Re: [PATCH] mcstransd: fix reload issue

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On 05/12/2015 10:11 PM, wenzong.fan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Wenzong Fan <wenzong.fan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Generally mcstransd works well on MLS enabled system, but if "Reload
> Translations" triggered, it will fail to translate any MLS level.
> 
> * Why it fails:
> 
> Check process_trans() in mcstrans.c:
> 
>  723 process_trans(char *buffer) {
>  724         static domain_t *domain;
>  [snip] ...
>  784         if (!domain) {
>  785                 domain = create_domain("Default");
> 
> While reloading translations, the struct of domain will be destroyed
> but the static pointer will be kept, it becomes wild and prevents the
> create_domain() from running; Then invalid domain will be used for
> initializing hashtable that stores translations data.
> 
> * Fix to it:
> 
> Define local *domain to get the struct of domain always be initialized;
> Use static hashtable to store all translations data.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wenzong Fan <wenzong.fan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  policycoreutils/mcstrans/src/mcstrans.c | 11 ++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/policycoreutils/mcstrans/src/mcstrans.c b/policycoreutils/mcstrans/src/mcstrans.c
> index 4d31857..e8eda32 100644
> --- a/policycoreutils/mcstrans/src/mcstrans.c
> +++ b/policycoreutils/mcstrans/src/mcstrans.c
> @@ -100,11 +100,14 @@ typedef struct base_classification {
>  	struct base_classification *next;
>  } base_classification_t;
>  
> +static context_map_node_t *table_raw_to_trans[N_BUCKETS];
> +static context_map_node_t *table_trans_to_raw[N_BUCKETS];
> +
>  typedef struct domain {
>  	char *name;
>  
> -	context_map_node_t *raw_to_trans[N_BUCKETS];
> -	context_map_node_t *trans_to_raw[N_BUCKETS];
> +	context_map_node_t **raw_to_trans;
> +	context_map_node_t **trans_to_raw;
>  
>  	base_classification_t *base_classifications;
>  	word_group_t *groups;
> @@ -643,9 +646,11 @@ add_cache(domain_t *domain, char *raw, char *trans) {
>  	}
>  
>  	log_debug(" add_cache (%s,%s)\n", raw, trans);
> +	domain->raw_to_trans = table_raw_to_trans;
>  	if (add_to_hashtable(domain->raw_to_trans, map->raw, map) < 0)
>  		goto err;
>  
> +	domain->trans_to_raw = table_trans_to_raw;
>  	if (add_to_hashtable(domain->trans_to_raw, map->trans, map) < 0)
>  		goto err;
>  
> @@ -721,7 +726,7 @@ static int read_translations(const char *filename);
>   */
>  static int
>  process_trans(char *buffer) {
> -	static domain_t *domain;
> +	domain_t *domain;

Not really familiar with this code, but if you make this change, then
where is domain initialized prior to first use?

>  	static word_group_t *group;
>  	static int base_classification;
>  	static int lineno = 0;

And why is it ok for these to remain static?


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