Re: [PATCH 2/2] binder: Use receive_fd() to receive file from another process

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On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 05:09:32PM +0800, Xie Yongji wrote:
> Use receive_fd() to receive file from another process instead of
> combination of get_unused_fd_flags() and fd_install(). This simplifies
> the logic and also makes sure we don't miss any security stuff.

But no logic is simplified here, and nothing is "missed", so I do not
understand this change at all.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Xie Yongji <xieyongji@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/android/binder.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
> index c119736ca56a..080bcab7d632 100644
> --- a/drivers/android/binder.c
> +++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
> @@ -3728,7 +3728,7 @@ static int binder_apply_fd_fixups(struct binder_proc *proc,
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry(fixup, &t->fd_fixups, fixup_entry) {
> -		int fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC);
> +		int fd  = receive_fd(fixup->file, O_CLOEXEC);

Why 2 spaces?

>  
>  		if (fd < 0) {
>  			binder_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_TRANSACTION,
> @@ -3741,7 +3741,7 @@ static int binder_apply_fd_fixups(struct binder_proc *proc,
>  			     "fd fixup txn %d fd %d\n",
>  			     t->debug_id, fd);
>  		trace_binder_transaction_fd_recv(t, fd, fixup->offset);
> -		fd_install(fd, fixup->file);
> +		fput(fixup->file);

Are you sure this is the same???

I d onot understand the need for this change at all, what is wrong with
the existing code here?

thanks,

greg k-h



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