[Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.11 1/2] block: Fix permissions in image activation

[Kevin Wolf]

Inactive images generally request less permissions for their image files
than they would if they were active (in particular, write permissions).
Activating the image involves extending the permissions, therefore.

drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache() can already require write access to the
image file, so we have to update the permissions earlier than that.
The current code does it only later, so we have to move up this part.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
---
 block.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index edc5bb9f9b..6fe5b91260 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4178,7 +4178,29 @@ void bdrv_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs, Error 
**errp)
         }
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Update permissions, they may differ for inactive nodes.
+     *
+     * Note that the required permissions of inactive images are always a
+     * subset of the permissions required after activating the image. This
+     * allows us to just get the permissions upfront without restricting
+     * drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache().
+     *
+     * It also means that in error cases, we don't have to try and revert to
+     * the old permissions (which is an operation that could fail, too). We can
+     * just keep the extended permissions for the next time that an activation
+     * of the image is tried.
+     */
     bs->open_flags &= ~BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
+    bdrv_get_cumulative_perm(bs, &perm, &shared_perm);
+    ret = bdrv_check_perm(bs, NULL, perm, shared_perm, NULL, &local_err);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+    bdrv_set_perm(bs, perm, shared_perm);
+
     if (bs->drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache) {
         bs->drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache(bs, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
@@ -4195,16 +4217,6 @@ void bdrv_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs, Error 
**errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    /* Update permissions, they may differ for inactive nodes */
-    bdrv_get_cumulative_perm(bs, &perm, &shared_perm);
-    ret = bdrv_check_perm(bs, NULL, perm, shared_perm, NULL, &local_err);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-    bdrv_set_perm(bs, perm, shared_perm);
-
     QLIST_FOREACH(parent, &bs->parents, next_parent) {
         if (parent->role->activate) {
             parent->role->activate(parent, &local_err);
-- 
2.13.6