[patch] Patch with the changes to the man page removed

util-linux-2.12q-symlinkmtab_jdth20050717.patch (text/plain), 16.69 KB, created by Patrick McLean on 2005-07-21 06:32:26 UTC

diff -Naur util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/fstab.c util-linux-2.12p/mount/fstab.c
--- util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/fstab.c	2004-12-21 20:09:24.000000000 +0100
+++ util-linux-2.12p/mount/fstab.c	2005-07-17 16:59:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-/* 1999-02-22 Arkadiusz Mi¶kiewicz <[e-mail]>
+/*
+ * 1999-02-22 Arkadiusz Mi¶kiewicz <[e-mail]>
  * - added Native Language Support
- * Sun Mar 21 1999 - Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[e-mail]>
+ * 1999-03-21 Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[e-mail]>
  * - fixed strerr(errno) in gettext calls
+ * 2003-08-08 Thomas Hood <[e-mail]> with help from Patrick McLean
+ * - Write through a symlink at /etc/mtab if it doesn't point into /proc/
  */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -11,67 +14,127 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "mntent.h"
 #include "fstab.h"
+#include "realpath.h"
 #include "sundries.h"
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 #include "mount_blkid.h"
 #include "paths.h"
 #include "nls.h"
 
-#define streq(s, t)	(strcmp ((s), (t)) == 0)
-
-#define PROC_MOUNTS		"/proc/mounts"
-
-
 /* Information about mtab. ------------------------------------*/
-static int have_mtab_info = 0;
-static int var_mtab_does_not_exist = 0;
-static int var_mtab_is_a_symlink = 0;
+/* A 64 bit number can be displayed in 20 decimal digits */
+#define LEN_LARGEST_PID 20
+#define MTAB_PATH_MAX (PATH_MAX - (sizeof(MTAB_LOCK_SUFFIX) - 1) - LEN_LARGEST_PID)
+static char mtab_path[MTAB_PATH_MAX];
+static char mtab_lock_path[PATH_MAX];
+static char mtab_lock_targ[PATH_MAX];
+static char mtab_temp_path[PATH_MAX];
 
-static void
+/*
+ * Set mtab_path to the real path of the mtab file
+ * or to the null string if that path is inaccessible
+ *
+ * Run this early
+ */
+void
 get_mtab_info(void) {
 	struct stat mtab_stat;
 
-	if (!have_mtab_info) {
-		if (lstat(MOUNTED, &mtab_stat))
-			var_mtab_does_not_exist = 1;
-		else if (S_ISLNK(mtab_stat.st_mode))
-			var_mtab_is_a_symlink = 1;
-		have_mtab_info = 1;
+	if (lstat(MOUNTED, &mtab_stat)) {
+		/* Assume that the lstat error means that the file does not exist */
+		/* (Maybe we should check errno here) */
+		strcpy(mtab_path, MOUNTED);
+	} else if (S_ISLNK(mtab_stat.st_mode)) {
+		/* Is a symlink */
+		int len;
+		char *r = myrealpath(MOUNTED, mtab_path, MTAB_PATH_MAX);
+		mtab_path[MTAB_PATH_MAX - 1] = 0; /* Just to be sure */
+		len = strlen(mtab_path);
+		if (
+			r == NULL
+			|| len == 0
+			|| len >= (MTAB_PATH_MAX - 1)
+			|| streqn(mtab_path, PATH_PROC, sizeof(PATH_PROC) - 1)
+		) {
+			/* Real path invalid or inaccessible */
+			mtab_path[0] = '\0';
+			return;
+		}
+		/* mtab_path now contains mtab's real path */
+	} else {
+		/* Exists and is not a symlink */
+		strcpy(mtab_path, MOUNTED);
 	}
+
+	sprintf(mtab_lock_path, "%s%s", mtab_path, MTAB_LOCK_SUFFIX);
+	sprintf(mtab_lock_targ, "%s%s%d", mtab_path, MTAB_LOCK_SUFFIX, getpid());
+	sprintf(mtab_temp_path, "%s%s", mtab_path, MTAB_TEMP_SUFFIX);
+
+	return;
 }
 
-int
-mtab_does_not_exist(void) {
-	get_mtab_info();
-	return var_mtab_does_not_exist;
+/*
+ * Tell whether or not the mtab real path is accessible
+ *
+ * get_mtab_info() must have been run
+ */
+static int
+mtab_is_accessible(void) {
+	return (mtab_path[0] != '\0');
 }
 
