From: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>
To: Bernd Schubert <bernd@bsbernd.com>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>,
Joanne Koong <joannelkoong@gmail.com>,
Bernd Schubert <bschubert@ddn.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/19] Refactor mount code / move common functions to mount_util.c
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:40:52 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260323224052.GJ6202@frogsfrogsfrogs> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260323-fuse-init-before-mount-v1-8-a52d3040af69@bsbernd.com>
On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 06:45:03PM +0100, Bernd Schubert wrote:
> From: Bernd Schubert <bschubert@ddn.com>
>
> Also create the new "mount_i.h", which is independent of the
> the rest of libfuse.
>
> This is preparation for the new mount API, which goes into a new file.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bernd Schubert <bschubert@ddn.com>
Hey, I want to use some of these new helpers too! :)
Reviewed-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>
Can we use asprintf for fuse_mnt_build_{source,type} though?
--D
> ---
> lib/fuse_i.h | 10 ++----
> lib/mount.c | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> lib/mount_bsd.c | 1 +
> lib/mount_common_i.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++
> lib/mount_i_linux.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++
> lib/mount_util.c | 24 +++++++++++++
> lib/mount_util.h | 6 ++++
> 7 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/fuse_i.h b/lib/fuse_i.h
> index b4c1d3eef41010287f6c9555ec0b2442d904d192..6d63c9fd2149eb4ae3b0e0170640a4ce2eed4705 100644
> --- a/lib/fuse_i.h
> +++ b/lib/fuse_i.h
> @@ -19,14 +19,15 @@
> #include <stdbool.h>
> #include <stdatomic.h>
>
> +#ifndef MIN
> #define MIN(a, b) \
> ({ \
> typeof(a) _a = (a); \
> typeof(b) _b = (b); \
> _a < _b ? _a : _b; \
> })
> +#endif
>
> -struct mount_opts;
> struct fuse_ring_pool;
>
> struct fuse_req {
> @@ -217,13 +218,8 @@ struct fuse_chan *fuse_chan_get(struct fuse_chan *ch);
> */
> void fuse_chan_put(struct fuse_chan *ch);
>
> -/* Special return value for mount functions to indicate fallback to fusermount3 is needed */
> -#define FUSE_MOUNT_FALLBACK_NEEDED -2
> -
> -struct mount_opts *parse_mount_opts(struct fuse_args *args);
> -void destroy_mount_opts(struct mount_opts *mo);
> +/* Mount-related functions */
> void fuse_mount_version(void);
> -unsigned get_max_read(struct mount_opts *o);
> void fuse_kern_unmount(const char *mountpoint, int fd);
> int fuse_kern_mount(const char *mountpoint, struct mount_opts *mo);
>
> diff --git a/lib/mount.c b/lib/mount.c
> index dec9d52274c13536648cacef959789f472c5682c..fe353e2cc4579adb47473cac5db7d1bae2defb2c 100644
> --- a/lib/mount.c
> +++ b/lib/mount.c
> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
> #include "fuse_misc.h"
> #include "fuse_opt.h"
> #include "mount_util.h"
> +#include "mount_i_linux.h"
>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> @@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
> #define FUSERMOUNT_PROG "fusermount3"
> #define FUSE_COMMFD_ENV "_FUSE_COMMFD"
