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authorMeizu OpenSource <patchwork@meizu.com>2016-08-15 10:19:42 +0800
committerMeizu OpenSource <patchwork@meizu.com>2016-08-15 10:19:42 +0800
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+/*
+ * device_cgroup.c - device cgroup subsystem
+ *
+ * Copyright 2007 IBM Corp
+ */
+
+#include <linux/device_cgroup.h>
+#include <linux/cgroup.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+
+#define ACC_MKNOD 1
+#define ACC_READ 2
+#define ACC_WRITE 4
+#define ACC_MASK (ACC_MKNOD | ACC_READ | ACC_WRITE)
+
+#define DEV_BLOCK 1
+#define DEV_CHAR 2
+#define DEV_ALL 4 /* this represents all devices */
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(devcgroup_mutex);
+
+enum devcg_behavior {
+ DEVCG_DEFAULT_NONE,
+ DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW,
+ DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY,
+};
+
+/*
+ * exception list locking rules:
+ * hold devcgroup_mutex for update/read.
+ * hold rcu_read_lock() for read.
+ */
+
+struct dev_exception_item {
+ u32 major, minor;
+ short type;
+ short access;
+ struct list_head list;
+ struct rcu_head rcu;
+};
+
+struct dev_cgroup {
+ struct cgroup_subsys_state css;
+ struct list_head exceptions;
+ enum devcg_behavior behavior;
+ /* temporary list for pending propagation operations */
+ struct list_head propagate_pending;
+};
+
+static inline struct dev_cgroup *css_to_devcgroup(struct cgroup_subsys_state *s)
+{
+ return container_of(s, struct dev_cgroup, css);
+}
+
+static inline struct dev_cgroup *cgroup_to_devcgroup(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+ return css_to_devcgroup(cgroup_subsys_state(cgroup, devices_subsys_id));
+}
+
+static inline struct dev_cgroup *task_devcgroup(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+ return css_to_devcgroup(task_subsys_state(task, devices_subsys_id));
+}
+
+struct cgroup_subsys devices_subsys;
+
+static int devcgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup *new_cgrp,
+ struct cgroup_taskset *set)
+{
+ struct task_struct *task = cgroup_taskset_first(set);
+
+ if (current != task && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * called under devcgroup_mutex
+ */
+static int dev_exceptions_copy(struct list_head *dest, struct list_head *orig)
+{
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex, *tmp, *new;
+
+ lockdep_assert_held(&devcgroup_mutex);
+
+ list_for_each_entry(ex, orig, list) {
+ new = kmemdup(ex, sizeof(*ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!new)
+ goto free_and_exit;
+ list_add_tail(&new->list, dest);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+
+free_and_exit:
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(ex, tmp, dest, list) {
+ list_del(&ex->list);
+ kfree(ex);
+ }
+ return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+/*
+ * called under devcgroup_mutex
+ */
+static int dev_exception_add(struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup,
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex)
+{
+ struct dev_exception_item *excopy, *walk;
+
+ lockdep_assert_held(&devcgroup_mutex);
+
+ excopy = kmemdup(ex, sizeof(*ex), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!excopy)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(walk, &dev_cgroup->exceptions, list) {
+ if (walk->type != ex->type)
+ continue;
+ if (walk->major != ex->major)
+ continue;
+ if (walk->minor != ex->minor)
+ continue;
+
+ walk->access |= ex->access;
+ kfree(excopy);
+ excopy = NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (excopy != NULL)
+ list_add_tail_rcu(&excopy->list, &dev_cgroup->exceptions);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * called under devcgroup_mutex
+ */
+static void dev_exception_rm(struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup,
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex)
+{
+ struct dev_exception_item *walk, *tmp;
+
+ lockdep_assert_held(&devcgroup_mutex);
+
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(walk, tmp, &dev_cgroup->exceptions, list) {
+ if (walk->type != ex->type)
+ continue;
+ if (walk->major != ex->major)
+ continue;
+ if (walk->minor != ex->minor)
+ continue;
+
+ walk->access &= ~ex->access;
+ if (!walk->access) {
+ list_del_rcu(&walk->list);
+ kfree_rcu(walk, rcu);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void __dev_exception_clean(struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup)
+{
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex, *tmp;
+
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(ex, tmp, &dev_cgroup->exceptions, list) {
+ list_del_rcu(&ex->list);
+ kfree_rcu(ex, rcu);
