Pass fds over unix socket

unix.c

#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <unistd.h>

static
void wyslij(int socket, int fd)  // send fd by socket
{
    struct msghdr msg = { 0 };
    char buf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(fd))];
    memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));

    /* On Mac OS X, the struct iovec is needed, even if it points to minimal data */
    struct iovec io = { .iov_base = "", .iov_len = 1 };

    msg.msg_iov = &io;
    msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
    msg.msg_control = buf;
    msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(buf);

    struct cmsghdr * cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
    cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
    cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
    cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(fd));

    memmove(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), &fd, sizeof(fd));

    msg.msg_controllen = CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(fd));

    if (sendmsg(socket, &msg, 0) < 0)
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to send message\n");
}

static
int odbierz(int socket)  // receive fd from socket
{
    struct msghdr msg = {0};

    /* On Mac OS X, the struct iovec is needed, even if it points to minimal data */
    char m_buffer[1];
    struct iovec io = { .iov_base = m_buffer, .iov_len = sizeof(m_buffer) };
    msg.msg_iov = &io;
    msg.msg_iovlen = 1;

    char c_buffer[256];
    msg.msg_control = c_buffer;
    msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(c_buffer);

    if (recvmsg(socket, &msg, 0) < 0)
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to receive message\n");

    struct cmsghdr *cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);

    printf("About to extract fd\n");
    int fd;
    memmove(&fd, CMSG_DATA(cmsg), sizeof(fd));
    printf("Extracted fd %d\n", fd);

    return fd;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    const char *filename = "./z7.c";

    if (argc > 1)
        filename = argv[1];
    int sv[2];
    if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0, sv) != 0)
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create Unix-domain socket pair\n");

    int pid = fork();
    if (pid > 0)  // in parent
    {
        printf("Parent at work\n");
        close(sv[1]);
        int sock = sv[0];

        int fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
        if (fd < 0)
            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open file %s for reading\n", filename);

        /* Read some data to demonstrate that file offset is passed */
        char buffer[32];
        int nbytes = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
        if (nbytes > 0)
            printf("Parent read: [[%.*s]]\n", nbytes, buffer);

        wyslij(sock, fd);

        close(fd);
        nanosleep(&(struct timespec){ .tv_sec = 1, .tv_nsec = 500000000}, 0);
        printf("Parent exits\n");
    }
    else  // in child
    {
        printf("Child at play\n");
        close(sv[0]);
        int sock = sv[1];

        nanosleep(&(struct timespec){ .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 500000000}, 0);

        int fd = odbierz(sock);
        printf("Read %d!\n", fd);
        char buffer[256];
        ssize_t nbytes;
        while ((nbytes = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) > 0)
            write(1, buffer, nbytes);
        printf("Done!\n");
        close(fd);
    }
    return 0;
}