> #define FUSE_COMMFD2_ENV "_FUSE_COMMFD2"
> -#define FUSE_KERN_DEVICE_ENV "FUSE_KERN_DEVICE"
>
> #ifndef MS_DIRSYNC
> #define MS_DIRSYNC 128
> @@ -65,20 +65,6 @@ enum {
> KEY_RO,
> };
>
> -struct mount_opts {
> - int allow_other;
> - int flags;
> - int auto_unmount;
> - int blkdev;
> - char *fsname;
> - char *subtype;
> - char *subtype_opt;
> - char *mtab_opts;
> - char *fusermount_opts;
> - char *kernel_opts;
> - unsigned max_read;
> -};
> -
> #define FUSE_MOUNT_OPT(t, p) { t, offsetof(struct mount_opts, p), 1 }
>
> static const struct fuse_opt fuse_mount_opts[] = {
> @@ -197,7 +183,7 @@ static const struct mount_flags mount_flags[] = {
> {NULL, 0, 0}
> };
>
> -unsigned get_max_read(struct mount_opts *o)
> +unsigned int get_max_read(struct mount_opts *o)
> {
> return o->max_read;
> }
> @@ -510,7 +496,7 @@ static int fuse_kern_mount_prepare(const char *mnt,
> struct mount_opts *mo)
> {
> char tmp[128];
> - const char *devname = getenv(FUSE_KERN_DEVICE_ENV) ?: "/dev/fuse";
> + const char *devname = fuse_mnt_get_devname();
> struct stat stbuf;
> int fd;
> int res;
> @@ -563,35 +549,24 @@ out_close:
> * @mo: mount options
> * @mnt_opts: mount options to pass to the kernel
> *
> - * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure, FUSE_MOUNT_FALLBACK_NEEDED if fusermount should be used
> + * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on failure,
> + * FUSE_MOUNT_FALLBACK_NEEDED if fusermount should be used
> */
> static int fuse_kern_do_mount(const char *mnt, struct mount_opts *mo,
> const char *mnt_opts)
> {
> - const char *devname = getenv(FUSE_KERN_DEVICE_ENV) ?: "/dev/fuse";
> char *source = NULL;
> char *type = NULL;
> int res;
>
> res = -ENOMEM;
> - source = malloc((mo->fsname ? strlen(mo->fsname) : 0) +
> - (mo->subtype ? strlen(mo->subtype) : 0) +
> - strlen(devname) + 32);
> -
> - type = malloc((mo->subtype ? strlen(mo->subtype) : 0) + 32);
> + source = fuse_mnt_build_source(mo);
> + type = fuse_mnt_build_type(mo);
> if (!type || !source) {
> fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_ERR, "fuse: failed to allocate memory\n");
> goto out_close;
> }
>
> - strcpy(type, mo->blkdev ? "fuseblk" : "fuse");
> - if (mo->subtype) {
> - strcat(type, ".");
> - strcat(type, mo->subtype);
> - }
> - strcpy(source,
> - mo->fsname ? mo->fsname : (mo->subtype ? mo->subtype : devname));
> -
> res = mount(source, mnt, type, mo->flags, mo->kernel_opts);
> if (res == -1 && errno == ENODEV && mo->subtype) {
> /* Probably missing subtype support */
> @@ -627,20 +602,10 @@ static int fuse_kern_do_mount(const char *mnt, struct mount_opts *mo,
> goto out_close;
> }
>
> -#ifndef IGNORE_MTAB
> - if (geteuid() == 0) {
> - char *newmnt = fuse_mnt_resolve_path("fuse", mnt);
> - res = -1;
> - if (!newmnt)
> - goto out_umount;
> + res = fuse_mnt_add_mount_helper(mnt, source, type, mnt_opts);
> + if (res == -1)
> + goto out_umount;
>
> - res = fuse_mnt_add_mount("fuse", source, newmnt, type,
> - mnt_opts);
> - free(newmnt);
> - if (res == -1)
> - goto out_umount;
> - }
> -#endif /* IGNORE_MTAB */
> free(type);
> free(source);
>
> @@ -777,3 +742,44 @@ out:
> free(mnt_opts);
> return res;
> }
> +
