perm: add a new L permissions

When a client has the L permission on the node, it can make links
between the node even if the owner of the node can't see the other node.

src/pipewire/extensions/metadata.h

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct pw_metadata;
 #define PW_METADATA_EVENT_PROPERTY		0
 #define PW_METADATA_EVENT_NUM			1
 
+
 /** \ref pw_metadata events */
 struct pw_metadata_events {
 #define PW_VERSION_METADATA_EVENTS		0

src/pipewire/impl-link.c

@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static void try_unlink_controls(struct impl *impl, struct pw_impl_port *output,
 }
 
 static int check_owner_permissions(struct pw_context *context,
-		struct pw_impl_node *node, uint32_t id, uint32_t permissions)
+		struct pw_impl_node *node, struct pw_global *other, uint32_t permissions)
 {
 	const char *str;
 	struct pw_impl_client *client;
@@ -1155,11 +1155,7 @@ static int check_owner_permissions(struct pw_context *context,
 		/* not the right object, something wrong */
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if ((global = pw_context_find_global(context, id)) == NULL)
-		/* current client can't see node id */
-		return -errno;
-
-	perms = pw_global_get_permissions(global, client);
+	perms = pw_global_get_permissions(other, client);
 	if ((perms & permissions) != permissions)
 		/* owner client can't see other node */
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -1174,12 +1170,37 @@ check_permission(struct pw_context *context,
 		 struct pw_properties *properties)
 {
 	int res;
+	uint32_t in_perms, out_perms;
+	struct pw_global *in_global, *out_global;
+
+	if ((in_global = input->node->global) == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+	if ((out_global = output->node->global) == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	in_perms = out_perms = PW_PERM_R | PW_PERM_L;
+	if (context->current_client != NULL) {
+		in_perms = pw_global_get_permissions(in_global, context->current_client);
+		out_perms = pw_global_get_permissions(out_global, context->current_client);
+	}
+	/* current client can't see input node or output node */
+	if (!PW_PERM_IS_R(in_perms) || !PW_PERM_IS_R(out_perms))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if ((res = check_owner_permissions(context, output->node,
-					input->node->info.id, PW_PERM_R)) < 0)
+					in_global, PW_PERM_R)) < 0) {
+		/* output node owner can't see input node, check if the current
+		 * client has universal link permissions for the output node */
+		if (!PW_PERM_IS_L(out_perms))
 			return res;
+	}
 	if ((res = check_owner_permissions(context, input->node,
-					output->node->info.id, PW_PERM_R)) < 0)
+					out_global, PW_PERM_R)) < 0) {
+		/* input node owner can't see output node, check if the current
+		 * client has universal link permissions for the input node */
+		if (!PW_PERM_IS_L(in_perms))
 			return res;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 

src/pipewire/node.h

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Node	PW_TYPE_INFO_INTERFACE_BASE "Node"
 
-#define PW_NODE_PERM_MASK	PW_PERM_RWXM
+#define PW_NODE_PERM_MASK	PW_PERM_RWXML
 
 #define PW_VERSION_NODE		3
 struct pw_node;

src/pipewire/permission.h

@@ -29,15 +29,19 @@ extern "C" {
 #define PW_PERM_X	0100	/**< methods can be called on the object. The W flag must be
 				  *  present in order to call methods that modify the object. */
 #define PW_PERM_M	0010	/**< metadata can be set on object, Since 0.3.9 */
+#define PW_PERM_L	0020	/**< a link can be made between a node that doesn't have
+				  *  permission to see the other node, Since 0.3.77 */
 
 #define PW_PERM_RW	(PW_PERM_R|PW_PERM_W)
 #define PW_PERM_RWX	(PW_PERM_RW|PW_PERM_X)
 #define PW_PERM_RWXM	(PW_PERM_RWX|PW_PERM_M)
+#define PW_PERM_RWXML	(PW_PERM_RWXM|PW_PERM_L)
 
 #define PW_PERM_IS_R(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_R) == PW_PERM_R)
 #define PW_PERM_IS_W(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_W) == PW_PERM_W)
 #define PW_PERM_IS_X(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_X) == PW_PERM_X)
 #define PW_PERM_IS_M(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_M) == PW_PERM_M)
+#define PW_PERM_IS_L(p) (((p)&PW_PERM_L) == PW_PERM_L)
 
 #define PW_PERM_ALL	PW_PERM_RWXM
 #define PW_PERM_INVALID	(uint32_t)(0xffffffff)
@@ -49,12 +53,13 @@ struct pw_permission {
 
 #define PW_PERMISSION_INIT(id,p) ((struct pw_permission){ (id), (p) })
 
-#define PW_PERMISSION_FORMAT "%c%c%c%c"
+#define PW_PERMISSION_FORMAT "%c%c%c%c%c"
 #define PW_PERMISSION_ARGS(permission)		\
 	(permission) & PW_PERM_R ? 'r' : '-',	\
 	(permission) & PW_PERM_W ? 'w' : '-',	\
 	(permission) & PW_PERM_X ? 'x' : '-',	\
-	(permission) & PW_PERM_M ? 'm' : '-'
+	(permission) & PW_PERM_M ? 'm' : '-',	\
+	(permission) & PW_PERM_L ? 'l' : '-'
 
 /**
  * \}

src/tools/pw-dump.c

@@ -1427,6 +1427,7 @@ static void dump_objects(struct data *d)
 		{ "w", PW_PERM_W },
 		{ "x", PW_PERM_X },
 		{ "m", PW_PERM_M },
+		{ "l", PW_PERM_L },
 		{ NULL, },
 	};