Add logging option to leak checker.

Also refactor the template and CheckedObject interface to make this cleaner.

Updates #1486.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 339577120

11 files changed, 172 insertions, 111 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/directory.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/directory.go
index e993c8e36..ce1b2a390 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/directory.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/directory.go
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ func (d *dentry) createSyntheticChildLocked(opts *createSyntheticOpts) {
 		hostFD:    -1,
 		nlink:     uint32(2),
 	}
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Register(child, "gofer.dentry")
-	}
+	refsvfs2.Register(child)
 	switch opts.mode.FileType() {
 	case linux.S_IFDIR:
 		// Nothing else needs to be done.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/filesystem.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/filesystem.go
index baecb88c4..57a2ca43c 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/filesystem.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/filesystem.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) revalidateChildLocked(ctx context.Context, vfsObj *vfs.Vir
 			// treat their invalidation as deletion.
 			child.setDeleted()
 			parent.syntheticChildren--
-			child.decRefLocked()
+			child.decRefNoCaching()
 			parent.dirents = nil
 		}
 		*ds = appendDentry(*ds, child)
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) unlinkAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, dir b
 		child.setDeleted()
 		if child.isSynthetic() {
 			parent.syntheticChildren--
-			child.decRefLocked()
+			child.decRefNoCaching()
 		}
 		ds = appendDentry(ds, child)
 	}
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) RenameAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, oldPa
 		replaced.setDeleted()
 		if replaced.isSynthetic() {
 			newParent.syntheticChildren--
-			replaced.decRefLocked()
+			replaced.decRefNoCaching()
 		}
 		ds = appendDentry(ds, replaced)
 	}
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) RenameAt(ctx context.Context, rp *vfs.ResolvingPath, oldPa
 	// with reference counts and queue oldParent for checkCachingLocked if the
 	// parent isn't actually changing.
 	if oldParent != newParent {
-		oldParent.decRefLocked()
+		oldParent.decRefNoCaching()
 		ds = appendDentry(ds, oldParent)
 		newParent.IncRef()
 		if renamed.isSynthetic() {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go
index 80668ebc1..6f82ce61b 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/gofer.go
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) Release(ctx context.Context) {
 // Precondition: d.fs.renameMu is locked.
 func (d *dentry) releaseSyntheticRecursiveLocked(ctx context.Context) {
 	if d.isSynthetic() {
-		d.decRefLocked()
+		d.decRefNoCaching()
 		d.checkCachingLocked(ctx)
 	}
 	if d.isDir() {
@@ -860,10 +860,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newDentry(ctx context.Context, file p9file, qid p9.QID, ma
 		d.nlink = uint32(attr.NLink)
 	}
 	d.vfsd.Init(d)
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Register(d, "gofer.dentry")
-	}
-
+	refsvfs2.Register(d)
 	fs.syncMu.Lock()
 	fs.syncableDentries[d] = struct{}{}
 	fs.syncMu.Unlock()
@@ -1222,17 +1219,19 @@ func dentryGIDFromP9GID(gid p9.GID) uint32 {
 func (d *dentry) IncRef() {
 	// d.refs may be 0 if d.fs.renameMu is locked, which serializes against
 	// d.checkCachingLocked().
-	atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, 1)
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, 1)
+	refsvfs2.LogIncRef(d, r)
 }
 
 // TryIncRef implements vfs.DentryImpl.TryIncRef.
 func (d *dentry) TryIncRef() bool {
 	for {
-		refs := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs)
-		if refs <= 0 {
+		r := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs)
+		if r <= 0 {
 			return false
 		}
-		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&d.refs, refs, refs+1) {
+		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&d.refs, r, r+1) {
+			refsvfs2.LogTryIncRef(d, r+1)
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -1240,22 +1239,28 @@ func (d *dentry) TryIncRef() bool {
 
 // DecRef implements vfs.DentryImpl.DecRef.
 func (d *dentry) DecRef(ctx context.Context) {
-	if refs := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1); refs == 0 {
+	if d.decRefNoCaching() == 0 {
 		d.fs.renameMu.Lock()
 		d.checkCachingLocked(ctx)
 		d.fs.renameMu.Unlock()
-	} else if refs < 0 {
-		panic("gofer.dentry.DecRef() called without holding a reference")
 	}
 }
 
-// decRefLocked decrements d's reference count without calling
+// decRefNoCaching decrements d's reference count without calling
 // d.checkCachingLocked, even if d's reference count reaches 0; callers are
 // responsible for ensuring that d.checkCachingLocked will be called later.
-func (d *dentry) decRefLocked() {
-	if refs := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1); refs < 0 {
-		panic("gofer.dentry.decRefLocked() called without holding a reference")
+func (d *dentry) decRefNoCaching() int64 {
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1)
+	refsvfs2.LogDecRef(d, r)
+	if r < 0 {
+		panic("gofer.dentry.decRefNoCaching() called without holding a reference")
 	}
+	return r
+}
+
+// RefType implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.Type.
+func (d *dentry) RefType() string {
+	return "gofer.dentry"
 }
 
 // LeakMessage implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LeakMessage.
@@ -1263,6 +1268,14 @@ func (d *dentry) LeakMessage() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[gofer.dentry %p] reference count of %d instead of -1", d, atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs))
 }
 
+// LogRefs implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LogRefs.
+//
+// This should only be set to true for debugging purposes, as it can generate an
+// extremely large amount of output and drastically degrade performance.
+func (d *dentry) LogRefs() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // InotifyWithParent implements vfs.DentryImpl.InotifyWithParent.
 func (d *dentry) InotifyWithParent(ctx context.Context, events, cookie uint32, et vfs.EventType) {
 	if d.isDir() {
@@ -1486,17 +1499,10 @@ func (d *dentry) destroyLocked(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	// Drop the reference held by d on its parent without recursively locking
 	// d.fs.renameMu.
-	if d.parent != nil {
-		if refs := atomic.AddInt64(&d.parent.refs, -1); refs == 0 {
-			d.parent.checkCachingLocked(ctx)
-		} else if refs < 0 {
-			panic("gofer.dentry.DecRef() called without holding a reference")
-		}
-	}
-
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Unregister(d, "gofer.dentry")
+	if d.parent != nil && d.parent.decRefNoCaching() == 0 {
+		d.parent.checkCachingLocked(ctx)
 	}
+	refsvfs2.Unregister(d)
 }
 
 func (d *dentry) isDeleted() bool {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/save_restore.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/save_restore.go
index 2ea224c43..17849dcc0 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/save_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/gofer/save_restore.go
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ func (d *dentry) beforeSave() {
 // afterLoad is invoked by stateify.
 func (d *dentry) afterLoad() {
 	d.hostFD = -1
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() && atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs) != -1 {
-		refsvfs2.Register(d, "gofer.dentry")
+	if atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs) != -1 {
+		refsvfs2.Register(d)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/BUILD b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/BUILD
index fd6c55921..bf13bbbf4 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/BUILD
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/context",
         "//pkg/fspath",
         "//pkg/log",
+        "//pkg/refs",
         "//pkg/refsvfs2",
         "//pkg/sentry/arch",
         "//pkg/sentry/fs/lock",
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/overlay.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/overlay.go
index c812f0a70..f6c58f2e7 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -505,9 +505,7 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newDentry() *dentry {
 	}
 	d.lowerVDs = d.inlineLowerVDs[:0]
 	d.vfsd.Init(d)
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Register(d, "overlay.dentry")
-	}
+	refsvfs2.Register(d)
 	return d
 }
 
@@ -515,17 +513,19 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newDentry() *dentry {
 func (d *dentry) IncRef() {
 	// d.refs may be 0 if d.fs.renameMu is locked, which serializes against
 	// d.checkDropLocked().
-	atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, 1)
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, 1)
+	refsvfs2.LogIncRef(d, r)
 }
 
 // TryIncRef implements vfs.DentryImpl.TryIncRef.
 func (d *dentry) TryIncRef() bool {
 	for {
-		refs := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs)
-		if refs <= 0 {
+		r := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs)
+		if r <= 0 {
 			return false
 		}
-		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&d.refs, refs, refs+1) {
+		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&d.refs, r, r+1) {
+			refsvfs2.LogTryIncRef(d, r+1)
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -533,15 +533,27 @@ func (d *dentry) TryIncRef() bool {
 
 // DecRef implements vfs.DentryImpl.DecRef.
 func (d *dentry) DecRef(ctx context.Context) {
-	if refs := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1); refs == 0 {
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1)
+	refsvfs2.LogDecRef(d, r)
+	if r == 0 {
 		d.fs.renameMu.Lock()
 		d.checkDropLocked(ctx)
 		d.fs.renameMu.Unlock()
-	} else if refs < 0 {
+	} else if r < 0 {
 		panic("overlay.dentry.DecRef() called without holding a reference")
 	}
 }
 
+func (d *dentry) decRefLocked(ctx context.Context) {
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1)
+	refsvfs2.LogDecRef(d, r)
+	if r == 0 {
+		d.checkDropLocked(ctx)
+	} else if r < 0 {
+		panic("overlay.dentry.decRefLocked() called without holding a reference")
+	}
+}
+
 // checkDropLocked should be called after d's reference count becomes 0 or it
 // becomes deleted.
 //
@@ -601,15 +613,14 @@ func (d *dentry) destroyLocked(ctx context.Context) {
 		d.parent.dirMu.Unlock()
 		// Drop the reference held by d on its parent without recursively
 		// locking d.fs.renameMu.
-		if refs := atomic.AddInt64(&d.parent.refs, -1); refs == 0 {
-			d.parent.checkDropLocked(ctx)
-		} else if refs < 0 {
-			panic("overlay.dentry.DecRef() called without holding a reference")
-		}
-	}
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Unregister(d, "overlay.dentry")
+		d.parent.decRefLocked(ctx)
 	}
+	refsvfs2.Unregister(d)
+}
+
+// RefType implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.Type.
+func (d *dentry) RefType() string {
+	return "overlay.dentry"
 }
 
 // LeakMessage implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LeakMessage.
@@ -617,6 +628,14 @@ func (d *dentry) LeakMessage() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[overlay.dentry %p] reference count of %d instead of -1", d, atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs))
 }
 
+// LogRefs implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LogRefs.
+//
+// This should only be set to true for debugging purposes, as it can generate an
+// extremely large amount of output and drastically degrade performance.
+func (d *dentry) LogRefs() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // InotifyWithParent implements vfs.DentryImpl.InotifyWithParent.
 func (d *dentry) InotifyWithParent(ctx context.Context, events uint32, cookie uint32, et vfs.EventType) {
 	if d.isDir() {
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/save_restore.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/save_restore.go
index 054e17b17..54809f16c 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/save_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/overlay/save_restore.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (d *dentry) afterLoad() {
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() && atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs) != -1 {
-		refsvfs2.Register(d, "overlay.dentry")
+	if atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs) != -1 {
+		refsvfs2.Register(d)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/save_restore.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/save_restore.go
index 4a161163c..46b064342 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/save_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/save_restore.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (d *dentry) afterLoad() {
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() && atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs) != -1 {
-		refsvfs2.Register(d, "verity.dentry")
+	if atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs) != -1 {
+		refsvfs2.Register(d)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/verity.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/verity.go
index 92ca6ca6b..de92878fd 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/verity.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/verity/verity.go
@@ -43,32 +43,41 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/usermem"
 )
 
-// Name is the default filesystem name.
-const Name = "verity"
-
-// merklePrefix is the prefix of the Merkle tree files. For example, the Merkle
-// tree file for "/foo" is "/.merkle.verity.foo".
-const merklePrefix = ".merkle.verity."
-
-// merkleoffsetInParentXattr is the extended attribute name specifying the
-// offset of child hash in its parent's Merkle tree.
-const merkleOffsetInParentXattr = "user.merkle.offset"
-
-// merkleSizeXattr is the extended attribute name specifying the size of data
-// hashed by the corresponding Merkle tree. For a file, it's the size of the
-// whole file. For a directory, it's the size of all its children's hashes.
-const merkleSizeXattr = "user.merkle.size"
+const (
+	// Name is the default filesystem name.
+	Name = "verity"
+
+	// merklePrefix is the prefix of the Merkle tree files. For example, the Merkle
+	// tree file for "/foo" is "/.merkle.verity.foo".
+	merklePrefix = ".merkle.verity."
+
+	// merkleOffsetInParentXattr is the extended attribute name specifying the
+	// offset of the child hash in its parent's Merkle tree.
+	merkleOffsetInParentXattr = "user.merkle.offset"
+
+	// merkleSizeXattr is the extended attribute name specifying the size of data
+	// hashed by the corresponding Merkle tree. For a regular file, this is the
+	// file size. For a directory, this is the size of all its children's hashes.
+	merkleSizeXattr = "user.merkle.size"
+
+	// sizeOfStringInt32 is the size for a 32 bit integer stored as string in
+	// extended attributes. The maximum value of a 32 bit integer has 10 digits.
+	sizeOfStringInt32 = 10
+)
 
-// sizeOfStringInt32 is the size for a 32 bit integer stored as string in
-// extended attributes. The maximum value of a 32 bit integer is 10 digits.
-const sizeOfStringInt32 = 10
+var (
+	// noCrashOnVerificationFailure indicates whether the sandbox should panic
+	// whenever verification fails. If true, an error is returned instead of
+	// panicking. This should only be set for tests.
+	//
+	// TODO(b/165661693): Decide whether to panic or return error based on this
+	// flag.
+	noCrashOnVerificationFailure bool
 
