[vfs] [2/2] kernfs: kernfs: Internally use kernfs.Dentry instead of vfs.Dentry.

Update signatures for:
- All methods in inodeDirectory
- deferDecRef() and Filesystem.droppedDentries
- newSyntheticDirectory()
- `slot`s used in OrderedChildren and subsequent methods like
  replaceChildLocked() and checkExistingLocked()
- stepExistingLocked(), walkParentDirLocked(), checkCreateLocked()

Updates #1193

PiperOrigin-RevId: 333558866

7 files changed, 117 insertions, 123 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/dynamic_bytes_file.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/dynamic_bytes_file.go
index 7d040481f..b929118b1 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/dynamic_bytes_file.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/dynamic_bytes_file.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (f *DynamicBytesFile) Init(creds *auth.Credentials, devMajor, devMinor uint
 // Open implements Inode.Open.
 func (f *DynamicBytesFile) Open(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, d *Dentry, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*vfs.FileDescription, error) {
 	fd := &DynamicBytesFD{}
-	if err := fd.Init(rp.Mount(), d.VFSDentry(), f.data, &f.locks, opts.Flags); err != nil {
+	if err := fd.Init(rp.Mount(), d, f.data, &f.locks, opts.Flags); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &fd.vfsfd, nil
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ type DynamicBytesFD struct {
 }
 
 // Init initializes a DynamicBytesFD.
-func (fd *DynamicBytesFD) Init(m *vfs.Mount, d *vfs.Dentry, data vfs.DynamicBytesSource, locks *vfs.FileLocks, flags uint32) error {
+func (fd *DynamicBytesFD) Init(m *vfs.Mount, d *Dentry, data vfs.DynamicBytesSource, locks *vfs.FileLocks, flags uint32) error {
 	fd.LockFD.Init(locks)
-	if err := fd.vfsfd.Init(fd, flags, m, d, &vfs.FileDescriptionOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if err := fd.vfsfd.Init(fd, flags, m, d.VFSDentry(), &vfs.FileDescriptionOptions{}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fd.inode = d.Impl().(*Dentry).inode
+	fd.inode = d.inode
 	fd.SetDataSource(data)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/fd_impl_util.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/fd_impl_util.go
index c7bd3baae..0a4cd4057 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/fd_impl_util.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/fd_impl_util.go
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ func (fd *GenericDirectoryFD) IterDirents(ctx context.Context, cb vfs.IterDirent
 	// these.
 	childIdx := fd.off - 2
 	for it := fd.children.nthLocked(childIdx); it != nil; it = it.Next() {
-		inode := it.Dentry.Impl().(*Dentry).inode
-		stat, err := inode.Stat(ctx, fd.filesystem(), opts)
+		stat, err := it.Dentry.inode.Stat(ctx, fd.filesystem(), opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/filesystem.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/filesystem.go
index daad1e04a..c2c62341d 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/filesystem.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/filesystem.go
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ import (
 // * !rp.Done().
 //
 // Postcondition: Caller must call fs.processDeferredDecRefs*.
-func (fs *Filesystem) stepExistingLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, vfsd *vfs.Dentry, mayFollowSymlinks bool) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
-	d := vfsd.Impl().(*Dentry)
+func (fs *Filesystem) stepExistingLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, d *Dentry, mayFollowSymlinks bool) (*Dentry, error) {
 	if !d.isDir() {
 		return nil, syserror.ENOTDIR
 	}
@@ -55,20 +54,20 @@ afterSymlink:
 	// calls d_revalidate(), but walk_component() => handle_dots() does not.
 	if name == "." {
 		rp.Advance()
-		return vfsd, nil
+		return d, nil
 	}
 	if name == ".." {
-		if isRoot, err := rp.CheckRoot(ctx, vfsd); err != nil {
+		if isRoot, err := rp.CheckRoot(ctx, d.VFSDentry()); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else if isRoot || d.parent == nil {
 			rp.Advance()
-			return vfsd, nil
+			return d, nil
 		}
-		if err := rp.CheckMount(ctx, &d.parent.vfsd); err != nil {
+		if err := rp.CheckMount(ctx, d.parent.VFSDentry()); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		rp.Advance()
-		return &d.parent.vfsd, nil
+		return d.parent, nil
 	}
 	if len(name) > linux.NAME_MAX {
 		return nil, syserror.ENAMETOOLONG
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ afterSymlink:
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := rp.CheckMount(ctx, &next.vfsd); err != nil {
+	if err := rp.CheckMount(ctx, next.VFSDentry()); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Resolve any symlink at current path component.
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ afterSymlink:
 		goto afterSymlink
 	}
 	rp.Advance()
-	return &next.vfsd, nil
+	return next, nil
 }
 
