keyctl_watch_key3
Watch for changes to a key
Usage
#include <keyutils.h>
long keyctl_watch_key(key_serial_t key,
int watch_queue_fd
int watch_id);
Overview
keyctl_watch_key() sets or removes a watch on key.
watch_id specifies the ID for a watch that will be included in notification messages. It can be between 0 and 255 to add a key; it should be -1 to remove a key.
watch_queue_fd is a file descriptor attached to a watch_queue device instance. Multiple openings of a device provide separate instances. Each device instance can only have one watch on any particular key.
Notification Record
Key-specific notification messages that the kernel emits into the buffer have the following format:
struct key_notification {
struct watch_notification watch;
__u32 key_id;
__u32 aux;
};
The watch.type field will be set to WATCH_TYPE_KEY_NOTIFY and the watch.subtype field will contain one of the following constants, indicating the event that occurred and the watch_id passed to keyctl_watch_key() will be placed in watch.info in the ID field. The following events are defined:
NOTIFY_KEY_INSTANTIATED-
This indicates that a watched key got instantiated or negatively instantiated. key_id indicates the key that was instantiated and aux is unused.
NOTIFY_KEY_UPDATED-
This indicates that a watched key got updated or instantiated by update. key_id indicates the key that was updated and aux is unused.
NOTIFY_KEY_LINKED-
This indicates that a key got linked into a watched keyring. key_id indicates the keyring that was modified aux indicates the key that was added.
NOTIFY_KEY_UNLINKED-
This indicates that a key got unlinked from a watched keyring. key_id indicates the keyring that was modified aux indicates the key that was removed.
NOTIFY_KEY_CLEARED-
This indicates that a watched keyring got cleared. key_id indicates the keyring that was cleared and aux is unused.
NOTIFY_KEY_REVOKED-
This indicates that a watched key got revoked. key_id indicates the key that was revoked and aux is unused.
NOTIFY_KEY_INVALIDATED-
This indicates that a watched key got invalidated. key_id indicates the key that was invalidated and aux is unused.
NOTIFY_KEY_SETATTR-
This indicates that a watched key had its attributes (owner, group, permissions, timeout) modified. key_id indicates the key that was modified and aux is unused.
Removal Notification
When a watched key is garbage collected, all of its watches are automatically destroyed and a notification is delivered to each watcher. This will normally be an extended notification of the form:
struct watch_notification_removal {
struct watch_notification watch;
__u64 id;
};
The watch.type field will be set to WATCH_TYPE_META and the watch.subtype field will contain WATCH_META_REMOVAL_NOTIFICATION. If the extended notification is given, then the length will be 2 units, otherwise it will be 1 and only the header will be present.
The watch_id passed to keyctl_watch_key() will be placed in watch.info in the ID field.
If the extension is present, id will be set to the ID of the destroyed key.
Return value
On success keyctl_watch_key() returns 0 . On error, the value -1 will be returned and errno will have been set to an appropriate error.
Errors
ENOKEY
|
The specified key does not exist. |
|---|---|
EKEYEXPIRED
|
The specified key has expired. |
EKEYREVOKED
|
The specified key has been revoked. |
EACCES
|
The named key exists, but does not grant |
EBUSY
|
The specified key already has a watch on it for that device instance (add only). |
EBADSLT
|
The specified key doesn't have a watch on it (removal only). |
Linking
This is a library function that can be found in libkeyutils. When linking, -lkeyutils should be specified to the linker.
Releases
Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm).