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+/*
+ * fs/crypto/hooks.c
+ *
+ * Encryption hooks for higher-level filesystem operations.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
+#include "fscrypt_private.h"
+
+/**
+ * fscrypt_file_open - prepare to open a possibly-encrypted regular file
+ * @inode: the inode being opened
+ * @filp: the struct file being set up
+ *
+ * Currently, an encrypted regular file can only be opened if its encryption key
+ * is available; access to the raw encrypted contents is not supported.
+ * Therefore, we first set up the inode's encryption key (if not already done)
+ * and return an error if it's unavailable.
+ *
+ * We also verify that if the parent directory (from the path via which the file
+ * is being opened) is encrypted, then the inode being opened uses the same
+ * encryption policy.  This is needed as part of the enforcement that all files
+ * in an encrypted directory tree use the same encryption policy, as a
+ * protection against certain types of offline attacks.  Note that this check is
+ * needed even when opening an *unencrypted* file, since it's forbidden to have
+ * an unencrypted file in an encrypted directory.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -ENOKEY if the key is missing, or another -errno code
+ */
+int fscrypt_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct dentry *dir;
+
+	err = fscrypt_require_key(inode);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	dir = dget_parent(file_dentry(filp));
+	if (IS_ENCRYPTED(d_inode(dir)) &&
+	    !fscrypt_has_permitted_context(d_inode(dir), inode)) {
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("fscrypt: inconsistent encryption contexts: %lu/%lu",
+				    d_inode(dir)->i_ino, inode->i_ino);
+		err = -EPERM;
+	}
+	dput(dir);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fscrypt_file_open);