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From: Vladimir Riabchun <vladimir.riabchun@virtuozzo.com>
To: ptikhomirov@virtuozzo.com, Konstantin Khorenko <khorenko@virtuozzo.com>
Cc: devel@openvz.org
Subject: [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 5/5] ve/overlayfs: Override VE together with creds
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:24:41 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261103-ovl-use-orig-ve-v3-5-add042cdd087@virtuozzo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261103-ovl-use-orig-ve-v3-0-add042cdd087@virtuozzo.com>

Host users might want to access overlayfs, owned by CT. In such case
ve_capable checks will fail - they will perform VE cred checks against
host user_ns.

Modify ovl_override_creds so that it returns both old cred and old VE.
This will also protect us from future rebase issues - all new users of
old_cred and ovl_override_creds will fail with compilation error.

This fixes an observed crash in overlayfs when checkpointing
a container with a docker running inside:

[ 2300.870181] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000005
[ 2300.871537] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 2300.872577] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 2300.873595] PGD 800000010a18f067 P4D 800000010a18f067 PUD 10730c067 PMD 0
[ 2300.874900] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
[ 2300.875742] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5419 Comm: criu ve: 0 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.12.0-211.39.1.16.6.vz10.x86_64 #1 16.6 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 2300.878057] Hardware name: Acronis OpenStack Compute/Virtuozzo, BIOS 1.16.1-1.vz9.2 04/01/2014
[ 2300.879684] RIP: 0010:ovl_get_index_name_fh+0x18/0x70 [overlay]
[ 2300.880859] Code: ...
[ 2300.884128] RSP: 0018:ffffd32582e0f7c0 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 2300.885153] RAX: ...
[ 2300.895807] Call Trace:
[ 2300.896397]
[ 2300.903298] ? ovl_get_index_name_fh+0x18/0x70 [overlay]
[ 2300.904435] ovl_create_index+0x82/0x260 [overlay]
[ 2300.905406] ovl_copy_up_workdir+0x30a/0x330 [overlay]
[ 2300.906427] ovl_do_copy_up+0x10d/0x2e0 [overlay]
[ 2300.907387] ovl_copy_up_one+0x456/0x720 [overlay]
[ 2300.910736] ovl_copy_up_flags+0x81/0x110 [overlay]
[ 2300.911740] ovl_create_object+0x51/0x130 [overlay]
[ 2300.912719] vfs_mkdir+0x194/0x250
[ 2300.913470] do_mkdirat+0x14c/0x180
[ 2300.914223] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x46/0x70
[ 2300.915019] do_syscall_64+0x7d/0x160
[ 2300.922814] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
[ 2300.923823] RIP: 0033:0x7f5a2f8de3eb

Overlayfs was created inside CT, so ovl_fill_super stored
in-container credentials to ofs->creator_cred.

Those creds were later used in ovl_override_creds to temporarily
swich creds and perform checks using them.

One of these checks happened in ovl_get_origin_fh/ovl_can_decode_fh.
On fs creation this check passed because we had container VE
and container creds, so overlayfs thought that we support
file handles (ovl_can_decode_fh call in ovl_make_workdir).

When we tried to do something with the overlayfs from host VE,
ve_capable check was performed with credentials from CT
and with host VE.

ovl_get_origin_fh returned unexpected NULL and all exploded.

Stroing ve_capable check result on creation is a possible fix,
but it just masks the problem. We have other paths from overlay to
ve_capable checks:

ovl_fileattr_set
  ovl_override_creds
  ovl_real_fileattr_set
    vfs_fileattr_set
      fileattr_set_prepare
        ve_capable

And storing capability check result will make rebase dangerous - we
would have to track new added code - not funny.

https://virtuozzo.atlassian.net/browse/VSTOR-142405

Signed-off-by: Vladimir Riabchun <vladimir.riabchun@virtuozzo.com>
---
 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c   |  4 ++--
 fs/overlayfs/dir.c       | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 fs/overlayfs/file.c      | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 fs/overlayfs/inode.c     | 38 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 fs/overlayfs/namei.c     | 18 +++++++++---------
 fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h |  9 ++++++++-
 fs/overlayfs/readdir.c   | 16 ++++++++--------
 fs/overlayfs/util.c      | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
 fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c    | 14 +++++++-------
 9 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index 4388004a319d..0b1270bc6d8d 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_one(struct dentry *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
 static int ovl_copy_up_flags(struct dentry *dentry, int flags)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	bool disconnected = (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED);
 
