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From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
	 Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
	 Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	 "Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>,
	stable@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] ns: allocate the namespace id before the namespace_init hook
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:57:13 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261026-work-security-namespace_free-v1-5-ffa3ebbf71bd@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261026-work-security-namespace_free-v1-0-ffa3ebbf71bd@kernel.org>

Currently the namespace id is allocated only after __ns_common_init()
has called the namespace_init LSM hook. Most namespace types allocate it
in ns_tree_add() right before the namespace is added to the namespace
trees. So the namespace_init hook always sees an id of zero.

The namespace id is the only identifier of a namespace that is never
recycled. A bpf LSM wants to use it to track a namespace from
namespace_init until namespace_free, e.g., by using it as the key into a
map that associates data with the namespace. The inode number doesn't
work for that as it is quickly recycled.

So allocate the id in __ns_common_init() before calling the
namespace_init hook. Every namespace then has its id by the time it is
added to the namespace trees. The initial namespaces still get their
fixed ids, either statically from NS_COMMON_INIT() or for init_net from
ns_common_init(). So ns_tree_add() doesn't need to allocate an id
anymore. Ids are still handed out in creation order so mnt_ns_loop()
keeps working. Mount and ipc namespaces already allocated their id right
after ns_common_init() anyway.

If creating the namespace fails after the id has been allocated the id
is simply never used.

While at it, drop ns_tree_gen_id() as it has no users left.

Reproducer, 100 user and uts namespaces:

  bpftrace -e 'fentry:bpf_lsm_namespace_init {
      @[args.ns->ns_id ? "set" : "zero"] = count(); }' &
  for i in $(seq 100); do unshare -Uu true; done

  before: @[zero]: 200
  after:  @[set]: 200

Fixes: f675d2e95569 ("lsm: add LSM blob and hooks for namespaces")
Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # mainline only
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
 fs/namespace.c            |  2 --
 include/linux/ns_common.h | 16 +++++++++-------
 include/linux/nstree.h    | 18 +++---------------
 ipc/namespace.c           |  1 -
 kernel/nscommon.c         |  7 +++++--
 net/core/net_namespace.c  |  2 +-
 6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 9f6ec35c7b9c..f81d6a4bc3fe 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -4394,8 +4394,6 @@ static struct mnt_namespace *alloc_mnt_ns(struct user_namespace *user_ns, bool a
 		dec_mnt_namespaces(ucounts);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
-	ns_tree_gen_id(new_ns);
-
 	new_ns->is_anon = anon;
 	refcount_set(&new_ns->passive, 1);
 	new_ns->mounts = RB_ROOT;
diff --git a/include/linux/ns_common.h b/include/linux/ns_common.h
index c8e227a3f9e2..e8b2bf0da5ed 100644
--- a/include/linux/ns_common.h
+++ b/include/linux/ns_common.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/nsfs.h>
 
 bool is_current_namespace(struct ns_common *ns);
-int __ns_common_init(struct ns_common *ns, u32 ns_type, const struct proc_ns_operations *ops, int inum);
+int __ns_common_init(struct ns_common *ns, u32 ns_type, const struct proc_ns_operations *ops,
+		     int inum, u64 ns_id);
 void __ns_common_free(struct ns_common *ns);
 struct ns_common *__must_check ns_owner(struct ns_common *ns);
 
@@ -41,17 +42,18 @@ static __always_inline bool is_ns_init_id(const struct ns_common *ns)
 	.ns_owner_root.ns_list_head	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nsname.ns.ns_owner_root.ns_list_head),		\
 }
 
-#define ns_common_init(__ns)                     \
-	__ns_common_init(to_ns_common(__ns),     \
-			 ns_common_type(__ns),   \
-			 to_ns_operations(__ns), \
-			 (((__ns) == ns_init_ns(__ns)) ? ns_init_inum(__ns) : 0))
+#define ns_common_init(__ns)						\
+	__ns_common_init(to_ns_common(__ns),				\
+			 ns_common_type(__ns),				\
+			 to_ns_operations(__ns),			\
+			 (((__ns) == ns_init_ns(__ns)) ? ns_init_inum(__ns) : 0), \
+			 (((__ns) == ns_init_ns(__ns)) ? ns_init_id(__ns) : 0))
 
 #define ns_common_init_inum(__ns, __inum)        \
 	__ns_common_init(to_ns_common(__ns),     \
 			 ns_common_type(__ns),   \
 			 to_ns_operations(__ns), \
-			 __inum)
+			 __inum, 0)
 
 #define ns_common_free(__ns) __ns_common_free(to_ns_common((__ns)))
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nstree.h b/include/linux/nstree.h
index 5b64d4572881..3293df17397d 100644
--- a/include/linux/nstree.h
+++ b/include/linux/nstree.h
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ void ns_tree_node_del(struct ns_tree_node *node, struct ns_tree_root *root);
 		struct user_namespace *:   &(user_ns_tree),	\
 		struct uts_namespace *:    &(uts_ns_tree))
 