+/*
+ * Tell whether or not the mtab file currently exists
+ *
+ * Note that the answer here is independent of whether or
+ * not the file is writable, so if you are planning to create
+ * the mtab file then check mtab_is_writable() too.
+ *
+ * get_mtab_info() must have been run
+ */
 int
-mtab_is_a_symlink(void) {
-	get_mtab_info();
-	return var_mtab_is_a_symlink;
+mtab_does_not_exist(void) {
+	struct stat mtab_stat;
+
+	if (!mtab_is_accessible())
+		return 1;
+
+	if (lstat(mtab_path, &mtab_stat))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Tell whether or not mtab is writable (whether or not it currently exists)
+ *
+ * This depends on whether or not the real path is accessible and,
+ * if so, whether or not the file can be opened.  This function
+ * has the side effect of creating the file if it is writable.
+ *
+ * get_mtab_info() must have been run
+ */
 int
 mtab_is_writable() {
-	static int ret = -1;
+	static int is_writable = -1;
+	int fd;
+
+	if (is_writable != -1)
+		return is_writable;
 
-	/* Should we write to /etc/mtab upon an update?
-	   Probably not if it is a symlink to /proc/mounts, since that
-	   would create a file /proc/mounts in case the proc filesystem
-	   is not mounted. */
-	if (mtab_is_a_symlink())
-		return 0;
-
-	if (ret == -1) {
-		int fd = open(MOUNTED, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0644);
-		if (fd >= 0) {
-			close(fd);
-			ret = 1;
-		} else
-			ret = 0;
+	if (!mtab_is_accessible()) {
+		is_writable = 0;
+		return is_writable;
 	}
-	return ret;
+
+	fd = open(mtab_path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0644);
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		close(fd);
+		is_writable = 1;
+	} else {
+		is_writable = 0;
+	}
+	return is_writable;
 }
 
 /* Contents of mtab and fstab ---------------------------------*/
@@ -154,21 +217,21 @@
 	got_mtab = 1;
 	mc->nxt = mc->prev = NULL;
 
-	fnam = MOUNTED;
+	fnam = mtab_path;
 	mfp = my_setmntent (fnam, "r");
 	if (mfp == NULL || mfp->mntent_fp == NULL) {
 		int errsv = errno;
-		fnam = PROC_MOUNTS;
+		fnam = PATH_PROC_MOUNTS;
 		mfp = my_setmntent (fnam, "r");
 		if (mfp == NULL || mfp->mntent_fp == NULL) {
 			error(_("warning: can't open %s: %s"),
-			      MOUNTED, strerror (errsv));
+			      mtab_path, strerror (errsv));
 			return;
 		}
 		if (verbose)
 			printf (_("mount: could not open %s - "
 				  "using %s instead\n"),
-				MOUNTED, PROC_MOUNTS);
+				mtab_path, PATH_PROC_MOUNTS);
 	}
 	read_mntentchn(mfp, fnam, mc);
 }
@@ -396,9 +459,6 @@
 /* Flag for already existing lock file. */
 static int we_created_lockfile = 0;
 
-/* Flag to indicate that signals have been set up. */
-static int signals_have_been_setup = 0;
-
 /* Ensure that the lock is released if we are interrupted.  */
 extern char *strsignal(int sig);	/* not always in <string.h> */
 
@@ -416,35 +476,33 @@
 void
 unlock_mtab (void) {
 	if (we_created_lockfile) {
-		unlink (MOUNTED_LOCK);
+		unlink (mtab_lock_path);
 		we_created_lockfile = 0;
 	}
 }
 
