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Bug 2203585

Summary: Missing /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/openvswitch directory
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath Reporter: Gregor Jurgele <gregor.jurgele>
Component: openvswitch-selinux-extra-policyAssignee: Aaron Conole <aconole>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Jean-Tsung Hsiao <jhsiao>
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Version: RHEL 9.0CC: ctrautma, qding
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Description Gregor Jurgele 2023-05-14 09:47:33 UTC
Description of problem:
Directory /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/openvswitch not created on system start when SELinux set to enforcing.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
openvswitch-selinux-extra-policy.noarch       1.0-31.el9fdp             @fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
openvswitch2.17.x86_64                        2.17.0-77.el9fdp          @fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. RHEL 9.2 minimal install
2. sudo subscription-manager repos --enable=fast-datapath-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms
3. sudo dnf install openvswitch-selinux-extra-policy openvswitch2.17
4. sudo reboot


Actual results:
Missing directory /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/openvswitch and directories beneath


Expected results:
Directory /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/openvswitch present and not empty


Additional info:
When SELinux is set to permissive the directory is created.

/var/log/messages:
May 14 11:04:53 test systemd[1]: Starting Open vSwitch Forwarding Unit...
May 14 11:04:53 test kernel: Failed to create system directory openvswitch
May 14 11:04:53 test kernel: Failed to create system directory openvswitch
May 14 11:04:53 test kernel: openvswitch: Open vSwitch switching datapath
May 14 11:04:53 test ovs-ctl[720]: Inserting openvswitch module.
May 14 11:04:53 test ovs-ctl[689]: Starting ovs-vswitchd.
May 14 11:04:53 test ovs-vsctl[767]: ovs|00001|vsctl|INFO|Called as ovs-vsctl --no-wait add Open_vSwitch . external-ids hostname=test.local
May 14 11:04:53 test ovs-ctl[689]: Enabling remote OVSDB managers.
May 14 11:04:53 test systemd[1]: Started Open vSwitch Forwarding Unit.

/var/log/audit/audit.log:
type=AVC msg=audit(1684055093.767:25): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=725 comm="modprobe" name="events" dev="tracefs" ino=35 scontext=system_u:system_r:openvswitch_load_module_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:tracefs_t:s0 tclass=dir permissive=0
type=AVC msg=audit(1684055093.767:25): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=725 comm="modprobe" name="events" dev="tracefs" ino=35 scontext=system_u:system_r:openvswitch_load_module_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:tracefs_t:s0 tclass=dir permissive=0

Comment 1 Gregor Jurgele 2023-05-17 18:41:51 UTC
The below patch from openvswitch-selinux-extra-policy-1.0-30.el8fdp.src.rpm is missing from openvswitch-selinux-extra-policy-1.0-31.el9fdp.src.rpm:

diff -upr a/openvswitch-custom.te b/openvswitch-custom.te
--- a/openvswitch-custom.te	2022-02-02 10:55:06.376845429 -0500
+++ b/openvswitch-custom.te	2022-02-02 11:33:48.025800257 -0500
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ require {
         type sssd_var_lib_t;
         type sysfs_t;
         type systemd_unit_file_t;
+        type tracefs_t;
         type tun_tap_device_t;
 
         type hugetlbfs_t;
@@ -163,6 +164,8 @@ allow openvswitch_load_module_t sysfs_t:
 allow openvswitch_load_module_t sysfs_t:file { open read };
 allow openvswitch_load_module_t sysfs_t:lnk_file { read open };
 allow openvswitch_load_module_t systemd_unit_file_t:dir getattr;
+allow openvswitch_load_module_t tracefs_t:dir { search getattr open read };
+allow openvswitch_load_module_t tracefs_t:file { map getattr open read };
 
 # no need to grant search permissions for this - and no need to emit
 # an error, either.
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Comment 2 Aaron Conole 2023-05-23 20:46:46 UTC
Please test with https://brewweb.engineering.redhat.com/brew/buildinfo?buildID=2517138

Comment 3 Gregor Jurgele 2023-05-24 06:42:31 UTC
brewweb.engineering.redhat.com does not resolve to an IP for me.

Comment 4 ovs-bot 2024-10-08 17:49:14 UTC
This bug did not meet the criteria for automatic migration and is being closed.
If the issue remains, please open a new ticket in https://issues.redhat.com/browse/FDP