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1 | /* | ||
2 | kmod, the new module loader (replaces kerneld) | ||
3 | Kirk Petersen | ||
4 | |||
5 | Reorganized not to be a daemon by Adam Richter, with guidance | ||
6 | from Greg Zornetzer. | ||
7 | |||
8 | Modified to avoid chroot and file sharing problems. | ||
9 | Mikael Pettersson | ||
10 | |||
11 | Limit the concurrent number of kmod modprobes to catch loops from | ||
12 | "modprobe needs a service that is in a module". | ||
13 | Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> December 1999 | ||
14 | |||
15 | Unblock all signals when we exec a usermode process. | ||
16 | Shuu Yamaguchi <shuu@wondernetworkresources.com> December 2000 | ||
17 | |||
18 | call_usermodehelper wait flag, and remove exec_usermodehelper. | ||
19 | Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Jan 2003 | ||
20 | */ | ||
21 | #define __KERNEL_SYSCALLS__ | ||
22 | |||
23 | #include <linux/config.h> | ||
24 | #include <linux/module.h> | ||
25 | #include <linux/sched.h> | ||
26 | #include <linux/syscalls.h> | ||
27 | #include <linux/unistd.h> | ||
28 | #include <linux/kmod.h> | ||
29 | #include <linux/smp_lock.h> | ||
30 | #include <linux/slab.h> | ||
31 | #include <linux/namespace.h> | ||
32 | #include <linux/completion.h> | ||
33 | #include <linux/file.h> | ||
34 | #include <linux/workqueue.h> | ||
35 | #include <linux/security.h> | ||
36 | #include <linux/mount.h> | ||
37 | #include <linux/kernel.h> | ||
38 | #include <linux/init.h> | ||
39 | #include <asm/uaccess.h> | ||
40 | |||
41 | extern int max_threads; | ||
42 | |||
43 | static struct workqueue_struct *khelper_wq; | ||
44 | |||
45 | #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD | ||
46 | |||
47 | /* | ||
48 | modprobe_path is set via /proc/sys. | ||
49 | */ | ||
50 | char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe"; | ||
51 | |||
52 | /** | ||
53 | * request_module - try to load a kernel module | ||
54 | * @fmt: printf style format string for the name of the module | ||
55 | * @varargs: arguements as specified in the format string | ||
56 | * | ||
57 | * Load a module using the user mode module loader. The function returns | ||
58 | * zero on success or a negative errno code on failure. Note that a | ||
59 | * successful module load does not mean the module did not then unload | ||
60 | * and exit on an error of its own. Callers must check that the service | ||
61 | * they requested is now available not blindly invoke it. | ||
62 | * | ||
63 | * If module auto-loading support is disabled then this function | ||
64 | * becomes a no-operation. | ||
65 | */ | ||
66 | int request_module(const char *fmt, ...) | ||
67 | { | ||
68 | va_list args; | ||
69 | char module_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN]; | ||
70 | unsigned int max_modprobes; | ||
71 | int ret; | ||
72 | char *argv[] = { modprobe_path, "-q", "--", module_name, NULL }; | ||
73 | static char *envp[] = { "HOME=/", | ||
74 | "TERM=linux", | ||
75 | "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin", | ||
76 | NULL }; | ||
77 | static atomic_t kmod_concurrent = ATOMIC_INIT(0); | ||
78 | #define MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT 50 /* Completely arbitrary value - KAO */ | ||
79 | static int kmod_loop_msg; | ||
80 | |||
81 | va_start(args, fmt); | ||
82 | ret = vsnprintf(module_name, MODULE_NAME_LEN, fmt, args); | ||
83 | va_end(args); | ||
84 | if (ret >= MODULE_NAME_LEN) | ||
85 | return -ENAMETOOLONG; | ||
86 | |||
87 | /* If modprobe needs a service that is in a module, we get a recursive | ||
88 | * loop. Limit the number of running kmod threads to max_threads/2 or | ||
89 | * MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT, whichever is the smaller. A cleaner method | ||
90 | * would be to run the parents of this process, counting how many times | ||
91 | * kmod was invoked. That would mean accessing the internals of the | ||
92 | * process tables to get the command line, proc_pid_cmdline is static | ||
93 | * and it is not worth changing the proc code just to handle this case. | ||
94 | * KAO. | ||
95 | * | ||
96 | * "trace the ppid" is simple, but will fail if someone's | ||
97 | * parent exits. I think this is as good as it gets. --RR | ||
98 | */ | ||
99 | max_modprobes = min(max_threads/2, MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT); | ||
100 | atomic_inc(&kmod_concurrent); | ||
101 | if (atomic_read(&kmod_concurrent) > max_modprobes) { | ||
102 | /* We may be blaming an innocent here, but unlikely */ | ||
103 | if (kmod_loop_msg++ < 5) | ||
104 | printk(KERN_ERR | ||
105 | "request_module: runaway loop modprobe %s\n", | ||
106 | module_name); | ||
107 | atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent); | ||
108 | return -ENOMEM; | ||
109 | } | ||
110 | |||
111 | ret = call_usermodehelper(modprobe_path, argv, envp, 1); | ||
112 | atomic_dec(&kmod_concurrent); | ||
113 | return ret; | ||
114 | } | ||
115 | EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_module); | ||
116 | #endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */ | ||
117 | |||
118 | struct subprocess_info { | ||
119 | struct completion *complete; | ||
120 | char *path; | ||