 	/*
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ static int ovl_copy_up_flags(struct dentry *dentry, int flags)
 		dput(parent);
 		dput(next);
 	}
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
index 1c8009bf194b..fe91fd4b04f0 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static int ovl_create_over_whiteout(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 }
 
 static int ovl_setup_cred_for_create(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-				     umode_t mode, const struct cred *old_cred)
+				     umode_t mode, const struct ovl_creds_desc *old_cred)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct cred *override_cred;
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static int ovl_setup_cred_for_create(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	override_cred->fsuid = inode->i_uid;
 	override_cred->fsgid = inode->i_gid;
 	err = security_dentry_create_files_as(dentry, mode, &dentry->d_name,
-					      old_cred, override_cred);
+					      old_cred->cred, override_cred);
 	if (err) {
 		put_cred(override_cred);
 		return err;
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static int ovl_create_or_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 			      struct ovl_cattr *attr, bool origin)
 {
 	int err;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static int ovl_create_or_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 		 * create a new inode, so just use the ovl mounter's
 		 * fs{u,g}id.
 		 */
-		err = ovl_setup_cred_for_create(dentry, inode, attr->mode, old_cred);
+		err = ovl_setup_cred_for_create(dentry, inode, attr->mode, &old_cred);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_revert_creds;
 	}
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static int ovl_create_or_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 		err = ovl_create_over_whiteout(dentry, inode, attr);
 
 out_revert_creds:
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -697,12 +697,12 @@ static int ovl_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 
 static int ovl_set_link_redirect(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int err;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 	err = ovl_set_redirect(dentry, false);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static void ovl_drop_nlink(struct dentry *dentry)
 static int ovl_do_remove(struct dentry *dentry, bool is_dir)
 {
 	int err;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	bool lower_positive = ovl_lower_positive(dentry);
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ static int ovl_do_remove(struct dentry *dentry, bool is_dir)
 		err = ovl_remove_upper(dentry, is_dir, &list);
 	else
 		err = ovl_remove_and_whiteout(dentry, &list);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	if (!err) {
 		if (is_dir)
 			clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static int ovl_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *olddir,
 	bool new_is_dir = d_is_dir(new);
 	bool samedir = olddir == newdir;
 	struct dentry *opaquedir = NULL;
-	const struct cred *old_cred = NULL;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred = {};
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(old->d_sb);
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ static int ovl_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *olddir,
 out_unlock:
 	unlock_rename(new_upperdir, old_upperdir);
 out_revert_creds:
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	if (update_nlink)
 		ovl_nlink_end(new);
 	else
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ static int ovl_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *olddir,
 static int ovl_create_tmpfile(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry,
 			      struct inode *inode, umode_t mode)
 {
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	struct path realparentpath;
 	struct file *realfile;
 	struct dentry *newdentry;
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ static int ovl_create_tmpfile(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry,
 	int err;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
-	err = ovl_setup_cred_for_create(dentry, inode, mode, old_cred);
+	err = ovl_setup_cred_for_create(dentry, inode, mode, &old_cred);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_revert_creds;
 
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ static int ovl_create_tmpfile(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry,
 		fput(realfile);
 	}
 out_revert_creds:
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index 84aad9d19bdd..55b4589e895a 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct file *ovl_open_realfile(const struct file *file,
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct mnt_idmap *real_idmap;
 	struct file *realfile;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int flags = file->f_flags | OVL_OPEN_FLAGS;
 	int acc_mode = ACC_MODE(flags);
 	int err;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static struct file *ovl_open_realfile(const struct file *file,
 		realfile = backing_file_open(file, flags, realpath,
 					     current_cred());
 	}
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	pr_debug("open(%p[%pD2/%c], 0%o) -> (%p, 0%o)\n",
 		 file, file, ovl_whatisit(inode, realinode), file->f_flags,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static loff_t ovl_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct fd real;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	loff_t ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static loff_t ovl_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(inode->i_sb);
 	ret = vfs_llseek(fd_file(real), offset, whence);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	file->f_pos = fd_file(real)->f_pos;
 	ovl_inode_unlock(inode);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static ssize_t ovl_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct file *out,
 static int ovl_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
 	struct fd real;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ovl_sync_status(OVL_FS(file_inode(file)->i_sb));
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static int ovl_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 	if (file_inode(fd_file(real)) == ovl_inode_upper(file_inode(file))) {
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 		ret = vfs_fsync_range(fd_file(real), start, end, datasync);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	}
 