 // revalidateChildLocked must be called after a call to parent.vfsd.Child(name)
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) revalidateChildLocked(ctx context.Context, vfsObj *vfs.Vir
 		if !child.inode.Valid(ctx) {
 			delete(parent.children, name)
 			vfsObj.InvalidateDentry(ctx, &child.vfsd)
-			fs.deferDecRef(&child.vfsd) // Reference from Lookup.
+			fs.deferDecRef(child) // Reference from Lookup.
 			child = nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -149,15 +148,14 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) revalidateChildLocked(ctx context.Context, vfsObj *vfs.Vir
 //
 // Postconditions: Caller must call fs.processDeferredDecRefs*.
 func (fs *Filesystem) walkExistingLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath) (*Dentry, error) {
-	vfsd := rp.Start()
+	d := rp.Start().Impl().(*Dentry)
 	for !rp.Done() {
 		var err error
-		vfsd, err = fs.stepExistingLocked(ctx, rp, vfsd, true /* mayFollowSymlinks */)
+		d, err = fs.stepExistingLocked(ctx, rp, d, true /* mayFollowSymlinks */)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	d := vfsd.Impl().(*Dentry)
 	if rp.MustBeDir() && !d.isDir() {
 		return nil, syserror.ENOTDIR
 	}
@@ -176,20 +174,19 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) walkExistingLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingP
 // * !rp.Done().
 //
 // Postconditions: Caller must call fs.processDeferredDecRefs*.
-func (fs *Filesystem) walkParentDirLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath) (*vfs.Dentry, Inode, error) {
-	vfsd := rp.Start()
+func (fs *Filesystem) walkParentDirLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath) (*Dentry, error) {
+	d := rp.Start().Impl().(*Dentry)
 	for !rp.Final() {
 		var err error
-		vfsd, err = fs.stepExistingLocked(ctx, rp, vfsd, true /* mayFollowSymlinks */)
+		d, err = fs.stepExistingLocked(ctx, rp, d, true /* mayFollowSymlinks */)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	d := vfsd.Impl().(*Dentry)
 	if !d.isDir() {
-		return nil, nil, syserror.ENOTDIR
+		return nil, syserror.ENOTDIR
 	}
-	return vfsd, d.inode, nil
+	return d, nil
 }
 
 // checkCreateLocked checks that a file named rp.Component() may be created in
@@ -197,10 +194,9 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) walkParentDirLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.Resolving
 //
 // Preconditions:
 // * Filesystem.mu must be locked for at least reading.
-// * parentInode == parentVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry).Inode.
 // * isDir(parentInode) == true.
-func checkCreateLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, parentVFSD *vfs.Dentry, parentInode Inode) (string, error) {
-	if err := parentInode.CheckPermissions(ctx, rp.Credentials(), vfs.MayWrite|vfs.MayExec); err != nil {
+func checkCreateLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, parent *Dentry) (string, error) {
+	if err := parent.inode.CheckPermissions(ctx, rp.Credentials(), vfs.MayWrite|vfs.MayExec); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	pc := rp.Component()
@@ -211,10 +207,10 @@ func checkCreateLocked(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, parentVFSD *v
 		return "", syserror.ENAMETOOLONG
 	}
 	// FIXME(gvisor.dev/issue/1193): Data race due to not holding dirMu.
-	if _, ok := parentVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry).children[pc]; ok {
+	if _, ok := parent.children[pc]; ok {
 		return "", syserror.EEXIST
 	}
-	if parentVFSD.IsDead() {
+	if parent.VFSDentry().IsDead() {
 		return "", syserror.ENOENT
 	}
 	return pc, nil
@@ -288,12 +284,12 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) GetParentDentryAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPa
 	fs.mu.RLock()
 	defer fs.processDeferredDecRefs(ctx)
 	defer fs.mu.RUnlock()
-	vfsd, _, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
+	d, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	vfsd.IncRef() // Ownership transferred to caller.
-	return vfsd, nil
+	d.IncRef() // Ownership transferred to caller.
+	return d.VFSDentry(), nil
 }
 
