1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/syscalls/linux/truncate.cc b/test/syscalls/linux/truncate.cc
index c988c6380..bfc95ed38 100644
--- a/test/syscalls/linux/truncate.cc
+++ b/test/syscalls/linux/truncate.cc
@@ -196,6 +196,26 @@ TEST(TruncateTest, FtruncateNonWriteable) {
   EXPECT_THAT(ftruncate(fd.get(), 0), SyscallFailsWithErrno(EINVAL));
 }
 
+// ftruncate(2) should succeed as long as the file descriptor is writeable,
+// regardless of whether the file permissions allow writing.
+TEST(TruncateTest, FtruncateWithoutWritePermission_NoRandomSave) {
+  // Drop capabilities that allow us to override file permissions.
+  ASSERT_NO_ERRNO(SetCapability(CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, false));
+
+  // The only time we can open a file with flags forbidden by its permissions
+  // is when we are creating the file. We cannot re-open with the same flags,
+  // so we cannot restore an fd obtained from such an operation.
+  const DisableSave ds;
+  auto path = NewTempAbsPath();
+  const FileDescriptor fd =
+      ASSERT_NO_ERRNO_AND_VALUE(Open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0444));
+
+  // In goferfs, ftruncate may be converted to a remote truncate operation that
+  // unavoidably requires write permission.
+  SKIP_IF(IsRunningOnGvisor() && !ASSERT_NO_ERRNO_AND_VALUE(IsTmpfs(path)));
+  ASSERT_THAT(ftruncate(fd.get(), 100), SyscallSucceeds());
+}
+
 TEST(TruncateTest, TruncateNonExist) {
   EXPECT_THAT(truncate("/foo/bar", 0), SyscallFailsWithErrno(ENOENT));
 }