git: 782533882441 - main - MAC/do: Fix recently-introduced comments
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Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:01:28 UTC
The branch main has been updated by olce:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=7825338824415153fe29bec30c1d5c1e5fcb638b
commit 7825338824415153fe29bec30c1d5c1e5fcb638b
Author: Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-03-23 13:13:22 +0000
Commit: Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-05-29 15:15:23 +0000
MAC/do: Fix recently-introduced comments
Reviewed by: bapt
Fixes: 9818224174c4 ("MAC/do: Executable paths feature (GSoC 2025's final state)")
MFC after: 1 month
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Pull Request: https://ron-dev.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/src/pulls/38
---
sys/security/mac_do/mac_do.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sys/security/mac_do/mac_do.c b/sys/security/mac_do/mac_do.c
index c889b218cad3..2258c358ce92 100644
--- a/sys/security/mac_do/mac_do.c
+++ b/sys/security/mac_do/mac_do.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ toast_rules(struct rules *const rules)
}
}
-/* Assuming storage is zeroed already */
+/* Assumes storage has been zeroed. */
static void
init_rules(struct rules *const rules)
{
@@ -1148,12 +1148,13 @@ out:
}
/*
- * Find conf applicable to the passed prison.
+ * Find configuration applicable to the passed prison.
*
- * Returns the applicable conf (and never NULL). 'pr' must be unlocked.
- * 'aprp' is set to the (ancestor) prison holding these, and it must be unlocked
- * once the caller is done accessing the conf. '*aprp' is equal to 'pr' if and
- * only if the current jail has its own set of conf.
+ * Returns the applicable configuration (and never NULL). 'pr' must be
+ * unlocked. 'aprp' is set to the (ancestor) prison holding these, and it must
+ * be unlocked once the caller is done accessing the configuration. '*aprp' is
+ * equal to 'pr' if and only if the current jail has its own specific
+ * configuration.
*/
static struct conf *
find_conf(struct prison *const pr, struct prison **const aprp)
@@ -1272,6 +1273,9 @@ remove_conf(struct prison *const pr)
drop_conf(old_conf);
}
+/*
+ * Assign an already-built configuration to a jail.
+ */
static void
set_conf(struct prison *const pr, struct conf *const conf)
{
@@ -1290,7 +1294,7 @@ set_conf(struct prison *const pr, struct conf *const conf)
}
/*
- * Assigns default conf to a jail.
+ * Assigns the default configuration to a jail.
*/
static void
set_default_conf(struct prison *const pr)
@@ -1553,9 +1557,12 @@ mac_do_jail_check(void *obj, void *data)
int error, jsys, rules_len = 0, exec_paths_len = 0;
bool has_rules, has_exec_paths;
- /* Mark unspecified */
error = vfs_copyopt(opts, "mac.do", &jsys, sizeof(jsys));
if (error == ENOENT)
+ /*
+ * Mark unspecified. Will fill it up below depending on the
+ * other options.
+ */
jsys = -1;
else {
if (error != 0)
@@ -1566,12 +1573,13 @@ mac_do_jail_check(void *obj, void *data)
}
/*
- * We use vfs_getopt() here instead of vfs_getopts() to get the length.
+ * We use vfs_getopt() below instead of vfs_getopts() to get the length.
* We perform the additional checks done by the latter here, even if
* jail_set() calls vfs_getopts() itself later (they becoming
* inconsistent wouldn't cause any security problem).
*/
+ /* Rules. */
error = vfs_getopt(opts, "mac.do.rules", (void **)&rules_string,
&rules_len);
if (error == ENOENT)
@@ -1590,7 +1598,7 @@ mac_do_jail_check(void *obj, void *data)
}
}
- /* Handle 'exec_paths' input */
+ /* Executable paths. */
error = vfs_getopt(opts, "mac.do.exec_paths",
(void **)&exec_paths_string, &exec_paths_len);
if (error == ENOENT)
@@ -1611,7 +1619,7 @@ mac_do_jail_check(void *obj, void *data)
}
/*
- * Be liberal, considering that an empty rule or exec paths
+ * Be liberal, considering that an empty rule or execution paths
* specification is equivalent to no specification. This affects the
* JAIL_SYS_DISABLE and JAIL_SYS_INHERIT sanity checks below.
*/
@@ -1619,15 +1627,19 @@ mac_do_jail_check(void *obj, void *data)
has_exec_paths = exec_paths_string != NULL &&
exec_paths_string[0] != '\0';
- /* Infer 'jsys' if needed */
+ /* If not specified, infer 'jsys' from passed options. */
if (jsys == -1) {
+ /*
+ * Default in absence of "mac.do.rules" and "mac.do.exec_paths"
+ * is to disable (and, in particular, not inherit).
+ */
if (has_rules || has_exec_paths)
jsys = JAIL_SYS_NEW;
else
jsys = JAIL_SYS_DISABLE;
}
- /* Final checks based on resolved 'jsys' */
+ /* Final checks based on resolved 'jsys'. */
switch (jsys) {
case JAIL_SYS_DISABLE:
case JAIL_SYS_INHERIT:
@@ -1651,7 +1663,6 @@ mac_do_jail_check(void *obj, void *data)
"rules nor executable paths specified");
return (EINVAL);
}
- /* Allow: rules only, exec_paths only (though exec_paths only is discouraged), or both */
break;
default: