Add the methods to change and get a posix file permission to file_util.

BUG=134821, 134820
TEST=both base_unittests:FileUtilTest.*, VerifyPathControlledByUserTest.* and unit_tests:Gdata* pass

Review URL: https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10756020

git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@146020 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/base/file_util_posix.cc b/base/file_util_posix.cc
index 18e515f..56dc8501 100644
--- a/base/file_util_posix.cc
+++ b/base/file_util_posix.cc
@@ -460,6 +460,40 @@ bool ReadSymbolicLink(const FilePath& symlink_path,
   return true;
 }
 
+bool GetPosixFilePermissions(const FilePath& path, int* mode) {
+  base::ThreadRestrictions::AssertIOAllowed();
+  DCHECK(mode);
+
+  stat_wrapper_t file_info;
+  // Uses stat(), because on symbolic link, lstat() does not return valid
+  // permission bits in st_mode
+  if (CallStat(path.value().c_str(), &file_info) != 0)
+    return false;
+
+  *mode = file_info.st_mode & FILE_PERMISSION_MASK;
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool SetPosixFilePermissions(const FilePath& path,
+                             int mode) {
+  base::ThreadRestrictions::AssertIOAllowed();
+  DCHECK((mode & ~FILE_PERMISSION_MASK) == 0);
+
+  // Calls stat() so that we can preserve the higher bits like S_ISGID.
+  stat_wrapper_t stat_buf;
+  if (CallStat(path.value().c_str(), &stat_buf) != 0)
+    return false;
+
+  // Clears the existing permission bits, and adds the new ones.
+  mode_t updated_mode_bits = stat_buf.st_mode & ~FILE_PERMISSION_MASK;
+  updated_mode_bits |= mode & FILE_PERMISSION_MASK;
+
+  if (HANDLE_EINTR(chmod(path.value().c_str(), updated_mode_bits)) != 0)
+    return false;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 // Creates and opens a temporary file in |directory|, returning the
 // file descriptor. |path| is set to the temporary file path.
 // This function does NOT unlink() the file.