 // LinkAt implements vfs.FilesystemImpl.LinkAt.
@@ -303,12 +299,12 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) LinkAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, vd vfs.
 	}
 	fs.mu.Lock()
 	defer fs.mu.Unlock()
-	parentVFSD, parentInode, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
+	parent, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
 	fs.processDeferredDecRefsLocked(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parentVFSD, parentInode)
+	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -325,11 +321,11 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) LinkAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, vd vfs.
 		return syserror.EPERM
 	}
 
-	childVFSD, err := parentInode.NewLink(ctx, pc, d.inode)
+	child, err := parent.inode.NewLink(ctx, pc, d.inode)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	parentVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry).InsertChild(pc, childVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry))
+	parent.InsertChild(pc, child)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -340,12 +336,12 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) MkdirAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, opts v
 	}
 	fs.mu.Lock()
 	defer fs.mu.Unlock()
-	parentVFSD, parentInode, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
+	parent, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
 	fs.processDeferredDecRefsLocked(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parentVFSD, parentInode)
+	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -353,14 +349,14 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) MkdirAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, opts v
 		return err
 	}
 	defer rp.Mount().EndWrite()
-	childVFSD, err := parentInode.NewDir(ctx, pc, opts)
+	child, err := parent.inode.NewDir(ctx, pc, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !opts.ForSyntheticMountpoint || err == syserror.EEXIST {
 			return err
 		}
-		childVFSD = newSyntheticDirectory(rp.Credentials(), opts.Mode)
+		child = newSyntheticDirectory(rp.Credentials(), opts.Mode)
 	}
-	parentVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry).InsertChild(pc, childVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry))
+	parent.InsertChild(pc, child)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -371,12 +367,12 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) MknodAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, opts v
 	}
 	fs.mu.Lock()
 	defer fs.mu.Unlock()
-	parentVFSD, parentInode, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
+	parent, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
 	fs.processDeferredDecRefsLocked(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parentVFSD, parentInode)
+	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -384,11 +380,11 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) MknodAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, opts v
 		return err
 	}
 	defer rp.Mount().EndWrite()
-	newVFSD, err := parentInode.NewNode(ctx, pc, opts)
+	newD, err := parent.inode.NewNode(ctx, pc, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	parentVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry).InsertChild(pc, newVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry))
+	parent.InsertChild(pc, newD)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -450,13 +446,13 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) OpenAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, opts vf
 		return d.inode.Open(ctx, rp, d, opts)
 	}
 afterTrailingSymlink:
-	parentVFSD, parentInode, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
+	parent, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
 	fs.processDeferredDecRefsLocked(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Check for search permission in the parent directory.
-	if err := parentInode.CheckPermissions(ctx, rp.Credentials(), vfs.MayExec); err != nil {
+	if err := parent.inode.CheckPermissions(ctx, rp.Credentials(), vfs.MayExec); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Reject attempts to open directories with O_CREAT.
@@ -471,10 +467,10 @@ afterTrailingSymlink:
 		return nil, syserror.ENAMETOOLONG
 	}
 	// Determine whether or not we need to create a file.
-	childVFSD, err := fs.stepExistingLocked(ctx, rp, parentVFSD, false /* mayFollowSymlinks */)
+	child, err := fs.stepExistingLocked(ctx, rp, parent, false /* mayFollowSymlinks */)
 	if err == syserror.ENOENT {
 		// Already checked for searchability above; now check for writability.
-		if err := parentInode.CheckPermissions(ctx, rp.Credentials(), vfs.MayWrite); err != nil {
+		if err := parent.inode.CheckPermissions(ctx, rp.Credentials(), vfs.MayWrite); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if err := rp.Mount().CheckBeginWrite(); err != nil {
@@ -482,12 +478,11 @@ afterTrailingSymlink:
 		}
 		defer rp.Mount().EndWrite()
 		// Create and open the child.
-		childVFSD, err = parentInode.NewFile(ctx, pc, opts)
+		child, err := parent.inode.NewFile(ctx, pc, opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		child := childVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry)
-		parentVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry).InsertChild(pc, child)
+		parent.InsertChild(pc, child)
 		child.inode.IncRef()
 		defer child.inode.DecRef(ctx)
 		unlock()
@@ -500,7 +495,6 @@ afterTrailingSymlink:
 	if mustCreate {
 		return nil, syserror.EEXIST
 	}
-	child := childVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry)
 	if rp.ShouldFollowSymlink() && child.isSymlink() {
 		targetVD, targetPathname, err := child.inode.Getlink(ctx, rp.Mount())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -559,11 +553,10 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) RenameAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, oldPa
 