-#define ns_tree_gen_id(__ns)                 \
-	__ns_tree_gen_id(to_ns_common(__ns), \
-			 (((__ns) == ns_init_ns(__ns)) ? ns_init_id(__ns) : 0))
-
 u64 __ns_tree_gen_id(struct ns_common *ns, u64 id);
 void __ns_tree_add_raw(struct ns_common *ns, struct ns_tree_root *ns_tree);
 void __ns_tree_remove(struct ns_common *ns, struct ns_tree_root *ns_tree);
@@ -53,12 +49,6 @@ struct ns_common *__ns_tree_adjoined_rcu(struct ns_common *ns,
 					 struct ns_tree_root *ns_tree,
 					 bool previous);
 
-static inline void __ns_tree_add(struct ns_common *ns, struct ns_tree_root *ns_tree, u64 id)
-{
-	__ns_tree_gen_id(ns, id);
-	__ns_tree_add_raw(ns, ns_tree);
-}
-
 /**
  * ns_tree_add_raw - Add a namespace to a namespace
  * @__ns: Namespace to add
@@ -72,12 +62,10 @@ static inline void __ns_tree_add(struct ns_common *ns, struct ns_tree_root *ns_t
  * ns_tree_add - Add a namespace to a namespace tree
  * @__ns: Namespace to add
  *
- * This function assigns a new id to the namespace and adds it to the
- * appropriate namespace tree and list.
+ * This function adds a namespace to the appropriate namespace tree and
+ * list. The namespace must already have been assigned an id.
  */
-#define ns_tree_add(__ns)                                   \
-	__ns_tree_add(to_ns_common(__ns), to_ns_tree(__ns), \
-		      (((__ns) == ns_init_ns(__ns)) ? ns_init_id(__ns) : 0))
+#define ns_tree_add(__ns) __ns_tree_add_raw(to_ns_common(__ns), to_ns_tree(__ns))
 
 /**
  * ns_tree_remove - Remove a namespace from a namespace tree
diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
index 75aa7b469348..9084e0643017 100644
--- a/ipc/namespace.c
+++ b/ipc/namespace.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ static struct ipc_namespace *create_ipc_ns(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 	if (err)
 		goto fail_free;
 
-	ns_tree_gen_id(ns);
 	ns->user_ns = get_user_ns(user_ns);
 	ns->ucounts = ucounts;
 
diff --git a/kernel/nscommon.c b/kernel/nscommon.c
index e72426bba29a..4438c6b663f9 100644
--- a/kernel/nscommon.c
+++ b/kernel/nscommon.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ static void ns_debug(struct ns_common *ns, const struct proc_ns_operations *ops)
 }
 #endif
 
-int __ns_common_init(struct ns_common *ns, u32 ns_type, const struct proc_ns_operations *ops, int inum)
+int __ns_common_init(struct ns_common *ns, u32 ns_type, const struct proc_ns_operations *ops,
+		     int inum, u64 ns_id)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ int __ns_common_init(struct ns_common *ns, u32 ns_type, const struct proc_ns_ope
 	ns->ns_security = NULL;
 #endif
 	ns->ops = ops;
-	ns->ns_id = 0;
 	ns->ns_type = ns_type;
 	ns_tree_node_init(&ns->ns_tree_node);
 	ns_tree_node_init(&ns->ns_unified_node);
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ int __ns_common_init(struct ns_common *ns, u32 ns_type, const struct proc_ns_ope
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Allocate the id before the LSM hook so it can track the namespace by it. */
+	__ns_tree_gen_id(ns, ns_id);
+
 	ret = security_namespace_init(ns);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (!inum)
diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index da5f881fbd3b..ec4077b81389 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static __net_init int setup_net(struct net *net)
 	LIST_HEAD(net_exit_list);
 	int error = 0;
 
-	net->net_cookie = ns_tree_gen_id(net);
+	net->net_cookie = to_ns_common(net)->ns_id;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ops, &pernet_list, list) {
 		error = ops_init(ops, net);

-- 
2.53.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-10-26  9:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-26  9:57 [PATCH 0/8] ns: fixes for the namespace LSM hooks Christian Brauner
2026-10-26  9:57 ` [PATCH 1/8] lsm: always call the namespace_free hook Christian Brauner
2026-10-26  9:57 ` [PATCH 2/8] bpf: don't mark namespace_init and namespace_free arguments as trusted Christian Brauner
2026-10-26  9:57 ` [PATCH 3/8] selftests/bpf: add verifier tests for the namespace LSM hooks Christian Brauner
2026-10-26  9:57 ` [PATCH 4/8] landlock: pass the namespace id to log to check_ns_type() Christian Brauner
2026-10-26  9:57 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-10-26  9:57 ` [PATCH 6/8] nstree: drop ns_tree_add_raw() Christian Brauner
2026-10-26  9:57 ` [PATCH 7/8] lsm: fix the security_namespace_init() kernel-doc Christian Brauner
2026-10-26  9:57 ` [PATCH 8/8] selftests/bpf: add a lifecycle test for the namespace LSM hooks Christian Brauner
2026-10-26 20:31 ` [PATCH 0/8] ns: fixes " Paul Moore
2026-10-27  9:24   ` Christian Brauner
2026-10-27 14:36     ` Daniel Borkmann
2026-10-27 22:37     ` Paul Moore
2026-10-28 10:42       ` Christian Brauner
2026-10-26 23:31 ` Alexei Starovoitov

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