[PATCH v2 34/50] selinuxfs: new helper for attaching files to tree

Al Viro viro at zeniv.linux.org.uk
Tue Oct 28 11:45:53 AEDT 2025


allocating dentry after the inode has been set up reduces the amount
of boilerplate - "attach this inode under that name and this parent
or drop inode in case of failure" simplifies quite a few places.

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro at zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
 security/selinux/selinuxfs.c | 160 +++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+), 94 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
index b39e919c27b1..f088776dbbd3 100644
--- a/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
+++ b/security/selinux/selinuxfs.c
@@ -1197,6 +1197,25 @@ static struct inode *sel_make_inode(struct super_block *sb, umode_t mode)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct dentry *sel_attach(struct dentry *parent, const char *name,
+				 struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = d_alloc_name(parent, name);
+	if (unlikely(!dentry)) {
+		iput(inode);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+	d_add(dentry, inode);
+	return dentry;
+}
+
+static int sel_attach_file(struct dentry *parent, const char *name,
+			   struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = sel_attach(parent, name, inode);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dentry);
+}
+
 static ssize_t sel_read_bool(struct file *filep, char __user *buf,
 			     size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -1356,8 +1375,7 @@ static int sel_make_bools(struct selinux_policy *newpolicy, struct dentry *bool_
 	*bool_num = num;
 	*bool_pending_names = names;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-		struct dentry *dentry;
+	for (i = 0; !ret && i < num; i++) {
 		struct inode *inode;
 		struct inode_security_struct *isec;
 		ssize_t len;
@@ -1368,15 +1386,9 @@ static int sel_make_bools(struct selinux_policy *newpolicy, struct dentry *bool_
 			ret = -ENAMETOOLONG;
 			break;
 		}
-		dentry = d_alloc_name(bool_dir, names[i]);
-		if (!dentry) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
 
 		inode = sel_make_inode(bool_dir->d_sb, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 		if (!inode) {
-			dput(dentry);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1394,7 +1406,8 @@ static int sel_make_bools(struct selinux_policy *newpolicy, struct dentry *bool_
 		isec->initialized = LABEL_INITIALIZED;
 		inode->i_fop = &sel_bool_ops;
 		inode->i_ino = i|SEL_BOOL_INO_OFFSET;
-		d_add(dentry, inode);
+
+		ret = sel_attach_file(bool_dir, names[i], inode);
 	}
 out:
 	free_page((unsigned long)page);
@@ -1579,6 +1592,7 @@ static int sel_make_avc_files(struct dentry *dir)
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->d_sb;
 	struct selinux_fs_info *fsi = sb->s_fs_info;
 	unsigned int i;
+	int err = 0;
 	static const struct tree_descr files[] = {
 		{ "cache_threshold",
 		  &sel_avc_cache_threshold_ops, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR },
@@ -1588,26 +1602,20 @@ static int sel_make_avc_files(struct dentry *dir)
 #endif
 	};
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(files); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; !err && i < ARRAY_SIZE(files); i++) {
 		struct inode *inode;
-		struct dentry *dentry;
-
-		dentry = d_alloc_name(dir, files[i].name);
-		if (!dentry)
-			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		inode = sel_make_inode(dir->d_sb, S_IFREG|files[i].mode);
-		if (!inode) {
-			dput(dentry);
+		if (!inode)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		inode->i_fop = files[i].ops;
 		inode->i_ino = ++fsi->last_ino;
-		d_add(dentry, inode);
+
+		err = sel_attach_file(dir, files[i].name, inode);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int sel_make_ss_files(struct dentry *dir)
@@ -1615,30 +1623,25 @@ static int sel_make_ss_files(struct dentry *dir)
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->d_sb;
 	struct selinux_fs_info *fsi = sb->s_fs_info;
 	unsigned int i;
+	int err = 0;
 	static const struct tree_descr files[] = {
 		{ "sidtab_hash_stats", &sel_sidtab_hash_stats_ops, S_IRUGO },
 	};
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(files); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; !err && i < ARRAY_SIZE(files); i++) {
 		struct inode *inode;
-		struct dentry *dentry;
-
-		dentry = d_alloc_name(dir, files[i].name);
-		if (!dentry)
-			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		inode = sel_make_inode(dir->d_sb, S_IFREG|files[i].mode);
-		if (!inode) {
-			dput(dentry);
+		if (!inode)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		inode->i_fop = files[i].ops;
 		inode->i_ino = ++fsi->last_ino;
-		d_add(dentry, inode);
+
+		err = sel_attach_file(dir, files[i].name, inode);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static ssize_t sel_read_initcon(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
@@ -1666,30 +1669,25 @@ static const struct file_operations sel_initcon_ops = {
 static int sel_make_initcon_files(struct dentry *dir)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
+	int err = 0;
 
