linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Prevent re-use of FUSE superblock after force unmount

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Message-ID: <CAJfpegsNwsWJC+x8jL6kDzYhENQQ+aUYAV9wkdpQNT-FNMXyAg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 11 May 2022 12:34:54 +0200
From:   Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:     Daniil Lunev <dlunev@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        fuse-devel <fuse-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Prevent re-use of FUSE superblock after force unmount

On Wed, 11 May 2022 at 11:37, Daniil Lunev <dlunev@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> > No progress has been made in the past decade with regard to suspend.
> > I mainly put that down to lack of interest.
> >
> That is unfortunate.
>
> > It is a legitimate operation, but one that is not guaranteed to leave
> > the system in a clean state.
> Sure, I don't think I can argue about it. The current behaviour is a problem,
> however, since there is no other way to ensure the system can suspend
> reliably but force unmount - we try normal unmount first and proceed with
> force if that fails. Do you think that the approach proposed in this patchset
> is a reasonable path to mitigate the issue?

At a glance it's a gross hack.   I can think of more than one way in
which this could be achieved without adding a new field to struct
super_block.

But...  what I'd really prefer is if the underlying issue of fuse vs.
suspend was properly addressed instead of adding band-aids.  And that
takes lots more resources, for sure, and the result is not guaranteed.
But you could at least give it a try.

Thanks,
Miklos