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[nfs-utils,RFC,1/2] gssd: deal with failed thread creation

Message ID 20210525180033.200404-2-smayhew@redhat.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series Two rpc.gssd improvements | expand

Commit Message

Scott Mayhew May 25, 2021, 6 p.m. UTC
If we fail to create a thread to handle an upcall, we still need to do a
downcall to tell the kernel about the failure, otherwise the process
that is trying to establish gss credentials will hang.

This patch shifts the thread creation down a level in the call chain so
now the main thread does a little more work up front (reading & parsing
the data from the pipefs file) so it has the info it needs to be able
to do the error downcall.

Signed-off-by: Scott Mayhew <smayhew@redhat.com>
---
 utils/gssd/gssd.c      |  83 +-----------------
 utils/gssd/gssd.h      |  11 ++-
 utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c | 190 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 3 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)

Comments

Steve Dickson May 25, 2021, 7:15 p.m. UTC | #1
Hey!

Just a couple of nits... 

On 5/25/21 2:00 PM, Scott Mayhew wrote:
> If we fail to create a thread to handle an upcall, we still need to do a
> downcall to tell the kernel about the failure, otherwise the process
> that is trying to establish gss credentials will hang.
> 
> This patch shifts the thread creation down a level in the call chain so
> now the main thread does a little more work up front (reading & parsing
> the data from the pipefs file) so it has the info it needs to be able
> to do the error downcall.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Scott Mayhew <smayhew@redhat.com>
> ---
>  utils/gssd/gssd.c      |  83 +-----------------
>  utils/gssd/gssd.h      |  11 ++-
>  utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c | 190 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  3 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd.c b/utils/gssd/gssd.c
> index 1541d371..eb440470 100644
> --- a/utils/gssd/gssd.c
> +++ b/utils/gssd/gssd.c
> @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ out:
>  /* Actually frees clp and fields that might be used from other
>   * threads if was last reference.
>   */
> -static void
> +void
>  gssd_free_client(struct clnt_info *clp)
>  {
>  	int refcnt;
> @@ -416,55 +416,6 @@ gssd_destroy_client(struct clnt_info *clp)
>  
>  static void gssd_scan(void);
>  
> -static int
> -start_upcall_thread(void (*func)(struct clnt_upcall_info *), void *info)
> -{
> -	pthread_attr_t attr;
> -	pthread_t th;
> -	int ret;
> -
> -	ret = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
> -	if (ret != 0) {
> -		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to init pthread attr: ret %d: %s\n",
> -			 ret, strerror(errno));
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> -	ret = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
> -	if (ret != 0) {
> -		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to create pthread attr: ret %d: "
> -			 "%s\n", ret, strerror(errno));
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> -
> -	ret = pthread_create(&th, &attr, (void *)func, (void *)info);
> -	if (ret != 0)
> -		printerr(0, "ERROR: pthread_create failed: ret %d: %s\n",
> -			 ret, strerror(errno));
> -	return ret;
> -}
> -
> -static struct clnt_upcall_info *alloc_upcall_info(struct clnt_info *clp)
> -{
> -	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> -
> -	info = malloc(sizeof(struct clnt_upcall_info));
> -	if (info == NULL)
> -		return NULL;
> -
> -	pthread_mutex_lock(&clp_lock);
> -	clp->refcount++;
> -	pthread_mutex_unlock(&clp_lock);
> -	info->clp = clp;
> -
> -	return info;
> -}
> -
> -void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> -{
> -	gssd_free_client(info->clp);
> -	free(info);
> -}
> -
>  /* For each upcall read the upcall info into the buffer, then create a
>   * thread in a detached state so that resources are released back into
>   * the system without the need for a join.
> @@ -473,44 +424,16 @@ static void
>  gssd_clnt_gssd_cb(int UNUSED(fd), short UNUSED(which), void *data)
>  {
>  	struct clnt_info *clp = data;
> -	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> -
> -	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp);
> -	if (info == NULL)
> -		return;
>  
> -	info->lbuflen = read(clp->gssd_fd, info->lbuf, sizeof(info->lbuf));
> -	if (info->lbuflen <= 0 || info->lbuf[info->lbuflen-1] != '\n') {
> -		printerr(0, "WARNING: %s: failed reading request\n", __func__);
> -		free_upcall_info(info);
> -		return;
> -	}
> -	info->lbuf[info->lbuflen-1] = 0;
> -
> -	if (start_upcall_thread(handle_gssd_upcall, info))
> -		free_upcall_info(info);
> +	handle_gssd_upcall(clp);
>  }
>  
>  static void
>  gssd_clnt_krb5_cb(int UNUSED(fd), short UNUSED(which), void *data)
>  {
>  	struct clnt_info *clp = data;
> -	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> -
> -	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp);
> -	if (info == NULL)
> -		return;
> -
> -	if (read(clp->krb5_fd, &info->uid,
> -			sizeof(info->uid)) < (ssize_t)sizeof(info->uid)) {
> -		printerr(0, "WARNING: %s: failed reading uid from krb5 "
> -			 "upcall pipe: %s\n", __func__, strerror(errno));
> -		free_upcall_info(info);
> -		return;
> -	}
>  
> -	if (start_upcall_thread(handle_krb5_upcall, info))
> -		free_upcall_info(info);
> +	handle_krb5_upcall(clp);
>  }
>  
>  static struct clnt_info *
> diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd.h b/utils/gssd/gssd.h