 	// Resolve the destination directory first to verify that it's on this
 	// Mount.
-	dstDirVFSD, dstDirInode, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
+	dstDir, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	dstDir := dstDirVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry)
 	mnt := rp.Mount()
 	if mnt != oldParentVD.Mount() {
 		return syserror.EXDEV
@@ -589,7 +582,7 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) RenameAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, oldPa
 
 	// Can we create the dst dentry?
 	var dst *Dentry
-	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, dstDirVFSD, dstDirInode)
+	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, dstDir)
 	switch err {
 	case nil:
 		// Ok, continue with rename as replacement.
@@ -600,14 +593,14 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) RenameAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, oldPa
 		}
 		dst = dstDir.children[pc]
 		if dst == nil {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Child %q for parent Dentry %+v disappeared inside atomic section?", pc, dstDirVFSD))
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Child %q for parent Dentry %+v disappeared inside atomic section?", pc, dstDir))
 		}
 	default:
 		return err
 	}
 	var dstVFSD *vfs.Dentry
 	if dst != nil {
-		dstVFSD = &dst.vfsd
+		dstVFSD = dst.VFSDentry()
 	}
 
 	mntns := vfs.MountNamespaceFromContext(ctx)
@@ -627,14 +620,14 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) RenameAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, oldPa
 	if err := virtfs.PrepareRenameDentry(mntns, srcVFSD, dstVFSD); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	replaced, err := srcDir.inode.Rename(ctx, src.name, pc, srcVFSD, dstDirVFSD)
+	replaced, err := srcDir.inode.Rename(ctx, src.name, pc, src, dstDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		virtfs.AbortRenameDentry(srcVFSD, dstVFSD)
 		return err
 	}
 	delete(srcDir.children, src.name)
 	if srcDir != dstDir {
-		fs.deferDecRef(srcDirVFSD)
+		fs.deferDecRef(srcDir)
 		dstDir.IncRef()
 	}
 	src.parent = dstDir
@@ -643,7 +636,11 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) RenameAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, oldPa
 		dstDir.children = make(map[string]*Dentry)
 	}
 	dstDir.children[pc] = src
-	virtfs.CommitRenameReplaceDentry(ctx, srcVFSD, replaced)
+	var replaceVFSD *vfs.Dentry
+	if replaced != nil {
+		replaceVFSD = replaced.VFSDentry()
+	}
+	virtfs.CommitRenameReplaceDentry(ctx, srcVFSD, replaceVFSD)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -682,7 +679,7 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) RmdirAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := parentDentry.inode.RmDir(ctx, d.name, d.VFSDentry()); err != nil {
+	if err := parentDentry.inode.RmDir(ctx, d.name, d); err != nil {
 		virtfs.AbortDeleteDentry(vfsd)
 		return err
 	}
@@ -736,12 +733,12 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) SymlinkAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, targ
 	}
 	fs.mu.Lock()
 	defer fs.mu.Unlock()
-	parentVFSD, parentInode, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
+	parent, err := fs.walkParentDirLocked(ctx, rp)
 	fs.processDeferredDecRefsLocked(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parentVFSD, parentInode)
+	pc, err := checkCreateLocked(ctx, rp, parent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -749,11 +746,11 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) SymlinkAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, targ
 		return err
 	}
 	defer rp.Mount().EndWrite()
-	childVFSD, err := parentInode.NewSymlink(ctx, pc, target)
+	child, err := parent.inode.NewSymlink(ctx, pc, target)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	parentVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry).InsertChild(pc, childVFSD.Impl().(*Dentry))
+	parent.InsertChild(pc, child)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -787,7 +784,7 @@ func (fs *Filesystem) UnlinkAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath) error
 	if err := virtfs.PrepareDeleteDentry(mntns, vfsd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := parentDentry.inode.Unlink(ctx, d.name, d.VFSDentry()); err != nil {
+	if err := parentDentry.inode.Unlink(ctx, d.name, d); err != nil {
 		virtfs.AbortDeleteDentry(vfsd)
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/inode_impl_util.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/inode_impl_util.go
index d8e321acb..49210e748 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/inode_impl_util.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/inode_impl_util.go
@@ -57,27 +57,27 @@ func (InodeNoopRefCount) TryIncRef() bool {
 type InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren struct{}
 
 // NewFile implements Inode.NewFile.
