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[v2,2/3] compat/mingw: allow deletion of most opened files

Message ID c308eafbbb5a7c853b8126750c4c44a8b8635192.1729770140.git.ps@pks.im (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series compat/mingw: implement POSIX-style atomic renames | expand

Commit Message

Patrick Steinhardt Oct. 24, 2024, 11:46 a.m. UTC
On Windows, we emulate open(3p) via `mingw_open()`. This function
implements handling of some platform-specific quirks that are required
to make it behave as closely as possible like open(3p) would, but for
most cases we just call the Windows-specific `_wopen()` function.

This function has a major downside though: it does not allow us to
specify the sharing mode. While there is `_wsopen()` that allows us to
pass sharing flags, those sharing flags are not the same `FILE_SHARE_*`
flags as `CreateFileW()` accepts. Instead, `_wsopen()` only allows
concurrent read- and write-access, but does not allow for concurrent
deletions. Unfortunately though, we have to allow concurrent deletions
if we want to have POSIX-style atomic renames on top of an existing file
that has open file handles.

Implement a new function that emulates open(3p) for existing files via
`CreateFileW()` such that we can set the required sharing flags.

While we have the same issue when calling open(3p) with `O_CREAT`,
implementing that mode would be more complex due to the required
permission handling. Furthermore, atomic updates via renames typically
write to exclusive lockfile and then perform the rename, and thus we
don't have to handle the case where the locked path has been created
with `O_CREATE`. So while it would be nice to have proper POSIX
semantics in all paths, we instead aim for a minimum viable fix here.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 compat/mingw.c | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+)

Comments

Johannes Sixt Oct. 27, 2024, 1:17 p.m. UTC | #1
Am 24.10.24 um 13:46 schrieb Patrick Steinhardt:
> On Windows, we emulate open(3p) via `mingw_open()`. This function
> implements handling of some platform-specific quirks that are required
> to make it behave as closely as possible like open(3p) would, but for
> most cases we just call the Windows-specific `_wopen()` function.
> 
> This function has a major downside though: it does not allow us to
> specify the sharing mode. While there is `_wsopen()` that allows us to
> pass sharing flags, those sharing flags are not the same `FILE_SHARE_*`
> flags as `CreateFileW()` accepts. Instead, `_wsopen()` only allows
> concurrent read- and write-access, but does not allow for concurrent
> deletions. Unfortunately though, we have to allow concurrent deletions
> if we want to have POSIX-style atomic renames on top of an existing file
> that has open file handles.
> 
> Implement a new function that emulates open(3p) for existing files via
> `CreateFileW()` such that we can set the required sharing flags.
> 
> While we have the same issue when calling open(3p) with `O_CREAT`,
> implementing that mode would be more complex due to the required
> permission handling. Furthermore, atomic updates via renames typically
> write to exclusive lockfile and then perform the rename, and thus we
> don't have to handle the case where the locked path has been created
> with `O_CREATE`. So while it would be nice to have proper POSIX
> semantics in all paths, we instead aim for a minimum viable fix here.

Agreed!

> 
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
>  compat/mingw.c | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 58 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
> index e326c6fcd2d..6c75fe36b15 100644
> --- a/compat/mingw.c
> +++ b/compat/mingw.c
> @@ -532,6 +532,62 @@ static int mingw_open_append(wchar_t const *wfilename, int oflags, ...)
>  	return fd;
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * Ideally, we'd use `_wopen()` to implement this functionality so that we
> + * don't have to reimplement it, but unfortunately we do not have tight control
> + * over the share mode there. And while `_wsopen()` and friends exist that give
> + * us _some_ control over the share mode, this family of functions doesn't give
> + * us the ability to enable FILE_SHARE_DELETE, either. But this is a strict
> + * requirement for us though so that we can unlink or rename over files that
> + * are held open by another process.
> + *
> + * We are thus forced to implement our own emulation of `open()`. To make our
> + * life simpler we only implement basic support for this, namely opening
> + * existing files for reading and/or writing. This means that newly created
> + * files won't have their sharing mode set up correctly, but for now I couldn't
> + * find any case where this matters. We may have to revisit that in the future
> + * though based on our needs.
> + */
> +static int mingw_open_existing(const wchar_t *filename, int oflags, ...)
> +{
> +	SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security_attributes = {
> +		.nLength = sizeof(security_attributes),
> +		.bInheritHandle = !(oflags & O_NOINHERIT),
> +	};
> +	HANDLE handle;
> +	int access;

I would have made this variable DWORD or unsigned instead of plain int,
because it receives a bit pattern and would match the parameter type of
CreateFileW() better; but no big deal.

