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-rw-r--r--fs/fs_context.c23
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fs/fs_context.c b/fs/fs_context.c
index 851214d1d013..375023e40161 100644
--- a/fs/fs_context.c
+++ b/fs/fs_context.c
@@ -315,10 +315,31 @@ struct fs_context *fs_context_for_reconfigure(struct dentry *dentry,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(fs_context_for_reconfigure);
+/**
+ * fs_context_for_submount: allocate a new fs_context for a submount
+ * @type: file_system_type of the new context
+ * @reference: reference dentry from which to copy relevant info
+ *
+ * Allocate a new fs_context suitable for a submount. This also ensures that
+ * the fc->security object is inherited from @reference (if needed).
+ */
struct fs_context *fs_context_for_submount(struct file_system_type *type,
struct dentry *reference)
{
- return alloc_fs_context(type, reference, 0, 0, FS_CONTEXT_FOR_SUBMOUNT);
+ struct fs_context *fc;
+ int ret;
+
+ fc = alloc_fs_context(type, reference, 0, 0, FS_CONTEXT_FOR_SUBMOUNT);
+ if (IS_ERR(fc))
+ return fc;
+
+ ret = security_fs_context_submount(fc, reference->d_sb);
+ if (ret) {
+ put_fs_context(fc);
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ }
+
+ return fc;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(fs_context_for_submount);