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SubjectRe: [PATCH] procfs: Do not release pid_ns->proc_mnt too early
On 06/18, Louis Rilling wrote:
>
> On 17/06/10 23:20 +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > On 06/16, Louis Rilling wrote:
> > >
> > > Detached tasks are not seen by zap_pid_ns_processes()->sys_wait4(), so
> > > that release_task()->proc_flush_task() of container init can be called
> > > before it is for some detached tasks in the namespace.
> > >
> > > Pin proc_mnt's in copy_process(), so that proc_flush_task() becomes safe
> > > whatever the ordering of tasks.
> >
> > I must have missed something, but can't we just move mntput() ?
>
> See the log of the commit introducing pid_ns_release_proc() (6f4e6433):
>
> Sice the namespace holds the vfsmnt, vfsmnt holds the superblock and the
> superblock holds the namespace we must explicitly break this circle to destroy
> all the stuff. This is done after the init of the namespace dies.

I see thanks.

Besides, put_pid_ns() can be called in any context...

Oleg.



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