From ba97a0a3a31a2451607ebf601c0b7c4b1322ce9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Kent Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2022 09:43:18 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] autofs: add comment about autofs_mountpoint_changed() The function autofs_mountpoint_changed() is unusual, add a comment about two cases for which it is needed. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/165724459804.30914.10974834416046555127.stgit@donald.themaw.net Signed-off-by: Ian Kent Cc: Al Viro Cc: David Howells Cc: Miklos Szeredi Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- fs/autofs/root.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/autofs/root.c b/fs/autofs/root.c index e0fa71e..ca03c1c 100644 --- a/fs/autofs/root.c +++ b/fs/autofs/root.c @@ -291,9 +291,26 @@ static struct dentry *autofs_mountpoint_changed(struct path *path) struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry; struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs_sbi(dentry->d_sb); - /* - * If this is an indirect mount the dentry could have gone away - * as a result of an expire and a new one created. + /* If this is an indirect mount the dentry could have gone away + * and a new one created. + * + * This is unusual and I can't remember the case for which it + * was originally added now. But an example of how this can + * happen is an autofs indirect mount that has the "browse" + * option set and also has the "symlink" option in the autofs + * map entry. In this case the daemon will remove the browse + * directory and create a symlink as the mount leaving the + * struct path stale. + * + * Another not so obvious case is when a mount in an autofs + * indirect mount that uses the "nobrowse" option is being + * expired at the same time as a path walk. If the mount has + * been umounted but the mount point directory seen before + * becoming unhashed (during a lockless path walk) when a stat + * family system call is made the mount won't be re-mounted as + * it should. In this case the mount point that's been removed + * (by the daemon) will be stale and the a new mount point + * dentry created. */ if (autofs_type_indirect(sbi->type) && d_unhashed(dentry)) { struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent; -- 2.7.4