Add plumbing for importing fds in VFS2, along with non-socket, non-TTY impl.

In VFS2, imported file descriptors are stored in a kernfs-based filesystem.
Upon calling ImportFD, the host fd can be accessed in two ways:
1. a FileDescription that can be added to the FDTable, and
2. a Dentry in the host.filesystem mount, which we will want to access through
magic symlinks in /proc/[pid]/fd/.

An implementation of the kernfs.Inode interface stores a unique host fd. This
inode can be inserted into file descriptions as well as dentries.

This change also plumbs in three FileDescriptionImpls corresponding to fds for
sockets, TTYs, and other files (only the latter is implemented here).
These implementations will mostly make corresponding syscalls to the host.
Where possible, the logic is ported over from pkg/sentry/fs/host.

Updates #1672

PiperOrigin-RevId: 299417263

4 files changed, 632 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/BUILD b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..731f192b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+load("//tools:defs.bzl", "go_library")
+
+licenses(["notice"])
+
+go_library(
+    name = "host",
+    srcs = [
+        "default_file.go",
+        "host.go",
+        "util.go",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/abi/linux",
+        "//pkg/context",
+        "//pkg/log",
+        "//pkg/refs",
+        "//pkg/safemem",
+        "//pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs",
+        "//pkg/sentry/kernel/auth",
+        "//pkg/sentry/memmap",
+        "//pkg/sentry/vfs",
+        "//pkg/sync",
+        "//pkg/syserror",
+        "//pkg/usermem",
+        "@org_golang_x_sys//unix:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/default_file.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/default_file.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..172cdb161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/default_file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package host
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/abi/linux"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/context"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/safemem"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/memmap"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/vfs"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sync"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/syserror"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/usermem"
+)
+
+// defaultFileFD implements FileDescriptionImpl for non-socket, non-TTY files.
+type defaultFileFD struct {
+	fileDescription
+
+	// canMap specifies whether we allow the file to be memory mapped.
+	canMap bool
+
+	// mu protects the fields below.
+	mu sync.Mutex
+
+	// offset specifies the current file offset.
+	offset int64
+}
+
+// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Implement Waitable interface.
+
+// PRead implements FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *defaultFileFD) PRead(ctx context.Context, dst usermem.IOSequence, offset int64, opts vfs.ReadOptions) (int64, error) {
+	// TODO(b/34716638): Some char devices do support offsets, e.g. /dev/null.
+	if f.inode.isStream {
+		return 0, syserror.ESPIPE
+	}
+
+	return readFromHostFD(ctx, f.inode.hostFD, dst, offset, int(opts.Flags))
+}
+
+// Read implements FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *defaultFileFD) Read(ctx context.Context, dst usermem.IOSequence, opts vfs.ReadOptions) (int64, error) {
+	// TODO(b/34716638): Some char devices do support offsets, e.g. /dev/null.
+	if f.inode.isStream {
+		// These files can't be memory mapped, assert this.
+		if f.canMap {
+			panic("files that can return EWOULDBLOCK (sockets, pipes, etc.) cannot be memory mapped")
+		}
+
+		f.mu.Lock()
+		n, err := readFromHostFD(ctx, f.inode.hostFD, dst, -1, int(opts.Flags))
+		f.mu.Unlock()
+		if isBlockError(err) {
+			// If we got any data at all, return it as a "completed" partial read
+			// rather than retrying until complete.
+			if n != 0 {
+				err = nil
+			} else {
+				err = syserror.ErrWouldBlock
+			}
+		}
+		return n, err
+	}
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Cache pages, when forced to do so.
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	n, err := readFromHostFD(ctx, f.inode.hostFD, dst, f.offset, int(opts.Flags))
+	f.offset += n
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func readFromHostFD(ctx context.Context, fd int, dst usermem.IOSequence, offset int64, flags int) (int64, error) {
+	if flags&^(linux.RWF_VALID) != 0 {
+		return 0, syserror.EOPNOTSUPP
+	}
+
+	reader := safemem.FromVecReaderFunc{
+		func(srcs [][]byte) (int64, error) {
+			n, err := unix.Preadv2(fd, srcs, offset, flags)
+			return int64(n), err
+		},
+	}
+	n, err := dst.CopyOutFrom(ctx, reader)
+	return int64(n), err
+}
+
+// PWrite implements FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *defaultFileFD) PWrite(ctx context.Context, src usermem.IOSequence, offset int64, opts vfs.WriteOptions) (int64, error) {
+	// TODO(b/34716638): Some char devices do support offsets, e.g. /dev/null.