> +const char *fuse_mnt_get_devname(void)
> +{
> + const char *devname = getenv(FUSE_KERN_DEVICE_ENV);
> +
> + return devname ? devname : "/dev/fuse";
> +}
> +
> +char *fuse_mnt_build_source(const struct mount_opts *mo)
> +{
> + const char *devname = fuse_mnt_get_devname();
> + char *source;
> +
> + source = malloc((mo->fsname ? strlen(mo->fsname) : 0) +
> + (mo->subtype ? strlen(mo->subtype) : 0) +
> + strlen(devname) + 32);
> + if (!source)
> + return NULL;
> +
> + strcpy(source,
> + mo->fsname ? mo->fsname : (mo->subtype ? mo->subtype : devname));
> +
> + return source;
> +}
> +
> +char *fuse_mnt_build_type(const struct mount_opts *mo)
> +{
> + char *type;
> +
> + type = malloc((mo->subtype ? strlen(mo->subtype) : 0) + 32);
> + if (!type)
> + return NULL;
> +
> + strcpy(type, mo->blkdev ? "fuseblk" : "fuse");
> + if (mo->subtype) {
> + strcat(type, ".");
> + strcat(type, mo->subtype);
> + }
> +
> + return type;
> +}
> diff --git a/lib/mount_bsd.c b/lib/mount_bsd.c
> index c12ab322e7dc86d5c8d2f2abc6b71488e82523cf..c5b831160f826c0e4620626a72c4b93427d18bab 100644
> --- a/lib/mount_bsd.c
> +++ b/lib/mount_bsd.c
> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>
> #include "fuse_config.h"
> #include "fuse_i.h"
> +#include "mount_common_i.h"
> #include "fuse_misc.h"
> #include "fuse_opt.h"
> #include "util.h"
> diff --git a/lib/mount_common_i.h b/lib/mount_common_i.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d27d2aa624ae3806c61a0fe382c2d024080c9bb3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/lib/mount_common_i.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
> +/*
> + * FUSE: Filesystem in Userspace
> + * Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
> + * 2026 Bernd Schubert <bernd@bsbernd.com>
> + *
> + * This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPLv2.
> + * See the file LGPL2.txt
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef FUSE_MOUNT_COMMON_I_H_
> +#define FUSE_MOUNT_COMMON_I_H_
> +
> +/* Forward declaration for fuse_args */
> +struct fuse_args;
> +struct mount_opts;
> +
> +/* Special return value for mount functions to indicate fallback to fusermount3 is needed */
> +#define FUSE_MOUNT_FALLBACK_NEEDED -2
> +
> +/* Environment variable for FUSE kernel device */
> +#define FUSE_KERN_DEVICE_ENV "FUSE_KERN_DEVICE"
> +
> +/* Mount options management functions */
> +struct mount_opts *parse_mount_opts(struct fuse_args *args);
> +void destroy_mount_opts(struct mount_opts *mo);
> +unsigned int get_max_read(struct mount_opts *o);
> +char *fuse_mnt_build_source(const struct mount_opts *mo);
> +char *fuse_mnt_build_type(const struct mount_opts *mo);
> +
> +
> +#endif /* FUSE_MOUNT_COMMON_I_H_ */
> diff --git a/lib/mount_i_linux.h b/lib/mount_i_linux.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..abcd1b08012feedef6b4c8961b55ac847a27496a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/lib/mount_i_linux.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
> +/*
> + * FUSE: Filesystem in Userspace
> + * Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
> + * 2026 Bernd Schubert <bernd@bsbernd.com>
> + *
> + * This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPLv2.
