Provide documentation for the new mount API.
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
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+ ===================
+ FILESYSTEM MOUNTING
+ ===================
+
+CONTENTS
+
+ (1) Overview.
+
+ (2) The filesystem context.
+
+ (3) The filesystem context operations.
+
+ (4) Filesystem context security.
+
+ (5) VFS filesystem context operations.
+
+
+========
+OVERVIEW
+========
+
+The creation of new mounts is now to be done in a multistep process:
+
+ (1) Create a filesystem context.
+
+ (2) Parse the options and attach them to the context. Options may be passed
+ individually from userspace.
+
+ (3) Validate and pre-process the context.
+
+ (4) Get or create a superblock and mountable root.
+
+ (5) Perform the mount.
+
+ (6) Return an error message attached to the context.
+
+ (7) Destroy the context.
+
+To support this, the file_system_type struct gains two new fields:
+
+ unsigned short fs_context_size;
+
+which indicates the total amount of space that should be allocated for context
+data (see the Filesystem Context section), and:
+
+ int (*init_fs_context)(struct fs_context *fc, struct super_block *src_sb);
+
+which is invoked to set up the filesystem-specific parts of a filesystem
+context, including the additional space. The src_sb parameter is used to
+convey the superblock from which the filesystem may draw extra information
+(such as namespaces) for submount (FS_CONTEXT_FOR_SUBMOUNT) or reconfiguration
+(FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE) purposes - otherwise it will be NULL.
+
+Note that security initialisation is done *after* the filesystem is called so
+that the namespaces may be adjusted first.
+
+And the super_operations struct gains one field:
+
+ int (*reconfigure) (struct super_block *, struct fs_context *);
+
+This shadows the ->reconfigure() operation and takes a prepared filesystem
+context instead of the mount flags and data page. It may modify the sb_flags
+in the context for the caller to pick up.
+
+[NOTE] reconfigure is intended as a replacement for remount_fs.
+
+
+======================
+THE FILESYSTEM CONTEXT
+======================
+
+The creation and reconfiguration of a superblock is governed by a filesystem
+context. This is represented by the fs_context structure:
+
+ struct fs_context {
+ const struct fs_context_operations *ops;
+ struct file_system_type *fs;
+ struct dentry *root;
+ struct user_namespace *user_ns;
+ struct net *net_ns;
+ const struct cred *cred;
+ char *source;
+ char *subtype;
+ void *security;
+ void *s_fs_info;
+ unsigned int sb_flags;
+ bool sloppy;
+ bool silent;
+ bool degraded;
+ bool drop_sb;
+ enum fs_context_purpose purpose : 8;
+ };
+
+When the VFS creates this, it allocates ->fs_context_size bytes (as specified
+by the file_system_type object) to hold both the fs_context struct and any
+extra data required by the filesystem. The fs_context struct is placed at the
+beginning of this space. Any extra space beyond that is for use by the
+filesystem. The filesystem should wrap the struct in one of its own, e.g.:
+
+ struct nfs_fs_context {
+ struct fs_context fc;
+ ...
+ };
+
+placing the fs_context struct first. container_of() can then be used. The
+file_system_type would be initialised thus:
+
+ struct file_system_type nfs = {
+ ...
+ .fs_context_size = sizeof(struct nfs_fs_context),
+ .init_fs_context = nfs_init_fs_context,
+ ...
+ };
+
+The fs_context fields are as follows:
+
+ (*) const struct fs_context_operations *ops
+
+ These are operations that can be done on a filesystem context (see
+ below). This must be set by the ->init_fs_context() file_system_type
+ operation.
+
+ (*) struct file_system_type *fs
+
+ A pointer to the file_system_type of the filesystem that is being
+ constructed or reconfigured. This retains a reference on the type owner.
+
+ (*) struct dentry *root
+
+ A pointer to the root of the mountable tree (and indirectly, the
+ superblock thereof). This is filled in by the ->get_tree() op.