 	fdput(real);
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct fd real;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int ret;
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 	ret = vfs_fallocate(fd_file(real), mode, offset, len);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	/* Update size */
 	ovl_file_modified(file);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static long ovl_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len
 static int ovl_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 {
 	struct fd real;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ovl_real_fdget(file, &real);
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static int ovl_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 	ret = vfs_fadvise(fd_file(real), offset, len, advice);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	fdput(real);
 
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static loff_t ovl_copyfile(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 {
 	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
 	struct fd real_in, real_out;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	loff_t ret;
 
 	inode_lock(inode_out);
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static loff_t ovl_copyfile(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 						flags);
 		break;
 	}
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	/* Update size */
 	ovl_file_modified(file_out);
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static loff_t ovl_remap_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 static int ovl_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
 	struct fd real;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int err;
 
 	err = ovl_real_fdget(file, &real);
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static int ovl_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 	if (fd_file(real)->f_op->flush) {
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 		err = fd_file(real)->f_op->flush(fd_file(real), id);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	}
 	fdput(real);
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 8b31f44c12cd..6a8d35e8c14a 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int ovl_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb);
 	bool full_copy_up = false;
 	struct dentry *upperdentry;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 	err = setattr_prepare(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry, attr);
 	if (err)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int ovl_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
 		inode_lock(upperdentry->d_inode);
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 		err = ovl_do_notify_change(ofs, upperdentry, attr);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 		if (!err)
 			ovl_copyattr(dentry->d_inode);
 		inode_unlock(upperdentry->d_inode);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int ovl_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, const struct path *path,
 	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
 	enum ovl_path_type type;
 	struct path realpath;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	bool is_dir = S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode);
 	int fsid = 0;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ int ovl_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, const struct path *path,
 		stat->nlink = dentry->d_inode->i_nlink;
 
 out:
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int ovl_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	struct inode *upperinode = ovl_inode_upper(inode);
 	struct inode *realinode;
 	struct path realpath;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int err;
 
 	/* Careful in RCU walk mode */
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int ovl_permission(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 		mask |= MAY_READ;
 	}
 	err = inode_permission(mnt_idmap(realpath.mnt), realinode, mask);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static const char *ovl_get_link(struct dentry *dentry,
 				struct inode *inode,
 				struct delayed_call *done)
 {
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	const char *p;
 
 	if (!dentry)
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static const char *ovl_get_link(struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 	p = vfs_get_link(ovl_dentry_real(dentry), done);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -465,11 +465,11 @@ struct posix_acl *do_ovl_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 
 		acl = get_cached_acl_rcu(realinode, type);
 	} else {
-		const struct cred *old_cred;
+		struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(inode->i_sb);
 		acl = ovl_get_acl_path(&realpath, posix_acl_xattr_name(type), noperm);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	}
 
 	return acl;
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static int ovl_set_or_remove_acl(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 	int err;
 	struct path realpath;
 	const char *acl_name;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct dentry *upperdentry = ovl_dentry_upper(dentry);
 	struct dentry *realdentry = upperdentry ?: ovl_dentry_lower(dentry);
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static int ovl_set_or_remove_acl(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 		real_acl = vfs_get_acl(mnt_idmap(realpath.mnt), realdentry,
 				       acl_name);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 		if (IS_ERR(real_acl)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(real_acl);
 			goto out;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int ovl_set_or_remove_acl(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
 		err = ovl_do_set_acl(ofs, realdentry, acl_name, acl);
 	else
 		err = ovl_do_remove_acl(ofs, realdentry, acl_name);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	ovl_drop_write(dentry);
 
 	/* copy c/mtime */
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static int ovl_fiemap(struct inode *inode, struct fiemap_extent_info *fieinfo,
 {
 	int err;
 	struct inode *realinode = ovl_inode_realdata(inode);
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 	if (!realinode)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static int ovl_fiemap(struct inode *inode, struct fiemap_extent_info *fieinfo,
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(inode->i_sb);
 	err = realinode->i_op->fiemap(realinode, fieinfo, start, len);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ int ovl_fileattr_set(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct path upperpath;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	unsigned int flags;
 	int err;
 
