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selftests/fuse: add ACL_DONT_CACHE regression test
authorAmir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:09:32 +0000 (00:09 +0200)
committerChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:04:02 +0000 (22:04 +0200)
Add a test that reproduces the stale ACL bug fixed by:
  "fs: preserve ACL_DONT_CACHE state in forget_cached_acl()"

A FUSE mount that does not negotiate FUSE_POSIX_ACL initialises inodes
with i_acl = ACL_DONT_CACHE.  Before the fix, calling
forget_all_cached_acls() (e.g. from fuse_update_get_attr() on a
statx(AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC)) would silently replace ACL_DONT_CACHE with
ACL_NOT_CACHED, enabling the kernel ACL cache.  A subsequent getxattr
would populate the cache, and because fuse_set_acl() skips
forget_all_cached_acls() for !fc->posix_acl, later ACL changes were
not visible to callers — getxattr returned stale data.

The test mounts a minimal libfuse3 lowlevel filesystem (no
FUSE_POSIX_ACL negotiated) and:
  1. Issues two getxattrs — both must reach the daemon, proving
     ACL_DONT_CACHE suppresses caching before any trigger.
  2. Calls statx(AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC) to trigger forget_all_cached_acls().
  3. Issues another getxattr (populates the cache on a buggy kernel).
  4. Switches the daemon to a different-sized ACL (ACL_B).
  5. Issues a final getxattr — expects ACL_B (44 bytes) and daemon
     call count 4; a buggy kernel returns stale ACL_A (28 bytes).

fuse_acl_cache_test is only built when libfuse3 is detected via
pkg-config.

Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> says:
Changed do_force_statx() to call the statx() libc wrapper instead of
syscall(SYS_statx, ...) as requested by Amir after review feedback from
Luis Henriques, and dropped the now unused <sys/syscall.h> include.

Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260713220932.413004-3-amir73il@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/Makefile
tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/fuse_acl_cache_test.c [new file with mode: 0644]

index 612aad69a93aa4f3594b482724dd16632aff7054..f471414842750a194c4fd942c280981523cc0ca0 100644 (file)
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 -g $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := fusectl_test
 TEST_GEN_FILES := fuse_mnt
 
+# fuse_acl_cache_test requires libfuse3; add it only when the library is present.
+ACL_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config fuse3 --cflags 2>/dev/null)
+ACL_LDLIBS := $(shell pkg-config fuse3 --libs 2>/dev/null)
+ifneq ($(ACL_CFLAGS),)
+TEST_GEN_PROGS += fuse_acl_cache_test
+endif
+
 include ../../lib.mk
 
 VAR_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config fuse --cflags 2>/dev/null)
@@ -19,3 +26,6 @@ endif
 
 $(OUTPUT)/fuse_mnt: CFLAGS += $(VAR_CFLAGS)
 $(OUTPUT)/fuse_mnt: LDLIBS += $(VAR_LDLIBS)
+
+$(OUTPUT)/fuse_acl_cache_test: CFLAGS += $(ACL_CFLAGS)
+$(OUTPUT)/fuse_acl_cache_test: LDLIBS += $(ACL_LDLIBS)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/fuse_acl_cache_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fuse/fuse_acl_cache_test.c
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..2411a6e
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Test: FUSE ACL caching bug triggered by AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC
+ *
+ * A FUSE mount that does not negotiate FUSE_POSIX_ACL initialises every inode
+ * with i_acl = i_default_acl = ACL_DONT_CACHE.  When a fresh stat is needed
+ * (e.g. AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC), fuse_update_get_attr() calls
+ * forget_all_cached_acls() before issuing FUSE_GETATTR.  On an unfixed kernel,
+ * __forget_cached_acl() replaces ACL_DONT_CACHE with ACL_NOT_CACHED,
+ * inadvertently enabling the kernel ACL cache for that inode.  The next
+ * getxattr populates the cache.  Because fuse_set_acl() skips
+ * forget_all_cached_acls() for !fc->posix_acl mounts, any subsequent change to
+ * the ACL leaves the stale kernel entry in place, and the next getxattr returns
+ * wrong data without ever reaching the FUSE daemon.
+ *
+ * Fix (fs/posix_acl.c): __forget_cached_acl() returns early when *p is
+ * ACL_DONT_CACHE, preserving the "never cache" invariant for the inode's
+ * lifetime.
+ *
+ * Test outline:
+ *  1. Mount a minimal FUSE fs (no FUSE_POSIX_ACL negotiated).
+ *  2. lgetxattr -> daemon called, ACL_A returned, NOT cached (ACL_DONT_CACHE).
+ *  3. statx(AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC) -> forget_all_cached_acls() called.
+ *     Buggy:  ACL_DONT_CACHE -> ACL_NOT_CACHED (cache enabled).
+ *     Fixed:  ACL_DONT_CACHE preserved.
+ *  4. lgetxattr -> daemon called, ACL_A returned.
+ *     Buggy:  result now cached (ACL_NOT_CACHED -> cached).
+ *     Fixed:  result still not cached.
+ *  5. Daemon switches to ACL_B internally (different size).
+ *  6. lgetxattr -> should return ACL_B (44 bytes).
+ *     Buggy:  cache hit, returns stale ACL_A (28 bytes). FAIL.
+ *     Fixed:  no cache, daemon called, returns ACL_B (44 bytes). PASS.
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/xattr.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define FUSE_USE_VERSION 31
+#include <fuse_lowlevel.h>
+
+#include "kselftest_harness.h"
+
+/* ---- ACL binary encoding ------------------------------------------------ */
+/*
+ * POSIX ACL v2 xattr format (little-endian):
+ *   header: u32 version (= 0x00000002)
+ *   entry:  u16 tag | u16 perm | u32 id
+ *
+ * Entries must appear in tag-ascending order; named USER/GROUP entries
+ * require a MASK entry.  Both ACLs pass posix_acl_from_xattr() validation.
+ */
+
+/* ACL_A: 3 entries (USER_OBJ:rwx, GROUP_OBJ:r-x, OTHER:r-x) = 28 bytes */
+static const uint8_t acl_a[] = {
+       0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,                         /* v2 header      */
+       0x01, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, /* USER_OBJ  rwx  */
+       0x04, 0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, /* GROUP_OBJ r-x  */
+       0x20, 0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, /* OTHER     r-x  */
+};
+
+/*
+ * ACL_B: 5 entries — adds USER uid=1 and MASK = 44 bytes.
+ * A named USER entry requires a MASK; all tags in ascending order.
+ */
+static const uint8_t acl_b[] = {
+       0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,                         /* v2 header       */
+       0x01, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, /* USER_OBJ   rwx  */
+       0x02, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, /* USER uid=1 rwx  */
+       0x04, 0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, /* GROUP_OBJ  r-x  */
+       0x10, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, /* MASK       rwx  */
+       0x20, 0x00, 0x05, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, /* OTHER      r-x  */
+};
+
+/* ---- Shared state (daemon thread <-> test thread) ----------------------- */
+
+#define FILE_INO  2
+#define FILE_NAME "testfile"
+
+struct daemon_state {
+       pthread_mutex_t lock;
+       const uint8_t  *acl;
+       size_t          acl_size;
+       int             getxattr_count;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Global: callbacks are stateless fns so we use a single global.
+ * Safe because only one test instance runs at a time.
+ */
+static struct daemon_state g_ds = {