121 | char **argv; | ||
122 | char **envp; | ||
123 | int wait; | ||
124 | int retval; | ||
125 | }; | ||
126 | |||
127 | /* | ||
128 | * This is the task which runs the usermode application | ||
129 | */ | ||
130 | static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data) | ||
131 | { | ||
132 | struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data; | ||
133 | int retval; | ||
134 | |||
135 | /* Unblock all signals. */ | ||
136 | flush_signals(current); | ||
137 | spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock); | ||
138 | flush_signal_handlers(current, 1); | ||
139 | sigemptyset(¤t->blocked); | ||
140 | recalc_sigpending(); | ||
141 | spin_unlock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock); | ||
142 | |||
143 | /* We can run anywhere, unlike our parent keventd(). */ | ||
144 | set_cpus_allowed(current, CPU_MASK_ALL); | ||
145 | |||
146 | retval = -EPERM; | ||
147 | if (current->fs->root) | ||
148 | retval = execve(sub_info->path, sub_info->argv,sub_info->envp); | ||
149 | |||
150 | /* Exec failed? */ | ||
151 | sub_info->retval = retval; | ||
152 | do_exit(0); | ||
153 | } | ||
154 | |||
155 | /* Keventd can't block, but this (a child) can. */ | ||
156 | static int wait_for_helper(void *data) | ||
157 | { | ||
158 | struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data; | ||
159 | pid_t pid; | ||
160 | struct k_sigaction sa; | ||
161 | |||
162 | /* Install a handler: if SIGCLD isn't handled sys_wait4 won't | ||
163 | * populate the status, but will return -ECHILD. */ | ||
164 | sa.sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN; | ||
165 | sa.sa.sa_flags = 0; | ||
166 | siginitset(&sa.sa.sa_mask, sigmask(SIGCHLD)); | ||
167 | do_sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, (struct k_sigaction *)0); | ||
168 | allow_signal(SIGCHLD); | ||
169 | |||
170 | pid = kernel_thread(____call_usermodehelper, sub_info, SIGCHLD); | ||
171 | if (pid < 0) { | ||
172 | sub_info->retval = pid; | ||
173 | } else { | ||
174 | /* | ||
175 | * Normally it is bogus to call wait4() from in-kernel because | ||
176 | * wait4() wants to write the exit code to a userspace address. | ||
177 | * But wait_for_helper() always runs as keventd, and put_user() | ||
178 | * to a kernel address works OK for kernel threads, due to their | ||
179 | * having an mm_segment_t which spans the entire address space. | ||
180 | * | ||
181 | * Thus the __user pointer cast is valid here. | ||
182 | */ | ||
183 | sys_wait4(pid, (int __user *) &sub_info->retval, 0, NULL); | ||
184 | } | ||
185 | |||
186 | complete(sub_info->complete); | ||
187 | return 0; | ||
188 | } | ||
189 | |||
190 | /* This is run by khelper thread */ | ||
191 | static void __call_usermodehelper(void *data) | ||
192 | { | ||
193 | struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data; | ||
194 | pid_t pid; | ||
195 | |||
196 | /* CLONE_VFORK: wait until the usermode helper has execve'd | ||
197 | * successfully We need the data structures to stay around | ||
198 | * until that is done. */ | ||
199 | if (sub_info->wait) | ||
200 | pid = kernel_thread(wait_for_helper, sub_info, | ||
201 | CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD); | ||
202 | else | ||
203 | pid = kernel_thread(____call_usermodehelper, sub_info, | ||
204 | CLONE_VFORK | SIGCHLD); | ||
205 | |||
206 | if (pid < 0) { | ||
207 | sub_info->retval = pid; | ||
208 | complete(sub_info->complete); | ||
209 | } else if (!sub_info->wait) | ||
210 | complete(sub_info->complete); | ||
211 | } | ||
212 | |||
213 | /** | ||
214 | * call_usermodehelper - start a usermode application | ||
215 | * @path: pathname for the application | ||
216 | * @argv: null-terminated argument list | ||
217 | * @envp: null-terminated environment list | ||
218 | * @wait: wait for the application to finish and return status. | ||
219 | * | ||
220 | * Runs a user-space application. The application is started | ||
221 | * asynchronously if wait is not set, and runs as a child of keventd. | ||
222 | * (ie. it runs with full root capabilities). | ||
223 | * | ||
224 | * Must be called from process context. Returns a negative error code | ||
225 | * if program was not execed successfully, or 0. | ||
226 | */ | ||
227 | int call_usermodehelper(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, int wait) | ||
228 | { | ||
229 | DECLARE_COMPLETION(done); | ||
230 | struct subprocess_info sub_info = { | ||
231 | .complete = &done, | ||
232 | .path = path, | ||
233 | .argv = argv, | ||
234 | .envp = envp, | ||
235 | .wait = wait, | ||
236 | .retval = 0, | ||
237 | }; | ||
238 | DECLARE_WORK(work, __call_usermodehelper, &sub_info); | ||
239 | |||
240 | if (!khelper_wq) | ||
241 | return -EBUSY; | ||
242 | |||
243 | if (path[0] == '\0') | ||
244 | return 0; | ||
245 | |||
246 | queue_work(khelper_wq, &work); | ||
247 | wait_for_completion(&done); | ||
248 | return sub_info.retval; | ||
249 | } | ||
250 | EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper); | ||
251 | |||
252 | void __init usermodehelper_init(void) | ||
253 | { | ||
254 | khelper_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("khelper"); | ||
255 | BUG_ON(!khelper_wq); | ||
256 | } | ||