+
+ (*) struct user_namespace *user_ns
+ (*) struct net *net_ns
+
+ There are a subset of the namespaces in use by the invoking process. They
+ retain references on each namespace. The subscribed namespaces may be
+ replaced by the filesystem to reflect other sources, such as the parent
+ mount superblock on an automount.
+
+ (*) struct cred *cred
+
+ The mounter's credentials. This retains a reference on the credentials.
+
+ (*) char *source
+
+ This specifies the source. It may be a block device (e.g. /dev/sda1) or
+ something more exotic, such as the "host:/path" that NFS desires.
+
+ (*) char *subtype
+
+ This is a string to be added to the type displayed in /proc/mounts to
+ qualify it (used by FUSE). This is available for the filesystem to set if
+ desired.
+
+ (*) void *security
+
+ A place for the LSMs to hang their security data for the superblock. The
+ relevant security operations are described below.
+
+ (*) void *s_fs_info
+
+ The proposed s_fs_info for a new superblock, set in the superblock by
+ sget_fc(). This can be used to distinguish superblocks.
+
+ (*) unsigned int sb_flags
+
+ This holds the SB_* flags to be set in super_block::s_flags.
+
+ (*) bool sloppy
+ (*) bool silent
+
+ These are set if the sloppy or silent mount options are given.
+
+ [NOTE] sloppy is probably unnecessary when userspace passes over one
+ option at a time since the error can just be ignored if userspace deems it
+ to be unimportant.
+
+ [NOTE] silent is probably redundant with sb_flags & SB_SILENT.
+
+ (*) bool degraded
+
+ This is set if any preallocated resources in the context have been used
+ up, thereby rendering it unreusable for the ->get_tree() op.
+
+ (*) bool drop_sb
+
+ This is set if a superblock reference needs to be deactivated when the
+ context is put.
+
+ (*) enum fs_context_purpose
+
+ This indicates the purpose for which the context is intended. The
+ available values are:
+
+ FS_CONTEXT_FOR_USER_MOUNT, -- New superblock for user-specified mount
+ FS_CONTEXT_FOR_KERNEL_MOUNT, -- New superblock for kernel-internal mount
+ FS_CONTEXT_FOR_SUBMOUNT -- New automatic submount of extant mount
+ FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE -- Change an existing mount
+
+The mount context is created by calling vfs_new_fs_context(), vfs_sb_reconfig()
+or vfs_dup_fs_context() and is destroyed with put_fs_context(). Note that the
+structure is not refcounted.
+
+VFS, security and filesystem mount options are set individually with
+vfs_parse_mount_option(). Options provided by the old mount(2) system call as
+a page of data can be parsed with generic_parse_monolithic().
+
+When mounting, the filesystem is allowed to take data from any of the pointers
+and attach it to the superblock (or whatever), provided it clears the pointer
+in the mount context.
+
+The filesystem is also allowed to allocate resources and pin them with the
+mount context. For instance, NFS might pin the appropriate protocol version
+module.
+
+
+=================================
+THE FILESYSTEM CONTEXT OPERATIONS
+=================================
+
+The filesystem context points to a table of operations:
+
+ struct fs_context_operations {
+ void (*free)(struct fs_context *fc);
+ int (*dup)(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_context *src_fc);
+ int (*parse_source)(struct fs_context *fc, char *source);
+ int (*parse_option)(struct fs_context *fc, char *opt, size_t len);
+ int (*parse_monolithic)(struct fs_context *fc, void *data);
+ int (*validate)(struct fs_context *fc);
+ int (*get_tree)(struct fs_context *fc);
+ };
+
+These operations are invoked by the various stages of the mount procedure to
+manage the filesystem context. They are as follows:
+
+ (*) void (*free)(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Called to clean up the filesystem-specific part of the filesystem context
+ when the context is destroyed. It should be aware that parts of the
+ context may have been removed and NULL'd out by ->get_tree().
+
+ (*) int (*dup)(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_context *src_fc);
+
+ Called when a filesystem context has been duplicated to get any refs or
+ copy any non-referenced resources held in the filesystem-specific part of
+ the filesystem context. An error may be returned to indicate failure to
+ do this.