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * dev_exception_clean - frees all entries of the exception list
+ * @dev_cgroup: dev_cgroup with the exception list to be cleaned
+ *
+ * called under devcgroup_mutex
+ */
+static void dev_exception_clean(struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup)
+{
+ lockdep_assert_held(&devcgroup_mutex);
+
+ __dev_exception_clean(dev_cgroup);
+}
+
+static inline bool is_devcg_online(const struct dev_cgroup *devcg)
+{
+ return (devcg->behavior != DEVCG_DEFAULT_NONE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * devcgroup_online - initializes devcgroup's behavior and exceptions based on
+ * parent's
+ * @cgroup: cgroup getting online
+ * returns 0 in case of success, error code otherwise
+ */
+static int devcgroup_online(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+ struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup, *parent_dev_cgroup = NULL;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ mutex_lock(&devcgroup_mutex);
+ dev_cgroup = cgroup_to_devcgroup(cgroup);
+ if (cgroup->parent)
+ parent_dev_cgroup = cgroup_to_devcgroup(cgroup->parent);
+
+ if (parent_dev_cgroup == NULL)
+ dev_cgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW;
+ else {
+ ret = dev_exceptions_copy(&dev_cgroup->exceptions,
+ &parent_dev_cgroup->exceptions);
+ if (!ret)
+ dev_cgroup->behavior = parent_dev_cgroup->behavior;
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&devcgroup_mutex);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void devcgroup_offline(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+ struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup = cgroup_to_devcgroup(cgroup);
+
+ mutex_lock(&devcgroup_mutex);
+ dev_cgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_NONE;
+ mutex_unlock(&devcgroup_mutex);
+}
+
+/*
+ * called from kernel/cgroup.c with cgroup_lock() held.
+ */
+static struct cgroup_subsys_state *devcgroup_css_alloc(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+ struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup;
+
+ dev_cgroup = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev_cgroup), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!dev_cgroup)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_cgroup->exceptions);
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_cgroup->propagate_pending);
+ dev_cgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_NONE;
+
+ return &dev_cgroup->css;
+}
+
+static void devcgroup_css_free(struct cgroup *cgroup)
+{
+ struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup;
+
+ dev_cgroup = cgroup_to_devcgroup(cgroup);
+ __dev_exception_clean(dev_cgroup);
+ kfree(dev_cgroup);
+}
+
+#define DEVCG_ALLOW 1
+#define DEVCG_DENY 2
+#define DEVCG_LIST 3
+
+#define MAJMINLEN 13
+#define ACCLEN 4
+
+static void set_access(char *acc, short access)
+{
+ int idx = 0;
+ memset(acc, 0, ACCLEN);
+ if (access & ACC_READ)
+ acc[idx++] = 'r';
+ if (access & ACC_WRITE)
+ acc[idx++] = 'w';
+ if (access & ACC_MKNOD)
+ acc[idx++] = 'm';
+}
+
+static char type_to_char(short type)
+{
+ if (type == DEV_ALL)
+ return 'a';
+ if (type == DEV_CHAR)
+ return 'c';
+ if (type == DEV_BLOCK)
+ return 'b';
+ return 'X';
+}
+
+static void set_majmin(char *str, unsigned m)
+{
+ if (m == ~0)
+ strcpy(str, "*");
+ else
+ sprintf(str, "%u", m);
+}
+
+static int devcgroup_seq_read(struct cgroup *cgroup, struct cftype *cft,
+ struct seq_file *m)
+{
+ struct dev_cgroup *devcgroup = cgroup_to_devcgroup(cgroup);
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex;
+ char maj[MAJMINLEN], min[MAJMINLEN], acc[ACCLEN];
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ /*
+ * To preserve the compatibility:
+ * - Only show the "all devices" when the default policy is to allow
+ * - List the exceptions in case the default policy is to deny
+ * This way, the file remains as a "whitelist of devices"
+ */
+ if (devcgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {
+ set_access(acc, ACC_MASK);
+ set_majmin(maj, ~0);
+ set_majmin(min, ~0);
+ seq_printf(m, "%c %s:%s %s\n", type_to_char(DEV_ALL),
+ maj, min, acc);
+ } else {
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(ex, &devcgroup->exceptions, list) {
+ set_access(acc, ex->access);
+ set_majmin(maj, ex->major);
+ set_majmin(min, ex->minor);
+ seq_printf(m, "%c %s:%s %s\n", type_to_char(ex->type),
+ maj, min, acc);
+ }
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * may_access - verifies if a new exception is part of what is allowed
+ * by a dev cgroup based on the default policy +
+ * exceptions. This is used to make sure a child cgroup
+ * won't have more privileges than its parent or to
+ * verify if a certain access is allowed.