+	if f.inode.isStream {
+		return 0, syserror.ESPIPE
+	}
+
+	return writeToHostFD(ctx, f.inode.hostFD, src, offset, int(opts.Flags))
+}
+
+// Write implements FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *defaultFileFD) Write(ctx context.Context, src usermem.IOSequence, opts vfs.WriteOptions) (int64, error) {
+	// TODO(b/34716638): Some char devices do support offsets, e.g. /dev/null.
+	if f.inode.isStream {
+		// These files can't be memory mapped, assert this.
+		if f.canMap {
+			panic("files that can return EWOULDBLOCK (sockets, pipes, etc.) cannot be memory mapped")
+		}
+
+		f.mu.Lock()
+		n, err := writeToHostFD(ctx, f.inode.hostFD, src, -1, int(opts.Flags))
+		f.mu.Unlock()
+		if isBlockError(err) {
+			err = syserror.ErrWouldBlock
+		}
+		return n, err
+	}
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Cache pages, when forced to do so.
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Write to end of file and update offset if O_APPEND is set on this file.
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	n, err := writeToHostFD(ctx, f.inode.hostFD, src, f.offset, int(opts.Flags))
+	f.offset += n
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func writeToHostFD(ctx context.Context, fd int, src usermem.IOSequence, offset int64, flags int) (int64, error) {
+	if flags&^(linux.RWF_VALID) != 0 {
+		return 0, syserror.EOPNOTSUPP
+	}
+
+	writer := safemem.FromVecWriterFunc{
+		func(srcs [][]byte) (int64, error) {
+			n, err := unix.Pwritev2(fd, srcs, offset, flags)
+			return int64(n), err
+		},
+	}
+	n, err := src.CopyInTo(ctx, writer)
+	return int64(n), err
+}
+
+// Seek implements FileDescriptionImpl.
+//
+// Note that we do not support seeking on directories, since we do not even
+// allow directory fds to be imported at all.
+func (f *defaultFileFD) Seek(_ context.Context, offset int64, whence int32) (int64, error) {
+	// TODO(b/34716638): Some char devices do support seeking, e.g. /dev/null.
+	if f.inode.isStream {
+		return 0, syserror.ESPIPE
+	}
+
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+
+	switch whence {
+	case linux.SEEK_SET:
+		if offset < 0 {
+			return f.offset, syserror.EINVAL
+		}
+		f.offset = offset
+
+	case linux.SEEK_CUR:
+		// Check for overflow. Note that underflow cannot occur, since f.offset >= 0.
+		if offset > math.MaxInt64-f.offset {
+			return f.offset, syserror.EOVERFLOW
+		}
+		if f.offset+offset < 0 {
+			return f.offset, syserror.EINVAL
+		}
+		f.offset += offset
+
+	case linux.SEEK_END:
+		var s syscall.Stat_t
+		if err := syscall.Fstat(f.inode.hostFD, &s); err != nil {
+			return f.offset, err
+		}
+		size := s.Size
+
+		// Check for overflow. Note that underflow cannot occur, since size >= 0.
+		if offset > math.MaxInt64-size {
+			return f.offset, syserror.EOVERFLOW
+		}
+		if size+offset < 0 {
+			return f.offset, syserror.EINVAL
+		}
+		f.offset = size + offset
+
+	case linux.SEEK_DATA, linux.SEEK_HOLE:
+		// Modifying the offset in the host file table should not matter, since
+		// this is the only place where we use it.
+		//
+		// For reading and writing, we always rely on our internal offset.
+		n, err := unix.Seek(f.inode.hostFD, offset, int(whence))
+		if err != nil {
+			return f.offset, err
+		}
+		f.offset = n
+
+	default:
+		// Invalid whence.
