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1 /* Set the access and modification time of a file relative to directory fd.
2 Copyright (C) 2009-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
7 (at your option) any later version.
9 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 GNU General Public License for more details.
14 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
17 /* written by Eric Blake */
19 #include <config.h>
21 /* Specification. */
22 #include <sys/stat.h>
24 #include <errno.h>
25 #include <fcntl.h>
26 #include <stdlib.h>
27 #include <string.h>
28 #include <sys/stat.h>
30 #include "stat-time.h"
31 #include "timespec.h"
32 #include "utimens.h"
34 #if HAVE_NEARLY_WORKING_UTIMENSAT
36 /* Use the original utimensat(), but correct the trailing slash handling. */
37 int
38 rpl_utimensat (int fd, char const *file, struct timespec const times[2],
39 int flag)
40 # undef utimensat
42 size_t len = strlen (file);
43 if (len && file[len - 1] == '/')
45 struct stat st;
46 if (fstatat (fd, file, &st, flag & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) < 0)
47 return -1;
48 if (!S_ISDIR (st.st_mode))
50 errno = ENOTDIR;
51 return -1;
55 return utimensat (fd, file, times, flag);
58 #else
60 # if HAVE_UTIMENSAT
62 /* If we have a native utimensat, but are compiling this file, then
63 utimensat was defined to rpl_utimensat by our replacement
64 sys/stat.h. We assume the native version might fail with ENOSYS,
65 or succeed without properly affecting ctime (as is the case when
66 using newer glibc but older Linux kernel). In this scenario,
67 rpl_utimensat checks whether the native version is usable, and
68 local_utimensat provides the fallback manipulation. */
70 static int local_utimensat (int, char const *, struct timespec const[2], int);
71 # define AT_FUNC_NAME local_utimensat
73 /* Like utimensat, but work around native bugs. */
75 int
76 rpl_utimensat (int fd, char const *file, struct timespec const times[2],
77 int flag)
78 # undef utimensat
80 # if defined __linux__ || defined __sun || defined __NetBSD__
81 struct timespec ts[2];
82 # endif
84 /* See comments in utimens.c for details. */
85 static int utimensat_works_really; /* 0 = unknown, 1 = yes, -1 = no. */
86 if (0 <= utimensat_works_really)
88 int result;
89 # if defined __linux__ || defined __sun || defined __NetBSD__
90 struct stat st;
91 /* As recently as Linux kernel 2.6.32 (Dec 2009), several file
92 systems (xfs, ntfs-3g) have bugs with a single UTIME_OMIT,
93 but work if both times are either explicitly specified or
94 UTIME_NOW. Work around it with a preparatory [l]stat prior
95 to calling utimensat; fortunately, there is not much timing
96 impact due to the extra syscall even on file systems where
97 UTIME_OMIT would have worked.
99 The same bug occurs in Solaris 11.1 (Apr 2013).
100 The same bug occurs in NetBSD 10.0 (May 2024).
102 FIXME: Simplify this in 2024, when these file system bugs are
103 no longer common on Gnulib target platforms. */
104 if (times && (times[0].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT
105 || times[1].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT))
107 if (fstatat (fd, file, &st, flag))
108 return -1;
109 if (times[0].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT && times[1].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT)
110 return 0;
111 if (times[0].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT)
112 ts[0] = get_stat_atime (&st);
113 else
114 ts[0] = times[0];
115 if (times[1].tv_nsec == UTIME_OMIT)
116 ts[1] = get_stat_mtime (&st);
117 else
118 ts[1] = times[1];
119 times = ts;
121 # if defined __hppa__ || defined __NetBSD__
122 /* Linux kernel 2.6.22.19 on hppa does not reject invalid tv_nsec
123 values.