+       .lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
+};
+
+/* ---- FUSE lowlevel callbacks -------------------------------------------- */
+
+static void fs_lookup(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name)
+{
+       if (parent != FUSE_ROOT_ID || strcmp(name, FILE_NAME)) {
+               fuse_reply_err(req, ENOENT);
+               return;
+       }
+       struct fuse_entry_param e = {};
+
+       /*
+        * Long attr/entry timeouts so that normal stat() calls do not
+        * expire and trigger forget_all_cached_acls() on their own;
+        * only the explicit AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC should trigger it.
+        */
+       e.ino             = FILE_INO;
+       e.generation      = 1;
+       e.attr_timeout    = 10.0;
+       e.entry_timeout   = 10.0;
+       e.attr.st_ino     = FILE_INO;
+       e.attr.st_mode    = S_IFREG | 0644;
+       e.attr.st_nlink   = 1;
+       fuse_reply_entry(req, &e);
+}
+
+static void fs_getattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
+                      struct fuse_file_info *fi)
+{
+       struct stat st = {};
+
+       (void)fi;
+       if (ino == FUSE_ROOT_ID) {
+               st.st_ino   = FUSE_ROOT_ID;
+               st.st_mode  = S_IFDIR | 0755;
+               st.st_nlink = 2;
+       } else if (ino == FILE_INO) {
+               st.st_ino   = FILE_INO;
+               st.st_mode  = S_IFREG | 0644;
+               st.st_nlink = 1;
+       } else {
+               fuse_reply_err(req, ENOENT);
+               return;
+       }
+       fuse_reply_attr(req, &st, 10);
+}
+
+static void fs_getxattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, const char *name,
+                       size_t size)
+{
+       if (ino != FILE_INO ||
+           strcmp(name, "system.posix_acl_access") != 0) {
+               fuse_reply_err(req, ENODATA);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&g_ds.lock);
+       const uint8_t *acl      = g_ds.acl;
+       size_t         acl_size = g_ds.acl_size;
+       g_ds.getxattr_count++;
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_ds.lock);
+
+       if (size == 0)
+               fuse_reply_xattr(req, acl_size);
+       else if (size < acl_size)
+               fuse_reply_err(req, ERANGE);
+       else
+               fuse_reply_buf(req, (const char *)acl, acl_size);
+}
+
+static const struct fuse_lowlevel_ops fs_ops = {
+       .lookup   = fs_lookup,
+       .getattr  = fs_getattr,
+       .getxattr = fs_getxattr,
+};
+
+/* ---- Daemon thread ------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static void *run_daemon(void *arg)
+{
+       fuse_session_loop((struct fuse_session *)arg);
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+/* ---- kselftest harness --------------------------------------------------- */
+
+FIXTURE(acl_cache) {
+       struct fuse_session *se;
+       char                 mountpoint[PATH_MAX];
+       char                 file_path[PATH_MAX];
+       pthread_t            thread;
+};
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(acl_cache)
+{
+       char *fuse_argv[] = { "fuse_acl_cache_test", NULL };
+       struct fuse_args args = FUSE_ARGS_INIT(1, fuse_argv);
+
+       g_ds.acl            = acl_a;
+       g_ds.acl_size       = sizeof(acl_a);
+       g_ds.getxattr_count = 0;
+
+       strcpy(self->mountpoint, "/tmp/acl_cache_test_XXXXXX");
+       if (!mkdtemp(self->mountpoint))
+               SKIP(return, "mkdtemp: %s", strerror(errno));
+
+       snprintf(self->file_path, sizeof(self->file_path),
+                "%s/" FILE_NAME, self->mountpoint);
+
+       self->se = fuse_session_new(&args, &fs_ops, sizeof(fs_ops), NULL);
+       if (!self->se) {
+               rmdir(self->mountpoint);
+               SKIP(return, "fuse_session_new failed");
+       }
+
+       if (fuse_session_mount(self->se, self->mountpoint)) {
+               fuse_session_destroy(self->se);
+               rmdir(self->mountpoint);
+               SKIP(return, "fuse_session_mount failed "
+                            "(missing fusermount3 or insufficient privileges)");
+       }
+
+       if (pthread_create(&self->thread, NULL, run_daemon, self->se)) {
+               fuse_session_unmount(self->se);
+               fuse_session_destroy(self->se);
+               rmdir(self->mountpoint);
+               SKIP(return, "pthread_create: %s", strerror(errno));
+       }
+
+       fuse_opt_free_args(&args);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(acl_cache)
+{
+       fuse_session_exit(self->se);
+       fuse_session_unmount(self->se);
