Proof-of-concept implementation of chown() for union mounts. --- fs/open.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c index cb39b9d..808d32a 100644 --- a/fs/open.c +++ b/fs/open.c @@ -718,18 +718,35 @@ static int chown_common(struct path *path, uid_t user, gid_t group) SYSCALL_DEFINE3(chown, const char __user *, filename, uid_t, user, gid_t, group) { struct path path; + struct nameidata nd; + struct vfsmount *mnt; + char *tmp; int error; - error = user_path(filename, &path); + error = user_path_nd(AT_FDCWD, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, + &nd, &path, &tmp); if (error) goto out; - error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt); + + if (IS_UNIONED_DIR(&nd.path)) + mnt = nd.path.mnt; + else + mnt = path.mnt; + + error = mnt_want_write(mnt); if (error) goto out_release; + + error = union_copyup(&nd, &path); + if (error) + goto out_drop_write; error = chown_common(&path, user, group); - mnt_drop_write(path.mnt); +out_drop_write: + mnt_drop_write(mnt); out_release: path_put(&path); + path_put(&nd.path); + putname(tmp); out: return error; } -- 1.6.3.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html