[PATCH] fexecve: implement in terms of execveat when it exists

[PATCH] fexecve: implement in terms of execveat when it exists

[Joseph Sible]

This lets fexecve work even when /proc isn't mounted.
---
 src/process/fexecve.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/process/fexecve.c b/src/process/fexecve.c
index 6507b42..905487e 100644
--- a/src/process/fexecve.c
+++ b/src/process/fexecve.c
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include "syscall.h"

 void __procfdname(char *, unsigned);

 int fexecve(int fd, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
 {
+#ifdef SYS_execveat
+       return syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
+#else
        char buf[15 + 3*sizeof(int)];
        __procfdname(buf, fd);
        execve(buf, argv, envp);
        if (errno == ENOENT) errno = EBADF;
        return -1;
+#endif
 }
--
2.7.4

Re: [PATCH] fexecve: implement in terms of execveat when it exists

[Rich Felker]

On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 12:04:55AM -0400, Joseph Sible wrote:
> This lets fexecve work even when /proc isn't mounted.
> ---
>  src/process/fexecve.c | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/src/process/fexecve.c b/src/process/fexecve.c
> index 6507b42..905487e 100644
> --- a/src/process/fexecve.c
> +++ b/src/process/fexecve.c
> @@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
> +#define _GNU_SOURCE
>  #include <unistd.h>
>  #include <errno.h>
> +#include <fcntl.h>
> +#include "syscall.h"
> 
>  void __procfdname(char *, unsigned);
> 
>  int fexecve(int fd, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
>  {
> +#ifdef SYS_execveat
> +       return syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
> +#else
>         char buf[15 + 3*sizeof(int)];
>         __procfdname(buf, fd);
>         execve(buf, argv, envp);
>         if (errno == ENOENT) errno = EBADF;
>         return -1;
> +#endif
>  }
> --
> 2.7.4

This breaks programs running on any kernel older than 3.19.

Instead it needs to be something like

	int r = __syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
	if (r!=-ENOSYS) return __syscall_ret(r);
	...

with no #ifdef. #ifdef SYS_anything is only valid in musl when the
existence of the syscall is arch-specific. The defines come from musl
itself, so trying to use it for something version-specific does not
make sense; it would be unconditionally true or false.

Rich

Re: [PATCH] fexecve: implement in terms of execveat when it exists

[Joseph C. Sible]

On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 1:11 PM Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 12:04:55AM -0400, Joseph Sible wrote:
> > This lets fexecve work even when /proc isn't mounted.
> > ---
> >  src/process/fexecve.c | 7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/src/process/fexecve.c b/src/process/fexecve.c
> > index 6507b42..905487e 100644
> > --- a/src/process/fexecve.c
> > +++ b/src/process/fexecve.c
> > @@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
> > +#define _GNU_SOURCE
> >  #include <unistd.h>
> >  #include <errno.h>
> > +#include <fcntl.h>
> > +#include "syscall.h"
> >
> >  void __procfdname(char *, unsigned);
> >
> >  int fexecve(int fd, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
> >  {
> > +#ifdef SYS_execveat
> > +       return syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
> > +#else
> >         char buf[15 + 3*sizeof(int)];
> >         __procfdname(buf, fd);
> >         execve(buf, argv, envp);
> >         if (errno == ENOENT) errno = EBADF;
> >         return -1;
> > +#endif
> >  }
> > --
> > 2.7.4
>
> This breaks programs running on any kernel older than 3.19.
>
> Instead it needs to be something like
>
>         int r = __syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
>         if (r!=-ENOSYS) return __syscall_ret(r);
>         ...
>
> with no #ifdef. #ifdef SYS_anything is only valid in musl when the
> existence of the syscall is arch-specific. The defines come from musl
> itself, so trying to use it for something version-specific does not
> make sense; it would be unconditionally true or false.
>
> Rich

Good catch. Updated patch below.
-- >8 --
Subject: [PATCH v2] fexecve: implement in terms of execveat when it exists

This lets fexecve work even when /proc isn't mounted.
---
 src/process/fexecve.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/process/fexecve.c b/src/process/fexecve.c
index 6507b42..5cac05e 100644
--- a/src/process/fexecve.c
+++ b/src/process/fexecve.c
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include "syscall.h"

 void __procfdname(char *, unsigned);

 int fexecve(int fd, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
 {
+	int r = __syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
+	if(r != -ENOSYS) return __syscall_ret(r);
 	char buf[15 + 3*sizeof(int)];
 	__procfdname(buf, fd);
 	execve(buf, argv, envp);
-- 
2.7.4

Re: [PATCH] fexecve: implement in terms of execveat when it exists

[Rich Felker]

On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 01:42:26PM -0400, Joseph C. Sible wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 1:11 PM Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 12:04:55AM -0400, Joseph Sible wrote:
> > > This lets fexecve work even when /proc isn't mounted.
> > > ---
> > >  src/process/fexecve.c | 7 +++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/src/process/fexecve.c b/src/process/fexecve.c
> > > index 6507b42..905487e 100644
> > > --- a/src/process/fexecve.c
> > > +++ b/src/process/fexecve.c
> > > @@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
> > > +#define _GNU_SOURCE
> > >  #include <unistd.h>
> > >  #include <errno.h>
> > > +#include <fcntl.h>
> > > +#include "syscall.h"
> > >
> > >  void __procfdname(char *, unsigned);
> > >
> > >  int fexecve(int fd, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
> > >  {
> > > +#ifdef SYS_execveat
> > > +       return syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
> > > +#else
> > >         char buf[15 + 3*sizeof(int)];
> > >         __procfdname(buf, fd);
> > >         execve(buf, argv, envp);
> > >         if (errno == ENOENT) errno = EBADF;
> > >         return -1;
> > > +#endif
> > >  }
> > > --
> > > 2.7.4
> >
> > This breaks programs running on any kernel older than 3.19.
> >
> > Instead it needs to be something like
> >
> >         int r = __syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
> >         if (r!=-ENOSYS) return __syscall_ret(r);
> >         ...
> >
> > with no #ifdef. #ifdef SYS_anything is only valid in musl when the
> > existence of the syscall is arch-specific. The defines come from musl
> > itself, so trying to use it for something version-specific does not
> > make sense; it would be unconditionally true or false.
> >
> > Rich
> 
> Good catch. Updated patch below.
> -- >8 --
> Subject: [PATCH v2] fexecve: implement in terms of execveat when it exists
> 
> This lets fexecve work even when /proc isn't mounted.
> ---
>  src/process/fexecve.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/src/process/fexecve.c b/src/process/fexecve.c
> index 6507b42..5cac05e 100644
> --- a/src/process/fexecve.c
> +++ b/src/process/fexecve.c
> @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
> +#define _GNU_SOURCE
>  #include <unistd.h>
>  #include <errno.h>
> +#include <fcntl.h>
> +#include "syscall.h"
> 
>  void __procfdname(char *, unsigned);
> 
>  int fexecve(int fd, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
>  {
> +	int r = __syscall(SYS_execveat, fd, "", argv, envp, AT_EMPTY_PATH);
> +	if(r != -ENOSYS) return __syscall_ret(r);
>  	char buf[15 + 3*sizeof(int)];
>  	__procfdname(buf, fd);
>  	execve(buf, argv, envp);
> -- 
> 2.7.4

Thanks, merging. In the future please send patches as attachments
(preferably type text/plain if it's easy to pick) unless you're sure
they'll apply correctly with git-am from the body.

Rich