> +	int fd;
> +
> +	/* We only support basic flags. */
> +	if (oflags & ~(O_ACCMODE | O_NOINHERIT)) {
> +		errno = ENOSYS;
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (oflags & O_RDWR)
> +		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
> +	else if (oflags & O_WRONLY)
> +		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
> +	else
> +		access = GENERIC_READ;

O_RDWR, O_WRONLY and O_RDONLY are not flags, but values occupying two
bits of oflags. This must be:

	if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDWR)
		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
	else if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
	else
		access = GENERIC_READ;

or similar.

> +
> +	handle = CreateFileW(filename, access,
> +			     FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
> +			     &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
> +	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
> +		DWORD err = GetLastError();
> +		if (err == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)
> +			err = ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;

First I wondered what this is about, but then noticed that it is just
copied from the mingw_open_append() implementation catering to some
bogus network filesystems. Good.

> +		errno = err_win_to_posix(err);
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	fd = _open_osfhandle((intptr_t)handle, oflags | O_BINARY);
> +	if (fd < 0)
> +		CloseHandle(handle);
> +	return fd;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * Does the pathname map to the local named pipe filesystem?
>   * That is, does it have a "//./pipe/" prefix?
> @@ -567,6 +623,8 @@ int mingw_open (const char *filename, int oflags, ...)
>  
>  	if ((oflags & O_APPEND) && !is_local_named_pipe_path(filename))
>  		open_fn = mingw_open_append;
> +	else if (!(oflags & ~(O_ACCMODE | O_NOINHERIT)))
> +		open_fn = mingw_open_existing;
>  	else
>  		open_fn = _wopen;
>  

Makes sense!

-- Hannes
Patrick Steinhardt Oct. 27, 2024, 3:38 p.m. UTC | #2
On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 02:17:36PM +0100, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> Am 24.10.24 um 13:46 schrieb Patrick Steinhardt:
> > diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
> > index e326c6fcd2d..6c75fe36b15 100644
> > --- a/compat/mingw.c
> > +++ b/compat/mingw.c
> > @@ -532,6 +532,62 @@ static int mingw_open_append(wchar_t const *wfilename, int oflags, ...)
> >  	return fd;
> >  }
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Ideally, we'd use `_wopen()` to implement this functionality so that we
> > + * don't have to reimplement it, but unfortunately we do not have tight control
> > + * over the share mode there. And while `_wsopen()` and friends exist that give
> > + * us _some_ control over the share mode, this family of functions doesn't give
> > + * us the ability to enable FILE_SHARE_DELETE, either. But this is a strict
> > + * requirement for us though so that we can unlink or rename over files that
> > + * are held open by another process.
> > + *
> > + * We are thus forced to implement our own emulation of `open()`. To make our
> > + * life simpler we only implement basic support for this, namely opening
> > + * existing files for reading and/or writing. This means that newly created
> > + * files won't have their sharing mode set up correctly, but for now I couldn't
> > + * find any case where this matters. We may have to revisit that in the future
> > + * though based on our needs.
> > + */
> > +static int mingw_open_existing(const wchar_t *filename, int oflags, ...)
> > +{
> > +	SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security_attributes = {
> > +		.nLength = sizeof(security_attributes),
> > +		.bInheritHandle = !(oflags & O_NOINHERIT),
> > +	};
> > +	HANDLE handle;
> > +	int access;
> 
> I would have made this variable DWORD or unsigned instead of plain int,
> because it receives a bit pattern and would match the parameter type of
> CreateFileW() better; but no big deal.

I have to reroll this series anyway, so I'll just fix this while at it.

> > +	int fd;
> > +
> > +	/* We only support basic flags. */
> > +	if (oflags & ~(O_ACCMODE | O_NOINHERIT)) {
> > +		errno = ENOSYS;
> > +		return -1;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (oflags & O_RDWR)
> > +		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
> > +	else if (oflags & O_WRONLY)
> > +		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
> > +	else
> > +		access = GENERIC_READ;
> 
> O_RDWR, O_WRONLY and O_RDONLY are not flags, but values occupying two
> bits of oflags. This must be:
> 
> 	if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDWR)
> 		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
> 	else if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
> 		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
> 	else
> 		access = GENERIC_READ;
> 
> or similar.

Ah, that makes sense indeed. Will fix.

> > +
> > +	handle = CreateFileW(filename, access,
> > +			     FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
> > +			     &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
> > +	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
> > +		DWORD err = GetLastError();
> > +		if (err == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)
> > +			err = ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
> 
> First I wondered what this is about, but then noticed that it is just
> copied from the mingw_open_append() implementation catering to some
> bogus network filesystems. Good.