+		return f.offset, syserror.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	return f.offset, nil
+}
+
+// Sync implements FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *defaultFileFD) Sync(context.Context) error {
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Currently we do not support the SyncData optimization, so we always sync everything.
+	return unix.Fsync(f.inode.hostFD)
+}
+
+// ConfigureMMap implements FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *defaultFileFD) ConfigureMMap(_ context.Context, opts *memmap.MMapOpts) error {
+	if !f.canMap {
+		return syserror.ENODEV
+	}
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Implement ConfigureMMap and Mappable interface.
+	return syserror.ENODEV
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/host.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/host.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c205e6a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/host.go
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Package host provides a filesystem implementation for host files imported as
+// file descriptors.
+package host
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/abi/linux"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/context"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/log"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/refs"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel/auth"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/vfs"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sync"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/syserror"
+)
+
+// filesystem implements vfs.FilesystemImpl.
+type filesystem struct {
+	kernfs.Filesystem
+}
+
+// ImportFD sets up and returns a vfs.FileDescription from a donated fd.
+func ImportFD(mnt *vfs.Mount, hostFD int, ownerUID auth.KUID, ownerGID auth.KGID, isTTY bool) (*vfs.FileDescription, error) {
+	// Must be importing to a mount of host.filesystem.
+	fs, ok := mnt.Filesystem().Impl().(*filesystem)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't import host FDs into filesystems of type %T", mnt.Filesystem().Impl())
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve metadata.
+	var s syscall.Stat_t
+	if err := syscall.Fstat(hostFD, &s); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fileMode := linux.FileMode(s.Mode)
+	fileType := fileMode.FileType()
+	// Pipes, character devices, and sockets can return EWOULDBLOCK for
+	// operations that would block.
+	isStream := fileType == syscall.S_IFIFO || fileType == syscall.S_IFCHR || fileType == syscall.S_IFSOCK
+
+	i := &inode{
+		hostFD:   hostFD,
+		isStream: isStream,
+		isTTY:    isTTY,
+		ino:      fs.NextIno(),
+		mode:     fileMode,
+		uid:      ownerUID,
+		gid:      ownerGID,
+	}
+
+	d := &kernfs.Dentry{}
+	d.Init(i)
+	// i.open will take a reference on d.
+	defer d.DecRef()
+
+	return i.open(d.VFSDentry(), mnt)
+}
+
+// inode implements kernfs.Inode.
+type inode struct {
+	kernfs.InodeNotDirectory
+	kernfs.InodeNotSymlink
+
+	// When the reference count reaches zero, the host fd is closed.
+	refs.AtomicRefCount
+
+	// hostFD contains the host fd that this file was originally created from,
+	// which must be available at time of restore.
+	//
+	// This field is initialized at creation time and is immutable.
+	hostFD int
+
+	// isStream is true if the host fd points to a file representing a stream,
+	// e.g. a socket or a pipe. Such files are not seekable and can return
+	// EWOULDBLOCK for I/O operations.
+	//
+	// This field is initialized at creation time and is immutable.
+	isStream bool
+
+	// isTTY is true if this file represents a TTY.
+	//
+	// This field is initialized at creation time and is immutable.
+	isTTY bool
+
+	// ino is an inode number unique within this filesystem.
+	ino uint64
+
+	// mu protects the inode metadata below.
+	mu sync.Mutex
+
+	// mode is the file mode of this inode. Note that this value may become out
+	// of date if the mode is changed on the host, e.g. with chmod.
+	mode linux.FileMode
+
+	// uid and gid of the file owner. Note that these refer to the owner of the
+	// file created on import, not the fd on the host.
+	uid auth.KUID
+	gid auth.KGID
+}
+
+// Note that these flags may become out of date, since they can be modified
+// on the host, e.g. with fcntl.
+func fileFlagsFromHostFD(fd int) (int, error) {
+	flags, err := unix.FcntlInt(uintptr(fd), syscall.F_GETFL, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warningf("Failed to get file flags for donated FD %d: %v", fd, err)
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): implement behavior corresponding to these allowed flags.
+	flags &= syscall.O_ACCMODE | syscall.O_DIRECT | syscall.O_NONBLOCK | syscall.O_DSYNC | syscall.O_SYNC | syscall.O_APPEND
+	return flags, nil
+}
+
+// CheckPermissions implements kernfs.Inode.
