[1/5] nfs: Fix support for NFS3 mount with -o sec=none from Linux MNTv3 server

Commit Message

Pali Rohár Sept. 12, 2024, 1:02 p.m. UTC

Linux MNTv3 server does not announce AUTH_NULL in auth_info response.
This is a MNTv3 server bug and prevents kernel to mount exports with
AUTH_NULL flavor. So as a workaround when user explicitly specifies
only AUTH_NULL flavor via mount option -o sec=none then allow to
continue mounting export via AUTH_NULL.

This change fixes mounting of NFS3 AUTH_NULL exports from Linux NFS3
servers.

Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]
---
 fs/nfs/super.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

Patch

diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 97b386032b71..3fef2afd94bd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -819,6 +819,20 @@  static int nfs_verify_authflavors(struct nfs_fs_context *ctx,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Linux MNTv3 server does not announce AUTH_NULL in auth_info response.
+	 * This is a MNTv3 server bug and prevents kernel to mount exports with
+	 * AUTH_NULL flavor. So as a workaround when user explicitly specifies
+	 * only AUTH_NULL flavor via mount option -o sec=none then allow to
+	 * continue mounting export via AUTH_NULL.
+	 */
+	if (ctx->auth_info.flavor_len == 1 && ctx->auth_info.flavors[0] == RPC_AUTH_NULL) {
+		dfprintk(MOUNT,
+			 "NFS: requested auth flavor \"none\" is not announced by server, continuing anyway\n");
+		flavor = RPC_AUTH_NULL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	dfprintk(MOUNT,
 		 "NFS: specified auth flavors not supported by server\n");
 	return -EACCES;