> index 1e8c58d4..6d53647e 100644
> --- a/utils/gssd/gssd.h
> +++ b/utils/gssd/gssd.h
> @@ -84,14 +84,17 @@ struct clnt_info {
>  
>  struct clnt_upcall_info {
>  	struct clnt_info 	*clp;
> -	char			lbuf[RPC_CHAN_BUF_SIZE];
> -	int			lbuflen;
>  	uid_t			uid;
> +	int			fd;
> +	char			*srchost;
> +	char			*target;
> +	char			*service;
>  };
>  
> -void handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *clp);
> -void handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *clp);
> +void handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp);
> +void handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp);
>  void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info);
> +void gssd_free_client(struct clnt_info *clp);
>  
>  
>  #endif /* _RPC_GSSD_H_ */
> diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c b/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
> index e830f497..ba508b30 100644
> --- a/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
> +++ b/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
> @@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
>  #include "nfslib.h"
>  #include "gss_names.h"
>  
> +extern pthread_mutex_t clp_lock;
> +
>  /* Encryption types supported by the kernel rpcsec_gss code */
>  int num_krb5_enctypes = 0;
>  krb5_enctype *krb5_enctypes = NULL;
> @@ -723,22 +725,135 @@ out_return_error:
>  	goto out;
>  }
>  
> -void
> -handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> +static struct clnt_upcall_info *
> +alloc_upcall_info(struct clnt_info *clp, uid_t uid, int fd, char *srchost,
> +		  char *target, char *service)
>  {
> -	struct clnt_info *clp = info->clp;
> +	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> +
> +	info = malloc(sizeof(struct clnt_upcall_info));
> +	if (info == NULL)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
> +	pthread_mutex_lock(&clp_lock);
> +	clp->refcount++;
> +	pthread_mutex_unlock(&clp_lock);
> +	info->clp = clp;
> +	info->uid = uid;
> +	info->fd = fd;
> +	if (srchost) {
> +		info->srchost = strdup(srchost);
> +		if (info->srchost == NULL)
> +			goto out_info;
> +	}
> +	if (target) {
> +		info->target = strdup(target);
> +		if (info->target == NULL)
> +			goto out_srchost;
> +	}
> +	if (service) {
> +		info->service = strdup(service);
> +		if (info->service == NULL)
> +			goto out_target;
> +	}
> +
> +out:
> +	return info;
> +
> +out_target:
> +	if (info->target)
> +		free(info->target);
> +out_srchost:
> +	if (info->srchost)
> +		free(info->srchost);
> +out_info:
> +	free(info);
> +	info = NULL;
> +	goto out;
> +}
>  
> -	printerr(2, "\n%s: uid %d (%s)\n", __func__, info->uid, clp->relpath);
> +void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> +{
> +	gssd_free_client(info->clp);
> +	if (info->service)
> +		free(info->service);
> +	if (info->target)
> +		free(info->target);
> +	if (info->srchost)
> +		free(info->srchost);
> +	free(info);
> +}
>  
> -	process_krb5_upcall(clp, info->uid, clp->krb5_fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
> +static void
> +gssd_work_thread_fn(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> +{
> +	process_krb5_upcall(info->clp, info->uid, info->fd, info->srchost, info->target, info->service);
>  	free_upcall_info(info);
>  }
>  
> +static int
> +start_upcall_thread(void (*func)(struct clnt_upcall_info *), void *info)
> +{
> +	pthread_attr_t attr;
> +	pthread_t th;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
> +	if (ret != 0) {
> +		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to init pthread attr: ret %d: %s\n",
> +			 ret, strerror(errno));
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +	ret = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
> +	if (ret != 0) {
> +		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to create pthread attr: ret %d: "
> +			 "%s\n", ret, strerror(errno));
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	ret = pthread_create(&th, &attr, (void *)func, (void *)info);
> +	if (ret != 0)
> +		printerr(0, "ERROR: pthread_create failed: ret %d: %s\n",
> +			 ret, strerror(errno));
> +	else
> +		printerr(0, "created thread id 0x%lx\n", th);
printerr(0) are used for errors not debugging... But I'm wondering
if this debug statement is even needed... Since we tids are not
included in other debugging statements, how would they info be useful?


> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +void
> +handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp)
> +{
> +	uid_t			uid;
> +	struct clnt_upcall_info	*info;
> +	int			err;
> +
> +	if (read(clp->krb5_fd, &uid, sizeof(uid)) < (ssize_t)sizeof(uid)) {
> +		printerr(0, "WARNING: failed reading uid from krb5 "
> +			    "upcall pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
> +		return;
> +	}
> +	printerr(2, "\n%s: uid %d (%s)\n", __func__, uid, clp->relpath);
> +
> +	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp, uid, clp->krb5_fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
> +	if (info == NULL) {
> +		printerr(0, "%s: failed to allocate clnt_upcall_info\n", __func__);
> +		do_error_downcall(clp->krb5_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +	err = start_upcall_thread(gssd_work_thread_fn, info);
> +	if (err != 0) {
> +		do_error_downcall(clp->krb5_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> +		free_upcall_info(info);
> +	}
> +}
Why is -EACCES being used in both failures? Shouldn't errno be used
or at least ENOMEM for the alloc_upcall_info() failure?

