Re: [PATCH 7/8] cgroup: mount cgroupns-root when inside non-init cgroupns

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Wed Nov 25 2015 - 01:02:03 EST


On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 12:16:10PM -0500, Tejun Heo wrote:
...
> > + if (ns != &init_cgroup_ns) {
> > + struct dentry *nsdentry;
> > + struct cgroup *cgrp;
> > +
> > + cgrp = cset_cgroup_from_root(ns->root_cgrps, root);
> > + nsdentry = kernfs_obtain_root(dentry->d_sb,
> > + cgrp->kn);
> > + dput(dentry);
> > + dentry = nsdentry;
> > + }
> > + }
>
> So, this would effectively allow namespace mounts to claim controllers
> which aren't configured otherwise which doesn't seem like a good idea.
> I think the right thing to do for namespace mounts is to always
> require an existing superblock.

that was my goal with https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/sergeh/linux-security.git/commit/?h=cgroupns.v4&id=8eb75d2bb24df59e262f050dce567d2332adc5f3
(which was sent inline earlier in this thread in response to Eric) Does
that look sufficient?

thanks,
-serge
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