+func (i *inode) CheckPermissions(ctx context.Context, creds *auth.Credentials, atx vfs.AccessTypes) error {
+	return vfs.GenericCheckPermissions(creds, atx, false /* isDir */, uint16(i.mode), i.uid, i.gid)
+}
+
+// Mode implements kernfs.Inode.
+func (i *inode) Mode() linux.FileMode {
+	return i.mode
+}
+
+// Stat implements kernfs.Inode.
+func (i *inode) Stat(_ *vfs.Filesystem, opts vfs.StatOptions) (linux.Statx, error) {
+	var s unix.Statx_t
+	if err := unix.Statx(i.hostFD, "", int(unix.AT_EMPTY_PATH|opts.Sync), int(opts.Mask), &s); err != nil {
+		return linux.Statx{}, err
+	}
+	ls := unixToLinuxStatx(s)
+
+	// Use our own internal inode number and file owner.
+	//
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Use a kernfs-specific device number as well.
+	// If we use the device number from the host, it may collide with another
+	// sentry-internal device number. We handle device/inode numbers without
+	// relying on the host to prevent collisions.
+	ls.Ino = i.ino
+	ls.UID = uint32(i.uid)
+	ls.GID = uint32(i.gid)
+
+	// Update file mode from the host.
+	i.mode = linux.FileMode(ls.Mode)
+
+	return ls, nil
+}
+
+// SetStat implements kernfs.Inode.
+func (i *inode) SetStat(_ *vfs.Filesystem, opts vfs.SetStatOptions) error {
+	s := opts.Stat
+
+	m := s.Mask
+	if m == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if m&(linux.STATX_UID|linux.STATX_GID) != 0 {
+		return syserror.EPERM
+	}
+	if m&linux.STATX_MODE != 0 {
+		if err := syscall.Fchmod(i.hostFD, uint32(s.Mode)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		i.mode = linux.FileMode(s.Mode)
+	}
+	if m&linux.STATX_SIZE != 0 {
+		if err := syscall.Ftruncate(i.hostFD, int64(s.Size)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if m&(linux.STATX_ATIME|linux.STATX_MTIME) != 0 {
+		timestamps := []unix.Timespec{
+			toTimespec(s.Atime, m&linux.STATX_ATIME == 0),
+			toTimespec(s.Mtime, m&linux.STATX_MTIME == 0),
+		}
+		if err := unix.UtimesNanoAt(i.hostFD, "", timestamps, unix.AT_EMPTY_PATH); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DecRef implements kernfs.Inode.
+func (i *inode) DecRef() {
+	i.AtomicRefCount.DecRefWithDestructor(i.Destroy)
+}
+
+// Destroy implements kernfs.Inode.
+func (i *inode) Destroy() {
+	if err := unix.Close(i.hostFD); err != nil {
+		log.Warningf("failed to close host fd %d: %v", i.hostFD, err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Open implements kernfs.Inode.
+func (i *inode) Open(rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, vfsd *vfs.Dentry, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*vfs.FileDescription, error) {
+	return i.open(vfsd, rp.Mount())
+}
+
+func (i *inode) open(d *vfs.Dentry, mnt *vfs.Mount) (*vfs.FileDescription, error) {
+
+	fileType := i.mode.FileType()
+	if fileType == syscall.S_IFSOCK {
+		if i.isTTY {
+			return nil, errors.New("cannot use host socket as TTY")
+		}
+		// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): support importing sockets.
+		return nil, errors.New("importing host sockets not supported")
+	}
+
+	if i.isTTY {
+		// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): support importing host fd as TTY.
+		return nil, errors.New("importing host fd as TTY not supported")
+	}
+
+	// For simplicity, set offset to 0. Technically, we should
+	// only set to 0 on files that are not seekable (sockets, pipes, etc.),
+	// and use the offset from the host fd otherwise.