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ int ovl_fileattr_set(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 		err = ovl_set_protattr(inode, upperpath.dentry, fa);
 		if (!err)
 			err = ovl_real_fileattr_set(&upperpath, fa);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 		ovl_drop_write(dentry);
 
 		/*
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ int ovl_fileattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct fileattr *fa)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	struct path realpath;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int err;
 
 	ovl_path_real(dentry, &realpath);
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ int ovl_fileattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct fileattr *fa)
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(inode->i_sb);
 	err = ovl_real_fileattr_get(&realpath, fa);
 	ovl_fileattr_prot_flags(inode, fa);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
index efa2a072aa69..6af0712fcb83 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int ovl_maybe_validate_verity(struct dentry *dentry)
 		return err;
 
 	if (!ovl_test_flag(OVL_VERIFIED_DIGEST, inode)) {
-		const struct cred *old_cred;
+		struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ static int ovl_maybe_validate_verity(struct dentry *dentry)
 		if (err == 0)
 			ovl_set_flag(OVL_VERIFIED_DIGEST, inode);
 
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	}
 
 	ovl_inode_unlock(inode);
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ static int ovl_maybe_lookup_lowerdata(struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	const char *redirect = ovl_lowerdata_redirect(inode);
 	struct ovl_path datapath = {};
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!redirect || ovl_dentry_lowerdata(dentry))
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ static int ovl_maybe_lookup_lowerdata(struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 	err = ovl_lookup_data_layers(dentry, redirect, &datapath);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			  unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct ovl_entry *oe = NULL;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct ovl_entry *poe = OVL_E(dentry->d_parent);
 	struct ovl_entry *roe = OVL_E(dentry->d_sb->s_root);
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	ovl_dentry_init_reval(dentry, upperdentry, OVL_I_E(inode));
 
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	if (origin_path) {
 		dput(origin_path->dentry);
 		kfree(origin_path);
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	kfree(d.upperredirect);
 out:
 	kfree(d.redirect);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ bool ovl_lower_positive(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct ovl_entry *poe = OVL_E(dentry->d_parent);
 	const struct qstr *name = &dentry->d_name;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	unsigned int i;
 	bool positive = false;
 	bool done = false;
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ bool ovl_lower_positive(struct dentry *dentry)
 			dput(this);
 		}
 	}
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return positive;
 }
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index 8577c7884fb9..eb2fb473a64b 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ struct ovl_metacopy {
 	u8 digest[FS_VERITY_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE];  /* Only the used part on disk */
 } __packed;
 
+/* Credential information used by overlay */
+struct ovl_creds_desc {
+	const struct cred *cred;
+	struct ve_struct *ve;
+};
+
 #define OVL_METACOPY_MAX_SIZE (sizeof(struct ovl_metacopy))
 #define OVL_METACOPY_MIN_SIZE (OVL_METACOPY_MAX_SIZE - FS_VERITY_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE)
 #define OVL_METACOPY_INIT { 0, OVL_METACOPY_MIN_SIZE }
@@ -420,7 +426,8 @@ void ovl_end_write(struct dentry *dentry);
 int ovl_want_write(struct dentry *dentry);
 void ovl_drop_write(struct dentry *dentry);
 struct dentry *ovl_workdir(struct dentry *dentry);
-const struct cred *ovl_override_creds(struct super_block *sb);
+struct ovl_creds_desc ovl_override_creds(struct super_block *sb);
+void ovl_revert_creds(struct ovl_creds_desc *old_creds);
 