Again... these are just nits.. so a repost is not necessary
Just wanted to get your thoughts on them.

steved. 

> +
>  void
> -handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> +handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp)
>  {
> -	struct clnt_info	*clp = info->clp;
>  	uid_t			uid;
> +	char			lbuf[RPC_CHAN_BUF_SIZE];
> +	int			lbuflen = 0;
>  	char			*p;
>  	char			*mech = NULL;
>  	char			*uidstr = NULL;
> @@ -746,20 +861,22 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
>  	char			*service = NULL;
>  	char			*srchost = NULL;
>  	char			*enctypes = NULL;
> -	char			*upcall_str;
> -	char			*pbuf = info->lbuf;
>  	pthread_t tid = pthread_self();
> +	struct clnt_upcall_info	*info;
> +	int			err;
>  
> -	printerr(2, "\n%s(0x%x): '%s' (%s)\n", __func__, tid, 
> -		info->lbuf, clp->relpath);
> -
> -	upcall_str = strdup(info->lbuf);
> -	if (upcall_str == NULL) {
> -		printerr(0, "ERROR: malloc failure\n");
> -		goto out_nomem;
> +	lbuflen = read(clp->gssd_fd, lbuf, sizeof(lbuf));
> +	if (lbuflen <= 0 || lbuf[lbuflen-1] != '\n') {
> +		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> +			    "failed reading request\n");
> +		return;
>  	}
> +	lbuf[lbuflen-1] = 0;
> +
> +	printerr(2, "\n%s(0x%x): '%s' (%s)\n", __func__, tid,
> +		 lbuf, clp->relpath);
>  
> -	while ((p = strsep(&pbuf, " "))) {
> +	for (p = strtok(lbuf, " "); p; p = strtok(NULL, " ")) {
>  		if (!strncmp(p, "mech=", strlen("mech=")))
>  			mech = p + strlen("mech=");
>  		else if (!strncmp(p, "uid=", strlen("uid=")))
> @@ -777,8 +894,8 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
>  	if (!mech || strlen(mech) < 1) {
>  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
>  			    "failed to find gss mechanism name "
> -			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> -		goto out;
> +			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> +		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (uidstr) {
> @@ -790,21 +907,21 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
>  	if (!uidstr) {
>  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
>  			    "failed to find uid "
> -			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> -		goto out;
> +			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> +		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (enctypes && parse_enctypes(enctypes) != 0) {
>  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
>  			 "parsing encryption types failed: errno %d\n", errno);
> -		goto out;
> +		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (target && strlen(target) < 1) {
>  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
>  			 "failed to parse target name "
> -			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> -		goto out;
> +			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> +		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -818,21 +935,26 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
>  	if (service && strlen(service) < 1) {
>  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
>  			 "failed to parse service type "
> -			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> -		goto out;
> +			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> +		return;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (strcmp(mech, "krb5") == 0 && clp->servername)
> -		process_krb5_upcall(clp, uid, clp->gssd_fd, srchost, target, service);
> -	else {
> +	if (strcmp(mech, "krb5") == 0 && clp->servername) {
> +		info = alloc_upcall_info(clp, uid, clp->gssd_fd, srchost, target, service);
> +		if (info == NULL) {
> +			printerr(0, "%s: failed to allocate clnt_upcall_info\n", __func__);
> +			do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> +			return;
> +		}
> +		err = start_upcall_thread(gssd_work_thread_fn, info);
> +		if (err != 0) {
> +			do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> +			free_upcall_info(info);
> +		}
> +	} else {
>  		if (clp->servername)
>  			printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
>  				 "received unknown gss mech '%s'\n", mech);
>  		do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
>  	}
> -out:
> -	free(upcall_str);
> -out_nomem:
> -	free_upcall_info(info);
> -	return;
>  }
>
Scott Mayhew May 25, 2021, 8:53 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, 25 May 2021, Steve Dickson wrote:

