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SubjectRe: [PATCH] user namespace: usb: make usb urbs user namespace aware
Quoting Oleg Nesterov (oleg@redhat.com):
> On 09/19, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> >
> > Add to the dev_state and alloc_async structures the user namespace
> > corresponding to the uid and euid. Pass these to kill_pid_info_as_uid(),
> > which can then implement a proper, user-namespace-aware uid check.
>
> IOW, we add the additional "user_namespace *" member/argument, and use
> it along with uid/euid.
>
> I am not really sure, but can't we simplify this?
>
> > @@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ struct dev_state {
> > wait_queue_head_t wait; /* wake up if a request completed */
> > unsigned int discsignr;
> > struct pid *disc_pid;
> > + struct user_namespace *user_ns;
> > uid_t disc_uid, disc_euid;
>
> Can't we add "const struct cred *disc_cred" and kill disc_uid/disc_euid
> instead?
>
> Then we redefine kill_pid_info_as_uid() as kill_pid_info_as_cred(...cred...),
> it can use cred->cred->uid/euid directly.
>
> devio.c does get_cred/put_cred instead of get_user_ns/put_user_ns.
>
> What do you think?

Yeah, just as file->f_cred does. Sounds good.

I'll re-send both these patches with your suggestions applied. Thanks!

-serge


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