From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>, Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>,
"Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v4 04/25] fs: add real_fs to track task's actual fs_struct
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:56:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260601-work-kthread-nullfs-v4-4-77ee053060e0@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260601-work-kthread-nullfs-v4-0-77ee053060e0@kernel.org>
Add a real_fs field to task_struct that always mirrors the fs field.
This lays the groundwork for distinguishing between a task's permanent
fs_struct and one that is temporarily overridden via scoped_with_init_fs().
When a kthread temporarily overrides current->fs for path lookup, we
need to know the original fs_struct for operations like exit_fs() and
unshare_fs_struct() that must operate on the real, permanent fs.
For now real_fs is always equal to fs. It is maintained alongside fs in
all the relevant paths: exit_fs(), unshare_fs_struct(),
switch_fs_struct(), and copy_fs().
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
fs/fs_struct.c | 11 ++++++++---
fs/proc/array.c | 4 ++--
fs/proc/base.c | 8 ++++----
fs/proc_namespace.c | 4 ++--
include/linux/sched.h | 1 +
init/init_task.c | 1 +
kernel/fork.c | 8 +++++++-
kernel/kcmp.c | 2 +-
8 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/fs_struct.c b/fs/fs_struct.c
index fcecf209f1a9..c03a574ed65a 100644
--- a/fs/fs_struct.c
+++ b/fs/fs_struct.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void chroot_fs_refs(const struct path *old_root, const struct path *new_root)
read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
for_each_process_thread(g, p) {
task_lock(p);
- fs = p->fs;
+ fs = p->real_fs;
if (fs) {
int hits = 0;
write_seqlock(&fs->seq);
@@ -89,12 +89,13 @@ void free_fs_struct(struct fs_struct *fs)
void exit_fs(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
- struct fs_struct *fs = tsk->fs;
+ struct fs_struct *fs = tsk->real_fs;
if (fs) {
int kill;
task_lock(tsk);
read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
+ tsk->real_fs = NULL;
tsk->fs = NULL;
kill = !--fs->users;
read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ struct fs_struct *copy_fs_struct(struct fs_struct *old)
int unshare_fs_struct(void)
{
- struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
+ struct fs_struct *fs = current->real_fs;
struct fs_struct *new_fs = copy_fs_struct(fs);
int kill;
@@ -135,8 +136,10 @@ int unshare_fs_struct(void)
task_lock(current);
read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
+ VFS_WARN_ON_ONCE(fs != current->fs);
kill = !--fs->users;
current->fs = new_fs;
+ current->real_fs = new_fs;
read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
task_unlock(current);
@@ -177,8 +180,10 @@ struct fs_struct *switch_fs_struct(struct fs_struct *new_fs)
scoped_guard(task_lock, current) {
fs = current->fs;
+ VFS_WARN_ON_ONCE(fs != current->real_fs);
read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
current->fs = new_fs;
+ current->real_fs = new_fs;
if (--fs->users)
new_fs = NULL;
else
diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 90fb0c6b5f99..109bc49f0a80 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ static inline void task_state(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
cred = get_task_cred(p);
task_lock(p);
- if (p->fs)
- umask = p->fs->umask;
+ if (p->real_fs)
+ umask = p->real_fs->umask;
if (p->files)
max_fds = files_fdtable(p->files)->max_fds;
task_unlock(p);
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index d9acfa89c894..d756f977cb89 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ static int get_task_root(struct task_struct *task, struct path *root)
int result = -ENOENT;
task_lock(task);
- if (task->fs) {
- get_fs_root(task->fs, root);
+ if (task->real_fs) {
+ get_fs_root(task->real_fs, root);
result = 0;
}
task_unlock(task);
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ static int proc_cwd_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *path)
if (task) {
task_lock(task);
- if (task->fs) {
- get_fs_pwd(task->fs, path);
+ if (task->real_fs) {
+ get_fs_pwd(task->real_fs, path);
result = 0;
}
task_unlock(task);
diff --git a/fs/proc_namespace.c b/fs/proc_namespace.c
index 5c555db68aa2..036356c0a55b 100644
--- a/fs/proc_namespace.c
+++ b/fs/proc_namespace.c
@@ -254,13 +254,13 @@ static int mounts_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
}
ns = nsp->mnt_ns;
get_mnt_ns(ns);
- if (!task->fs) {
+ if (!task->real_fs) {
task_unlock(task);
put_task_struct(task);
ret = -ENOENT;
goto err_put_ns;
}
- get_fs_root(task->fs, &root);
+ get_fs_root(task->real_fs, &root);
task_unlock(task);
put_task_struct(task);
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 368c7b4d7cb5..c82b3b47121b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ struct task_struct {
unsigned long last_switch_time;
#endif
/* Filesystem information: */
+ struct fs_struct *real_fs;
struct fs_struct *fs;
/* Open file information: */