> Hey!
> 
> Just a couple of nits... 
> 
> On 5/25/21 2:00 PM, Scott Mayhew wrote:
> > If we fail to create a thread to handle an upcall, we still need to do a
> > downcall to tell the kernel about the failure, otherwise the process
> > that is trying to establish gss credentials will hang.
> > 
> > This patch shifts the thread creation down a level in the call chain so
> > now the main thread does a little more work up front (reading & parsing
> > the data from the pipefs file) so it has the info it needs to be able
> > to do the error downcall.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Scott Mayhew <smayhew@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  utils/gssd/gssd.c      |  83 +-----------------
> >  utils/gssd/gssd.h      |  11 ++-
> >  utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c | 190 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> >  3 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd.c b/utils/gssd/gssd.c
> > index 1541d371..eb440470 100644
> > --- a/utils/gssd/gssd.c
> > +++ b/utils/gssd/gssd.c
> > @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ out:
> >  /* Actually frees clp and fields that might be used from other
> >   * threads if was last reference.
> >   */
> > -static void
> > +void
> >  gssd_free_client(struct clnt_info *clp)
> >  {
> >  	int refcnt;
> > @@ -416,55 +416,6 @@ gssd_destroy_client(struct clnt_info *clp)
> >  
> >  static void gssd_scan(void);
> >  
> > -static int
> > -start_upcall_thread(void (*func)(struct clnt_upcall_info *), void *info)
> > -{
> > -	pthread_attr_t attr;
> > -	pthread_t th;
> > -	int ret;
> > -
> > -	ret = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
> > -	if (ret != 0) {
> > -		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to init pthread attr: ret %d: %s\n",
> > -			 ret, strerror(errno));
> > -		return ret;
> > -	}
> > -	ret = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
> > -	if (ret != 0) {
> > -		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to create pthread attr: ret %d: "
> > -			 "%s\n", ret, strerror(errno));
> > -		return ret;
> > -	}
> > -
> > -	ret = pthread_create(&th, &attr, (void *)func, (void *)info);
> > -	if (ret != 0)
> > -		printerr(0, "ERROR: pthread_create failed: ret %d: %s\n",
> > -			 ret, strerror(errno));
> > -	return ret;
> > -}
> > -
> > -static struct clnt_upcall_info *alloc_upcall_info(struct clnt_info *clp)
> > -{
> > -	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> > -
> > -	info = malloc(sizeof(struct clnt_upcall_info));
> > -	if (info == NULL)
> > -		return NULL;
> > -
> > -	pthread_mutex_lock(&clp_lock);
> > -	clp->refcount++;
> > -	pthread_mutex_unlock(&clp_lock);
> > -	info->clp = clp;
> > -
> > -	return info;
> > -}
> > -
> > -void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> > -{
> > -	gssd_free_client(info->clp);
> > -	free(info);
> > -}
> > -
> >  /* For each upcall read the upcall info into the buffer, then create a
> >   * thread in a detached state so that resources are released back into
> >   * the system without the need for a join.
> > @@ -473,44 +424,16 @@ static void
> >  gssd_clnt_gssd_cb(int UNUSED(fd), short UNUSED(which), void *data)
> >  {
> >  	struct clnt_info *clp = data;
> > -	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> > -
> > -	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp);
> > -	if (info == NULL)
> > -		return;
> >  
> > -	info->lbuflen = read(clp->gssd_fd, info->lbuf, sizeof(info->lbuf));
> > -	if (info->lbuflen <= 0 || info->lbuf[info->lbuflen-1] != '\n') {
> > -		printerr(0, "WARNING: %s: failed reading request\n", __func__);
> > -		free_upcall_info(info);
> > -		return;
> > -	}
> > -	info->lbuf[info->lbuflen-1] = 0;
> > -
> > -	if (start_upcall_thread(handle_gssd_upcall, info))
> > -		free_upcall_info(info);
> > +	handle_gssd_upcall(clp);
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void
> >  gssd_clnt_krb5_cb(int UNUSED(fd), short UNUSED(which), void *data)
> >  {
> >  	struct clnt_info *clp = data;
> > -	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> > -
> > -	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp);
> > -	if (info == NULL)
> > -		return;
> > -
> > -	if (read(clp->krb5_fd, &info->uid,
> > -			sizeof(info->uid)) < (ssize_t)sizeof(info->uid)) {
> > -		printerr(0, "WARNING: %s: failed reading uid from krb5 "
> > -			 "upcall pipe: %s\n", __func__, strerror(errno));
> > -		free_upcall_info(info);
> > -		return;
> > -	}
> >  
> > -	if (start_upcall_thread(handle_krb5_upcall, info))
> > -		free_upcall_info(info);
> > +	handle_krb5_upcall(clp);
> >  }
> >  
> >  static struct clnt_info *
> > diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd.h b/utils/gssd/gssd.h
> > index 1e8c58d4..6d53647e 100644
> > --- a/utils/gssd/gssd.h
> > +++ b/utils/gssd/gssd.h
> > @@ -84,14 +84,17 @@ struct clnt_info {
> >  
> >  struct clnt_upcall_info {
> >  	struct clnt_info 	*clp;
> > -	char			lbuf[RPC_CHAN_BUF_SIZE];
> > -	int			lbuflen;
> >  	uid_t			uid;
> > +	int			fd;
> > +	char			*srchost;
> > +	char			*target;
> > +	char			*service;
> >  };
> >  
> > -void handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *clp);
> > -void handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *clp);
> > +void handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp);
> > +void handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp);
> >  void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info);
> > +void gssd_free_client(struct clnt_info *clp);
> >  
> >  
> >  #endif /* _RPC_GSSD_H_ */
> > diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c b/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
> > index e830f497..ba508b30 100644
> > --- a/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
> > +++ b/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
> > @@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
> >  #include "nfslib.h"
> >  #include "gss_names.h"
> >  
> > +extern pthread_mutex_t clp_lock;
> > +
> >  /* Encryption types supported by the kernel rpcsec_gss code */
> >  int num_krb5_enctypes = 0;
> >  krb5_enctype *krb5_enctypes = NULL;
> > @@ -723,22 +725,135 @@ out_return_error:
> >  	goto out;
> >  }
> >  
> > -void
> > -handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> > +static struct clnt_upcall_info *
> > +alloc_upcall_info(struct clnt_info *clp, uid_t uid, int fd, char *srchost,
> > +		  char *target, char *service)
> >  {
> > -	struct clnt_info *clp = info->clp;
> > +	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
> > +
> > +	info = malloc(sizeof(struct clnt_upcall_info));
> > +	if (info == NULL)
> > +		return NULL;
> > +
> > +	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
> > +	pthread_mutex_lock(&clp_lock);
> > +	clp->refcount++;
> > +	pthread_mutex_unlock(&clp_lock);
> > +	info->clp = clp;
> > +	info->uid = uid;
> > +	info->fd = fd;
> > +	if (srchost) {
> > +		info->srchost = strdup(srchost);
> > +		if (info->srchost == NULL)
> > +			goto out_info;
> > +	}
> > +	if (target) {
> > +		info->target = strdup(target);
> > +		if (info->target == NULL)
> > +			goto out_srchost;
> > +	}
> > +	if (service) {
> > +		info->service = strdup(service);
> > +		if (info->service == NULL)
> > +			goto out_target;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +out:
> > +	return info;
> > +
> > +out_target:
> > +	if (info->target)
> > +		free(info->target);
> > +out_srchost:
> > +	if (info->srchost)
> > +		free(info->srchost);
> > +out_info:
> > +	free(info);
> > +	info = NULL;
> > +	goto out;
> > +}
> >  
> > -	printerr(2, "\n%s: uid %d (%s)\n", __func__, info->uid, clp->relpath);
> > +void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> > +{
> > +	gssd_free_client(info->clp);
> > +	if (info->service)
> > +		free(info->service);
> > +	if (info->target)
> > +		free(info->target);
> > +	if (info->srchost)
> > +		free(info->srchost);
> > +	free(info);
> > +}
> >  
> > -	process_krb5_upcall(clp, info->uid, clp->krb5_fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
> > +static void
> > +gssd_work_thread_fn(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> > +{
> > +	process_krb5_upcall(info->clp, info->uid, info->fd, info->srchost, info->target, info->service);
> >  	free_upcall_info(info);
> >  }
> >  
> > +static int
> > +start_upcall_thread(void (*func)(struct clnt_upcall_info *), void *info)
> > +{
> > +	pthread_attr_t attr;
> > +	pthread_t th;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	ret = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
> > +	if (ret != 0) {
> > +		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to init pthread attr: ret %d: %s\n",
> > +			 ret, strerror(errno));
> > +		return ret;
> > +	}
> > +	ret = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
> > +	if (ret != 0) {
> > +		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to create pthread attr: ret %d: "
> > +			 "%s\n", ret, strerror(errno));
> > +		return ret;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	ret = pthread_create(&th, &attr, (void *)func, (void *)info);
> > +	if (ret != 0)
> > +		printerr(0, "ERROR: pthread_create failed: ret %d: %s\n",
> > +			 ret, strerror(errno));
> > +	else
> > +		printerr(0, "created thread id 0x%lx\n", th);
> printerr(0) are used for errors not debugging... But I'm wondering
> if this debug statement is even needed... Since we tids are not
> included in other debugging statements, how would they info be useful?

