linux/drivers/base
Linus Torvalds fff0150b02 vfs-7.3-rc1.kthread
Please consider pulling these changes from the signed vfs-7.3-rc1.kthread tag.
 
 Thanks!
 Christian
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Merge tag 'vfs-7.3-rc1.kthread' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs

Pull kthread vfs updates from Christian Brauner:
 "This stops kernel threads from sharing filesystem state with
  userspace. This work is about 3 cycles old and has been in -next
  for about that time.

  When the kernel boots init_task creates PID 1 and then kthreadd. From
  that point every kthread and PID 1 share the same fs_struct. That is
  why pivot_root() has to rewrite the fs_struct of all kthreads. The
  rewriting exists so that kthreads can use init's filesystem state when
  they want to. It also means userspace can move the ground out from
  under the kernel.

  PID 1 now gets a completely separate fs_struct. All kthreads are
  anchored in a private SB_KERNMOUNT instance of nullfs that cannot be
  mounted on and cannot be used to follow other mounts. Userspace init
  can no longer affect kthread filesystem state and kthreads can no
  longer affect userspace fs state without explicit opting in to that.

  Path lookup from a kthread now fails by default. It makes it
  deliberately hard to offload security sensitive operations into init's
  filesystem state from a kthread.

  Places that legitimately need to look something up there opt in
  through the new scoped_with_init_fs() which temporarily overrides the
  caller's fs_struct with init's. usermodehelpers remain the only kernel
  tasks that genuinely share init's filesystem state, since they execute
  random binaries in the root filesystem (excellent...).

  The visible result is that /proc/2/root is a nullfs with an empty
  mountinfo while /proc/1/root is the real root"

* tag 'vfs-7.3-rc1.kthread' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs: (26 commits)
  initramfs_test: use test init/exit hooks to override init fs
  fs: stop rewriting paths for PF_EXITING | PF_DUMPCORE
  fs: stop rewriting kthread fs structs
  fs: start all kthreads in nullfs
  nullfs: make nullfs multi-instance
  devtmpfs: create private mount namespace
  fs: add umh argument to struct kernel_clone_args
  fs: stop sharing fs_struct between init_task and pid 1
  af_unix: use scoped_with_init_fs() for coredump socket lookup
  initramfs: use scoped_with_init_fs() for rootfs unpacking
  pnfs/blocklayout: use scoped_with_init_fs() for SCSI device lookup
  ksmbd: use scoped_with_init_fs() for VFS path operations
  ksmbd: use scoped_with_init_fs() for filesystem info path lookup
  ksmbd: use scoped_with_init_fs() for share path resolution
  fs: use scoped_with_init_fs() for kernel_read_file_from_path_initns()
  coredump: use scoped_with_init_fs() for coredump path resolution
  btrfs: use scoped_with_init_fs() for update_dev_time()
  scsi: target: use scoped_with_init_fs() for APTPL metadata
  scsi: target: use scoped_with_init_fs() for ALUA metadata
  crypto: ccp: use scoped_with_init_fs() for SEV file access
  ...
2026-08-17 11:35:12 -07:00
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firmware_loader sound updates for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-17 11:18:45 +01:00
power bpf-next-7.2 2026-06-17 09:18:14 +01:00
regmap regmap: sdw-mbq: don't call an unset readable_reg callback 2026-08-12 18:08:48 +01:00
test drivers: base: test: Add ...find_device_by...(... NULL) tests 2024-12-24 09:48:09 +01:00
arch_numa.c arch_numa: Restore nid checks before registering a memblock with a node 2024-12-01 22:04:52 +02:00
arch_topology.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
attribute_container.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
auxiliary_sysfs.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
auxiliary.c ACPI support updates for 7.1-rc1 2026-04-13 19:25:07 -07:00
base.h driver core: constify group arrays arguments in driver_add_groups and driver_remove_groups 2026-05-22 13:32:05 +02:00
bus.c driver core: reject devices with unregistered buses 2026-05-02 17:50:50 +02:00
cacheinfo.c sched/cache: Calculate the LLC size and store it in sched_domain 2026-05-18 21:33:15 +02:00
class.c kernfs: pass struct ns_common instead of const void * for namespace tags 2026-04-09 14:36:52 +02:00
component.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
container.c driver core: container: make container_subsys const 2023-12-21 13:56:10 +01:00
core.c driver core: Constify core device attributes 2026-05-22 13:36:55 +02:00
cpu.c driver core: Replace dev->offline + ->offline_disabled with accessors 2026-04-26 23:51:02 +02:00
dd.c driver core: Use system_percpu_wq instead of system_wq 2026-06-02 15:08:56 +02:00
devcoredump.c devcoredump: Remove exit call 2026-05-22 13:26:51 +02:00
devres.c devres: rename and export set_node_dbginfo() 2026-03-18 00:02:59 +01:00
devtmpfs.c devtmpfs: create private mount namespace 2026-06-29 10:54:43 +02:00
driver.c driver core: remove driver_set_override() 2026-05-30 22:25:50 +02:00
faux.c driver core: faux: clean up init error handling 2026-05-02 17:50:50 +02:00
firmware.c
hypervisor.c
init.c driver core: make software nodes available earlier 2026-04-04 00:33:49 +02:00
isa.c isa: switch to dynamic root device 2026-05-04 22:05:03 +02:00
Kconfig driver core: Make deferred_probe_timeout default a Kconfig option 2026-03-30 20:45:27 +02:00
Makefile Revert "revocable: Add Kunit test cases" 2026-02-06 16:08:48 +01:00
map.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
memory.c mm.git review status for mm-hotfixes-stable..mm-stable 2026-06-19 10:14:34 -07:00
module.c drivers: base: handle module_kobject creation 2025-04-16 15:10:55 +02:00
node.c drivers/base/memory: make memory block get/put explicit 2026-06-02 15:22:12 -07:00
physical_location.c Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments 2026-02-21 20:03:00 -08:00
physical_location.h driver core: physical_location.h remove extern from function prototypes 2023-03-24 15:35:48 +01:00
pinctrl.c driver core: Replace dev->of_node_reused with dev_of_node_reused() 2026-04-26 23:50:20 +02:00
platform-msi.c platform-msi: Remove stale comment 2026-02-26 10:48:19 +01:00
platform.c driver core: platform: set mod_name in driver registration 2026-06-08 23:28:24 +02:00
property.c device property: fix fwnode reference leak in fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id() 2026-05-22 13:33:09 +02:00
soc.c base: soc: rename and export soc_device_get_machine() 2026-03-12 16:18:49 +01:00
swnode.c software node: provide wrappers around kobject_get/put() 2026-05-09 20:22:40 +02:00
syscore.c syscore: Pass context data to callbacks 2025-11-14 10:01:52 +01:00
topology.c sysfs: treewide: switch back to attribute_group::bin_attrs 2025-06-17 10:44:15 +02:00
trace.c
trace.h devres: Fix page faults when tracing devres from unloaded modules 2024-10-14 08:21:09 +02:00
transport_class.c SCSI misc on 20260212 2026-02-12 15:43:02 -08:00