linux ttyname and ttyname_r: return link if appropriate
Commit Message
Quoting Mike Frysinger (vapier@gentoo.org):
> On 20 Apr 2016 02:10, Serge Hallyn wrote:
> > --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname.c
> > +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname.c
> >
> > + linux/Documentation/devices.txt */
>
> should be a period at the end followed by two spaces
>
> > + int m = major (sb->st_rdev);
>
> you'll need to include sys/sysmacros.h in this file since you're using
> major now.
Hm, odd - it did build here fine. But presumably that's due to
something in my local environment, so added it. New version below,
thanks.
> > + /* If the link doesn't exist, then it points to a device in another
> > + namespace. If it is a UNIX98 pty, then return the /proc/self
> > + fd, as it points to a name unreachable in our namespace */
>
> should be "namespace. */" at the end ;)
>
> > --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname_r.c
> > +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname_r.c
>
> same comments here
> -mike
Subject: linux ttyname and ttyname_r: return link if appropriate
The current ttyname does the wrong thing in two cases:
1. If the passed-in link (say /proc/self/fd/0) points to a
device, say /dev/pts/2, in a parent mount namespace, and a
/dev/pts/2 exists (in a different devpts) in the current
namespace, then it returns /dev/pts/2. But /dev/pts/2 is
NOT the current tty, it is a different file and device.
2. If the passed-in link (say /proc/self/fd/0) points to
a device, say /dev/pts/2, in a parent mount namespace, and
/dev/pts/2 does not exist in the current namespace, it
returns success but an empty name. As far as I can tell,
there is no reason for it to not return /proc/self/fd/0.
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/ttyname.html
does not say anything about not returning a link.
---
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname_r.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
Comments
Hi,
back in april we went through some back and forth on this patch to fix a
behavior in ttyname which broke containers in some setups. It also now
apparently breaks the package manager dnf in some setups. The last
email appears to be this one
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-04/msg00500.html
I just checked, and the patch still applies cleanly to today's git head. If
there are no further objections could this patch be applied?
thanks,
-serge
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 06:51:41PM +0000, Serge Hallyn wrote:
> 1. If the passed-in link (say /proc/self/fd/0) points to a
> device, say /dev/pts/2, in a parent mount namespace, and a
> /dev/pts/2 exists (in a different devpts) in the current
> namespace, then it returns /dev/pts/2. But /dev/pts/2 is
> NOT the current tty, it is a different file and device.
[...]
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname.c
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ttyname.c
[...]
> @@ -170,12 +184,19 @@ ttyname (int fd)
> #ifdef _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
> && S_ISCHR (st1.st_mode)
> && st1.st_rdev == st.st_rdev
> + && st1.st_dev == st.st_dev
> #else
> && st1.st_ino == st.st_ino
> && st1.st_dev == st.st_dev
> #endif
__ttyname_r also needs this st_dev check.
To be on the safe side, I'd check st_ino in _STATBUF_ST_RDEV case as well.
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
#include <_itoa.h>
@@ -33,6 +34,19 @@
char *__ttyname;
#endif
+/* Return true if this is a UNIX98 pty device, as defined in
+ linux/Documentation/devices.txt. */
+static int
+is_pty (struct stat64 *sb)
+{
+#ifdef _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
+ int m = major (sb->st_rdev);
+ return (136 <= m && m <= 143);
+#else
+ return false;
+#endif
+}
+
static char *getttyname (const char *dev, dev_t mydev,
ino64_t myino, int save, int *dostat)
internal_function;
@@ -170,12 +184,19 @@ ttyname (int fd)
#ifdef _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
&& S_ISCHR (st1.st_mode)
&& st1.st_rdev == st.st_rdev
+ && st1.st_dev == st.st_dev
#else
&& st1.st_ino == st.st_ino
&& st1.st_dev == st.st_dev
#endif
)
return ttyname_buf;
+
+ /* If the link doesn't exist, then it points to a device in another
+ namespace. If it is a UNIX98 pty, then return the /proc/self
+ fd, as it points to a name unreachable in our namespace. */
+ if (is_pty (&st) && strlen (procname) < buflen - 1)
+ return strcpy (ttyname_buf, procname);
}
if (__xstat64 (_STAT_VER, "/dev/pts", &st1) == 0 && S_ISDIR (st1.st_mode))
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
#include <_itoa.h>
@@ -32,6 +33,19 @@ static int getttyname_r (char *buf, size_t buflen,
dev_t mydev, ino64_t myino, int save,
int *dostat) internal_function;
+/* Return true if this is a UNIX98 pty device, as defined in
+ linux/Documentation/devices.txt. */
+static int
+is_pty (struct stat64 *sb)
+{
+#ifdef _STATBUF_ST_RDEV
+ int m = major (sb->st_rdev);
+ return (136 <= m && m <= 143);
+#else
+ return false;
+#endif
+}
+
static int
internal_function attribute_compat_text_section
getttyname_r (char *buf, size_t buflen, dev_t mydev, ino64_t myino,
@@ -158,6 +172,15 @@ __ttyname_r (int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen)
#endif
)
return 0;
+
+ /* If the link doesn't exist, then it points to a device in another
+ namespace. If it is a UNIX98 pty, then return the /proc/self
+ fd, as it points to a name unreachable in our namespace. */
+ if (is_pty (&st) && strlen (procname) < buflen - 1)
+ {
+ strcpy (buf, procname);
+ return 0;
+ }
}
/* Prepare the result buffer. */