 static inline const struct cred *ovl_creds(struct super_block *sb)
 {
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
index 0ca8af060b0c..aca2dd6d4e2f 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/readdir.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int ovl_check_whiteouts(const struct path *path, struct ovl_readdir_data
 	int err;
 	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
 	struct dentry *dentry, *dir = path->dentry;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(rdd->dentry->d_sb);
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int ovl_check_whiteouts(const struct path *path, struct ovl_readdir_data
 		}
 		inode_unlock(dir->d_inode);
 	}
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ static int ovl_iterate(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(dentry->d_sb);
 	struct ovl_cache_entry *p;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int err;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ static int ovl_iterate(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	}
 	err = 0;
 out:
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -856,11 +856,11 @@ static struct file *ovl_dir_open_realfile(const struct file *file,
 					  const struct path *realpath)
 {
 	struct file *res;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 	res = ovl_path_open(realpath, O_RDONLY | (file->f_flags & O_LARGEFILE));
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -983,11 +983,11 @@ int ovl_check_empty_dir(struct dentry *dentry, struct list_head *list)
 	int err;
 	struct ovl_cache_entry *p, *n;
 	struct rb_root root = RB_ROOT;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 	err = ovl_dir_read_merged(dentry, list, &root);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/util.c b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
index f95090f0d29c..e3cbdf7259d1 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/util.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/util.c
@@ -63,11 +63,21 @@ struct dentry *ovl_workdir(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return ofs->workdir;
 }
 
-const struct cred *ovl_override_creds(struct super_block *sb)
+struct ovl_creds_desc ovl_override_creds(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct ovl_fs *ofs = OVL_FS(sb);
+	struct ovl_creds_desc desc;
 
-	return override_creds(ofs->creator_cred);
+	desc.cred = override_creds(ofs->creator_cred);
+	desc.ve = override_ve(ofs->creator_ve);
+
+	return desc;
+}
+
+void ovl_revert_creds(struct ovl_creds_desc *old_creds)
+{
+	revert_ve(old_creds->ve);
+	revert_creds(old_creds->cred);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1150,7 +1160,7 @@ static void ovl_cleanup_index(struct dentry *dentry)
 int ovl_nlink_start(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	int err;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!inode))
@@ -1195,7 +1205,7 @@ int ovl_nlink_start(struct dentry *dentry)
 	 * value relative to the upper inode nlink in an upper inode xattr.
 	 */
 	err = ovl_set_nlink_upper(dentry);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_drop_write;
 
@@ -1216,11 +1226,11 @@ void ovl_nlink_end(struct dentry *dentry)
 	ovl_drop_write(dentry);
 
 	if (ovl_test_flag(OVL_INDEX, inode) && inode->i_nlink == 0) {
-		const struct cred *old_cred;
+		struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 		ovl_cleanup_index(dentry);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	}
 
 	ovl_inode_unlock(inode);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c b/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c
index 0ed2b049056d..0bd5835061fb 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/xattrs.c
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ static int ovl_xattr_set(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, const char
 	struct dentry *upperdentry = ovl_i_dentry_upper(inode);
 	struct dentry *realdentry = upperdentry ?: ovl_dentry_lower(dentry);
 	struct path realpath;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 
 	if (!value && !upperdentry) {
 		ovl_path_lower(dentry, &realpath);
 		old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 		err = vfs_getxattr(mnt_idmap(realpath.mnt), realdentry, name, NULL, 0);
-		revert_creds(old_cred);
+		ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int ovl_xattr_set(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, const char
 		WARN_ON(flags != XATTR_REPLACE);
 		err = ovl_do_removexattr(ofs, realdentry, name);
 	}
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	ovl_drop_write(dentry);
 
 	/* copy c/mtime */
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ static int ovl_xattr_get(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, const char
 			 void *value, size_t size)
 {
 	ssize_t res;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	struct path realpath;
 
 	ovl_i_path_real(inode, &realpath);
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 	res = vfs_getxattr(mnt_idmap(realpath.mnt), realpath.dentry, name, value, size);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ ssize_t ovl_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t size)
 	ssize_t res;
 	size_t len;
 	char *s;
-	const struct cred *old_cred;
+	struct ovl_creds_desc old_cred;
 	size_t prefix_len, name_len;
 
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
 	res = vfs_listxattr(realdentry, list, size);
-	revert_creds(old_cred);
+	ovl_revert_creds(&old_cred);
 	if (res <= 0 || size == 0)
 		return res;
 

-- 
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2026-11-03  9:24 [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 0/5] Fix kernel crash in overlayfs Vladimir Riabchun
2026-11-03  9:24 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 1/5] ve: Remove STOPPED state Vladimir Riabchun
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2026-11-03  9:24 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 v3 2/5] ve: Introduce override_ve/revert_ve helpers Vladimir Riabchun
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