3 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index a1cc0f61..779a2e18 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -224,6 +224,6 @@ process_lookup_pid (struct ps_context *pc, pid_t pid, struct node **np)
   if (! *np)
     return ENOMEM;
 
-  (*np)->nn_stat.st_uid = proc_stat_owner_uid (ps);
+  procfs_node_chown (*np, proc_stat_owner_uid (ps));
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/procfs.c b/procfs.c
index 0a235a76..5396ecf7 100644
--- a/procfs.c
+++ b/procfs.c
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ fail:
   return NULL;
 }
 
+void procfs_node_chown (struct node *np, uid_t owner)
+{
+  np->nn_stat.st_uid = owner;
+}
+
+void procfs_node_chmod (struct node *np, mode_t mode)
+{
+  np->nn_stat.st_mode = (np->nn_stat.st_mode & S_IFMT) | mode;
+  np->nn_translated = np->nn_stat.st_mode;
+}
+
+void procfs_node_chtype (struct node *np, mode_t type)
+{
+  np->nn_stat.st_mode = (np->nn_stat.st_mode & ~S_IFMT) | type;
+  np->nn_translated = np->nn_stat.st_mode;
+  if (type == S_IFLNK)
+    procfs_node_chmod (np, 0777);
+}
+
 /* FIXME: possibly not the fastest hash function... */
 ino64_t
 procfs_make_ino (struct node *np, const char *filename)
diff --git a/procfs.h b/procfs.h
index 4c9d828b..4ab3b567 100644
--- a/procfs.h
+++ b/procfs.h
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ void procfs_cleanup_contents_with_vm_deallocate (void *, void *, size_t);
    enough memory.  In this case, ops->cleanup will be invoked.  */
 struct node *procfs_make_node (const struct procfs_node_ops *ops, void *hook);
 
+/* Set the owner of the node NP.  Must be called right after the node
+   has been created.  */
+void procfs_node_chown (struct node *np, uid_t owner);
+
+/* Set the permission bits of the node NP.  Must be called right after
+   the node has been created.  */
+void procfs_node_chmod (struct node *np, mode_t mode);
+
+/* Set the type of the node NP.  If type is S_IFLNK, appropriate
+   permission bits will be set as well.  Must be called right after the
+   node has been created.  */
+void procfs_node_chtype (struct node *np, mode_t type);
+
 
 /* Interface for the libnetfs side. */