[PATCH] proc: Show the mountid associated with exe
From: WangYuli
Date: Sun May 11 2025 - 07:43:50 EST
From: Chen Linxuan <chenlinxuan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In Linux, an fd (file descriptor) is a non-negative integer
representing an open file or other I/O resource associated with a
process. These resources are located on file systems accessed via
mount points.
A mount ID (mnt_id) is a unique identifier for a specific instance
of a mounted file system within a mount namespace, essential for
understanding the file's context, especially in complex or
containerized environments. The executable (exe), pointed to by
/proc/<pid>/exe, is the process's binary file, which also resides
on a file system.
Knowing the mount ID for both file descriptors and the executable
is valuable for debugging and understanding a process's resource
origins.
We can easily obtain the mnt_id for an open fd by reading
/proc/<pid>/fdinfo/<fd}, where it's explicitly listed.
However, there isn't a direct interface (like a specific field in
/proc/<pid}/ status or a dedicated exeinfo file) to easily get the
mount ID of the executable file without performing additional path
resolution or file operations.
Signed-off-by: Chen Linxuan <chenlinxuan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: WangYuli <wangyuli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/base.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index b0d4e1908b22..fe8a2d5b3bc1 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
#include <trace/events/oom.h>
#include "internal.h"
#include "fd.h"
+#include "../mount.h"
#include "../../lib/kstrtox.h"
@@ -1790,6 +1791,28 @@ static int proc_exe_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *exe_path)
return -ENOENT;
}
+static int proc_exe_mntid(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
+ struct pid *pid, struct task_struct *task)
+{
+ struct file *exe_file;
+ struct path exe_path;
+
+ exe_file = get_task_exe_file(task);
+
+ if (exe_file) {
+ exe_path = exe_file->f_path;
+ path_get(&exe_file->f_path);
+
+ seq_printf(m, "%i\n", real_mount(exe_path.mnt)->mnt_id);
+
+ path_put(&exe_file->f_path);
+ fput(exe_file);
+
+ return 0;
+ } else
+ return -ENOENT;
+}
+
static const char *proc_pid_get_link(struct dentry *dentry,
struct inode *inode,
struct delayed_call *done)
@@ -3342,6 +3365,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
LNK("cwd", proc_cwd_link),
LNK("root", proc_root_link),
LNK("exe", proc_exe_link),
+ ONE("exe_mntid", S_IRUGO, proc_exe_mntid),
REG("mounts", S_IRUGO, proc_mounts_operations),
REG("mountinfo", S_IRUGO, proc_mountinfo_operations),
REG("mountstats", S_IRUSR, proc_mountstats_operations),
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