+ * @dev_cgroup: dev cgroup to be tested against
+ * @refex: new exception
+ * @behavior: behavior of the exception
+ */
+static bool may_access(struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup,
+ struct dev_exception_item *refex,
+ enum devcg_behavior behavior)
+{
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex;
+ bool match = false;
+
+ rcu_lockdep_assert(rcu_read_lock_held() ||
+ lockdep_is_held(&devcgroup_mutex),
+ "device_cgroup::may_access() called without proper synchronization");
+
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(ex, &dev_cgroup->exceptions, list) {
+ if ((refex->type & DEV_BLOCK) && !(ex->type & DEV_BLOCK))
+ continue;
+ if ((refex->type & DEV_CHAR) && !(ex->type & DEV_CHAR))
+ continue;
+ if (ex->major != ~0 && ex->major != refex->major)
+ continue;
+ if (ex->minor != ~0 && ex->minor != refex->minor)
+ continue;
+ if (refex->access & (~ex->access))
+ continue;
+ match = true;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (dev_cgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {
+ if (behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {
+ /* the exception will deny access to certain devices */
+ return true;
+ } else {
+ /* the exception will allow access to certain devices */
+ if (match)
+ /*
+ * a new exception allowing access shouldn't
+ * match an parent's exception
+ */
+ return false;
+ return true;
+ }
+ } else {
+ /* only behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY allowed here */
+ if (match)
+ /* parent has an exception that matches the proposed */
+ return true;
+ else
+ return false;
+ }
+ return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * parent_has_perm:
+ * when adding a new allow rule to a device exception list, the rule
+ * must be allowed in the parent device
+ */
+static int parent_has_perm(struct dev_cgroup *childcg,
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex)
+{
+ struct cgroup *pcg = childcg->css.cgroup->parent;
+ struct dev_cgroup *parent;
+
+ if (!pcg)
+ return 1;
+ parent = cgroup_to_devcgroup(pcg);
+ return may_access(parent, ex, childcg->behavior);
+}
+
+/**
+ * may_allow_all - checks if it's possible to change the behavior to
+ * allow based on parent's rules.
+ * @parent: device cgroup's parent
+ * returns: != 0 in case it's allowed, 0 otherwise
+ */
+static inline int may_allow_all(struct dev_cgroup *parent)
+{
+ if (!parent)
+ return 1;
+ return parent->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW;
+}
+
+/**
+ * revalidate_active_exceptions - walks through the active exception list and
+ * revalidates the exceptions based on parent's
+ * behavior and exceptions. The exceptions that
+ * are no longer valid will be removed.
+ * Called with devcgroup_mutex held.
+ * @devcg: cgroup which exceptions will be checked
+ *
+ * This is one of the three key functions for hierarchy implementation.
+ * This function is responsible for re-evaluating all the cgroup's active
+ * exceptions due to a parent's exception change.
+ * Refer to Documentation/cgroups/devices.txt for more details.
+ */
+static void revalidate_active_exceptions(struct dev_cgroup *devcg)
+{
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex;
+ struct list_head *this, *tmp;
+
+ list_for_each_safe(this, tmp, &devcg->exceptions) {
+ ex = container_of(this, struct dev_exception_item, list);
+ if (!parent_has_perm(devcg, ex))
+ dev_exception_rm(devcg, ex);
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * get_online_devcg - walks the cgroup tree and fills a list with the online
+ * groups
+ * @root: cgroup used as starting point
+ * @online: list that will be filled with online groups
+ *
+ * Must be called with devcgroup_mutex held. Grabs RCU lock.
+ * Because devcgroup_mutex is held, no devcg will become online or offline
+ * during the tree walk (see devcgroup_online, devcgroup_offline)
+ * A separated list is needed because propagate_behavior() and
+ * propagate_exception() need to allocate memory and can block.
