Kernel: Improve ProcFS behavior in low memory conditions

When ProcFS could no longer allocate KBuffer objects to serve calls to read, it would just return 0, indicating EOF. This then triggered parsing errors because code assumed it read the file. Because read isn't supposed to return ENOMEM, change ProcFS to populate the file data upon file open or seek to the beginning. This also means that calls to open can now return ENOMEM if needed. This allows the caller to either be able to successfully open the file and read it, or fail to open it in the first place.
2025-05-30 17:48:12 +00:00 · 2020-09-17 13:51:09 -06:00 · 2020-09-17 13:51:09 -06:00 · f98ca35b83
commit f98ca35b83
parent b36f57e570
24 changed files with 398 additions and 243 deletions
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/ProcFS.cpp
@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ static inline bool is_persistent_inode(const InodeIdentifier& identifier)
    return to_proc_parent_directory(identifier) == PDI_Root_sys;
 }

+struct ProcFSInodeData : public FileDescriptionData {
+    RefPtr<KBufferImpl> buffer;
+};
+
 NonnullRefPtr<ProcFS> ProcFS::create()
 {
    return adopt(*new ProcFS);
@ -262,19 +266,18 @@ ProcFS::~ProcFS()
 {
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_fds(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_fds(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };

    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process) {
        array.finish();
-        return builder.build();
+        return true;
    }
    if (process->number_of_open_file_descriptors() == 0) {
        array.finish();
-        return builder.build();
+        return true;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < process->max_open_file_descriptors(); ++i) {
@ -295,27 +298,27 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_fds(InodeIdentifier identifier)
        description_object.add("can_write", description->can_write());
    }
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_fd_entry(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_fd_entry(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process)
-        return {};
+        return false;
    int fd = to_fd(identifier);
    auto description = process->file_description(fd);
    if (!description)
-        return {};
-    return KBuffer::try_create_with_bytes(description->absolute_path().bytes());
+        return false;
+    builder.append_bytes(description->absolute_path().bytes());
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_vm(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_vm(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process)
-        return {};
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
+        return false;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    {
        ScopedSpinLock lock(process->get_lock());
@ -357,12 +360,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_vm(InodeIdentifier identifier)
        }
    }
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pci(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$pci(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    PCI::enumerate([&array](PCI::Address address, PCI::ID id) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -379,12 +381,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pci(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("subsystem_vendor_id", PCI::get_subsystem_vendor_id(address));
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$interrupts(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$interrupts(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    InterruptManagement::the().enumerate_interrupt_handlers([&array](GenericInterruptHandler& handler) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -396,21 +397,19 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$interrupts(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("call_count", (unsigned)handler.get_invoking_count());
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$keymap(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$keymap(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonObjectSerializer<KBufferBuilder> json { builder };
    json.add("keymap", KeyboardDevice::the().keymap_name());
    json.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$devices(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$devices(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    Device::for_each([&array](auto& device) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -426,28 +425,25 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$devices(InodeIdentifier)
            ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$uptime(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$uptime(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    builder.appendf("%llu\n", TimeManagement::the().uptime_ms() / 1000);
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$cmdline(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$cmdline(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    builder.append(kernel_command_line().string());
    builder.append('\n');
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$modules(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$modules(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    extern HashMap<String, OwnPtr<Module>>* g_modules;
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    for (auto& it : *g_modules) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -461,13 +457,12 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$modules(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("size", size);
    }
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$profile(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$profile(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    InterruptDisabler disabler;
-    KBufferBuilder builder;

