On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 03:28:54PM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 02:18:43PM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > >> > >> The mconsole code only ever accesses proc for the initial pid > >> namespace. Instead of depending upon the proc_mnt which is > >> for proc_flush_task have uml create it's own mount of proc > >> instead. > >> > >> This allows proc_flush_task to evolve and remove the > >> need for having a proc_mnt to do it's job. > >> > >> Cc: Jeff Dike <jdike@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Cc: Richard Weinberger <richard@xxxxxx> > >> Cc: Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> --- > >> arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > >> 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > >> > >> diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c > >> index e8f5c81c2c6c..30575bd92975 100644 > >> --- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c > >> +++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c > >> @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ > >> #include "mconsole_kern.h" > >> #include <os.h> > >> > >> +static struct vfsmount *proc_mnt = NULL; > >> + > >> static int do_unlink_socket(struct notifier_block *notifier, > >> unsigned long what, void *data) > >> { > >> @@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ void mconsole_log(struct mc_request *req) > >> > >> void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req) > >> { > >> - struct vfsmount *mnt = init_pid_ns.proc_mnt; > >> + struct vfsmount *mnt = proc_mnt; > >> char *buf; > >> int len; > >> struct file *file; > >> @@ -134,6 +136,10 @@ void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req) > >> ptr += strlen("proc"); > >> ptr = skip_spaces(ptr); > >> > >> + if (!mnt) { > >> + mconsole_reply(req, "Proc not available", 1, 0); > >> + goto out; > >> + } > >> file = file_open_root(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, ptr, O_RDONLY, 0); > >> if (IS_ERR(file)) { > >> mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to open file", 1, 0); > >> @@ -683,6 +689,24 @@ void mconsole_stack(struct mc_request *req) > >> with_console(req, stack_proc, to); > >> } > >> > >> +static int __init mount_proc(void) > >> +{ > >> + struct file_system_type *proc_fs_type; > >> + struct vfsmount *mnt; > >> + > >> + proc_fs_type = get_fs_type("proc"); > >> + if (!proc_fs_type) > >> + return -ENODEV; > >> + > >> + mnt = kern_mount(proc_fs_type); > >> + put_filesystem(proc_fs_type); > >> + if (IS_ERR(mnt)) > >> + return PTR_ERR(mnt); > >> + > >> + proc_mnt = mnt; > >> + return 0; > >> +} > >> + > >> /* > >> * Changed by mconsole_setup, which is __setup, and called before SMP is > >> * active. > >> @@ -696,6 +720,8 @@ static int __init mconsole_init(void) > >> int err; > >> char file[UNIX_PATH_MAX]; > >> > >> + mount_proc(); > > > > Hm, either check the return value or make the mount_proc() void? > > Probably worth logging something but moving on without proc. > > I modified mconsole_proc (the only place that cares to see if > it has a valid proc_mnt). > > So the code already does the moving on without mounting proc > and continues to work. Ok, but then make mount_proc() static void __init mount_proc(void) and not static int __init mount_proc(void) like you have now. That was what I was getting it. Unless there's another reason for this. Christian