diff --git a/init/init_task.c b/init/init_task.c
index b5f48ebdc2b6..2a7789dc2464 100644
--- a/init/init_task.c
+++ b/init/init_task.c
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ struct task_struct init_task __aligned(L1_CACHE_BYTES) = {
RCU_POINTER_INITIALIZER(cred, &init_cred),
.comm = INIT_TASK_COMM,
.thread = INIT_THREAD,
+ .real_fs = &init_fs,
.fs = &init_fs,
.files = &init_files,
#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 846a49088fae..bf153b2929d4 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1596,6 +1596,8 @@ static int copy_mm(u64 clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
static int copy_fs(u64 clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
{
struct fs_struct *fs = current->fs;
+
+ VFS_WARN_ON_ONCE(current->fs != current->real_fs);
if (clone_flags & CLONE_FS) {
/* tsk->fs is already what we want */
read_seqlock_excl(&fs->seq);
@@ -1608,7 +1610,7 @@ static int copy_fs(u64 clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
read_sequnlock_excl(&fs->seq);
return 0;
}
- tsk->fs = copy_fs_struct(fs);
+ tsk->real_fs = tsk->fs = copy_fs_struct(fs);
if (!tsk->fs)
return -ENOMEM;
return 0;
@@ -3223,6 +3225,10 @@ int ksys_unshare(unsigned long unshare_flags)
if (unshare_flags & CLONE_NEWNS)
unshare_flags |= CLONE_FS;
+ /* No unsharing with overriden fs state */
+ VFS_WARN_ON_ONCE(unshare_flags & (CLONE_NEWNS | CLONE_FS) &&
+ current->fs != current->real_fs);
+
err = check_unshare_flags(unshare_flags);
if (err)
goto bad_unshare_out;
diff --git a/kernel/kcmp.c b/kernel/kcmp.c
index 7c1a65bd5f8d..76476aeee067 100644
--- a/kernel/kcmp.c
+++ b/kernel/kcmp.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(kcmp, pid_t, pid1, pid_t, pid2, int, type,
ret = kcmp_ptr(task1->files, task2->files, KCMP_FILES);
break;
case KCMP_FS:
- ret = kcmp_ptr(task1->fs, task2->fs, KCMP_FS);
+ ret = kcmp_ptr(task1->real_fs, task2->real_fs, KCMP_FS);
break;
case KCMP_SIGHAND:
ret = kcmp_ptr(task1->sighand, task2->sighand, KCMP_SIGHAND);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-01 13:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-01 13:56 [PATCH RFC v4 00/25] fs,kthread: start all kthreads in nullfs Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 01/25] fs: add switch_fs_struct() Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 02/25] fs: notice when init abandons fs sharing Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 03/25] fs: add scoped_with_init_fs() Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 05/25] fs: make userspace_init_fs a dynamically-initialized pointer Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 06/25] rnbd: use scoped_with_init_fs() for block device open Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 07/25] crypto: ccp: use scoped_with_init_fs() for SEV file access Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 08/25] scsi: target: use scoped_with_init_fs() for ALUA metadata Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 09/25] scsi: target: use scoped_with_init_fs() for APTPL metadata Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 10/25] btrfs: use scoped_with_init_fs() for update_dev_time() Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 11/25] coredump: use scoped_with_init_fs() for coredump path resolution Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 12/25] fs: use scoped_with_init_fs() for kernel_read_file_from_path_initns() Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 13/25] ksmbd: use scoped_with_init_fs() for share path resolution Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 14/25] ksmbd: use scoped_with_init_fs() for filesystem info path lookup Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 15/25] ksmbd: use scoped_with_init_fs() for VFS path operations Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 16/25] pnfs/blocklayout: use scoped_with_init_fs() for SCSI device lookup Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 17/25] initramfs: use scoped_with_init_fs() for rootfs unpacking Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 18/25] af_unix: use scoped_with_init_fs() for coredump socket lookup Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 19/25] fs: stop sharing fs_struct between init_task and pid 1 Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 20/25] fs: add umh argument to struct kernel_clone_args Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 21/25] devtmpfs: create private mount namespace Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 22/25] nullfs: make nullfs multi-instance Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 23/25] fs: start all kthreads in nullfs Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 24/25] fs: stop rewriting kthread fs structs Christian Brauner
2026-06-01 13:56 ` [PATCH RFC v4 25/25] fs: stop rewriting paths for PF_EXITING | PF_DUMPCORE Christian Brauner
2026-07-05 12:34 ` [PATCH RFC v4 00/25] fs,kthread: start all kthreads in nullfs Askar Safin
2026-07-05 12:57 ` Askar Safin
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