In the 2nd patch I actually changed it to printerr(1), but yeah we can get
rid of it.  I had a ton of these sprinkled all over the place and for
some reason decided to keep this one.

> 
> 
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +void
> > +handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp)
> > +{
> > +	uid_t			uid;
> > +	struct clnt_upcall_info	*info;
> > +	int			err;
> > +
> > +	if (read(clp->krb5_fd, &uid, sizeof(uid)) < (ssize_t)sizeof(uid)) {
> > +		printerr(0, "WARNING: failed reading uid from krb5 "
> > +			    "upcall pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +	printerr(2, "\n%s: uid %d (%s)\n", __func__, uid, clp->relpath);
> > +
> > +	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp, uid, clp->krb5_fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
> > +	if (info == NULL) {
> > +		printerr(0, "%s: failed to allocate clnt_upcall_info\n", __func__);
> > +		do_error_downcall(clp->krb5_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +	err = start_upcall_thread(gssd_work_thread_fn, info);
> > +	if (err != 0) {
> > +		do_error_downcall(clp->krb5_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> > +		free_upcall_info(info);
> > +	}
> > +}
> Why is -EACCES being used in both failures? Shouldn't errno be used
> or at least ENOMEM for the alloc_upcall_info() failure?

I believe the code that handles the downcall in the kernel only looks
for -EACCES and -EKEYEXPIRED.  Anything else gets translated to -EACCES,
so that's why I went ahead and used -EACCES (see gss_fill_context()).

Note that means the kernel will also translate -ETIMEDOUT (from the 2nd
patch) to -EACCES as well... but I don't think it's necessary to change
that behavior really.

