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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:56:23 UTC
The branch main has been updated by markj:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a02d794f5acd12ba3cf1de5c204a8dd56af47edd
commit a02d794f5acd12ba3cf1de5c204a8dd56af47edd
Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-26 01:35:37 +0000
Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-26 01:56:14 +0000
nullfs: Clear inotify flags during reclaim
The inotify flags are copied from the lower vnode into the nullfs vnode
so that the INOTIFY() macro will invoke VOP_INOTIFY on the nullfs vnode;
this is then bypassed to the lower vnode. However, when a nullfs vnode
is reclaimed we should clear these flags, as the vnode is now doomed and
no longer forwards VOPs to the lower vnode.
Add regression tests. Remove a test in vn_inotify_revoke() which is no
longer needed after this change.
PR: 292495
Reviewed by: kib
Reported by: Jed Laundry <jlaundry@jlaundry.com>
Fixes: f1f230439fa4 ("vfs: Initial revision of inotify")
MFC after: 1 week
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56639
---
sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c | 12 +++++
sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c | 4 --
tests/sys/kern/inotify_test.c | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c
index a372a46bc6c6..50d359c9b909 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ null_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *ap)
struct vnode *vp;
struct null_node *xp;
struct vnode *lowervp;
+ short flags;
vp = ap->a_vp;
xp = VTONULL(vp);
@@ -997,6 +998,17 @@ null_reclaim(struct vop_reclaim_args *ap)
else if (vp->v_writecount < 0)
vp->v_writecount = 0;
+ /*
+ * Undo the effects of null_copy_inotify(): setting VIRF_INOTIFY* causes
+ * the VFS to invoke VOP_INOTIFY on the marked vnode, and for nullfs
+ * vnodes this is bypassed to the lower vnode. The inotify watch holds
+ * a ref on the lower vnode, but not the upper vnode, so VOP_INOTIFY
+ * must not be called on the upper vnode after this point.
+ */
+ flags = vn_irflag_read(vp) & (VIRF_INOTIFY | VIRF_INOTIFY_PARENT);
+ if (flags != 0)
+ vn_irflag_unset_locked(vp, flags);
+
VI_UNLOCK(vp);
if ((xp->null_flags & NULLV_NOUNLOCK) != 0)
diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c b/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c
index 716fdc96e5fb..94e65973a36b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_inotify.c
@@ -889,10 +889,6 @@ vn_inotify_add_watch(struct vnode *vp, struct inotify_softc *sc, uint32_t mask,
void
vn_inotify_revoke(struct vnode *vp)
{
- if (vp->v_pollinfo == NULL) {
- /* This is a nullfs vnode which shadows a watched vnode. */
- return;
- }
inotify_log(vp, NULL, 0, IN_UNMOUNT, 0);
}
diff --git a/tests/sys/kern/inotify_test.c b/tests/sys/kern/inotify_test.c
index 0a4df4e5fcaa..d3799b12ce20 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kern/inotify_test.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kern/inotify_test.c
@@ -392,6 +392,116 @@ ATF_TC_CLEANUP(inotify_nullfs, tc)
}
}
+/*
+ * Watch a file in a nullfs mount, and remove it from the lower mount. Make
+ * sure that we get an IN_DELETE_SELF event and that the watch is removed.
+ */
+ATF_TC_WITH_CLEANUP(inotify_nullfs_remove);
+ATF_TC_HEAD(inotify_nullfs_remove, tc)
+{
+ atf_tc_set_md_var(tc, "require.user", "root");
+}
+ATF_TC_BODY(inotify_nullfs_remove, tc)
+{
+ char dir[PATH_MAX], path[PATH_MAX], *p;
+ int error, fd, ifd, wd;
+
+ strlcpy(dir, "./test.XXXXXX", sizeof(dir));
+ p = mkdtemp(dir);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(p == dir);
+
+ error = mkdir("./mnt", 0755);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(error == 0);
+
+ /* Mount the testdir onto ./mnt. */
+ mount_nullfs("./mnt", dir);
+
+ snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/file", dir);
+ fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0644);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(fd != -1);
+ close_checked(fd);
+
+ ifd = inotify(IN_NONBLOCK);
+ wd = inotify_add_watch(ifd, "./mnt/file", IN_DELETE_SELF);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(wd != -1);
+
+ error = unlink(path);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(error == 0);
+
+ consume_event(ifd, wd, IN_DELETE_SELF, 0, NULL);
+ consume_event(ifd, wd, 0, IN_IGNORED, NULL);
+
+ close_inotify(ifd);
+}
+ATF_TC_CLEANUP(inotify_nullfs_remove, tc)
+{
+ int error;
+
+ error = unmount("./mnt", 0);
+ if (error != 0) {
+ perror("unmount");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Exercise a scenario where a watched lower vnode is deleted by a rename. The
+ * deletion causes the upper vnode to be reclaimed, and after that point it
+ * should stop trying to forward events back to the (now detached) lower vnode.
+ */
+ATF_TC_WITH_CLEANUP(inotify_nullfs_rename);
+ATF_TC_HEAD(inotify_nullfs_rename, tc)
+{
+ atf_tc_set_md_var(tc, "require.user", "root");
+}
+ATF_TC_BODY(inotify_nullfs_rename, tc)
+{
+ char dir[PATH_MAX], path1[PATH_MAX], path2[PATH_MAX], *p;
+ int error, fd, ifd, wd;
+
+ strlcpy(dir, "./test.XXXXXX", sizeof(dir));
+ p = mkdtemp(dir);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(p == dir);
+
+ error = mkdir("./mnt", 0755);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(error == 0);
+
+ /* Mount the testdir onto ./mnt. */
+ mount_nullfs("./mnt", dir);
+
+ ifd = inotify(IN_NONBLOCK);
+
+ /* Create two files, they will be renamed in the upper layer. */
+ snprintf(path1, sizeof(path1), "%s/file1", dir);
+ fd = open(path1, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0644);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(fd != -1);
+ close_checked(fd);
+ snprintf(path2, sizeof(path2), "%s/file2", dir);
+ fd = open(path2, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0644);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(fd != -1);
+ close_checked(fd);
+
+ wd = inotify_add_watch(ifd, "./mnt/file1", IN_DELETE_SELF);
+ ATF_REQUIRE(wd != -1);
+ error = rename("./mnt/file2", "./mnt/file1");
+ ATF_REQUIRE(error == 0);
+
+ consume_event(ifd, wd, IN_DELETE_SELF, 0, NULL);
+ consume_event(ifd, wd, 0, IN_IGNORED, NULL);
+
+ close_inotify(ifd);
+}
+ATF_TC_CLEANUP(inotify_nullfs_rename, tc)
+{
+ int error;
+
+ error = unmount("./mnt", 0);
+ if (error != 0) {
+ perror("unmount");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+}
+
/*
* Make sure that exceeding max_events pending events results in an overflow
* event.
@@ -878,6 +988,8 @@ ATF_TP_ADD_TCS(tp)
ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, inotify_coalesce);
ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, inotify_mask_create);
ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, inotify_nullfs);
+ ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, inotify_nullfs_remove);
+ ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, inotify_nullfs_rename);
ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, inotify_queue_overflow);
/* Tests for the various inotify event types. */
ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, inotify_event_access_file);