@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct mount {
 	int mnt_expiry_mark;		/* true if marked for expiry */
 	struct hlist_head mnt_pins;
 	struct hlist_head mnt_stuck_children;
+	atomic_t mnt_change_counter;	/* Number of changed applied */
 } __randomize_layout;
 
 #define MNT_NS_INTERNAL ERR_PTR(-EINVAL) /* distinct from any mnt_namespace */

@@ -153,3 +154,24 @@ static inline bool is_anon_ns(struct mnt_namespace *ns)
 {
 	return ns->seq == 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Type of mount topology change notification.
+ */
+enum mount_notification_subtype {
+	NOTIFY_MOUNT_NEW_MOUNT	= 0, /* New mount added */
+	NOTIFY_MOUNT_UNMOUNT	= 1, /* Mount removed manually */
+	NOTIFY_MOUNT_EXPIRY	= 2, /* Automount expired */
+	NOTIFY_MOUNT_READONLY	= 3, /* Mount R/O state changed */
+	NOTIFY_MOUNT_SETATTR	= 4, /* Mount attributes changed */
+	NOTIFY_MOUNT_MOVE_FROM	= 5, /* Mount moved from here */
+	NOTIFY_MOUNT_MOVE_TO	= 6, /* Mount moved to here (compare op_id) */
+};
+
+static inline void notify_mount(struct mount *changed,
+				struct mount *aux,
+				enum mount_notification_subtype subtype,
+				u32 info_flags)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&changed->mnt_change_counter);
+}

@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@ static int mnt_make_readonly(struct mount *mnt)
 	smp_wmb();
 	mnt->mnt.mnt_flags &= ~MNT_WRITE_HOLD;
 	unlock_mount_hash();
+	if (ret == 0)
+		notify_mount(mnt, NULL, NOTIFY_MOUNT_READONLY, 0x10000);
 	return ret;
 }
 

@@ -506,6 +508,7 @@ static int __mnt_unmake_readonly(struct mount *mnt)
 	lock_mount_hash();
 	mnt->mnt.mnt_flags &= ~MNT_READONLY;
 	unlock_mount_hash();
+	notify_mount(mnt, NULL, NOTIFY_MOUNT_READONLY, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -819,6 +822,7 @@ static struct mountpoint *unhash_mnt(struct mount *mnt)
  */
 static void umount_mnt(struct mount *mnt)
 {
+	notify_mount(mnt->mnt_parent, mnt, NOTIFY_MOUNT_UNMOUNT, 0);
 	put_mountpoint(unhash_mnt(mnt));
 }
 

@@ -1453,6 +1457,7 @@ static void umount_tree(struct mount *mnt, enum umount_tree_flags how)
 		p = list_first_entry(&tmp_list, struct mount, mnt_list);
 		list_del_init(&p->mnt_expire);
 		list_del_init(&p->mnt_list);
+
 		ns = p->mnt_ns;
 		if (ns) {
 			ns->mounts--;

@@ -2078,7 +2083,10 @@ static int attach_recursive_mnt(struct mount *source_mnt,
 		lock_mount_hash();
 	}
 	if (moving) {
+		notify_mount(source_mnt->mnt_parent, source_mnt,
+			     NOTIFY_MOUNT_MOVE_FROM, 0);
 		unhash_mnt(source_mnt);
+		notify_mount(dest_mnt, source_mnt, NOTIFY_MOUNT_MOVE_TO, 0);
 		attach_mnt(source_mnt, dest_mnt, dest_mp);
 		touch_mnt_namespace(source_mnt->mnt_ns);
 	} else {

@@ -2087,6 +2095,7 @@ static int attach_recursive_mnt(struct mount *source_mnt,
 			list_del_init(&source_mnt->mnt_ns->list);
 		}
 		mnt_set_mountpoint(dest_mnt, dest_mp, source_mnt);
+		notify_mount(dest_mnt, source_mnt, NOTIFY_MOUNT_NEW_MOUNT, 0);
 		commit_tree(source_mnt);
 	}
 

@@ -2464,6 +2473,7 @@ static void set_mount_attributes(struct mount *mnt, unsigned int mnt_flags)
 	mnt->mnt.mnt_flags = mnt_flags;
 	touch_mnt_namespace(mnt->mnt_ns);
 	unlock_mount_hash();
+	notify_mount(mnt, NULL, NOTIFY_MOUNT_SETATTR, 0);
 }
 
 static void mnt_warn_timestamp_expiry(struct path *mountpoint, struct vfsmount *mnt)

@@ -2898,6 +2908,7 @@ void mark_mounts_for_expiry(struct list_head *mounts)
 		if (!xchg(&mnt->mnt_expiry_mark, 1) ||
 			propagate_mount_busy(mnt, 1))
 			continue;
+		notify_mount(mnt, NULL, NOTIFY_MOUNT_EXPIRY, 0);
 		list_move(&mnt->mnt_expire, &graveyard);
 	}
 	while (!list_empty(&graveyard)) {