
>> +        }
>> +        perms_list[0].id = tmp[0].id;
>> +        free(tmp);
>> +    }
>> +
>>      return xs_set_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, perms_list,
>>                                ARRAY_SIZE(perms_list));
>>  }
>
> If the existing transaction is XBT_NULL I think you want to create a
> new transaction for it, don't you?

I must say that your comment is valid even without my
changes. xenstore_mkdir() calls qemu_xen_xs_create, providing just plain
"0" (not even XBT_NULL) as a transaction, but actual xenstore interface
implementation, like xs_be_create(), issue multiple calls to lower
layer, passing "t" downwards. For example, xs_be_create() calls
xs_impl_read, xs_impl_write and xs_impl_set_perms(). If called from
xesntore_mkdir(), those three operations will be non-atomic. I don't
know if this can lead to a problem, because apparently it was so for a
long time...

-- 
WBR, Volodymyr
Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] xen: xenstore: add possibility to preserve owner
Posted by Volodymyr Babchuk 1 year ago
Hi David,

David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org> writes:

> [[S/MIME Signed Part:Undecided]]
> On Tue, 2023-11-21 at 22:10 +0000, Volodymyr Babchuk wrote:
>> 
>> --- a/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
>> +++ b/hw/xen/xen-operations.c
>> @@ -300,6 +300,18 @@ static bool libxenstore_create(struct qemu_xs_handle *h, xs_transaction_t t,
>>          return false;
>>      }
>>  
>> +    if (owner == XS_PRESERVE_OWNER) {
>> +        struct xs_permissions *tmp;
>> +        unsigned int num;
>> +
>> +        tmp = xs_get_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, &num);
>> +        if (tmp == NULL) {
>> +            return false;
>> +        }
>> +        perms_list[0].id = tmp[0].id;
>> +        free(tmp);
>> +    }
>> +
>>      return xs_set_permissions(h->xsh, t, path, perms_list,
>>                                ARRAY_SIZE(perms_list));
>>  }
>
> If the existing transaction is XBT_NULL I think you want to create a
> new transaction for it, don't you?

As per Stefano's and Paul's comments I'll drop this patch
completely. Thanks for review, thought.

-- 
WBR, Volodymyr
Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] xen: xenstore: add possibility to preserve owner
Posted by Paul Durrant 1 year ago
On 21/11/2023 22:10, Volodymyr Babchuk wrote:
> Add option to preserve owner when creating an entry in Xen Store. This
> may be needed in cases when Qemu is working as device model in a

*may* be needed?

I don't undertstand why this patch is necessary and the commit comment 
isn't really helping me.

> domain that is Domain-0, e.g. in driver domain.
> 
> "owner" parameter for qemu_xen_xs_create() function can have special
> value XS_PRESERVE_OWNER, which will make specific implementation to
> get original owner of an entry and pass it back to
> set_permissions() call.
> 
> Please note, that XenStore inherits permissions, so even if entry is
> newly created by, it already has the owner set to match owner of entry
> at previous level.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Volodymyr Babchuk <volodymyr_babchuk@epam.com>
Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] xen: xenstore: add possibility to preserve owner
Posted by Stefano Stabellini 1 year ago
On Wed, 22 Nov 2023, Paul Durrant wrote:
> On 21/11/2023 22:10, Volodymyr Babchuk wrote:
> > Add option to preserve owner when creating an entry in Xen Store. This
> > may be needed in cases when Qemu is working as device model in a
> 
> *may* be needed?
> 
> I don't undertstand why this patch is necessary and the commit comment isn't
> really helping me.
> 
> > domain that is Domain-0, e.g. in driver domain.

I think Volodymyr meant: 

domain that is *not* Domain-0

So I am guessing this patch is needed otherwise QEMU will run into
permissions errors doing xenstore operations



> > "owner" parameter for qemu_xen_xs_create() function can have special
> > value XS_PRESERVE_OWNER, which will make specific implementation to
> > get original owner of an entry and pass it back to
> > set_permissions() call.
> > 
> > Please note, that XenStore inherits permissions, so even if entry is
> > newly created by, it already has the owner set to match owner of entry
> > at previous level.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Volodymyr Babchuk <volodymyr_babchuk@epam.com>
>