From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:13:37 +0000 (-0700) Subject: [ETHTOOL]: let mortals use ethtool X-Git-Tag: v2.6.19-rc1~858^2~3 X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=75f3123c118743f52b690d9ab41649814befda0a;p=linux-2.6 [ETHTOOL]: let mortals use ethtool There is no reason to not allow non-admin users to query network statistics and settings. [ Removed PHYS_ID and GREGS based upon feedback from Auke Kok and Michael Chan -DaveM] Acked-by: James Morris Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c index e0ca04f38c..120786a196 100644 --- a/net/core/ethtool.c +++ b/net/core/ethtool.c @@ -806,13 +806,6 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct ifreq *ifr) int rc; unsigned long old_features; - /* - * XXX: This can be pushed down into the ethtool_* handlers that - * need it. Keep existing behaviour for the moment. - */ - if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) - return -EPERM; - if (!dev || !netif_device_present(dev)) return -ENODEV; @@ -822,6 +815,31 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct ifreq *ifr) if (copy_from_user(ðcmd, useraddr, sizeof (ethcmd))) return -EFAULT; + /* Allow some commands to be done by anyone */ + switch(ethcmd) { + case ETHTOOL_GSET: + case ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO: + case ETHTOOL_GWOL: + case ETHTOOL_GMSGLVL: + case ETHTOOL_GLINK: + case ETHTOOL_GCOALESCE: + case ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM: + case ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM: + case ETHTOOL_GRXCSUM: + case ETHTOOL_GTXCSUM: + case ETHTOOL_GSG: + case ETHTOOL_GSTRINGS: + case ETHTOOL_GSTATS: + case ETHTOOL_GTSO: + case ETHTOOL_GPERMADDR: + case ETHTOOL_GUFO: + case ETHTOOL_GGSO: + break; + default: + if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) + return -EPERM; + } + if(dev->ethtool_ops->begin) if ((rc = dev->ethtool_ops->begin(dev)) < 0) return rc; @@ -947,6 +965,10 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct ifreq *ifr) return rc; ioctl: + /* Keep existing behaviour for the moment. */ + if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)) + return -EPERM; + if (dev->do_ioctl) return dev->do_ioctl(dev, ifr, SIOCETHTOOL); return -EOPNOTSUPP;