On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 08:06:44PM -0400, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote: > > + /* Some inodes still reference this key; try to evict them. */ > > + if (try_to_lock_encrypted_files(sb, mk) != 0) > > + status_flags |= > > + FSCRYPT_KEY_REMOVAL_STATUS_FLAG_FILES_BUSY; > > + } > > try_to_lock_encrypted_files() can return other errors besides -EBUSY; > in particular sync_filesystem() can return other errors, such as -EIO > or -EFSCORUPTED. In that case, I think we're better off returning the > relevant status code back to the user. We will have already wiped the > master key, but this situation will only happen in exceptional > conditions (e.g., user has ejected the sdcard, etc.), so it's not > worth it to try to undo the master key wipe to try to restore things > to the pre-ioctl execution state. > > So I think we should capture the return code from > try_to_lock_encrypted_files, and if it is EBUSY, we can set FILES_BUSY > flag and return success. Otherwise, we should return the error. > > If you agree, please fix that up and then feel free to add: > > Reviewed-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx> > > - Ted Yes, that makes sense. I've made the following change to this patch: diff --git a/fs/crypto/keyring.c b/fs/crypto/keyring.c index 9901593051424b..c3423f0edc7014 100644 --- a/fs/crypto/keyring.c +++ b/fs/crypto/keyring.c @@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ int fscrypt_ioctl_remove_key(struct file *filp, void __user *_uarg) struct key *key; struct fscrypt_master_key *mk; u32 status_flags = 0; + int err; bool dead; if (copy_from_user(&arg, uarg, sizeof(arg))) @@ -514,11 +515,15 @@ int fscrypt_ioctl_remove_key(struct file *filp, void __user *_uarg) * key object is free to be removed from the keyring. */ key_invalidate(key); + err = 0; } else { /* Some inodes still reference this key; try to evict them. */ - if (try_to_lock_encrypted_files(sb, mk) != 0) + err = try_to_lock_encrypted_files(sb, mk); + if (err == -EBUSY) { status_flags |= FSCRYPT_KEY_REMOVAL_STATUS_FLAG_FILES_BUSY; + err = 0; + } } /* * We return 0 if we successfully did something: wiped the secret, or @@ -527,7 +532,9 @@ int fscrypt_ioctl_remove_key(struct file *filp, void __user *_uarg) * including all files locked. */ key_put(key); - return put_user(status_flags, &uarg->removal_status_flags); + if (err == 0) + err = put_user(status_flags, &uarg->removal_status_flags); + return err; } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fscrypt_ioctl_remove_key);