> + * See the file LGPL2.txt
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef FUSE_MOUNT_I_H_
> +#define FUSE_MOUNT_I_H_
> +
> +/* Forward declaration for fuse_args */
> +struct fuse_args;
> +
> +/* Mount options structure */
> +struct mount_opts {
> + int allow_other;
> + int flags;
> + int auto_unmount;
> + int blkdev;
> + char *fsname;
> + char *subtype;
> + char *subtype_opt;
> + char *mtab_opts;
> + char *fusermount_opts;
> + char *kernel_opts;
> + unsigned int max_read;
> +};
> +
> +
> +#endif /* FUSE_MOUNT_I_H_ */
> diff --git a/lib/mount_util.c b/lib/mount_util.c
> index 8c0cdf72d978da68c95125964416b92668104924..a42a02a0b92f98778abb2c491cdc7a01260f56ee 100644
> --- a/lib/mount_util.c
> +++ b/lib/mount_util.c
> @@ -375,3 +375,27 @@ int fuse_mnt_parse_fuse_fd(const char *mountpoint)
>
> return -1;
> }
> +
> +int fuse_mnt_add_mount_helper(const char *mnt, const char *source,
> + const char *type, const char *mnt_opts)
> +{
> +#ifndef IGNORE_MTAB
> + if (geteuid() == 0) {
> + char *newmnt = fuse_mnt_resolve_path("fuse", mnt);
> + int res;
> +
> + if (!newmnt)
> + return -1;
> +
> + res = fuse_mnt_add_mount("fuse", source, newmnt, type,
> + mnt_opts);
> + free(newmnt);
> + return res;
> + }
> +#endif
> + (void)mnt;
> + (void)source;
> + (void)type;
> + (void)mnt_opts;
> + return 0;
> +}
> diff --git a/lib/mount_util.h b/lib/mount_util.h
> index 9cb9077dd177381d712e34e7118bf73572142c6a..4688d00091f001b3ccd36b1ef3b7e799031ed773 100644
> --- a/lib/mount_util.h
> +++ b/lib/mount_util.h
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> */
>
> #include <sys/types.h>
> +#include "mount_common_i.h" // IWYU pragma: keep
>
> int fuse_mnt_add_mount(const char *progname, const char *fsname,
> const char *mnt, const char *type, const char *opts);
> @@ -16,3 +17,8 @@ int fuse_mnt_umount(const char *progname, const char *abs_mnt,
> char *fuse_mnt_resolve_path(const char *progname, const char *orig);
> int fuse_mnt_check_fuseblk(void);
> int fuse_mnt_parse_fuse_fd(const char *mountpoint);
> +
> +/* Helper functions for mount operations */
> +const char *fuse_mnt_get_devname(void);
> +int fuse_mnt_add_mount_helper(const char *mnt, const char *source,
> + const char *type, const char *mnt_opts);
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-23 22:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-23 17:44 [PATCH 00/19] libfuse: Add support for synchronous init Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 01/19] ci-build: Add environment logging Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 02/19] Add 'STRCPY' to the checkpatch ignore option Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 21:03 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 03/19] checkpatch.pl: Add _Atomic to $Attribute patttern Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 21:09 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 04/19] Add a new daemonize API Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 22:28 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 17:36 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 22:20 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 05/19] Sync fuse_kernel.h with linux-6.18 Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 21:16 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 06/19] mount.c: Split fuse_mount_sys to prepare privileged sync FUSE_INIT Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 22:34 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 07/19] Add FUSE_MOUNT_FALLBACK_NEEDED define for -2 mount errors Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 22:36 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 18:03 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 08/19] Refactor mount code / move common functions to mount_util.c Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 22:40 ` Darrick J. Wong [this message]
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 09/19] Move mount flags to mount_i.h Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 22:45 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 18:40 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 10/19] conftest.py: Add more valgrind filter patterns Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 11/19] Add support for the new linux mount API Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 23:42 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 20:16 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 22:46 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 12/19] fuse mount: Support synchronous FUSE_INIT (privileged daemon) Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 0:03 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 20:42 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 22:50 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-25 7:52 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-25 16:42 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-26 19:32 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-26 22:33 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 13/19] Add fuse_session_set_debug() to enable debug output without foreground Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 0:04 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 14/19] Move more generic mount code to mount_util.{c,h} Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 0:06 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 20:57 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 15/19] Split the fusermount do_mount function Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 0:14 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 21:05 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 22:53 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 16/19] fusermount: Refactor extract_x_options Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 0:18 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 17/19] Make fusermount work bidirectional for sync init Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 19:35 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 21:24 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 22:59 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-25 19:48 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-25 22:03 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 18/19] New mount API: Filter out "user=" Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 19:51 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 20:01 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 23:02 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 19/19] Add support for sync-init of unprivileged daemons Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 20:21 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 21:53 ` Bernd Schubert
2026-03-24 23:13 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-03-24 0:19 ` [PATCH 00/19] libfuse: Add support for synchronous init Darrick J. Wong
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