[Xen-devel] [PATCH 18/22] libxl: Rationalise calculation of user to run qemu as

[Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the config specifies a user we use that.  Otherwise:

When we are not restricting qemu, there is very little point running
it as a different user than root.  Indeed, previously, creating the
"magic" users would cause qemu to become slightly dysfunctional (for
example, you can't insert a cd that the qemu user can't read).
So, in that case, default to running it as root.

Conversely, if restriction is requested, we must insist on running
qemu as a non-root user.

Sadly the admin is still required to create 2^16-epsilon users!

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5.in |  2 --
 tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c   | 13 ++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5.in b/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5.in
index e3a73bc..166ad4e 100644
--- a/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5.in
+++ b/docs/man/xl.cfg.pod.5.in
@@ -2098,8 +2098,6 @@ or
 B<xen-qemuuser-shared>
 (in which case different guests will not
 be protected against each other).
-And if you do not create the user,
-the restriction request will be silently ineffective!
 
 =item
 
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
index 472a42b..831c397 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_dm.c
@@ -1633,6 +1633,12 @@ static int libxl__build_device_model_args_new(libxl__gc 
*gc,
             goto end_search;
         }
 
+        if (!libxl_defbool_val(b_info->u.hvm.dm_restrict)) {
+            LOGD(DEBUG, guest_domid,
+                 "dm_restrict disabled, starting QEMU as root");
+            goto end_search;
+        }
+
         user = GCSPRINTF("%s%d", LIBXL_QEMU_USER_BASE, guest_domid);
         ret = libxl__dm_runas_helper(gc, user);
         if (ret < 0)
@@ -1650,9 +1656,10 @@ static int libxl__build_device_model_args_new(libxl__gc 
*gc,
             goto end_search;
         }
 
-        user = NULL;
-        LOGD(DEBUG, guest_domid, "Could not find user %s, starting QEMU as 
root",
-             LIBXL_QEMU_USER_SHARED);
+        LOGD(ERROR, guest_domid,
+             "Could not find user %s%d or %s, cannot restrict",
+             LIBXL_QEMU_USER_BASE, guest_domid, LIBXL_QEMU_USER_SHARED);
+        return ERROR_INVAL;
 
 end_search:
         if (user != NULL && strcmp(user, "root")) {
-- 
2.1.4


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