From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>,
Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>, Neil Brown <neil@brown.name>,
Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com>,
"Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 11/21] selftests/filesystems: check the atime of the empty mount namespace root
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:52:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261002-work-mount-fixes-4-v1-11-dd44b89d44ce@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261002-work-mount-fixes-4-v1-0-dd44b89d44ce@kernel.org>
No access time updates for immutable nullfs.
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
.../selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/.gitignore | 1 +
.../selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/Makefile | 2 +-
.../filesystems/empty_mntns/nullfs_atime_test.c | 129 +++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/.gitignore
index 32125b3eaa80..8ea166068d6b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ clone3_empty_mntns_test
empty_mntns_test
overmount_chroot_test
internal_sb_reconfigure_test
+nullfs_atime_test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/Makefile
index b64818b962ca..4b2ea6acec1c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wall -O2 -g $(KHDR_INCLUDES) $(TOOLS_INCLUDES)
LDLIBS += -lcap
TEST_GEN_PROGS := empty_mntns_test overmount_chroot_test clone3_empty_mntns_test
-TEST_GEN_PROGS += internal_sb_reconfigure_test
+TEST_GEN_PROGS += internal_sb_reconfigure_test nullfs_atime_test
include ../../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/nullfs_atime_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/nullfs_atime_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51e34f3c4f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/empty_mntns/nullfs_atime_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * The root of every empty mount namespace is the same nullfs inode. A read
+ * of it by one user must not change the access time another user sees.
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "../../kselftest_harness.h"
+
+#ifndef UNSHARE_EMPTY_MNTNS
+#define UNSHARE_EMPTY_MNTNS 0x00100000
+#endif
+
+enum {
+ CHILD_OK,
+ CHILD_UNSUPPORTED,
+ CHILD_SETUP,
+ CHILD_CHANGED,
+};
+
+static int wait_byte(int fd)
+{
+ char c;
+
+ return read(fd, &c, 1) == 1 ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+static int send_byte(int fd)
+{
+ return write(fd, "x", 1) == 1 ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+static int empty_mntns(void)
+{
+ if (!unshare(UNSHARE_EMPTY_MNTNS))
+ return 0;
+ return errno == EINVAL ? CHILD_UNSUPPORTED : CHILD_SETUP;
+}
+
+/* the watcher: stats its root before and after the reader read its own */
+static int watcher(int to_reader, int from_reader)
+{
+ struct stat before, after;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = empty_mntns();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ if (stat("/", &before))
+ return CHILD_SETUP;
+ if (send_byte(to_reader) || wait_byte(from_reader))
+ return CHILD_SETUP;
+ if (stat("/", &after))
+ return CHILD_SETUP;
+ if (before.st_atim.tv_sec != after.st_atim.tv_sec ||
+ before.st_atim.tv_nsec != after.st_atim.tv_nsec)
+ return CHILD_CHANGED;
+ return CHILD_OK;
+}
+
+/* the reader: lists its own root, which is the same inode */
+static int reader(int to_watcher, int from_watcher)
+{
+ struct dirent *de;
+ DIR *d;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = empty_mntns();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ if (wait_byte(from_watcher))
+ return CHILD_SETUP;
+ d = opendir("/");
+ if (!d)
+ return CHILD_SETUP;
+ while ((de = readdir(d)))
+ ;
+ closedir(d);
+ return send_byte(to_watcher) ? CHILD_SETUP : CHILD_OK;
+}
+
+static int wait_child(pid_t pid)
+{
+ int status;
+
+ if (waitpid(pid, &status, 0) != pid || !WIFEXITED(status))
+ return -1;
+ return WEXITSTATUS(status);
+}
+
+TEST(empty_mntns_root_atime)
+{
+ int to_reader[2], to_watcher[2], w, r;
+ pid_t watcher_pid, reader_pid;
+
+ if (geteuid())
+ SKIP(return, "test requires root");
+ ASSERT_EQ(pipe(to_reader), 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(pipe(to_watcher), 0);
+
+ watcher_pid = fork();
+ ASSERT_GE(watcher_pid, 0);
+ if (watcher_pid == 0)
+ _exit(watcher(to_reader[1], to_watcher[0]));
+ reader_pid = fork();
+ ASSERT_GE(reader_pid, 0);
+ if (reader_pid == 0)
+ _exit(reader(to_watcher[1], to_reader[0]));
+
+ r = wait_child(reader_pid);
+ w = wait_child(watcher_pid);
+ if (r == CHILD_UNSUPPORTED || w == CHILD_UNSUPPORTED)
+ SKIP(return, "UNSHARE_EMPTY_MNTNS not supported");
+ EXPECT_EQ(r, CHILD_OK);
+ EXPECT_EQ(w, CHILD_OK)
+ TH_LOG("the access time of the root changed while this namespace did nothing");
+}
+
+TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-02 13:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-02 13:52 [PATCH 00/21] mount: more bugfixes, trapped in the Black Lodge edition Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 01/21] namespace: unhash a dentry before detaching the mounts on it Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 02/21] namei: don't reveal overmounted entries in refwalk Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 03/21] fcntl: refuse F_SET_RW_HINT on an immutable inode Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 04/21] selftests/filesystems: check that an immutable inode takes no write hint Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 05/21] namespace: refuse an automount below a mount that is in no namespace Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 06/21] namespace: handle mount locking for automounts correctly Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 07/21] nullfs: don't update the access time Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 08/21] namespace: never expire a locked mount Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 09/21] namespace: keep the lock on a mount that a propagated copy is moved beneath Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 10/21] selftests/filesystems: check that a lock lands on the right mount and stays Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 12/21] selftests/filesystems: check that an automount below an overlay layer is refused Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 13/21] fhandle: decide the subtree check under mount_lock Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 14/21] namespace: keep the private nullfs instance in knullfs Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 15/21] namespace: nothing is mounted on or written through knullfs Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 16/21] fsnotify: let a filesystem refuse marks on its objects Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 14:26 ` Amir Goldstein
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 17/21] nullfs: refuse file locks Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 18/21] nullfs: refuse leases and delegations Christian Brauner
2026-10-03 8:20 ` Jeff Layton
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 19/21] readdir: take no inode lock on an immutable directory Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 20/21] selftests/filesystems: add a helper that holds a readdir in a page fault Christian Brauner
2026-10-02 13:52 ` [PATCH 21/21] selftests/filesystems: check that reading the root of an empty mount namespace stalls nobody Christian Brauner
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