    JsonObjectSerializer object(builder);
    object.add("pid", Profiling::pid().value());
@ -493,12 +488,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$profile(InodeIdentifier)
    });
    array.finish();
    object.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_adapters(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$net_adapters(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    NetworkAdapter::for_each([&array](auto& adapter) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -519,12 +513,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_adapters(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("mtu", adapter.mtu());
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_arp(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$net_arp(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    LOCKER(arp_table().lock(), Lock::Mode::Shared);
    for (auto& it : arp_table().resource()) {
@ -533,12 +526,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_arp(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("ip_address", it.key.to_string());
    }
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_tcp(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$net_tcp(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    TCPSocket::for_each([&array](auto& socket) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -555,12 +547,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_tcp(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("bytes_out", socket.bytes_out());
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_udp(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$net_udp(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    UDPSocket::for_each([&array](auto& socket) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -570,12 +561,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_udp(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("peer_port", socket.peer_port());
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_local(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$net_local(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    LocalSocket::for_each([&array](auto& socket) {
        auto obj = array.add_object();
@ -588,15 +578,14 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$net_local(InodeIdentifier)
        obj.add("acceptor_gid", socket.acceptor_gid());
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_vmobjects(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_vmobjects(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process)
-        return {};
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
+        return false;
    builder.appendf("BEGIN       END         SIZE        NAME\n");
    {
        ScopedSpinLock lock(process->get_lock());
@ -623,15 +612,14 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_vmobjects(InodeIdentifier identifier)
            builder.appendf("\n");
        }
    }
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_unveil(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_unveil(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process)
-        return {};
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
+        return false;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    for (auto& unveiled_path : process->unveiled_paths()) {
        if (!unveiled_path.was_explicitly_unveiled())
@ -652,57 +640,57 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_unveil(InodeIdentifier identifier)
        obj.add("permissions", permissions_builder.to_string());
    }
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$tid_stack(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$tid_stack(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto thread = Thread::from_tid(to_tid(identifier));
    if (!thread)
-        return {};
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
+        return false;
    builder.appendf("Thread %d (%s):\n", thread->tid().value(), thread->name().characters());
    builder.append(thread->backtrace());
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_exe(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_exe(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process)
-        return {};
+        return false;
    auto* custody = process->executable();
    ASSERT(custody);
-    return KBuffer::try_create_with_bytes(custody->absolute_path().bytes());
+    builder.append(custody->absolute_path().bytes());
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_cwd(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_cwd(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process)
-        return {};
-    return KBuffer::try_create_with_bytes(process->current_directory().absolute_path().bytes());
+        return false;
+    builder.append_bytes(process->current_directory().absolute_path().bytes());
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$pid_root(InodeIdentifier identifier)
+static bool procfs$pid_root(InodeIdentifier identifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto process = Process::from_pid(to_pid(identifier));
    if (!process)
-        return {};
-    return KBuffer::try_create_with_bytes(process->root_directory_relative_to_global_root().absolute_path().to_byte_buffer());
+        return false;
+    builder.append_bytes(process->root_directory_relative_to_global_root().absolute_path().to_byte_buffer());
+    return false;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$self(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$self(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    char buffer[16];
-    int written = snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%d", Process::current()->pid().value());
-    return KBuffer::try_create_with_bytes(ReadonlyBytes { buffer, static_cast<size_t>(written) });
+    builder.appendf("%d", Process::current()->pid().value());
+    return true;
 }

-OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$mm(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$mm(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    InterruptDisabler disabler;
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    u32 vmobject_count = 0;
    MemoryManager::for_each_vmobject([&](auto& vmobject) {
        ++vmobject_count;
@ -716,22 +704,20 @@ OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$mm(InodeIdentifier)
    builder.appendf("VMO count: %u\n", vmobject_count);
    builder.appendf("Free physical pages: %u\n", MM.user_physical_pages() - MM.user_physical_pages_used());
    builder.appendf("Free supervisor physical pages: %u\n", MM.super_physical_pages() - MM.super_physical_pages_used());
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$dmesg(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$dmesg(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    InterruptDisabler disabler;
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    for (char ch : Console::the().logbuffer())
        builder.append(ch);
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$mounts(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$mounts(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    // FIXME: This is obviously racy against the VFS mounts changing.
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    VFS::the().for_each_mount([&builder](auto& mount) {
        auto& fs = mount.guest_fs();
        builder.appendf("%s @ ", fs.class_name());
@ -744,13 +730,12 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$mounts(InodeIdentifier)
        }
        builder.append('\n');
    });
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$df(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$df(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    // FIXME: This is obviously racy against the VFS mounts changing.
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    VFS::the().for_each_mount([&array](auto& mount) {
        auto& fs = mount.guest_fs();
@ -771,12 +756,11 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$df(InodeIdentifier)
            fs_object.add("source", "none");
    });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$cpuinfo(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$cpuinfo(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };
    Processor::for_each(
        [&](Processor& proc) -> IterationDecision {
@ -796,17 +780,16 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$cpuinfo(InodeIdentifier)
            return IterationDecision::Continue;
        });
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$memstat(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$memstat(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    InterruptDisabler disabler;

    kmalloc_stats stats;
    get_kmalloc_stats(stats);

-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonObjectSerializer<KBufferBuilder> json { builder };
    json.add("kmalloc_allocated", stats.bytes_allocated);
    json.add("kmalloc_available", stats.bytes_free);
@ -823,12 +806,11 @@ OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$memstat(InodeIdentifier)
        json.add(String::format("%s_num_free", prefix.characters()), num_free);
    });
    json.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$all(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$all(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    JsonArraySerializer array { builder };