-func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewFile(context.Context, string, vfs.OpenOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewFile(context.Context, string, vfs.OpenOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
 // NewDir implements Inode.NewDir.
-func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewDir(context.Context, string, vfs.MkdirOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewDir(context.Context, string, vfs.MkdirOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
 // NewLink implements Inode.NewLink.
-func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewLink(context.Context, string, Inode) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewLink(context.Context, string, Inode) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
 // NewSymlink implements Inode.NewSymlink.
-func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewSymlink(context.Context, string, string) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewSymlink(context.Context, string, string) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
 // NewNode implements Inode.NewNode.
-func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewNode(context.Context, string, vfs.MknodOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeDirectoryNoNewChildren) NewNode(context.Context, string, vfs.MknodOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
@@ -96,42 +96,42 @@ func (InodeNotDirectory) HasChildren() bool {
 }
 
 // NewFile implements Inode.NewFile.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) NewFile(context.Context, string, vfs.OpenOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) NewFile(context.Context, string, vfs.OpenOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	panic("NewFile called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
 // NewDir implements Inode.NewDir.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) NewDir(context.Context, string, vfs.MkdirOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) NewDir(context.Context, string, vfs.MkdirOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	panic("NewDir called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
 // NewLink implements Inode.NewLinkink.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) NewLink(context.Context, string, Inode) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) NewLink(context.Context, string, Inode) (*Dentry, error) {
 	panic("NewLink called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
 // NewSymlink implements Inode.NewSymlink.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) NewSymlink(context.Context, string, string) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) NewSymlink(context.Context, string, string) (*Dentry, error) {
 	panic("NewSymlink called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
 // NewNode implements Inode.NewNode.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) NewNode(context.Context, string, vfs.MknodOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) NewNode(context.Context, string, vfs.MknodOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	panic("NewNode called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
 // Unlink implements Inode.Unlink.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) Unlink(context.Context, string, *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) Unlink(context.Context, string, *Dentry) error {
 	panic("Unlink called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
 // RmDir implements Inode.RmDir.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) RmDir(context.Context, string, *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) RmDir(context.Context, string, *Dentry) error {
 	panic("RmDir called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
 // Rename implements Inode.Rename.
-func (InodeNotDirectory) Rename(context.Context, string, string, *vfs.Dentry, *vfs.Dentry) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (InodeNotDirectory) Rename(context.Context, string, string, *Dentry, *Dentry) (*Dentry, error) {
 	panic("Rename called on non-directory inode")
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (a *InodeAttrs) DecLinks() {
 // +stateify savable
 type slot struct {
 	Name   string
-	Dentry *vfs.Dentry
+	Dentry *Dentry
 	slotEntry
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (o *OrderedChildren) Populate(d *Dentry, children map[string]*Dentry) uint3
 		if child.isDir() {
 			links++
 		}
-		if err := o.Insert(name, child.VFSDentry()); err != nil {
+		if err := o.Insert(name, child); err != nil {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Collision when attempting to insert child %q (%+v) into %+v", name, child, d))
 		}
 		d.InsertChild(name, child)
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func (o *OrderedChildren) HasChildren() bool {
 
