Merge branch 'vsock-add-write-once-semantics-to-child_ns_mode'

Bobby Eshleman says:

====================
vsock: add write-once semantics to child_ns_mode

Two administrator processes may race when setting child_ns_mode: one
sets it to "local" and creates a namespace, but another changes it to
"global" in between. The first process ends up with a namespace in the
wrong mode. Make child_ns_mode write-once so that a namespace manager
can set it once, check the value, and be guaranteed it won't change
before creating its namespaces. Writing a different value after the
first write returns -EBUSY.

One patch for the implementation, one for docs, and one for tests.

v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260218-vsock-ns-write-once-v2-0-19e4c50d509a@meta.com
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260217-vsock-ns-write-once-v1-1-a1fb30f289a9@meta.com
====================

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260223-vsock-ns-write-once-v3-0-c0cde6959923@meta.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>

Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst

@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ Values:
 	  their sockets will only be able to connect within their own
 	  namespace.
 
+The first write to ``child_ns_mode`` locks its value. Subsequent writes of the
+same value succeed, but writing a different value returns ``-EBUSY``.
+
 Changing ``child_ns_mode`` only affects namespaces created after the change;
 it does not modify the current namespace or any existing children.
 

include/net/af_vsock.h

@@ -276,10 +276,19 @@ static inline bool vsock_net_mode_global(struct vsock_sock *vsk)
 	return vsock_net_mode(sock_net(sk_vsock(vsk))) == VSOCK_NET_MODE_GLOBAL;
 }
 
-static inline void vsock_net_set_child_mode(struct net *net,
+static inline bool vsock_net_set_child_mode(struct net *net,
 					    enum vsock_net_mode mode)
 {
-	WRITE_ONCE(net->vsock.child_ns_mode, mode);
+	int new_locked = mode + 1;
+	int old_locked = 0; /* unlocked */
+
+	if (try_cmpxchg(&net->vsock.child_ns_mode_locked,
+			&old_locked, new_locked)) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(net->vsock.child_ns_mode, mode);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return old_locked == new_locked;
 }
 
 static inline enum vsock_net_mode vsock_net_child_mode(struct net *net)

include/net/netns/vsock.h

@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@ struct netns_vsock {
 
 	enum vsock_net_mode mode;
 	enum vsock_net_mode child_ns_mode;
+
+	/* 0 = unlocked, 1 = locked to global, 2 = locked to local */
+	int child_ns_mode_locked;
 };
 #endif /* __NET_NET_NAMESPACE_VSOCK_H */

net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c

@@ -90,16 +90,20 @@
  *
  *   - /proc/sys/net/vsock/ns_mode (read-only) reports the current namespace's
  *     mode, which is set at namespace creation and immutable thereafter.
- *   - /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode (writable) controls what mode future
+ *   - /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode (write-once) controls what mode future
  *     child namespaces will inherit when created. The initial value matches
  *     the namespace's own ns_mode.
  *
  *   Changing child_ns_mode only affects newly created namespaces, not the
  *   current namespace or existing children. A "local" namespace cannot set
- *   child_ns_mode to "global". At namespace creation, ns_mode is inherited
- *   from the parent's child_ns_mode.
+ *   child_ns_mode to "global". child_ns_mode is write-once, so that it may be
+ *   configured and locked down by a namespace manager. Writing a different
+ *   value after the first write returns -EBUSY. At namespace creation, ns_mode
+ *   is inherited from the parent's child_ns_mode.
  *
- *   The init_net mode is "global" and cannot be modified.
+ *   The init_net mode is "global" and cannot be modified. The init_net
+ *   child_ns_mode is also write-once, so an init process (e.g. systemd) can
+ *   set it to "local" to ensure all new namespaces inherit local mode.
  *
  *   The modes affect the allocation and accessibility of CIDs as follows:
  *
@@ -2853,7 +2857,8 @@ static int vsock_net_child_mode_string(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		    new_mode == VSOCK_NET_MODE_GLOBAL)
 			return -EPERM;
 
-		vsock_net_set_child_mode(net, new_mode);
+		if (!vsock_net_set_child_mode(net, new_mode))
+			return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	return 0;

tools/testing/selftests/vsock/vmtest.sh

@@ -210,16 +210,21 @@ check_result() {
 }
 
 add_namespaces() {
-	local orig_mode
-	orig_mode=$(cat /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode)
+	ip netns add "global-parent" 2>/dev/null
+	echo "global" | ip netns exec "global-parent" \
+		tee /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode &>/dev/null
+	ip netns add "local-parent" 2>/dev/null
+	echo "local" | ip netns exec "local-parent" \
+		tee /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode &>/dev/null
 
-	for mode in "${NS_MODES[@]}"; do
-		echo "${mode}" > /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode
-		ip netns add "${mode}0" 2>/dev/null
-		ip netns add "${mode}1" 2>/dev/null
-	done
-
-	echo "${orig_mode}" > /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode
+	nsenter --net=/var/run/netns/global-parent \
+		ip netns add "global0" 2>/dev/null
+	nsenter --net=/var/run/netns/global-parent \
+		ip netns add "global1" 2>/dev/null
+	nsenter --net=/var/run/netns/local-parent \
+		ip netns add "local0" 2>/dev/null
+	nsenter --net=/var/run/netns/local-parent \
+		ip netns add "local1" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 init_namespaces() {
@@ -237,6 +242,8 @@ del_namespaces() {
 		log_host "removed ns ${mode}0"
 		log_host "removed ns ${mode}1"
 	done
+	ip netns del "global-parent" &>/dev/null
+	ip netns del "local-parent" &>/dev/null
 }
 
 vm_ssh() {
@@ -287,7 +294,7 @@ check_args() {
 }
 
 check_deps() {
-	for dep in vng ${QEMU} busybox pkill ssh ss socat; do
+	for dep in vng ${QEMU} busybox pkill ssh ss socat nsenter; do
 		if [[ ! -x $(command -v "${dep}") ]]; then
 			echo -e "skip:    dependency ${dep} not found!\n"
 			exit "${KSFT_SKIP}"
@@ -1231,12 +1238,8 @@ test_ns_local_same_cid_ok() {
 }
 
 test_ns_host_vsock_child_ns_mode_ok() {
-	local orig_mode
-	local rc
+	local rc="${KSFT_PASS}"
 
-	orig_mode=$(cat /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode)
-
-	rc="${KSFT_PASS}"
 	for mode in "${NS_MODES[@]}"; do
 		local ns="${mode}0"
 
@@ -1246,15 +1249,13 @@ test_ns_host_vsock_child_ns_mode_ok() {
 			continue
 		fi
 
-		if ! echo "${mode}" > /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode; then
-			log_host "child_ns_mode should be writable to ${mode}"
+		if ! echo "${mode}" | ip netns exec "${ns}" \
+			tee /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode &>/dev/null; then
 			rc="${KSFT_FAIL}"
 			continue
 		fi
 	done
 
-	echo "${orig_mode}" > /proc/sys/net/vsock/child_ns_mode
-
 	return "${rc}"
 }