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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c index eca8aaa450f1..c29b6ed2a0bb 100644 --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c @@ -1173,6 +1173,24 @@ static inline int deny_valid(u32 x) return x <= NFS4_SHARE_DENY_BOTH; } +/* + * We store the NONE, READ, WRITE, and BOTH bits separately in the + * st_{access,deny}_bmap field of the stateid, in order to track not + * only what share bits are currently in force, but also what + * combinations of share bits previous opens have used. This allows us + * to enforce the recommendation of rfc 3530 14.2.19 that the server + * return an error if the client attempt to downgrade to a combination + * of share bits not explicable by closing some of its previous opens. + * + * XXX: This enforcement is actually incomplete, since we don't keep + * track of access/deny bit combinations; so, e.g., we allow: + * + * OPEN allow read, deny write + * OPEN allow both, deny none + * DOWNGRADE allow read, deny none + * + * which we should reject. + */ static void set_access(unsigned int *access, unsigned long bmap) { int i; |