I'll add a comment.

Patrick
Taylor Blau Oct. 27, 2024, 11:48 p.m. UTC | #3
On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 04:38:50PM +0100, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> > > +	int fd;
> > > +
> > > +	/* We only support basic flags. */
> > > +	if (oflags & ~(O_ACCMODE | O_NOINHERIT)) {
> > > +		errno = ENOSYS;
> > > +		return -1;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	if (oflags & O_RDWR)
> > > +		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
> > > +	else if (oflags & O_WRONLY)
> > > +		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
> > > +	else
> > > +		access = GENERIC_READ;
> >
> > O_RDWR, O_WRONLY and O_RDONLY are not flags, but values occupying two
> > bits of oflags. This must be:
> >
> > 	if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDWR)
> > 		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
> > 	else if ((oflags & O_ACCMODE) == O_WRONLY)
> > 		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
> > 	else
> > 		access = GENERIC_READ;
> >
> > or similar.
>
> Ah, that makes sense indeed. Will fix.

It may be nice to write this as a switch statement, since we're always
comparing the value of oflags & O_ACCMODE, like so:

    switch (oflags & O_ACCMODE) {
    case O_RDWR:
        access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
        break;
    case O_WRONLY:
        access = GENERIC_WRITE;
        break;
    default:
        access = GENERIC_READ;
        break;
    }

, but it is a minor point and I certainly do not have very strong
feelings here.

Thanks,
Taylor
Taylor Blau Oct. 27, 2024, 11:51 p.m. UTC | #4
On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 07:48:35PM -0400, Taylor Blau wrote:
> It may be nice to write this as a switch statement, since we're always
> comparing the value of oflags & O_ACCMODE, like so:
>
>     switch (oflags & O_ACCMODE) {
>     case O_RDWR:
>         access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
>         break;
>     case O_WRONLY:
>         access = GENERIC_WRITE;
>         break;
>     default:
>         access = GENERIC_READ;
>         break;
>     }
>
> , but it is a minor point and I certainly do not have very strong
> feelings here.

...and I see that's exactly what you went with in the subsequent round
;-).

Thanks,
Taylor
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diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index e326c6fcd2d..6c75fe36b15 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -532,6 +532,62 @@  static int mingw_open_append(wchar_t const *wfilename, int oflags, ...)
 	return fd;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Ideally, we'd use `_wopen()` to implement this functionality so that we
+ * don't have to reimplement it, but unfortunately we do not have tight control
+ * over the share mode there. And while `_wsopen()` and friends exist that give
+ * us _some_ control over the share mode, this family of functions doesn't give
+ * us the ability to enable FILE_SHARE_DELETE, either. But this is a strict
+ * requirement for us though so that we can unlink or rename over files that
+ * are held open by another process.
+ *
+ * We are thus forced to implement our own emulation of `open()`. To make our
+ * life simpler we only implement basic support for this, namely opening
+ * existing files for reading and/or writing. This means that newly created
+ * files won't have their sharing mode set up correctly, but for now I couldn't
+ * find any case where this matters. We may have to revisit that in the future
+ * though based on our needs.
+ */
+static int mingw_open_existing(const wchar_t *filename, int oflags, ...)
+{
+	SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security_attributes = {
+		.nLength = sizeof(security_attributes),
+		.bInheritHandle = !(oflags & O_NOINHERIT),
+	};
+	HANDLE handle;
+	int access;
+	int fd;
+
+	/* We only support basic flags. */
+	if (oflags & ~(O_ACCMODE | O_NOINHERIT)) {
+		errno = ENOSYS;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (oflags & O_RDWR)
+		access = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
+	else if (oflags & O_WRONLY)
+		access = GENERIC_WRITE;
+	else
+		access = GENERIC_READ;
+
+	handle = CreateFileW(filename, access,
+			     FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
+			     &security_attributes, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+	if (handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+		DWORD err = GetLastError();
+		if (err == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)
+			err = ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND;
+		errno = err_win_to_posix(err);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	fd = _open_osfhandle((intptr_t)handle, oflags | O_BINARY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		CloseHandle(handle);
+	return fd;
+}
+
 /*
  * Does the pathname map to the local named pipe filesystem?
  * That is, does it have a "//./pipe/" prefix?
@@ -567,6 +623,8 @@  int mingw_open (const char *filename, int oflags, ...)
 
 	if ((oflags & O_APPEND) && !is_local_named_pipe_path(filename))
 		open_fn = mingw_open_append;
+	else if (!(oflags & ~(O_ACCMODE | O_NOINHERIT)))
+		open_fn = mingw_open_existing;
 	else
 		open_fn = _wopen;