+       pthread_join(self->thread, NULL);
+       fuse_session_destroy(self->se);
+       rmdir(self->mountpoint);
+}
+
+static int do_force_statx(const char *path)
+{
+       struct statx stx;
+
+       return statx(AT_FDCWD, path, AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC, STATX_BASIC_STATS,
+                    &stx);
+}
+
+TEST_F(acl_cache, stale_after_force_sync)
+{
+       char    buf[512];
+       ssize_t sz;
+       int     count;
+
+       /*
+        * Step 1: two getxattr calls before any statx(FORCE_SYNC).
+        * i_acl == ACL_DONT_CACHE.  __get_acl's cmpxchg(p, ACL_NOT_CACHED,
+        * sentinel) finds *p != ACL_NOT_CACHED on every call, so the sentinel
+        * is never placed and the result is never cached.  Both calls must
+        * reach the daemon, proving ACL_DONT_CACHE suppresses caching.
+        */
+       sz = lgetxattr(self->file_path, "system.posix_acl_access",
+                      buf, sizeof(buf));
+       ASSERT_EQ(sz, (ssize_t)sizeof(acl_a));
+
+       sz = lgetxattr(self->file_path, "system.posix_acl_access",
+                      buf, sizeof(buf));
+       ASSERT_EQ(sz, (ssize_t)sizeof(acl_a));
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&g_ds.lock);
+       count = g_ds.getxattr_count;
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_ds.lock);
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(count, 2);
+       TH_LOG("step 1 OK: both pre-trigger getxattrs reached daemon (count=%d), "
+              "ACL_DONT_CACHE is working", count);
+
+       /*
+        * Step 2: statx(AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC).
+        * fuse_update_get_attr() calls forget_all_cached_acls() before sending
+        * FUSE_GETATTR.
+        *   Buggy kernel:  ACL_DONT_CACHE -> ACL_NOT_CACHED  (cache enabled)
+        *   Fixed kernel:  ACL_DONT_CACHE preserved           (no effect)
+        */
+       ASSERT_EQ(do_force_statx(self->file_path), 0);
+       TH_LOG("step 2 OK: statx(AT_STATX_FORCE_SYNC) succeeded");
+
+       /*
+        * Step 3: getxattr — cache population attempt after the trigger.
+        *   Buggy:  *p == ACL_NOT_CACHED -> sentinel placed -> fuse_get_inode_acl
+        *           called -> ACL_A parsed and stored in the kernel cache.
+        *   Fixed:  *p == ACL_DONT_CACHE -> sentinel placement skipped ->
+        *           fuse_get_inode_acl called but result not cached.
+        * Either way the correct ACL_A is returned here.
+        */
+       sz = lgetxattr(self->file_path, "system.posix_acl_access",
+                      buf, sizeof(buf));
+       ASSERT_EQ(sz, (ssize_t)sizeof(acl_a));
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&g_ds.lock);
+       count = g_ds.getxattr_count;
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_ds.lock);
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(count, 3);
+       TH_LOG("step 3 OK: post-trigger getxattr reached daemon (count=%d), "
+              "returned correct ACL_A (%zd bytes)", count, sz);
+
+       /*
+        * Step 4: switch daemon to ACL_B (different size: 44 vs 28 bytes).
+        * Simulates an ACL change that fuse_set_acl() would NOT invalidate for
+        * !fc->posix_acl mounts (it skips forget_all_cached_acls in that case).
+        * On a fixed kernel the ACL was never cached, so this is moot.
+        */
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&g_ds.lock);
+       g_ds.acl      = acl_b;
+       g_ds.acl_size = sizeof(acl_b);
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_ds.lock);
+       TH_LOG("step 4: daemon switched to ACL_B (%zu bytes)", sizeof(acl_b));
+
+       /*
+        * Step 5: getxattr — the decisive check.
+        *   Buggy kernel:  cache hit -> stale ACL_A (28 bytes), count stays 3.
+        *   Fixed kernel:  no cache -> daemon called -> ACL_B (44 bytes), count 4.
+        */
+       sz = lgetxattr(self->file_path, "system.posix_acl_access",
+                      buf, sizeof(buf));
+
+       pthread_mutex_lock(&g_ds.lock);
+       count = g_ds.getxattr_count;
+       pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_ds.lock);
+
+       if (sz == (ssize_t)sizeof(acl_a))
+               TH_LOG("step 5 BUG: stale ACL_A (%zd bytes) from kernel cache "
+                      "(count=%d); ACL_DONT_CACHE corrupted by "
+                      "forget_all_cached_acls()", sz, count);
+       else
+               TH_LOG("step 5 OK: daemon reached (count=%d), "
+                      "fresh ACL_B (%zd bytes)", count, sz);
+
+       EXPECT_EQ(sz, (ssize_t)sizeof(acl_b));
+       EXPECT_EQ(count, 4);
+}
+
+TEST_HARNESS_MAIN