-Scott
> 
> Again... these are just nits.. so a repost is not necessary
> Just wanted to get your thoughts on them.
> 
> steved. 
> 
> > +
> >  void
> > -handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> > +handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp)
> >  {
> > -	struct clnt_info	*clp = info->clp;
> >  	uid_t			uid;
> > +	char			lbuf[RPC_CHAN_BUF_SIZE];
> > +	int			lbuflen = 0;
> >  	char			*p;
> >  	char			*mech = NULL;
> >  	char			*uidstr = NULL;
> > @@ -746,20 +861,22 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> >  	char			*service = NULL;
> >  	char			*srchost = NULL;
> >  	char			*enctypes = NULL;
> > -	char			*upcall_str;
> > -	char			*pbuf = info->lbuf;
> >  	pthread_t tid = pthread_self();
> > +	struct clnt_upcall_info	*info;
> > +	int			err;
> >  
> > -	printerr(2, "\n%s(0x%x): '%s' (%s)\n", __func__, tid, 
> > -		info->lbuf, clp->relpath);
> > -
> > -	upcall_str = strdup(info->lbuf);
> > -	if (upcall_str == NULL) {
> > -		printerr(0, "ERROR: malloc failure\n");
> > -		goto out_nomem;
> > +	lbuflen = read(clp->gssd_fd, lbuf, sizeof(lbuf));
> > +	if (lbuflen <= 0 || lbuf[lbuflen-1] != '\n') {
> > +		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> > +			    "failed reading request\n");
> > +		return;
> >  	}
> > +	lbuf[lbuflen-1] = 0;
> > +
> > +	printerr(2, "\n%s(0x%x): '%s' (%s)\n", __func__, tid,
> > +		 lbuf, clp->relpath);
> >  
> > -	while ((p = strsep(&pbuf, " "))) {
> > +	for (p = strtok(lbuf, " "); p; p = strtok(NULL, " ")) {
> >  		if (!strncmp(p, "mech=", strlen("mech=")))
> >  			mech = p + strlen("mech=");
> >  		else if (!strncmp(p, "uid=", strlen("uid=")))
> > @@ -777,8 +894,8 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> >  	if (!mech || strlen(mech) < 1) {
> >  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> >  			    "failed to find gss mechanism name "
> > -			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> > -		goto out;
> > +			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> > +		return;
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	if (uidstr) {
> > @@ -790,21 +907,21 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> >  	if (!uidstr) {
> >  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> >  			    "failed to find uid "
> > -			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> > -		goto out;
> > +			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> > +		return;
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	if (enctypes && parse_enctypes(enctypes) != 0) {
> >  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> >  			 "parsing encryption types failed: errno %d\n", errno);
> > -		goto out;
> > +		return;
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	if (target && strlen(target) < 1) {
> >  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> >  			 "failed to parse target name "
> > -			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> > -		goto out;
> > +			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> > +		return;
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/*
> > @@ -818,21 +935,26 @@ handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
> >  	if (service && strlen(service) < 1) {
> >  		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> >  			 "failed to parse service type "
> > -			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
> > -		goto out;
> > +			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
> > +		return;
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	if (strcmp(mech, "krb5") == 0 && clp->servername)
> > -		process_krb5_upcall(clp, uid, clp->gssd_fd, srchost, target, service);
> > -	else {
> > +	if (strcmp(mech, "krb5") == 0 && clp->servername) {
> > +		info = alloc_upcall_info(clp, uid, clp->gssd_fd, srchost, target, service);
> > +		if (info == NULL) {
> > +			printerr(0, "%s: failed to allocate clnt_upcall_info\n", __func__);
> > +			do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> > +			return;
> > +		}
> > +		err = start_upcall_thread(gssd_work_thread_fn, info);
> > +		if (err != 0) {
> > +			do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> > +			free_upcall_info(info);
> > +		}
> > +	} else {
> >  		if (clp->servername)
> >  			printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
> >  				 "received unknown gss mech '%s'\n", mech);
> >  		do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
> >  	}
> > -out:
> > -	free(upcall_str);
> > -out_nomem:
> > -	free_upcall_info(info);
> > -	return;
> >  }
> > 
>
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd.c b/utils/gssd/gssd.c
index 1541d371..eb440470 100644
--- a/utils/gssd/gssd.c
+++ b/utils/gssd/gssd.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@  out:
 /* Actually frees clp and fields that might be used from other
  * threads if was last reference.
  */
-static void
+void
 gssd_free_client(struct clnt_info *clp)
 {
 	int refcnt;
@@ -416,55 +416,6 @@  gssd_destroy_client(struct clnt_info *clp)
 
 static void gssd_scan(void);
 
