Subject: [PATCH] adjust_shared_perm(): leave g+s alone when the group does not matter

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:16:09 -0700

Julien Moutinho reports that in an environment where directory does
not have BSD group semantics and requires g+s (aka FORCE_DIR_SET_GID)
but the system cripples chmod() to forbid g+s, adjust_shared_perm()
fails even when the repository is for private use with perm = 0600.

When we grant extra access based on group membership (i.e. the
directory has either g+r or g+w bit set), which group the directory
and its contents are owned by matters.  But otherwise (e.g. perm is
set to 0600, in Julien's case), flipping g+s bit is not necessary.

Reported-by: Julien Moutinho <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
---
 path.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index a3cfcd8a6e..492e17ad12 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -901,7 +901,13 @@ int adjust_shared_perm(const char *path)
 	if (S_ISDIR(old_mode)) {
 		/* Copy read bits to execute bits */
 		new_mode |= (new_mode & 0444) >> 2;
-		new_mode |= FORCE_DIR_SET_GID;
+
+		/*
+		 * g+s matters only if any extra access is granted
+		 * based on group membership.
+		 */
+		if (FORCE_DIR_SET_GID && (new_mode & 060))
+			new_mode |= FORCE_DIR_SET_GID;
 	}
 
 	if (((old_mode ^ new_mode) & ~S_IFMT) &&
-- 
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