125 The same bug occurs in NetBSD 10.0 (May 2024). */
126 else if (times
127 && ((times[0].tv_nsec != UTIME_NOW
128 && ! (0 <= times[0].tv_nsec
129 && times[0].tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ))
130 || (times[1].tv_nsec != UTIME_NOW
131 && ! (0 <= times[1].tv_nsec
132 && times[1].tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ))))
134 errno = EINVAL;
135 return -1;
137 # endif
138 # endif
139 # if defined __APPLE__ && defined __MACH__
140 /* macOS 10.13 does not reject invalid tv_nsec values either. */
141 if (times
142 && ((times[0].tv_nsec != UTIME_OMIT
143 && times[0].tv_nsec != UTIME_NOW
144 && ! (0 <= times[0].tv_nsec
145 && times[0].tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ))
146 || (times[1].tv_nsec != UTIME_OMIT
147 && times[1].tv_nsec != UTIME_NOW
148 && ! (0 <= times[1].tv_nsec
149 && times[1].tv_nsec < TIMESPEC_HZ))))
151 errno = EINVAL;
152 return -1;
154 size_t len = strlen (file);
155 if (len > 0 && file[len - 1] == '/')
157 struct stat statbuf;
158 if (fstatat (fd, file, &statbuf, 0) < 0)
159 return -1;
160 if (!S_ISDIR (statbuf.st_mode))
162 errno = ENOTDIR;
163 return -1;
166 # endif
167 result = utimensat (fd, file, times, flag);
168 /* Linux kernel 2.6.25 has a bug where it returns EINVAL for
169 UTIME_NOW or UTIME_OMIT with non-zero tv_sec, which
170 local_utimensat works around. Meanwhile, EINVAL for a bad
171 flag is indeterminate whether the native utimensat works, but
172 local_utimensat will also reject it. */
173 if (result == -1 && errno == EINVAL && (flag & ~AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW))
174 return result;
175 if (result == 0 || (errno != ENOSYS && errno != EINVAL))
177 utimensat_works_really = 1;
178 return result;
181 /* No point in trying openat/futimens, since on Linux, futimens is
182 implemented with the same syscall as utimensat. Only avoid the
183 native utimensat due to an ENOSYS failure; an EINVAL error was
184 data-dependent, and the next caller may pass valid data. */
185 if (0 <= utimensat_works_really && errno == ENOSYS)
186 utimensat_works_really = -1;
187 return local_utimensat (fd, file, times, flag);
190 # else /* !HAVE_UTIMENSAT */
192 # define AT_FUNC_NAME utimensat
194 # endif /* !HAVE_UTIMENSAT */
196 /* Set the access and modification timestamps of FILE to be
197 TIMESPEC[0] and TIMESPEC[1], respectively; relative to directory
198 FD. If flag is AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW, change the times of a symlink,
199 or fail with ENOSYS if not possible. If TIMESPEC is null, set the
200 timestamps to the current time. If possible, do it without
201 changing the working directory. Otherwise, resort to using
202 save_cwd/fchdir, then utimens/restore_cwd. If either the save_cwd
203 or the restore_cwd fails, then give a diagnostic and exit nonzero.
204 Return 0 on success, -1 (setting errno) on failure. */
206 /* AT_FUNC_NAME is now utimensat or local_utimensat. */
207 # define AT_FUNC_F1 lutimens
208 # define AT_FUNC_F2 utimens
209 # define AT_FUNC_USE_F1_COND AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW
210 # define AT_FUNC_POST_FILE_PARAM_DECLS , struct timespec const ts[2], int flag
211 # define AT_FUNC_POST_FILE_ARGS , ts
212 # include "at-func.c"
213 # undef AT_FUNC_NAME
214 # undef AT_FUNC_F1
215 # undef AT_FUNC_F2
216 # undef AT_FUNC_USE_F1_COND
217 # undef AT_FUNC_POST_FILE_PARAM_DECLS
218 # undef AT_FUNC_POST_FILE_ARGS
220 #endif /* !HAVE_NEARLY_WORKING_UTIMENSAT */