-static int
-start_upcall_thread(void (*func)(struct clnt_upcall_info *), void *info)
-{
-	pthread_attr_t attr;
-	pthread_t th;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to init pthread attr: ret %d: %s\n",
-			 ret, strerror(errno));
-		return ret;
-	}
-	ret = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to create pthread attr: ret %d: "
-			 "%s\n", ret, strerror(errno));
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = pthread_create(&th, &attr, (void *)func, (void *)info);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		printerr(0, "ERROR: pthread_create failed: ret %d: %s\n",
-			 ret, strerror(errno));
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static struct clnt_upcall_info *alloc_upcall_info(struct clnt_info *clp)
-{
-	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
-
-	info = malloc(sizeof(struct clnt_upcall_info));
-	if (info == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&clp_lock);
-	clp->refcount++;
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&clp_lock);
-	info->clp = clp;
-
-	return info;
-}
-
-void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
-{
-	gssd_free_client(info->clp);
-	free(info);
-}
-
 /* For each upcall read the upcall info into the buffer, then create a
  * thread in a detached state so that resources are released back into
  * the system without the need for a join.
@@ -473,44 +424,16 @@  static void
 gssd_clnt_gssd_cb(int UNUSED(fd), short UNUSED(which), void *data)
 {
 	struct clnt_info *clp = data;
-	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
-
-	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp);
-	if (info == NULL)
-		return;
 
-	info->lbuflen = read(clp->gssd_fd, info->lbuf, sizeof(info->lbuf));
-	if (info->lbuflen <= 0 || info->lbuf[info->lbuflen-1] != '\n') {
-		printerr(0, "WARNING: %s: failed reading request\n", __func__);
-		free_upcall_info(info);
-		return;
-	}
-	info->lbuf[info->lbuflen-1] = 0;
-
-	if (start_upcall_thread(handle_gssd_upcall, info))
-		free_upcall_info(info);
+	handle_gssd_upcall(clp);
 }
 
 static void
 gssd_clnt_krb5_cb(int UNUSED(fd), short UNUSED(which), void *data)
 {
 	struct clnt_info *clp = data;
-	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
-
-	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp);
-	if (info == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	if (read(clp->krb5_fd, &info->uid,
-			sizeof(info->uid)) < (ssize_t)sizeof(info->uid)) {
-		printerr(0, "WARNING: %s: failed reading uid from krb5 "
-			 "upcall pipe: %s\n", __func__, strerror(errno));
-		free_upcall_info(info);
-		return;
-	}
 
-	if (start_upcall_thread(handle_krb5_upcall, info))
-		free_upcall_info(info);
+	handle_krb5_upcall(clp);
 }
 
 static struct clnt_info *
diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd.h b/utils/gssd/gssd.h
index 1e8c58d4..6d53647e 100644
--- a/utils/gssd/gssd.h
+++ b/utils/gssd/gssd.h
@@ -84,14 +84,17 @@  struct clnt_info {
 
 struct clnt_upcall_info {
 	struct clnt_info 	*clp;
-	char			lbuf[RPC_CHAN_BUF_SIZE];
-	int			lbuflen;
 	uid_t			uid;
+	int			fd;
+	char			*srchost;
+	char			*target;
+	char			*service;
 };
 
-void handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *clp);
-void handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *clp);
+void handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp);
+void handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp);
 void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info);
+void gssd_free_client(struct clnt_info *clp);
 
 
 #endif /* _RPC_GSSD_H_ */
diff --git a/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c b/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
index e830f497..ba508b30 100644
--- a/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
+++ b/utils/gssd/gssd_proc.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ 
 #include "nfslib.h"
 #include "gss_names.h"
 
+extern pthread_mutex_t clp_lock;
+
 /* Encryption types supported by the kernel rpcsec_gss code */
 int num_krb5_enctypes = 0;
 krb5_enctype *krb5_enctypes = NULL;
@@ -723,22 +725,135 @@  out_return_error:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-void
-handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
+static struct clnt_upcall_info *
+alloc_upcall_info(struct clnt_info *clp, uid_t uid, int fd, char *srchost,
+		  char *target, char *service)
 {
-	struct clnt_info *clp = info->clp;
+	struct clnt_upcall_info *info;
+
+	info = malloc(sizeof(struct clnt_upcall_info));
+	if (info == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&clp_lock);
+	clp->refcount++;
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&clp_lock);
+	info->clp = clp;
+	info->uid = uid;
+	info->fd = fd;
+	if (srchost) {
+		info->srchost = strdup(srchost);
+		if (info->srchost == NULL)
+			goto out_info;
+	}
+	if (target) {
+		info->target = strdup(target);
+		if (info->target == NULL)
+			goto out_srchost;
+	}
+	if (service) {
+		info->service = strdup(service);
+		if (info->service == NULL)
+			goto out_target;
+	}
+
+out:
+	return info;
+
+out_target:
+	if (info->target)
+		free(info->target);
+out_srchost:
+	if (info->srchost)
+		free(info->srchost);
+out_info:
+	free(info);
+	info = NULL;
+	goto out;
+}
 
-	printerr(2, "\n%s: uid %d (%s)\n", __func__, info->uid, clp->relpath);
+void free_upcall_info(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
+{
+	gssd_free_client(info->clp);
+	if (info->service)
+		free(info->service);
+	if (info->target)
+		free(info->target);
+	if (info->srchost)
+		free(info->srchost);
+	free(info);
+}
 
-	process_krb5_upcall(clp, info->uid, clp->krb5_fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+static void
+gssd_work_thread_fn(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
+{
+	process_krb5_upcall(info->clp, info->uid, info->fd, info->srchost, info->target, info->service);
 	free_upcall_info(info);
 }
 