 // Insert inserts child into o. This ignores the writability of o, as this is
 // not part of the vfs.FilesystemImpl interface, and is a lower-level operation.
-func (o *OrderedChildren) Insert(name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (o *OrderedChildren) Insert(name string, child *Dentry) error {
 	o.mu.Lock()
 	defer o.mu.Unlock()
 	if _, ok := o.set[name]; ok {
@@ -448,10 +448,10 @@ func (o *OrderedChildren) removeLocked(name string) {
 }
 
 // Precondition: caller must hold o.mu for writing.
-func (o *OrderedChildren) replaceChildLocked(name string, new *vfs.Dentry) *vfs.Dentry {
+func (o *OrderedChildren) replaceChildLocked(name string, new *Dentry) *Dentry {
 	if s, ok := o.set[name]; ok {
 		// Existing slot with given name, simply replace the dentry.
-		var old *vfs.Dentry
+		var old *Dentry
 		old, s.Dentry = s.Dentry, new
 		return old
 	}
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func (o *OrderedChildren) replaceChildLocked(name string, new *vfs.Dentry) *vfs.
 }
 
 // Precondition: caller must hold o.mu for reading or writing.
-func (o *OrderedChildren) checkExistingLocked(name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (o *OrderedChildren) checkExistingLocked(name string, child *Dentry) error {
 	s, ok := o.set[name]
 	if !ok {
 		return syserror.ENOENT
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func (o *OrderedChildren) checkExistingLocked(name string, child *vfs.Dentry) er
 }
 
 // Unlink implements Inode.Unlink.
-func (o *OrderedChildren) Unlink(ctx context.Context, name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (o *OrderedChildren) Unlink(ctx context.Context, name string, child *Dentry) error {
 	if !o.writable {
 		return syserror.EPERM
 	}
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func (o *OrderedChildren) Unlink(ctx context.Context, name string, child *vfs.De
 }
 
 // Rmdir implements Inode.Rmdir.
-func (o *OrderedChildren) RmDir(ctx context.Context, name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (o *OrderedChildren) RmDir(ctx context.Context, name string, child *Dentry) error {
 	// We're not responsible for checking that child is a directory, that it's
 	// empty, or updating any link counts; so this is the same as unlink.
 	return o.Unlink(ctx, name, child)
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ func (renameAcrossDifferentImplementationsError) Error() string {
 // that will support Rename.
 //
 // Postcondition: reference on any replaced dentry transferred to caller.
-func (o *OrderedChildren) Rename(ctx context.Context, oldname, newname string, child, dstDir *vfs.Dentry) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
-	dst, ok := dstDir.Impl().(*Dentry).inode.(interface{}).(*OrderedChildren)
+func (o *OrderedChildren) Rename(ctx context.Context, oldname, newname string, child, dstDir *Dentry) (*Dentry, error) {
+	dst, ok := dstDir.inode.(interface{}).(*OrderedChildren)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, renameAcrossDifferentImplementationsError{}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs.go
index 96dfb03c7..c4e914530 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type Filesystem struct {
 	// droppedDentries is a list of dentries waiting to be DecRef()ed. This is
 	// used to defer dentry destruction until mu can be acquired for
 	// writing. Protected by droppedDentriesMu.
-	droppedDentries []*vfs.Dentry
+	droppedDentries []*Dentry
 
