[PATCH 7/9] net: centralize ns_common initialization

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Wed Sep 17 2025 - 06:32:11 EST


Centralize ns_common initialization.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/net_namespace.c | 23 +++--------------------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index a57b3cda8dbc..897f4927df9e 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static __net_init int preinit_net(struct net *net, struct user_namespace *user_n
ns_ops = NULL;
#endif

- ret = ns_common_init(&net->ns, ns_ops, false);
+ ret = ns_common_init(&net->ns, ns_ops, true);
if (ret)
return ret;

@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ struct net *copy_net_ns(unsigned long flags,
net_passive_dec(net);
dec_ucounts:
dec_net_namespaces(ucounts);
+ ns_free_inum(&net->ns);
return ERR_PTR(rv);
}
return net;
@@ -718,6 +719,7 @@ static void cleanup_net(struct work_struct *work)
#endif
put_user_ns(net->user_ns);
net_passive_dec(net);
+ ns_free_inum(&net->ns);
}
WRITE_ONCE(cleanup_net_task, NULL);
}
@@ -831,31 +833,12 @@ static void net_ns_net_debugfs(struct net *net)

static __net_init int net_ns_net_init(struct net *net)
{
- int ret = 0;
-
- if (net == &init_net)
- net->ns.inum = PROC_NET_INIT_INO;
- else
- ret = proc_alloc_inum(&to_ns_common(net)->inum);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
net_ns_net_debugfs(net);
return 0;
}

-static __net_exit void net_ns_net_exit(struct net *net)
-{
- /*
- * Initial network namespace doesn't exit so we don't need any
- * special checks here.
- */
- ns_free_inum(&net->ns);
-}
-
static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata net_ns_ops = {
.init = net_ns_net_init,
- .exit = net_ns_net_exit,
};

static const struct nla_policy rtnl_net_policy[NETNSA_MAX + 1] = {

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2.47.3