+
+ [!] Note that even if this fails, put_fs_context() will be called
+ immediately thereafter, so ->dup() *must* make the
+ filesystem-specific part safe for ->free().
+
+ (*) int (*parse_source)(struct fs_context *fc, char *p);
+
+ Called when a source or device is specified for a filesystem context.
+ This may be called multiple times if the filesystem supports it. If
+ successful, 0 should be returned or a negative error code otherwise.
+
+ (*) int (*parse_option)(struct fs_context *fc, char *p);
+
+ Called when an option is to be added to the filesystem context. p points
+ to the option string, likely in "key[=val]" format. VFS-specific options
+ will have been weeded out and fc->sb_flags updated in the context.
+ Security options will also have been weeded out and fc->security updated.
+
+ If successful, 0 should be returned or a negative error code otherwise.
+
+ (*) int (*parse_monolithic)(struct fs_context *fc, void *data);
+
+ Called when the mount(2) system call is invoked to pass the entire data
+ page in one go. If this is expected to be just a list of "key[=val]"
+ items separated by commas, then this may be set to NULL.
+
+ The return value is as for ->parse_option().
+
+ If the filesystem (e.g. NFS) needs to examine the data first and then
+ finds it's the standard key-val list then it may pass it off to
+ generic_parse_monolithic().
+
+ (*) int (*validate)(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Called when all the options have been applied and the mount is about to
+ take place. It is should check for inconsistencies from mount options and
+ it is also allowed to do preliminary resource acquisition. For instance,
+ the core NFS module could load the NFS protocol module here.
+
+ Note that if fc->purpose == FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE, some of the
+ options necessary for a new mount may not be set.
+
+ The return value is as for ->parse_option().
+
+ (*) int (*get_tree)(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Called to get or create the mountable root and superblock, using the
+ information stored in the filesystem context (reconfiguration goes via a
+ different vector). It may detach any resources it desires from the
+ filesystem context and transfer them to the superblock it creates.
+
+ On success it should set fc->root to the mountable root and return 0. In
+ the case of an error, it should return a negative error code.
+
+
+===========================
+FILESYSTEM CONTEXT SECURITY
+===========================
+
+The filesystem context contains a security pointer that the LSMs can use for
+building up a security context for the superblock to be mounted. There are a
+number of operations used by the new mount code for this purpose:
+
+ (*) int security_fs_context_alloc(struct fs_context *fc,
+ struct super_block *src_sb);
+
+ Called to initialise fc->security (which is preset to NULL) and allocate
+ any resources needed. It should return 0 on success or a negative error
+ code on failure.
+
+ src_sb will be non-NULL if the context is being created for superblock
+ reconfiguration (FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE) in which case it indicates
+ the superblock to be reconfigured. It will also be non-NULL in the case
+ of a submount (FS_CONTEXT_FOR_SUBMOUNT) in which case it indicates the
+ parent superblock.
+
+ (*) int security_fs_context_dup(struct fs_context *fc,
+ struct fs_context *src_fc);
+
+ Called to initialise fc->security (which is preset to NULL) and allocate
+ any resources needed. The original filesystem context is pointed to by
+ src_fc and may be used for reference. It should return 0 on success or a
+ negative error code on failure.
+
+ (*) void security_fs_context_free(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Called to clean up anything attached to fc->security. Note that the
+ contents may have been transferred to a superblock and the pointer cleared
+ during get_tree.
+
+ (*) int security_fs_context_parse_source(struct fs_context *fc, char *src);
+
+ Called for each source (there may be more than one if the filesystem
+ supports it). The arguments are as for the ->parse_source() method. It
+ should return 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+
+ (*) int security_fs_context_parse_option(struct fs_context *fc, char *opt);
+
+ Called for each mount option. The arguments are as for the
+ ->parse_option() method. It should return 0 to indicate that the option
+ should be passed on to the filesystem, 1 to indicate that the option
+ should be discarded or an error to indicate that the option should be
+ rejected.
+
+ The buffer pointed to by opt may be modified.
