Commit d0deeb803cd6 for kernel
commit d0deeb803cd65c41c37ac106063c46c51d5d43ab
Merge: a8058f8442df 2579e21be532
Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon Dec 1 16:31:21 2025 -0800
Merge tag 'vfs-6.19-rc1.ovl' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs
Pull overlayfs cred guard conversion from Christian Brauner:
"This converts all of overlayfs to use credential guards, eliminating
manual credential management throughout the filesystem.
Credential guard conversion:
- Convert all of overlayfs to use credential guards, replacing the
manual ovl_override_creds()/ovl_revert_creds() pattern with scoped
guards.
This makes credential handling visually explicit and eliminates a
class of potential bugs from mismatched override/revert calls.
(1) Basic credential guard (with_ovl_creds)
(2) Creator credential guard (ovl_override_creator_creds):
Introduced a specialized guard for file creation operations
that handles the two-phase credential override (mounter
credentials, then fs{g,u}id override). The new pattern is much
clearer:
with_ovl_creds(dentry->d_sb) {
scoped_class(prepare_creds_ovl, cred, dentry, inode, mode) {
if (IS_ERR(cred))
return PTR_ERR(cred);
/* creation operations */
}
}
(3) Copy-up credential guard (ovl_cu_creds):
Introduced a specialized guard for copy-up operations,
simplifying the previous struct ovl_cu_creds helper and
associated functions.
Ported ovl_copy_up_workdir() and ovl_copy_up_tmpfile() to this
pattern.
Cleanups:
- Remove ovl_revert_creds() after all callers converted to guards
- Remove struct ovl_cu_creds and associated functions
- Drop ovl_setup_cred_for_create() after conversion
- Refactor ovl_fill_super(), ovl_lookup(), ovl_iterate(),
ovl_rename() for cleaner credential guard scope
- Introduce struct ovl_renamedata to simplify rename handling
- Don't override credentials for ovl_check_whiteouts() (unnecessary)
- Remove unneeded semicolon"
* tag 'vfs-6.19-rc1.ovl' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs: (54 commits)
ovl: remove unneeded semicolon
ovl: remove struct ovl_cu_creds and associated functions
ovl: port ovl_copy_up_tmpfile() to cred guard
ovl: mark *_cu_creds() as unused temporarily
ovl: port ovl_copy_up_workdir() to cred guard
ovl: add copy up credential guard
ovl: drop ovl_setup_cred_for_create()
ovl: port ovl_create_or_link() to new ovl_override_creator_creds cleanup guard
ovl: mark ovl_setup_cred_for_create() as unused temporarily
ovl: reflow ovl_create_or_link()
ovl: port ovl_create_tmpfile() to new ovl_override_creator_creds cleanup guard
ovl: add ovl_override_creator_creds cred guard
ovl: remove ovl_revert_creds()
ovl: port ovl_fill_super() to cred guard
ovl: refactor ovl_fill_super()
ovl: port ovl_lower_positive() to cred guard
ovl: port ovl_lookup() to cred guard
ovl: refactor ovl_lookup()
ovl: port ovl_copyfile() to cred guard
ovl: port ovl_rename() to cred guard
...