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 08/25] scsi: target: use scoped_with_init_fs() for ALUA metadata
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:56:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260601-work-kthread-nullfs-v4-8-77ee053060e0@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260601-work-kthread-nullfs-v4-0-77ee053060e0@kernel.org>
core_alua_write_tpg_metadata() can be called from both kthread and user
process context. Use scoped_with_init_fs() to temporarily override
current->fs for the filp_open() call when running in kthread context so
the path lookup happens in init's filesystem context.
core_alua_write_tpg_metadata() ← core_alua_update_tpg_primary_metadata()
← core_alua_do_transition_tg_pt() ← target_queued_submit_work() ←
kworker (target submission workqueue)
Also reached synchronously from configfs (user process) via the
alua_access_state and alua_tg_pt_offline attributes:
core_alua_write_tpg_metadata() ← core_alua_update_tpg_primary_metadata()
← core_alua_do_transition_tg_pt() ← core_alua_do_port_transition() ←
target_tg_pt_gp_alua_access_state_store()
In that case current->fs must not be overridden as the path should
resolve against the calling process's filesystem root.
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
drivers/target/target_core_alua.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
index 10250aca5a81..140154d93c43 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_alua.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
#include <linux/fcntl.h>
#include <linux/file.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <scsi/scsi_proto.h>
#include <linux/unaligned.h>
@@ -856,10 +858,17 @@ static int core_alua_write_tpg_metadata(
unsigned char *md_buf,
u32 md_buf_len)
{
- struct file *file = filp_open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0600);
+ struct file *file;
loff_t pos = 0;
int ret;
+ if (tsk_is_kthread(current)) {
+ scoped_with_init_fs()
+ file = filp_open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0600);
+ } else {
+ file = filp_open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0600);
+ }
+
if (IS_ERR(file)) {
pr_err("filp_open(%s) for ALUA metadata failed\n", path);
return -ENODEV;
--
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 ` [PATCH RFC v4 04/25] fs: add real_fs to track task's actual fs_struct Christian Brauner
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 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
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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