-	for (i = 1; i <= SECINITSID_NUM; i++) {
-		struct inode *inode;
-		struct dentry *dentry;
+	for (i = 1; !err && i <= SECINITSID_NUM; i++) {
 		const char *s = security_get_initial_sid_context(i);
+		struct inode *inode;
 
 		if (!s)
 			continue;
-		dentry = d_alloc_name(dir, s);
-		if (!dentry)
-			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		inode = sel_make_inode(dir->d_sb, S_IFREG|S_IRUGO);
-		if (!inode) {
-			dput(dentry);
+		if (!inode)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		inode->i_fop = &sel_initcon_ops;
 		inode->i_ino = i|SEL_INITCON_INO_OFFSET;
-		d_add(dentry, inode);
+		err = sel_attach_file(dir, s, inode);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long sel_class_to_ino(u16 class)
@@ -1771,29 +1769,21 @@ static int sel_make_perm_files(struct selinux_policy *newpolicy,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nperms; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; !rc && i < nperms; i++) {
 		struct inode *inode;
-		struct dentry *dentry;
 
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		dentry = d_alloc_name(dir, perms[i]);
-		if (!dentry)
-			goto out;
-
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		inode = sel_make_inode(dir->d_sb, S_IFREG|S_IRUGO);
 		if (!inode) {
-			dput(dentry);
-			goto out;
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		inode->i_fop = &sel_perm_ops;
 		/* i+1 since perm values are 1-indexed */
 		inode->i_ino = sel_perm_to_ino(classvalue, i + 1);
-		d_add(dentry, inode);
+
+		rc = sel_attach_file(dir, perms[i], inode);
 	}
-	rc = 0;
-out:
 	for (i = 0; i < nperms; i++)
 		kfree(perms[i]);
 	kfree(perms);
@@ -1808,20 +1798,18 @@ static int sel_make_class_dir_entries(struct selinux_policy *newpolicy,
 	struct selinux_fs_info *fsi = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
-
-	dentry = d_alloc_name(dir, "index");
-	if (!dentry)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	int err;
 
 	inode = sel_make_inode(dir->d_sb, S_IFREG|S_IRUGO);
-	if (!inode) {
-		dput(dentry);
+	if (!inode)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	inode->i_fop = &sel_class_ops;
 	inode->i_ino = sel_class_to_ino(index);
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
+
+	err = sel_attach_file(dir, "index", inode);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	dentry = sel_make_dir(dir, "perms", &fsi->last_class_ino);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
@@ -1873,58 +1861,47 @@ static int sel_make_policycap(struct dentry *dir)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->d_sb;
 	unsigned int iter;
-	struct dentry *dentry = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	for (iter = 0; !err && iter <= POLICYDB_CAP_MAX; iter++) {
+		const char *name;
 
-	for (iter = 0; iter <= POLICYDB_CAP_MAX; iter++) {
 		if (iter < ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_policycap_names))
-			dentry = d_alloc_name(dir,
-					      selinux_policycap_names[iter]);
+			name = selinux_policycap_names[iter];
 		else
-			dentry = d_alloc_name(dir, "unknown");
-
-		if (dentry == NULL)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+			name = "unknown";
 
 		inode = sel_make_inode(sb, S_IFREG | 0444);
-		if (inode == NULL) {
-			dput(dentry);
+		if (!inode)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		inode->i_fop = &sel_policycap_ops;
 		inode->i_ino = iter | SEL_POLICYCAP_INO_OFFSET;
-		d_add(dentry, inode);
+		err = sel_attach_file(dir, name, inode);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static struct dentry *sel_make_dir(struct dentry *dir, const char *name,
 			unsigned long *ino)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = d_alloc_name(dir, name);
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	if (!dentry)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
 	inode = sel_make_inode(dir->d_sb, S_IFDIR | S_IRUGO | S_IXUGO);
-	if (!inode) {
-		dput(dentry);
+	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
 
 	inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
 	inode->i_ino = ++(*ino);
 	/* directory inodes start off with i_nlink == 2 (for "." entry) */
 	inc_nlink(inode);
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
 	/* bump link count on parent directory, too */
 	inc_nlink(d_inode(dir));
 
-	return dentry;
+	return sel_attach(dir, name, inode);
 }
 
 static int reject_all(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *inode, int mask)
@@ -2012,17 +1989,10 @@ static int sel_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	dentry = d_alloc_name(sb->s_root, NULL_FILE_NAME);
-	if (!dentry)
-		goto err;
-
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	inode = sel_make_inode(sb, S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO);
-	if (!inode) {
-		dput(dentry);
+	if (!inode)
 		goto err;
-	}
 
 	inode->i_ino = ++fsi->last_ino;
 	isec = selinux_inode(inode);
@@ -2031,7 +2001,9 @@ static int sel_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	isec->initialized = LABEL_INITIALIZED;
 
 	init_special_inode(inode, S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO, MKDEV(MEM_MAJOR, 3));
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
+	ret = sel_attach_file(sb->s_root, NULL_FILE_NAME, inode);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
 
 	dentry = sel_make_dir(sb->s_root, "avc", &fsi->last_ino);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-- 
2.47.3



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