+
+ (*) int security_fs_context_validate(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Called after all the options have been parsed to validate the collection
+ as a whole and to do any necessary allocation so that
+ security_sb_get_tree() is less likely to fail. It should return 0 or a
+ negative error code.
+
+ (*) int security_sb_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Called during the mount procedure to verify that the specified superblock
+ is allowed to be mounted and to transfer the security data there. It
+ should return 0 or a negative error code.
+
+ (*) int security_sb_mountpoint(struct fs_context *fc, struct path *mountpoint);
+
+ Called during the mount procedure to verify that the root dentry attached
+ to the context is permitted to be attached to the specified mountpoint.
+ It should return 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+
+
+=================================
+VFS FILESYSTEM CONTEXT OPERATIONS
+=================================
+
+There are four operations for creating a filesystem context and
+one for destroying a context:
+
+ (*) struct fs_context *vfs_new_fs_context(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
+ struct super_block *src_sb,
+ unsigned int sb_flags);
+
+ Create a filesystem context for a given filesystem type. This allocates
+ the filesystem context, sets the flags, initialises the security and calls
+ fs_type->init_fs_context() to initialise the filesystem context.
+
+ src_sb can be NULL or it may indicate a superblock that is going to be
+ reconfigured (FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE) or a superblock that is the
+ parent of a submount (FS_CONTEXT_FOR_SUBMOUNT). This superblock is
+ provided as a source of namespace information.
+
+ (*) struct fs_context *vfs_sb_reconfigure(struct vfsmount *mnt,
+ unsigned int sb_flags);
+
+ Create a filesystem context from the same filesystem as an extant mount
+ and initialise the mount parameters from the superblock underlying that
+ mount. This is for use by superblock parameter reconfiguration.
+
+ (*) struct fs_context *vfs_dup_fs_context(struct fs_context *src_fc);
+
+ Duplicate a filesystem context, copying any options noted and duplicating
+ or additionally referencing any resources held therein. This is available
+ for use where a filesystem has to get a mount within a mount, such as NFS4
+ does by internally mounting the root of the target server and then doing a
+ private pathwalk to the target directory.
+
+ (*) void put_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Destroy a filesystem context, releasing any resources it holds. This
+ calls the ->free() operation. This is intended to be called by anyone who
+ created a filesystem context.
+
+ [!] filesystem contexts are not refcounted, so this causes unconditional
+ destruction.
+
+In all the above operations, apart from the put op, the return is a mount
+context pointer or a negative error code.
+
+For the remaining operations, if an error occurs, a negative error code will be
+returned.
+
+ (*) int vfs_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Get or create the mountable root and superblock, using the parameters in
+ the filesystem context to select/configure the superblock. This invokes
+ the ->validate() op and then the ->get_tree() op.
+
+ [NOTE] ->validate() could perhaps be rolled into ->get_tree() and
+ ->reconfigure().
+
+ (*) struct vfsmount *vfs_create_mount(struct fs_context *fc);
+
+ Create a mount given the parameters in the specified filesystem context.
+ Note that this does not attach the mount to anything.
+
+ (*) int vfs_set_fs_source(struct fs_context *fc, char *source);
+
+ Supply one or more source names or device names for the mount. This may
+ cause the filesystem to access the source. Multiple sources may be
+ specified if the filesystem supports it.
+
+ (*) int vfs_parse_fs_option(struct fs_context *fc, char *data);
+
+ Supply a single mount option to the filesystem context. The mount option
+ should likely be in a "key[=val]" string form. The option is first
+ checked to see if it corresponds to a standard mount flag (in which case
+ it is used to set an SB_xxx flag and consumed) or a security option (in
+ which case the LSM consumes it) before it is passed on to the filesystem.
+
+ (*) int generic_parse_monolithic(struct fs_context *fc, void *data);
+
+ Parse a sys_mount() data page, assuming the form to be a text list
+ consisting of key[=val] options separated by commas. Each item in the
+ list is passed to vfs_mount_option(). This is the default when the
+ ->parse_monolithic() operation is NULL.