+ */
+static void get_online_devcg(struct cgroup *root, struct list_head *online)
+{
+ struct cgroup *pos;
+ struct dev_cgroup *devcg;
+
+ lockdep_assert_held(&devcgroup_mutex);
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ cgroup_for_each_descendant_pre(pos, root) {
+ devcg = cgroup_to_devcgroup(pos);
+ if (is_devcg_online(devcg))
+ list_add_tail(&devcg->propagate_pending, online);
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+/**
+ * propagate_exception - propagates a new exception to the children
+ * @devcg_root: device cgroup that added a new exception
+ * @ex: new exception to be propagated
+ *
+ * returns: 0 in case of success, != 0 in case of error
+ */
+static int propagate_exception(struct dev_cgroup *devcg_root,
+ struct dev_exception_item *ex)
+{
+ struct cgroup *root = devcg_root->css.cgroup;
+ struct dev_cgroup *devcg, *parent, *tmp;
+ int rc = 0;
+ LIST_HEAD(pending);
+
+ get_online_devcg(root, &pending);
+
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(devcg, tmp, &pending, propagate_pending) {
+ parent = cgroup_to_devcgroup(devcg->css.cgroup->parent);
+
+ /*
+ * in case both root's behavior and devcg is allow, a new
+ * restriction means adding to the exception list
+ */
+ if (devcg_root->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW &&
+ devcg->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {
+ rc = dev_exception_add(devcg, ex);
+ if (rc)
+ break;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * in the other possible cases:
+ * root's behavior: allow, devcg's: deny
+ * root's behavior: deny, devcg's: deny
+ * the exception will be removed
+ */
+ dev_exception_rm(devcg, ex);
+ }
+ revalidate_active_exceptions(devcg);
+
+ list_del_init(&devcg->propagate_pending);
+ }
+ return rc;
+}
+
+static inline bool has_children(struct dev_cgroup *devcgroup)
+{
+ struct cgroup *cgrp = devcgroup->css.cgroup;
+
+ return !list_empty(&cgrp->children);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Modify the exception list using allow/deny rules.
+ * CAP_SYS_ADMIN is needed for this. It's at least separate from CAP_MKNOD
+ * so we can give a container CAP_MKNOD to let it create devices but not
+ * modify the exception list.
+ * It seems likely we'll want to add a CAP_CONTAINER capability to allow
+ * us to also grant CAP_SYS_ADMIN to containers without giving away the
+ * device exception list controls, but for now we'll stick with CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+ *
+ * Taking rules away is always allowed (given CAP_SYS_ADMIN). Granting
+ * new access is only allowed if you're in the top-level cgroup, or your
+ * parent cgroup has the access you're asking for.
+ */
+static int devcgroup_update_access(struct dev_cgroup *devcgroup,
+ int filetype, const char *buffer)
+{
+ const char *b;
+ char temp[12]; /* 11 + 1 characters needed for a u32 */
+ int count, rc = 0;
+ struct dev_exception_item ex;
+ struct cgroup *p = devcgroup->css.cgroup;
+ struct dev_cgroup *parent = NULL;
+
+ if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ if (p->parent)
+ parent = cgroup_to_devcgroup(p->parent);
+
+ memset(&ex, 0, sizeof(ex));
+ b = buffer;
+
+ switch (*b) {
+ case 'a':
+ switch (filetype) {
+ case DEVCG_ALLOW:
+ if (has_children(devcgroup))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!may_allow_all(parent))
+ return -EPERM;
+ dev_exception_clean(devcgroup);
+ devcgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW;
+ if (!parent)
+ break;
+
+ rc = dev_exceptions_copy(&devcgroup->exceptions,
+ &parent->exceptions);
+ if (rc)
+ return rc;
+ break;
+ case DEVCG_DENY:
+ if (has_children(devcgroup))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ dev_exception_clean(devcgroup);
+ devcgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ return 0;
+ case 'b':
+ ex.type = DEV_BLOCK;
+ break;
+ case 'c':
+ ex.type = DEV_CHAR;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ b++;
+ if (!isspace(*b))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ b++;
+ if (*b == '*') {
+ ex.major = ~0;
+ b++;
+ } else if (isdigit(*b)) {
+ memset(temp, 0, sizeof(temp));
+ for (count = 0; count < sizeof(temp) - 1; count++) {
+ temp[count] = *b;
+ b++;
+ if (!isdigit(*b))
+ break;
+ }
+ rc = kstrtou32(temp, 10, &ex.major);
+ if (rc)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ } else {
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (*b != ':')
+ return -EINVAL;
+ b++;