 	// mu synchronizes the lifetime of Dentries on this filesystem. Holding it
 	// for reading guarantees continued existence of any resolved dentries, but
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ type Filesystem struct {
 // processDeferredDecRefs{,Locked}. See comment on Filesystem.mu.
 //
 // Precondition: d must not already be pending destruction.
-func (fs *Filesystem) deferDecRef(d *vfs.Dentry) {
+func (fs *Filesystem) deferDecRef(d *Dentry) {
 	fs.droppedDentriesMu.Lock()
 	fs.droppedDentries = append(fs.droppedDentries, d)
 	fs.droppedDentriesMu.Unlock()
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (d *Dentry) InsertChildLocked(name string, child *Dentry) {
 // isn't sufficient to remove a child from a directory.
 //
 // Precondition: d must represent a directory inode.
-func (d *Dentry) RemoveChild(name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (d *Dentry) RemoveChild(name string, child *Dentry) error {
 	d.dirMu.Lock()
 	defer d.dirMu.Unlock()
 	return d.RemoveChildLocked(name, child)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (d *Dentry) RemoveChild(name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
 // preconditions.
 //
 // Precondition: d.dirMu must be locked.
-func (d *Dentry) RemoveChildLocked(name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
+func (d *Dentry) RemoveChildLocked(name string, child *Dentry) error {
 	if !d.isDir() {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("RemoveChild called on non-directory Dentry: %+v.", d))
 	}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (d *Dentry) RemoveChildLocked(name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return syserror.ENOENT
 	}
-	if &c.vfsd != child {
+	if c != child {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Dentry hashed into inode doesn't match what vfs thinks! Child: %+v, vfs: %+v", c, child))
 	}
 	delete(d.children, name)
@@ -404,30 +404,30 @@ type inodeDirectory interface {
 	HasChildren() bool
 
 	// NewFile creates a new regular file inode.
-	NewFile(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error)
+	NewFile(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*Dentry, error)
 
 	// NewDir creates a new directory inode.
-	NewDir(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MkdirOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error)
+	NewDir(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MkdirOptions) (*Dentry, error)
 
 	// NewLink creates a new hardlink to a specified inode in this
 	// directory. Implementations should create a new kernfs Dentry pointing to
 	// target, and update target's link count.
-	NewLink(ctx context.Context, name string, target Inode) (*vfs.Dentry, error)
+	NewLink(ctx context.Context, name string, target Inode) (*Dentry, error)
 
 	// NewSymlink creates a new symbolic link inode.
-	NewSymlink(ctx context.Context, name, target string) (*vfs.Dentry, error)
+	NewSymlink(ctx context.Context, name, target string) (*Dentry, error)
 
 	// NewNode creates a new filesystem node for a mknod syscall.
-	NewNode(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MknodOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error)
+	NewNode(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MknodOptions) (*Dentry, error)
 
 	// Unlink removes a child dentry from this directory inode.
-	Unlink(ctx context.Context, name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error
+	Unlink(ctx context.Context, name string, child *Dentry) error
 
 	// RmDir removes an empty child directory from this directory
 	// inode. Implementations must update the parent directory's link count,
 	// if required. Implementations are not responsible for checking that child
 	// is a directory, checking for an empty directory.
-	RmDir(ctx context.Context, name string, child *vfs.Dentry) error
+	RmDir(ctx context.Context, name string, child *Dentry) error
 
