[PATCH v4 03/11] NFSv4: Clear idmap keyring cache when the last client unloads

Jarkko Sakkinen jarkko at kernel.org
Sat Nov 7 05:15:04 PST 2026


id_resolver_cache->thread_keyring caches id_resolver_legacy keys up until
nfs_idmap_quit() tears down the keyring.

Once keys pin to the kernel module of their key type, the cached keys
prevent module_exit() from ever happening.

Track the active idmap instances under a mutex and clear the idmap cache
keyring once the last client has been destroyed.

Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko at kernel.org>
---
 fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
index bc397110d977..c88444cc6bf6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #include <keys/request_key_auth-type.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "netns.h"
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@
 static const struct cred *id_resolver_cache;
 static struct key_type key_type_id_resolver_legacy;
 
+/* Serializes the idmap cache. */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(nfs_idmap_cache_mutex);
+static unsigned int nfs_idmap_users;
+
 struct idmap_legacy_upcalldata {
 	struct rpc_pipe_msg pipe_msg;
 	struct idmap_msg idmap_msg;
@@ -469,7 +475,10 @@ nfs_idmap_new(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	if (error)
 		goto err_destroy_pipe;
 
+	mutex_lock(&nfs_idmap_cache_mutex);
+	nfs_idmap_users++;
 	clp->cl_idmap = idmap;
+	mutex_unlock(&nfs_idmap_cache_mutex);
 	return 0;
 err_destroy_pipe:
 	rpc_destroy_pipe_data(idmap->idmap_pipe);
@@ -483,6 +492,7 @@ void
 nfs_idmap_delete(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
 	struct idmap *idmap = clp->cl_idmap;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!idmap)
 		return;
@@ -493,6 +503,17 @@ nfs_idmap_delete(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	rpc_destroy_pipe_data(idmap->idmap_pipe);
 	put_user_ns(idmap->user_ns);
 	kfree(idmap);
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfs_idmap_cache_mutex);
+	if (--nfs_idmap_users == 0) {
+		ret = keyring_clear(id_resolver_cache->thread_keyring);
+		if (ret)
+			pr_warn_ratelimited("NFS: Failed to clear idmap cache: %d; cache pins remain\n",
+					    ret);
+		else
+			key_gc_flush();
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&nfs_idmap_cache_mutex);
 }
 
 static int nfs_idmap_prepare_message(char *desc, struct idmap *idmap,
-- 
2.47.3




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