+static int
+start_upcall_thread(void (*func)(struct clnt_upcall_info *), void *info)
+{
+	pthread_attr_t attr;
+	pthread_t th;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to init pthread attr: ret %d: %s\n",
+			 ret, strerror(errno));
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		printerr(0, "ERROR: failed to create pthread attr: ret %d: "
+			 "%s\n", ret, strerror(errno));
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = pthread_create(&th, &attr, (void *)func, (void *)info);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		printerr(0, "ERROR: pthread_create failed: ret %d: %s\n",
+			 ret, strerror(errno));
+	else
+		printerr(0, "created thread id 0x%lx\n", th);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void
+handle_krb5_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp)
+{
+	uid_t			uid;
+	struct clnt_upcall_info	*info;
+	int			err;
+
+	if (read(clp->krb5_fd, &uid, sizeof(uid)) < (ssize_t)sizeof(uid)) {
+		printerr(0, "WARNING: failed reading uid from krb5 "
+			    "upcall pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		return;
+	}
+	printerr(2, "\n%s: uid %d (%s)\n", __func__, uid, clp->relpath);
+
+	info = alloc_upcall_info(clp, uid, clp->krb5_fd, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (info == NULL) {
+		printerr(0, "%s: failed to allocate clnt_upcall_info\n", __func__);
+		do_error_downcall(clp->krb5_fd, uid, -EACCES);
+		return;
+	}
+	err = start_upcall_thread(gssd_work_thread_fn, info);
+	if (err != 0) {
+		do_error_downcall(clp->krb5_fd, uid, -EACCES);
+		free_upcall_info(info);
+	}
+}
+
 void
-handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
+handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_info *clp)
 {
-	struct clnt_info	*clp = info->clp;
 	uid_t			uid;
+	char			lbuf[RPC_CHAN_BUF_SIZE];
+	int			lbuflen = 0;
 	char			*p;
 	char			*mech = NULL;
 	char			*uidstr = NULL;
@@ -746,20 +861,22 @@  handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
 	char			*service = NULL;
 	char			*srchost = NULL;
 	char			*enctypes = NULL;
-	char			*upcall_str;
-	char			*pbuf = info->lbuf;
 	pthread_t tid = pthread_self();
+	struct clnt_upcall_info	*info;
+	int			err;
 
-	printerr(2, "\n%s(0x%x): '%s' (%s)\n", __func__, tid, 
-		info->lbuf, clp->relpath);
-
-	upcall_str = strdup(info->lbuf);
-	if (upcall_str == NULL) {
-		printerr(0, "ERROR: malloc failure\n");
-		goto out_nomem;
+	lbuflen = read(clp->gssd_fd, lbuf, sizeof(lbuf));
+	if (lbuflen <= 0 || lbuf[lbuflen-1] != '\n') {
+		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
+			    "failed reading request\n");
+		return;
 	}
+	lbuf[lbuflen-1] = 0;
+
+	printerr(2, "\n%s(0x%x): '%s' (%s)\n", __func__, tid,
+		 lbuf, clp->relpath);
 
-	while ((p = strsep(&pbuf, " "))) {
+	for (p = strtok(lbuf, " "); p; p = strtok(NULL, " ")) {
 		if (!strncmp(p, "mech=", strlen("mech=")))
 			mech = p + strlen("mech=");
 		else if (!strncmp(p, "uid=", strlen("uid=")))
@@ -777,8 +894,8 @@  handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
 	if (!mech || strlen(mech) < 1) {
 		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
 			    "failed to find gss mechanism name "
-			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
-		goto out;
+			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (uidstr) {
@@ -790,21 +907,21 @@  handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
 	if (!uidstr) {
 		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
 			    "failed to find uid "
-			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
-		goto out;
+			    "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (enctypes && parse_enctypes(enctypes) != 0) {
 		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
 			 "parsing encryption types failed: errno %d\n", errno);
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (target && strlen(target) < 1) {
 		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
 			 "failed to parse target name "
-			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
-		goto out;
+			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -818,21 +935,26 @@  handle_gssd_upcall(struct clnt_upcall_info *info)
 	if (service && strlen(service) < 1) {
 		printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
 			 "failed to parse service type "
-			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", upcall_str);
-		goto out;
+			 "in upcall string '%s'\n", lbuf);
+		return;
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(mech, "krb5") == 0 && clp->servername)
-		process_krb5_upcall(clp, uid, clp->gssd_fd, srchost, target, service);
-	else {
+	if (strcmp(mech, "krb5") == 0 && clp->servername) {
+		info = alloc_upcall_info(clp, uid, clp->gssd_fd, srchost, target, service);
+		if (info == NULL) {
+			printerr(0, "%s: failed to allocate clnt_upcall_info\n", __func__);
+			do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
+			return;
+		}
+		err = start_upcall_thread(gssd_work_thread_fn, info);
+		if (err != 0) {
+			do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
+			free_upcall_info(info);
+		}
+	} else {
 		if (clp->servername)
 			printerr(0, "WARNING: handle_gssd_upcall: "
 				 "received unknown gss mech '%s'\n", mech);
 		do_error_downcall(clp->gssd_fd, uid, -EACCES);
 	}
-out:
-	free(upcall_str);
-out_nomem:
-	free_upcall_info(info);
-	return;
 }