1 files changed, 65 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
index af04e177f019..3a141082b24c 100644
--- a/fs/posix_acl.c
+++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
@@ -1479,3 +1479,68 @@ struct posix_acl *vfs_get_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	return acl;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_get_acl);
+
+/**
+ * vfs_remove_acl - remove posix acls
+ * @mnt_userns: user namespace of the mount
+ * @dentry: the dentry based on which to retrieve the posix acls
+ * @acl_name: the name of the posix acl
+ *
+ * This function removes posix acls.
+ *
+ * Return: On success 0, on error negative errno.
+ */
+int vfs_remove_acl(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
+		   const char *acl_name)
+{
+	int acl_type;
+	int error;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
+	struct inode *delegated_inode = NULL;
+
+	acl_type = posix_acl_type(acl_name);
+	if (acl_type < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+retry_deleg:
+	inode_lock(inode);
+
+	/*
+	 * We only care about restrictions the inode struct itself places upon
+	 * us otherwise POSIX ACLs aren't subject to any VFS restrictions.
+	 */
+	error = may_write_xattr(mnt_userns, inode);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_inode_unlock;
+
+	error = security_inode_remove_acl(mnt_userns, dentry, acl_name);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_inode_unlock;
+
+	error = try_break_deleg(inode, &delegated_inode);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_inode_unlock;
+
+	if (inode->i_opflags & IOP_XATTR)
+		error = set_posix_acl(mnt_userns, dentry, acl_type, NULL);
+	else if (unlikely(is_bad_inode(inode)))
+		error = -EIO;
+	else
+		error = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!error) {
+		fsnotify_xattr(dentry);
+		evm_inode_post_remove_acl(mnt_userns, dentry, acl_name);
+	}
+
+out_inode_unlock:
+	inode_unlock(inode);
+
+	if (delegated_inode) {
+		error = break_deleg_wait(&delegated_inode);
+		if (!error)
+			goto retry_deleg;
+	}
+
+	return error;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_remove_acl);