    // Keep this in sync with CProcessStatistics.
@ -914,18 +896,17 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$all(InodeIdentifier)
    for (auto& process : processes)
        build_process(process);
    array.finish();
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> procfs$inodes(InodeIdentifier)
+static bool procfs$inodes(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
-    KBufferBuilder builder;
    InterruptDisabler disabler;
    ScopedSpinLock all_inodes_lock(Inode::all_inodes_lock());
    for (auto& inode : Inode::all_with_lock()) {
        builder.appendf("Inode{K%x} %02u:%08u (%u)\n", &inode, inode.fsid(), inode.index(), inode.ref_count());
    }
-    return builder.build();
+    return true;
 }

 struct SysVariable {
@ -969,7 +950,7 @@ SysVariable& SysVariable::for_inode(InodeIdentifier id)
    return variable;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> read_sys_bool(InodeIdentifier inode_id)
+static bool read_sys_bool(InodeIdentifier inode_id, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto& variable = SysVariable::for_inode(inode_id);
    ASSERT(variable.type == SysVariable::Type::Boolean);
@ -981,7 +962,8 @@ static OwnPtr<KBuffer> read_sys_bool(InodeIdentifier inode_id)
        buffer[0] = lockable_bool->resource() ? '1' : '0';
    }
    buffer[1] = '\n';
-    return KBuffer::try_create_with_bytes(ReadonlyBytes { buffer, sizeof(buffer) });
+    builder.append_bytes(ReadonlyBytes { buffer, sizeof(buffer) });
+    return true;
 }

 static ssize_t write_sys_bool(InodeIdentifier inode_id, const UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, size_t size)
@ -1013,14 +995,15 @@ static ssize_t write_sys_bool(InodeIdentifier inode_id, const UserOrKernelBuffer
    return (ssize_t)size;
 }

-static OwnPtr<KBuffer> read_sys_string(InodeIdentifier inode_id)
+static bool read_sys_string(InodeIdentifier inode_id, KBufferBuilder& builder)
 {
    auto& variable = SysVariable::for_inode(inode_id);
    ASSERT(variable.type == SysVariable::Type::String);

    auto* lockable_string = reinterpret_cast<Lockable<String>*>(variable.address);
    LOCKER(lockable_string->lock(), Lock::Mode::Shared);
-    return KBuffer::try_create_with_bytes(lockable_string->resource().bytes());
+    builder.append_bytes(lockable_string->resource().bytes());
+    return true;
 }

 static ssize_t write_sys_string(InodeIdentifier inode_id, const UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, size_t size)
@ -1130,6 +1113,83 @@ ProcFSInode::~ProcFSInode()
        fs().m_inodes.remove(it);
 }

+KResult ProcFSInode::refresh_data(FileDescription& description) const
+{
+    auto& cached_data = description.data();
+    auto* directory_entry = fs().get_directory_entry(identifier());
+
+    bool (*read_callback)(InodeIdentifier, KBufferBuilder&) = nullptr;
+    if (directory_entry) {
+        if (directory_entry->proc_file_type > (unsigned)FI_Root) {
+            read_callback = directory_entry->read_callback;
+            ASSERT(read_callback);
+        } else {
+            return KSuccess;
+        }
+    } else {
+        switch (to_proc_parent_directory(identifier())) {
+        case PDI_PID_fd:
+            read_callback = procfs$pid_fd_entry;
+            break;
+        case PDI_PID_stacks:
+            read_callback = procfs$tid_stack;
+            break;
+        case PDI_Root_sys:
+            switch (SysVariable::for_inode(identifier()).type) {
+            case SysVariable::Type::Invalid:
+                ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+            case SysVariable::Type::Boolean:
+                read_callback = read_sys_bool;
+                break;
+            case SysVariable::Type::String:
+                read_callback = read_sys_string;
+                break;
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+        }
+
+        ASSERT(read_callback);
+    }
+
+    if (!cached_data)
+        cached_data = new ProcFSInodeData;
+    auto& buffer = static_cast<ProcFSInodeData&>(*cached_data).buffer;
+    if (buffer) {
+        // If we're reusing the buffer, reset the size to 0 first. This
+        // ensures we don't accidentally leak previously written data.
+        buffer->set_size(0);
+    }
+    KBufferBuilder builder(buffer, true);
+    if (!read_callback(identifier(), builder))
+        return KResult(-ENOENT);
+    // We don't use builder.build() here, which would steal our buffer
+    // and turn it into an OwnPtr. Instead, just flush to the buffer so
+    // that we can read all the data that was written.
+    if (!builder.flush())
+        return KResult(-ENOMEM);
+    if (!buffer)
+        return KResult(-ENOMEM);
+    return KSuccess;
+}
+
+KResult ProcFSInode::attach(FileDescription& description)
+{
+    return refresh_data(description);
+}
+
+void ProcFSInode::did_seek(FileDescription& description, off_t new_offset)
+{
+    if (new_offset != 0)
+        return;
+    auto result = refresh_data(description);
+    if (result.is_error()) {
+        // Subsequent calls to read will return EIO!
+        dbg() << "ProcFS: Could not refresh contents: " << result.error();
+    }
+}
+
 InodeMetadata ProcFSInode::metadata() const
 {
 #ifdef PROCFS_DEBUG
@ -1215,68 +1275,29 @@ InodeMetadata ProcFSInode::metadata() const
 ssize_t ProcFSInode::read_bytes(off_t offset, ssize_t count, UserOrKernelBuffer& buffer, FileDescription* description) const
 {
 #ifdef PROCFS_DEBUG
-    dbg() << "ProcFS: read_bytes " << index();
+    dbg() << "ProcFS: read_bytes offset: " << offset << " count: " << count;
 #endif
    ASSERT(offset >= 0);
    ASSERT(buffer.user_or_kernel_ptr());