+
+ /* read minor */
+ if (*b == '*') {
+ ex.minor = ~0;
+ b++;
+ } else if (isdigit(*b)) {
+ memset(temp, 0, sizeof(temp));
+ for (count = 0; count < sizeof(temp) - 1; count++) {
+ temp[count] = *b;
+ b++;
+ if (!isdigit(*b))
+ break;
+ }
+ rc = kstrtou32(temp, 10, &ex.minor);
+ if (rc)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ } else {
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (!isspace(*b))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ for (b++, count = 0; count < 3; count++, b++) {
+ switch (*b) {
+ case 'r':
+ ex.access |= ACC_READ;
+ break;
+ case 'w':
+ ex.access |= ACC_WRITE;
+ break;
+ case 'm':
+ ex.access |= ACC_MKNOD;
+ break;
+ case '\n':
+ case '\0':
+ count = 3;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ switch (filetype) {
+ case DEVCG_ALLOW:
+ if (!parent_has_perm(devcgroup, &ex))
+ return -EPERM;
+ /*
+ * If the default policy is to allow by default, try to remove
+ * an matching exception instead. And be silent about it: we
+ * don't want to break compatibility
+ */
+ if (devcgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {
+ dev_exception_rm(devcgroup, &ex);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ rc = dev_exception_add(devcgroup, &ex);
+ break;
+ case DEVCG_DENY:
+ /*
+ * If the default policy is to deny by default, try to remove
+ * an matching exception instead. And be silent about it: we
+ * don't want to break compatibility
+ */
+ if (devcgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY)
+ dev_exception_rm(devcgroup, &ex);
+ else
+ rc = dev_exception_add(devcgroup, &ex);
+
+ if (rc)
+ break;
+ /* we only propagate new restrictions */
+ rc = propagate_exception(devcgroup, &ex);
+ break;
+ default:
+ rc = -EINVAL;
+ }
+ return rc;
+}
+
+static int devcgroup_access_write(struct cgroup *cgrp, struct cftype *cft,
+ const char *buffer)
+{
+ int retval;
+
+ mutex_lock(&devcgroup_mutex);
+ retval = devcgroup_update_access(cgroup_to_devcgroup(cgrp),
+ cft->private, buffer);
+ mutex_unlock(&devcgroup_mutex);
+ return retval;
+}
+
+static struct cftype dev_cgroup_files[] = {
+ {
+ .name = "allow",
+ .write_string = devcgroup_access_write,
+ .private = DEVCG_ALLOW,
+ },
+ {
+ .name = "deny",
+ .write_string = devcgroup_access_write,
+ .private = DEVCG_DENY,
+ },
+ {
+ .name = "list",
+ .read_seq_string = devcgroup_seq_read,
+ .private = DEVCG_LIST,
+ },
+ { } /* terminate */
+};
+
+struct cgroup_subsys devices_subsys = {
+ .name = "devices",
+ .can_attach = devcgroup_can_attach,
+ .css_alloc = devcgroup_css_alloc,
+ .css_free = devcgroup_css_free,
+ .css_online = devcgroup_online,
+ .css_offline = devcgroup_offline,
+ .subsys_id = devices_subsys_id,
+ .base_cftypes = dev_cgroup_files,
+};
+
+/**
+ * __devcgroup_check_permission - checks if an inode operation is permitted
+ * @dev_cgroup: the dev cgroup to be tested against
+ * @type: device type
+ * @major: device major number
+ * @minor: device minor number
+ * @access: combination of ACC_WRITE, ACC_READ and ACC_MKNOD
+ *
+ * returns 0 on success, -EPERM case the operation is not permitted
+ */
+static int __devcgroup_check_permission(short type, u32 major, u32 minor,
+ short access)
+{
+ struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup;
+ struct dev_exception_item ex;
+ int rc;
+
+ memset(&ex, 0, sizeof(ex));
+ ex.type = type;
+ ex.major = major;
+ ex.minor = minor;
+ ex.access = access;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ dev_cgroup = task_devcgroup(current);
+ rc = may_access(dev_cgroup, &ex, dev_cgroup->behavior);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
+ if (!rc)
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int __devcgroup_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
+{
+ short type, access = 0;
+
+ if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode))
+ type = DEV_BLOCK;
+ if (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode))
+ type = DEV_CHAR;
+ if (mask & MAY_WRITE)
+ access |= ACC_WRITE;
+ if (mask & MAY_READ)
+ access |= ACC_READ;
+
+ return __devcgroup_check_permission(type, imajor(inode), iminor(inode),
+ access);
+}
+
+int devcgroup_inode_mknod(int mode, dev_t dev)
+{
+ short type;
+
+ if (!S_ISBLK(mode) && !S_ISCHR(mode))
+ return 0;
+
+ if (S_ISBLK(mode))
+ type = DEV_BLOCK;
+ else
+ type = DEV_CHAR;
+
+ return __devcgroup_check_permission(type, MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev),
+ ACC_MKNOD);
+
+}