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Linus Torvalds 51f0885e54 vfs,proc: guarantee unique inodes in /proc 
Dave Jones found another /proc issue with his Trinity tool: thanks to
the namespace model, we can have multiple /proc dentries that point to
the same inode, aliasing directories in /proc/<pid>/net/ for example.

This ends up being a total disaster, because it acts like hardlinked
directories, and causes locking problems.  We rely on the topological
sort of the inodes pointed to by dentries, and if we have aliased
directories, that odering becomes unreliable.

In short: don't do this.  Multiple dentries with the same (directory)
inode is just a bad idea, and the namespace code should never have
exposed things this way.  But we're kind of stuck with it.

This solves things by just always allocating a new inode during /proc
dentry lookup, instead of using "iget_locked()" to look up existing
inodes by superblock and number.  That actually simplies the code a bit,
at the cost of potentially doing more inode [de]allocations.

That said, the inode lookup wasn't free either (and did a lot of locking
of inodes), so it is probably not that noticeable.  We could easily keep
the old lookup model for non-directory entries, but rather than try to
be excessively clever this just implements the minimal and simplest
workaround for the problem.

Reported-and-tested-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Analyzed-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-03-22 11:44:04 -07:00
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9p fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
adfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
affs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
afs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
autofs4 fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
befs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
bfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
btrfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2013-03-17 11:04:14 -07:00
cachefiles
ceph fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
cifs Merge branch 'for-next' of git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6 2013-03-21 17:59:22 -07:00
coda fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
configfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
cramfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
debugfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
devpts fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules (Part 2). 2013-03-07 01:08:55 -08:00
dlm hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
ecryptfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2013-03-09 16:51:13 -08:00
efs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
exofs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
exportfs hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
ext2 ext2: Fix BUG_ON in evict() on inode deletion 2013-03-13 15:23:44 +01:00
ext3 ext3: Fix format string issues 2013-03-11 22:05:56 +01:00
ext4 Fix a number of regression and other bugs in ext4, most of which were 2013-03-21 17:56:10 -07:00
f2fs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
fat fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
freevxfs fs: Readd the fs module aliases. 2013-03-12 18:55:21 -07:00
fscache hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
fuse fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
gfs2 fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
hfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
hfsplus fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
hostfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2013-03-13 15:47:50 -07:00
hpfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. (Part 3) 2013-03-11 07:09:48 -07:00
hppfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
hugetlbfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
isofs fs: Readd the fs module aliases. 2013-03-12 18:55:21 -07:00
jbd
jbd2 jbd2: fix use after free in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata() 2013-03-11 13:24:56 -04:00
jffs2 fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
jfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
lockd Merge branch 'for-3.9' of git://linux-nfs.org/~bfields/linux 2013-02-28 18:02:55 -08:00
logfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
minix fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
ncpfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
nfs fs: Readd the fs module aliases. 2013-03-12 18:55:21 -07:00
nfs_common nfs_common: Update the translation between nfsv3 acls linux posix acls 2013-02-13 06:15:14 -08:00
nfsd nfsd: convert to idr_alloc() 2013-03-13 15:21:45 -07:00
nilfs2 fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
nls
notify hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
ntfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
ocfs2 fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules (Part 2). 2013-03-07 01:08:55 -08:00
omfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
openpromfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
proc vfs,proc: guarantee unique inodes in /proc 2013-03-22 11:44:04 -07:00
pstore A few fixes to reduce places where pstore might hang 2013-02-21 09:38:18 -08:00
qnx4 fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
qnx6 fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
quota quota: add missing use of dq_data_lock in __dquot_initialize 2013-03-11 22:05:56 +01:00
ramfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-02-26 20:16:07 -08:00
reiserfs reiserfs: Use kstrdup instead of kmalloc/strcpy 2013-03-11 22:05:57 +01:00
romfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
squashfs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. (Part 3) 2013-03-11 07:09:48 -07:00
sysfs hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
sysv fs: Readd the fs module aliases. 2013-03-12 18:55:21 -07:00
ubifs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
udf fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. (Part 3) 2013-03-11 07:09:48 -07:00
ufs fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
xfs - Fix for a potential infinite loop which was introduced in 4d559a3bcb 2013-03-19 15:17:40 -07:00
aio.c hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
anon_inodes.c get_empty_filp()/alloc_file() leave both ->f_pos and ->f_version zero 2013-02-26 02:46:11 -05:00
attr.c
bad_inode.c
binfmt_aout.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-02-26 20:16:07 -08:00
binfmt_elf.c ImgTec Meta architecture changes for v3.9-rc1 2013-03-03 12:06:09 -08:00
binfmt_em86.c
binfmt_flat.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
binfmt_misc.c fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
binfmt_script.c
binfmt_som.c
bio-integrity.c
bio.c
block_dev.c Merge branch 'for-3.9/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2013-02-28 12:52:24 -08:00
buffer.c Merge branch 'for-3.9/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2013-02-28 12:52:24 -08:00
char_dev.c
compat_binfmt_elf.c
compat_ioctl.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
compat.c Fix: compat_rw_copy_check_uvector() misuse in aio, readv, writev, and security keys 2013-03-12 11:05:45 -07:00
coredump.c coredump: remove redundant defines for dumpable states 2013-02-27 19:10:11 -08:00
coredump.h
dcache.c hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
dcookies.c
direct-io.c fs: Fix possible use-after-free with AIO 2013-02-22 23:31:36 -05:00
drop_caches.c
eventfd.c
eventpoll.c
exec.c coredump: remove redundant defines for dumpable states 2013-02-27 19:10:11 -08:00
fcntl.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
fhandle.c
fifo.c
file_table.c cache the value of file_inode() in struct file 2013-03-01 19:48:30 -05:00
file.c locking: Various static lock initializer fixes 2013-02-19 08:42:45 +01:00
filesystems.c fs: Limit sys_mount to only request filesystem modules. 2013-03-03 19:36:31 -08:00
fs_struct.c constify path_get/path_put and fs_struct.c stuff 2013-03-01 23:51:07 -05:00
fs-writeback.c 2 writeback fixes 2013-02-28 13:21:44 -08:00
generic_acl.c
inode.c hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
internal.h constify path_get/path_put and fs_struct.c stuff 2013-03-01 23:51:07 -05:00
ioctl.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
ioprio.c
Kconfig
Kconfig.binfmt
libfs.c
locks.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
Makefile
mbcache.c
mount.h
mpage.c
namei.c vfs: don't BUG_ON() if following a /proc fd pseudo-symlink results in a symlink 2013-03-08 09:03:07 -08:00
namespace.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
no-block.c
open.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-03-03 13:23:03 -08:00
pipe.c vfs: fix pipe counter breakage 2013-03-12 08:29:17 -07:00
pnode.c
pnode.h
posix_acl.c
proc_namespace.c
read_write.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-03-02 08:34:06 -08:00
read_write.h
readdir.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
select.c
seq_file.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-03-03 13:23:03 -08:00
signalfd.c
splice.c export kernel_write(), convert open-coded instances 2013-02-26 02:46:11 -05:00
stack.c
stat.c switch vfs_getattr() to struct path 2013-02-26 02:46:08 -05:00
statfs.c
super.c hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
sync.c new helper: file_inode(file) 2013-02-22 23:31:31 -05:00
timerfd.c compat: restore timerfd settime and gettime compat syscalls 2013-03-02 09:35:13 -05:00
utimes.c
xattr_acl.c
xattr.c