Re: [PATCH] [RFC] mnt: add ability to clone mntns starting with the current root

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Eric W. Biederman [off-list ref] wrote:

Andy Lutomirski [off-list ref] writes:

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Why should MNT_LOCKED on submounts be enforced?

Is it because, if you retain a reference to the detached tree, then
you can see under the submounts?

Yes. MNT_DETACH is a recursive operation that detaches all of the mount
and all of it's submounts.  Which means you can see under the submounts
if you have a reference to a detached mount.

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If so, let's fix *that*.  Because
otherwise the whole model of pivot_root + detach will break.

I am not certain what you are referring to.  pivot_root doesn't
manipulate the mount tree so you can see under anything.

What I believe is the appropriate fix is to fail umount2(...,MNT_DETACH)
if there are any referenced mount points being detached that have a
locked submount.

Most of the container-using things do, roughly:

Unshare userns and mountns
Mount some new stuff
pivot_root to the new stuff
MNT_DETACH the old.

That last step will almost always fail if you make this change.

--Andy