 	// Rename is called on the source directory containing an inode being
 	// renamed. child should point to the resolved child in the source
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ type inodeDirectory interface {
 	// should return the replaced dentry or nil otherwise.
 	//
 	// Precondition: Caller must serialize concurrent calls to Rename.
-	Rename(ctx context.Context, oldname, newname string, child, dstDir *vfs.Dentry) (replaced *vfs.Dentry, err error)
+	Rename(ctx context.Context, oldname, newname string, child, dstDir *Dentry) (replaced *Dentry, err error)
 }
 
 type inodeDynamicLookup interface {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs_test.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs_test.go
index c9f81d734..e413242dc 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/kernfs_test.go
@@ -176,38 +176,36 @@ func (d *dir) DecRef(context.Context) {
 	d.dirRefs.DecRef(d.Destroy)
 }
 
-func (d *dir) NewDir(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MkdirOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (d *dir) NewDir(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MkdirOptions) (*kernfs.Dentry, error) {
 	creds := auth.CredentialsFromContext(ctx)
 	dir := d.fs.newDir(creds, opts.Mode, nil)
-	dirVFSD := dir.VFSDentry()
-	if err := d.OrderedChildren.Insert(name, dirVFSD); err != nil {
+	if err := d.OrderedChildren.Insert(name, dir); err != nil {
 		dir.DecRef(ctx)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	d.IncLinks(1)
-	return dirVFSD, nil
+	return dir, nil
 }
 
-func (d *dir) NewFile(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (d *dir) NewFile(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*kernfs.Dentry, error) {
 	creds := auth.CredentialsFromContext(ctx)
 	f := d.fs.newFile(creds, "")
-	fVFSD := f.VFSDentry()
-	if err := d.OrderedChildren.Insert(name, fVFSD); err != nil {
+	if err := d.OrderedChildren.Insert(name, f); err != nil {
 		f.DecRef(ctx)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return fVFSD, nil
+	return f, nil
 }
 
-func (*dir) NewLink(context.Context, string, kernfs.Inode) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (*dir) NewLink(context.Context, string, kernfs.Inode) (*kernfs.Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
-func (*dir) NewSymlink(context.Context, string, string) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (*dir) NewSymlink(context.Context, string, string) (*kernfs.Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
-func (*dir) NewNode(context.Context, string, vfs.MknodOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (*dir) NewNode(context.Context, string, vfs.MknodOptions) (*kernfs.Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/synthetic_directory.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/synthetic_directory.go
index 845de6c1d..ea7f073eb 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/synthetic_directory.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/kernfs/synthetic_directory.go
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ type syntheticDirectory struct {
 
 var _ Inode = (*syntheticDirectory)(nil)
 
-func newSyntheticDirectory(creds *auth.Credentials, perm linux.FileMode) *vfs.Dentry {
+func newSyntheticDirectory(creds *auth.Credentials, perm linux.FileMode) *Dentry {
 	inode := &syntheticDirectory{}
 	inode.Init(creds, 0 /* devMajor */, 0 /* devMinor */, 0 /* ino */, perm)
 	d := &Dentry{}
 	d.Init(inode)
-	return &d.vfsd
+	return d
 }
 
 func (dir *syntheticDirectory) Init(creds *auth.Credentials, devMajor, devMinor uint32, ino uint64, perm linux.FileMode) {
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ func (dir *syntheticDirectory) Open(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath,
 }
 
 // NewFile implements Inode.NewFile.
-func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewFile(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewFile(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.OpenOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
 // NewDir implements Inode.NewDir.
-func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewDir(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MkdirOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewDir(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MkdirOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	if !opts.ForSyntheticMountpoint {
 		return nil, syserror.EPERM
 	}
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewDir(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs
 }
 
 // NewLink implements Inode.NewLink.
-func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewLink(ctx context.Context, name string, target Inode) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewLink(ctx context.Context, name string, target Inode) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
 // NewSymlink implements Inode.NewSymlink.
-func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewSymlink(ctx context.Context, name, target string) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewSymlink(ctx context.Context, name, target string) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }
 
 // NewNode implements Inode.NewNode.
-func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewNode(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MknodOptions) (*vfs.Dentry, error) {
+func (dir *syntheticDirectory) NewNode(ctx context.Context, name string, opts vfs.MknodOptions) (*Dentry, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.EPERM
 }