-    auto* directory_entry = fs().get_directory_entry(identifier());
-
-    OwnPtr<KBuffer> (*read_callback)(InodeIdentifier) = nullptr;
-    if (directory_entry)
-        read_callback = directory_entry->read_callback;
-    else
-        switch (to_proc_parent_directory(identifier())) {
-        case PDI_PID_fd:
-            read_callback = procfs$pid_fd_entry;
-            break;
-        case PDI_PID_stacks:
-            read_callback = procfs$tid_stack;
-            break;
-        case PDI_Root_sys:
-            switch (SysVariable::for_inode(identifier()).type) {
-            case SysVariable::Type::Invalid:
-                ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-            case SysVariable::Type::Boolean:
-                read_callback = read_sys_bool;
-                break;
-            case SysVariable::Type::String:
-                read_callback = read_sys_string;
-                break;
-            }
-            break;
-        default:
-            ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-        }
-
-    ASSERT(read_callback);
-
-    OwnPtr<KBuffer> descriptionless_generated_data;
-    KBuffer* data = nullptr;
-    if (!description) {
-        descriptionless_generated_data = read_callback(identifier());
-        data = descriptionless_generated_data.ptr();
-    } else {
-        if (!description->generator_cache())
-            description->generator_cache() = (*read_callback)(identifier());
-        data = description->generator_cache().ptr();
+    if (!description)
+        return -EIO;
+    if (!description->data()) {
+#ifdef PROCFS_DEBUG
+        dbg() << "ProcFS: Do not have cached data!";
+#endif
+        return -EIO;
    }

-    if (!data)
-        return 0;
-    if (data->is_null()) {
-        dbg() << "ProcFS: Not enough memory!";
-        return 0;
-    }
+    // Be sure to keep a reference to data_buffer while we use it!
+    RefPtr<KBufferImpl> data_buffer = static_cast<ProcFSInodeData&>(*description->data()).buffer;

-    if ((size_t)offset >= data->size())
+    if (!data_buffer || (size_t)offset >= data_buffer->size())
        return 0;

-    ssize_t nread = min(static_cast<off_t>(data->size() - offset), static_cast<off_t>(count));
-    if (!buffer.write(data->data() + offset, nread))
+    ssize_t nread = min(static_cast<off_t>(data_buffer->size() - offset), static_cast<off_t>(count));
+    if (!buffer.write(data_buffer->data() + offset, nread))
        return -EFAULT;
-    if (nread == 0 && description && description->generator_cache())
-        description->generator_cache().clear();

    return nread;
 }
@ -1599,6 +1620,16 @@ ProcFSProxyInode::~ProcFSProxyInode()
 {
 }

+KResult ProcFSProxyInode::attach(FileDescription& fd)
+{
+    return m_fd->inode()->attach(fd);
+}
+
+void ProcFSProxyInode::did_seek(FileDescription& fd, off_t new_offset)
+{
+    return m_fd->inode()->did_seek(fd, new_offset);
+}
+
 InodeMetadata ProcFSProxyInode::metadata() const
 {
    InodeMetadata metadata = m_fd->metadata();