Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xenbus: Use proc_create_mount_point() to create /proc/xen

From: Seth Forshee
Date: Tue Aug 30 2016 - 11:10:52 EST


On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 04:00:03PM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
> On 29/08/16 16:03, Seth Forshee wrote:
> > Mounting proc in user namespace containers fails if the xenbus
> > filesystem is mounted on /proc/xen because this directory fails
> > the "permanently empty" test. proc_create_mount_point() exists
> > specifically to create such mountpoints in proc but is currently
> > proc-internal. Export this interface to modules, then use it in
> > xenbus when creating /proc/xen.
>
> Acked-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This either needs to be acked by the fs maintainer or go via their tree
> but you don't appear to have Cc'd the relevant people or lists.

Huh. I use a script which uses get_maintainer.pl to add the relevant
maintainers and lists, but appaerntly that failed me this time. Even
running get_maintainer.pl by hand though it doesn't suggest
linux-fsdevel though, and it seems it should.

Thanks,
Seth