+	fd := &defaultFileFD{
+		fileDescription: fileDescription{
+			inode: i,
+		},
+		canMap: canMap(uint32(fileType)),
+		mu:     sync.Mutex{},
+		offset: 0,
+	}
+
+	vfsfd := &fd.vfsfd
+	flags, err := fileFlagsFromHostFD(i.hostFD)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := vfsfd.Init(fd, uint32(flags), mnt, d, &vfs.FileDescriptionOptions{}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return vfsfd, nil
+}
+
+// fileDescription is embedded by host fd implementations of FileDescriptionImpl.
+type fileDescription struct {
+	vfsfd vfs.FileDescription
+	vfs.FileDescriptionDefaultImpl
+
+	// inode is vfsfd.Dentry().Impl().(*kernfs.Dentry).Inode().(*inode), but
+	// cached to reduce indirections and casting. fileDescription does not hold
+	// a reference on the inode through the inode field (since one is already
+	// held via the Dentry).
+	//
+	// inode is immutable after fileDescription creation.
+	inode *inode
+}
+
+// SetStat implements vfs.FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *fileDescription) SetStat(_ context.Context, opts vfs.SetStatOptions) error {
+	return f.inode.SetStat(nil, opts)
+}
+
+// Stat implements vfs.FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *fileDescription) Stat(_ context.Context, opts vfs.StatOptions) (linux.Statx, error) {
+	return f.inode.Stat(nil, opts)
+}
+
+// Release implements vfs.FileDescriptionImpl.
+func (f *fileDescription) Release() {
+	// noop
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/util.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1ccacb4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/host/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package host
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/abi/linux"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/syserror"
+)
+
+func toTimespec(ts linux.StatxTimestamp, omit bool) unix.Timespec {
+	if omit {
+		return unix.Timespec{
+			Sec:  0,
+			Nsec: unix.UTIME_OMIT,
+		}
+	}
+	return unix.Timespec{
+		Sec:  int64(ts.Sec),
+		Nsec: int64(ts.Nsec),
+	}
+}
+
+func unixToLinuxStatx(s unix.Statx_t) linux.Statx {
+	return linux.Statx{
+		Mask:           s.Mask,
+		Blksize:        s.Blksize,
+		Attributes:     s.Attributes,
+		Nlink:          s.Nlink,
+		UID:            s.Uid,
+		GID:            s.Gid,
+		Mode:           s.Mode,
+		Ino:            s.Ino,
+		Size:           s.Size,
+		Blocks:         s.Blocks,
+		AttributesMask: s.Attributes_mask,
+		Atime:          unixToLinuxStatxTimestamp(s.Atime),
+		Btime:          unixToLinuxStatxTimestamp(s.Btime),
+		Ctime:          unixToLinuxStatxTimestamp(s.Ctime),
+		Mtime:          unixToLinuxStatxTimestamp(s.Mtime),
+		RdevMajor:      s.Rdev_major,
+		RdevMinor:      s.Rdev_minor,
+		DevMajor:       s.Dev_major,
+		DevMinor:       s.Dev_minor,
+	}
+}
+
+func unixToLinuxStatxTimestamp(ts unix.StatxTimestamp) linux.StatxTimestamp {
+	return linux.StatxTimestamp{Sec: ts.Sec, Nsec: ts.Nsec}
+}
+
+// wouldBlock returns true for file types that can return EWOULDBLOCK
+// for blocking operations, e.g. pipes, character devices, and sockets.
+func wouldBlock(fileType uint32) bool {
+	return fileType == syscall.S_IFIFO || fileType == syscall.S_IFCHR || fileType == syscall.S_IFSOCK
+}
+
+// canMap returns true if a file with fileType is allowed to be memory mapped.
+// This is ported over from VFS1, but it's probably not the best way for us
+// to check if a file can be memory mapped.
+func canMap(fileType uint32) bool {
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/1672): Also allow "special files" to be mapped (see fs/host:canMap()).
+	//
+	// TODO(b/38213152): Some obscure character devices can be mapped.
+	return fileType == syscall.S_IFREG
+}
+
+// isBlockError checks if an error is EAGAIN or EWOULDBLOCK.
+// If so, they can be transformed into syserror.ErrWouldBlock.
+func isBlockError(err error) bool {
+	return err == syserror.EAGAIN || err == syserror.EWOULDBLOCK
+}