-/* Create the lock file.
-   The lock file will be removed if we catch a signal or when we exit. */
+/*
+ * Create the lock file
+ *
+ * The lock file will be removed if we catch a signal or when we exit
+ */
 /* The old code here used flock on a lock file /etc/mtab~ and deleted
-   this lock file afterwards. However, as rgooch remarks, that has a
-   race: a second mount may be waiting on the lock and proceed as
-   soon as the lock file is deleted by the first mount, and immediately
-   afterwards a third mount comes, creates a new /etc/mtab~, applies
-   flock to that, and also proceeds, so that the second and third mount
-   now both are scribbling in /etc/mtab.
+   this lock file afterwards. However, as rgooch remarks, that races:
+   a second mount may be waiting on the lock which will proceed as
+   soon as the lock file is deleted by the first mount; immediately
+   afterwards a third mount can come, create a new /etc/mtab~, apply
+   flock to that, and also proceed, so that the second and third mount
+   now both scribble in /etc/mtab.
    The new code uses a link() instead of a creat(), where we proceed
-   only if it was us that created the lock, and hence we always have
+   only if it was we that created the lock, and hence we always have
    to delete the lock afterwards. Now the use of flock() is in principle
-   superfluous, but avoids an arbitrary sleep(). */
-
-/* Where does the link point to? Obvious choices are mtab and mtab~~.
-   HJLu points out that the latter leads to races. Right now we use
-   mtab~.<pid> instead. Use 20 as upper bound for the length of %d. */
-#define MOUNTLOCK_LINKTARGET		MOUNTED_LOCK "%d"
-#define MOUNTLOCK_LINKTARGET_LTH	(sizeof(MOUNTED_LOCK)+20)
+   superfluous, but using it allows us to avoid an arbitrary sleep(). */
 
 void
 lock_mtab (void) {
 	int tries = 3;
-	char linktargetfile[MOUNTLOCK_LINKTARGET_LTH];
+	/* Flag to indicate that signals have been set up. */
+	static int signals_have_been_setup = 0;
 
 	at_die = unlock_mtab;
 
@@ -467,30 +525,28 @@
 		signals_have_been_setup = 1;
 	}
 
-	sprintf(linktargetfile, MOUNTLOCK_LINKTARGET, getpid ());
-
 	/* Repeat until it was us who made the link */
 	while (!we_created_lockfile) {
 		struct flock flock;
 		int errsv, fd, i, j;
 
-		i = open (linktargetfile, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0);
+		i = open (mtab_lock_targ, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0);
 		if (i < 0) {
 			int errsv = errno;
-			/* linktargetfile does not exist (as a file)
+			/* mtab_lock_targ does not exist (as a file)
 			   and we cannot create it. Read-only filesystem?
 			   Too many files open in the system?
 			   Filesystem full? */
 			die (EX_FILEIO, _("can't create lock file %s: %s "
 			     "(use -n flag to override)"),
-			     linktargetfile, strerror (errsv));
+			     mtab_lock_targ, strerror (errsv));
 		}
 		close(i);
 
-		j = link(linktargetfile, MOUNTED_LOCK);
+		j = link(mtab_lock_targ, mtab_lock_path);
 		errsv = errno;
 
-		(void) unlink(linktargetfile);
+		(void) unlink(mtab_lock_targ);
 
 		if (j == 0)
 			we_created_lockfile = 1;
@@ -498,10 +554,10 @@
 		if (j < 0 && errsv != EEXIST) {
 			die (EX_FILEIO, _("can't link lock file %s: %s "
 			     "(use -n flag to override)"),
-			     MOUNTED_LOCK, strerror (errsv));
+			     mtab_lock_path, strerror (errsv));
 		}
 
-		fd = open (MOUNTED_LOCK, O_WRONLY);
+		fd = open (mtab_lock_path, O_WRONLY);
 
 		if (fd < 0) {
 			int errsv = errno;
@@ -510,7 +566,7 @@
 				continue;
 			die (EX_FILEIO, _("can't open lock file %s: %s "
 			     "(use -n flag to override)"),
-			     MOUNTED_LOCK, strerror (errsv));
+			     mtab_lock_path, strerror (errsv));
 		}
 
 		flock.l_type = F_WRLCK;
@@ -524,7 +580,7 @@
 				if (verbose) {
 				    int errsv = errno;
 				    printf(_("Can't lock lock file %s: %s\n"),
-					   MOUNTED_LOCK, strerror (errsv));
+					   mtab_lock_path, strerror (errsv));
 				}
 				/* proceed anyway */
 			}
@@ -536,17 +592,17 @@
 			if (fcntl (fd, F_SETLKW, &flock) == -1) {
 				int errsv = errno;
 				die (EX_FILEIO, _("can't lock lock file %s: %s"),
-				     MOUNTED_LOCK, (errno == EINTR) ?
+				     mtab_lock_path, (errno == EINTR) ?
 				     _("timed out") : strerror (errsv));
 			}
 			alarm(0);
 			/* Limit the number of iterations - maybe there
-			   still is some old /etc/mtab~ */
+			   still is some old lock */
 			if (tries++ > 3) {
 				if (tries > 5)
 					die (EX_FILEIO, _("Cannot create link %s\n"
 					    "Perhaps there is a stale lock file?\n"),
-					     MOUNTED_LOCK);
+					     mtab_lock_path);
 				sleep(1);
 			}
 		}
@@ -568,16 +624,16 @@
 void
 update_mtab (const char *dir, struct my_mntent *instead) {
 	mntFILE *mfp, *mftmp;
-	const char *fnam = MOUNTED;
+	const char *fnam = mtab_path;
 	struct mntentchn mtabhead;	/* dummy */
 	struct mntentchn *mc, *mc0, *absent = NULL;
 
-	if (mtab_does_not_exist() || mtab_is_a_symlink())
+	if (mtab_does_not_exist())
 		return;
 
 	lock_mtab();
 
-	/* having locked mtab, read it again */
+	/* Having got the lock, we read mtab again */
 	mc0 = mc = &mtabhead;
 	mc->nxt = mc->prev = NULL;
 
@@ -619,11 +675,11 @@
 	}
 
 	/* write chain to mtemp */
-	mftmp = my_setmntent (MOUNTED_TEMP, "w");
+	mftmp = my_setmntent (mtab_temp_path, "w");
 	if (mftmp == NULL || mftmp->mntent_fp == NULL) {
 		int errsv = errno;
 		error (_("cannot open %s (%s) - mtab not updated"),
-		       MOUNTED_TEMP, strerror (errsv));
+		       mtab_temp_path, strerror (errsv));
 		goto leave;
 	}
 
@@ -631,7 +687,7 @@
 		if (my_addmntent(mftmp, &(mc->m)) == 1) {
 			int errsv = errno;
 			die (EX_FILEIO, _("error writing %s: %s"),
-			     MOUNTED_TEMP, strerror (errsv));
+			     mtab_temp_path, strerror (errsv));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -641,25 +697,25 @@
 		    S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR|S_IRGRP|S_IROTH) < 0) {
 		int errsv = errno;
 		fprintf(stderr, _("error changing mode of %s: %s\n"),
-			MOUNTED_TEMP, strerror (errsv));
+			mtab_temp_path, strerror (errsv));
 	}
 	my_endmntent (mftmp);
 
 	{ /*
 	   * If mount is setuid and some non-root user mounts sth,
-	   * then mtab.tmp might get the group of this user. Copy uid/gid
-	   * from the present mtab before renaming.
+	   * then the temp file might get the group of this user.
+	   * Copy uid/gid from the present mtab before renaming.
 	   */
 	    struct stat sbuf;
-	    if (stat (MOUNTED, &sbuf) == 0)
-		chown (MOUNTED_TEMP, sbuf.st_uid, sbuf.st_gid);
+	    if (stat (mtab_path, &sbuf) == 0)
+		chown (mtab_temp_path, sbuf.st_uid, sbuf.st_gid);
 	}
 
 	/* rename mtemp to mtab */
-	if (rename (MOUNTED_TEMP, MOUNTED) < 0) {
+	if (rename (mtab_temp_path, mtab_path) < 0) {
 		int errsv = errno;
 		fprintf(stderr, _("can't rename %s to %s: %s\n"),
-			MOUNTED_TEMP, MOUNTED, strerror(errsv));
+			mtab_temp_path, mtab_path, strerror(errsv));
 	}
 
  leave:
diff -Naur util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/fstab.h util-linux-2.12p/mount/fstab.h
--- util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/fstab.h	2004-09-19 20:45:53.000000000 +0200
+++ util-linux-2.12p/mount/fstab.h	2005-07-17 16:58:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 struct mntentchn *getfsuuidspec (const char *uuid);
 struct mntentchn *getfsvolspec (const char *label);
 
+void get_mtab_info (void);
+int mtab_is_writable(void);
+int mtab_does_not_exist(void);
+int is_mounted_once(const char *name);
 void lock_mtab (void);
 void unlock_mtab (void);
-void update_mtab (const char *special, struct my_mntent *with);
+void update_mtab (const char *dir, struct my_mntent *instead);
diff -Naur util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/mount.c util-linux-2.12p/mount/mount.c
--- util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/mount.c	2004-12-21 23:00:36.000000000 +0100
+++ util-linux-2.12p/mount/mount.c	2005-07-17 16:58:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -391,7 +391,11 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Create mtab with a root entry.  */
+/*
+ * Create mtab with a root entry.
+ *
+ * Caller should check that mtab is writable first
+ */
 static void
 create_mtab (void) {
 	struct mntentchn *fstab;
@@ -1491,6 +1495,9 @@
 	initproctitle(argc, argv);
 #endif
 
+	get_mtab_info();
+	/* Keep in mind that /etc/mtab may be a symlink */
+
 	while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "afFhilL:no:O:p:rsU:vVwt:",
 				 longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
@@ -1615,7 +1622,7 @@
 			die (EX_USAGE, _("mount: only root can do that"));
 	}
 
-	if (!nomtab && mtab_does_not_exist()) {
+	if (!nomtab && mtab_does_not_exist() && mtab_is_writable()) {
 		if (verbose > 1)
 			printf(_("mount: no %s found - creating it..\n"),
 			       MOUNTED);
diff -Naur util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/paths.h util-linux-2.12p/mount/paths.h
--- util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/paths.h	2004-09-19 20:45:38.000000000 +0200
+++ util-linux-2.12p/mount/paths.h	2005-07-17 16:58:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #include <mntent.h>
-#define _PATH_FSTAB	"/etc/fstab"
+#define _PATH_FSTAB		"/etc/fstab"
+#define PATH_PROC		"/proc/"
+#define PATH_PROC_MOUNTS	PATH_PROC "mounts"
+#define MTAB_LOCK_SUFFIX	"~"
+#define MTAB_TEMP_SUFFIX	".tmp"
 #ifdef _PATH_MOUNTED
-#define MOUNTED_LOCK	_PATH_MOUNTED "~"
-#define MOUNTED_TEMP	_PATH_MOUNTED ".tmp"
+#define MOUNTED_LOCK		_PATH_MOUNTED "~"
+#define MOUNTED_TEMP		_PATH_MOUNTED ".tmp"
 #else
-#define MOUNTED_LOCK	"/etc/mtab~"
-#define MOUNTED_TEMP	"/etc/mtab.tmp"
+#define MOUNTED_LOCK		"/etc/mtab~"
+#define MOUNTED_TEMP		"/etc/mtab.tmp"
 #endif
-#define LOCK_TIMEOUT	10
+#define LOCK_TIMEOUT		10
diff -Naur util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/sundries.h util-linux-2.12p/mount/sundries.h
--- util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/sundries.h	2004-12-21 22:59:59.000000000 +0100
+++ util-linux-2.12p/mount/sundries.h	2005-07-17 16:58:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 extern int verbose;
 extern int sloppy;
 
-#define streq(s, t)	(strcmp ((s), (t)) == 0)
+#define streq(s, t)      (strcmp ((s), (t)) == 0)
+#define streqn(s, t, n)  (strncmp((s), (t), (n)) == 0)
 
 /* Functions in sundries.c that are used in mount.c and umount.c  */ 
 void block_signals (int how);
diff -Naur util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/umount.c util-linux-2.12p/mount/umount.c
--- util-linux-2.12p.orig/mount/umount.c	2004-12-20 23:03:45.000000000 +0100
+++ util-linux-2.12p/mount/umount.c	2005-07-17 16:58:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -264,8 +264,11 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* Umount a single device.  Return a status code, so don't exit
-   on a non-fatal error.  We lock/unlock around each umount.  */
+/*
+ * Umount a single device
+ *
+ * Returns a status code; doesn't exit on a non-fatal error
+ */
 static int
 umount_one (const char *spec, const char *node, const char *type,
 	    const char *opts, struct mntentchn *mc) {
@@ -355,7 +358,8 @@
 			remnt.mnt_type = remnt.mnt_fsname = NULL;
 			remnt.mnt_dir = xstrdup(node);
 			remnt.mnt_opts = xstrdup("ro");
-			update_mtab(node, &remnt);
+			if (!nomtab && mtab_is_writable())
+				update_mtab(node, &remnt);
 			return 0;
 		} else if (errno != EBUSY) { 	/* hmm ... */
 			perror("remount");
@@ -665,6 +669,8 @@
 
 	umask(022);
 
+	get_mtab_info();
+
 	while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "adfhlnrit:O:vV",
 				 longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 		switch (c) {