-// noCrashOnVerificationFailure indicates whether the sandbox should panic
-// whenever verification fails. If true, an error is returned instead of
-// panicking. This should only be set for tests.
-// TOOD(b/165661693): Decide whether to panic or return error based on this
-// flag.
-var noCrashOnVerificationFailure bool
+	// verityMu synchronizes concurrent operations that enable verity and perform
+	// verification checks.
+	verityMu sync.RWMutex
+)
 
 // FilesystemType implements vfs.FilesystemType.
 //
@@ -334,25 +343,25 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newDentry() *dentry {
 		fs: fs,
 	}
 	d.vfsd.Init(d)
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Register(d, "verity.dentry")
-	}
+	refsvfs2.Register(d)
 	return d
 }
 
 // IncRef implements vfs.DentryImpl.IncRef.
 func (d *dentry) IncRef() {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, 1)
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, 1)
+	refsvfs2.LogIncRef(d, r)
 }
 
 // TryIncRef implements vfs.DentryImpl.TryIncRef.
 func (d *dentry) TryIncRef() bool {
 	for {
-		refs := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs)
-		if refs <= 0 {
+		r := atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs)
+		if r <= 0 {
 			return false
 		}
-		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&d.refs, refs, refs+1) {
+		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&d.refs, r, r+1) {
+			refsvfs2.LogTryIncRef(d, r+1)
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -360,15 +369,27 @@ func (d *dentry) TryIncRef() bool {
 
 // DecRef implements vfs.DentryImpl.DecRef.
 func (d *dentry) DecRef(ctx context.Context) {
-	if refs := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1); refs == 0 {
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1)
+	refsvfs2.LogDecRef(d, r)
+	if r == 0 {
 		d.fs.renameMu.Lock()
 		d.checkDropLocked(ctx)
 		d.fs.renameMu.Unlock()
-	} else if refs < 0 {
+	} else if r < 0 {
 		panic("verity.dentry.DecRef() called without holding a reference")
 	}
 }
 
+func (d *dentry) decRefLocked(ctx context.Context) {
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&d.refs, -1)
+	refsvfs2.LogDecRef(d, r)
+	if r == 0 {
+		d.checkDropLocked(ctx)
+	} else if r < 0 {
+		panic("verity.dentry.decRefLocked() called without holding a reference")
+	}
+}
+
 // checkDropLocked should be called after d's reference count becomes 0 or it
 // becomes deleted.
 func (d *dentry) checkDropLocked(ctx context.Context) {
@@ -399,26 +420,23 @@ func (d *dentry) destroyLocked(ctx context.Context) {
 	if d.lowerVD.Ok() {
 		d.lowerVD.DecRef(ctx)
 	}
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Unregister(d, "verity.dentry")
-	}
-
 	if d.lowerMerkleVD.Ok() {
 		d.lowerMerkleVD.DecRef(ctx)
 	}
-
 	if d.parent != nil {
 		d.parent.dirMu.Lock()
 		if !d.vfsd.IsDead() {
 			delete(d.parent.children, d.name)
 		}
 		d.parent.dirMu.Unlock()
-		if refs := atomic.AddInt64(&d.parent.refs, -1); refs == 0 {
-			d.parent.checkDropLocked(ctx)
-		} else if refs < 0 {
-			panic("verity.dentry.DecRef() called without holding a reference")
-		}
+		d.parent.decRefLocked(ctx)
 	}
+	refsvfs2.Unregister(d)
+}
+
+// RefType implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.Type.
+func (d *dentry) RefType() string {
+	return "verity.dentry"
 }
 
 // LeakMessage implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LeakMessage.
@@ -426,6 +444,14 @@ func (d *dentry) LeakMessage() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[verity.dentry %p] reference count of %d instead of -1", d, atomic.LoadInt64(&d.refs))
 }
 
+// LogRefs implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LogRefs.
+//
+// This should only be set to true for debugging purposes, as it can generate an
+// extremely large amount of output and drastically degrade performance.
+func (d *dentry) LogRefs() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // InotifyWithParent implements vfs.DentryImpl.InotifyWithParent.
 func (d *dentry) InotifyWithParent(ctx context.Context, events, cookie uint32, et vfs.EventType) {
 	//TODO(b/159261227): Implement InotifyWithParent.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/vfs/mount.go b/pkg/sentry/vfs/mount.go
index d452d2cda..3ea981ad4 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/vfs/mount.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/vfs/mount.go
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ func newMount(vfs *VirtualFilesystem, fs *Filesystem, root *Dentry, mntns *Mount
 	if opts.ReadOnly {
 		mnt.setReadOnlyLocked(true)
 	}
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-		refsvfs2.Register(mnt, "vfs.Mount")
-	}
+	refsvfs2.Register(mnt)
 	return mnt
 }
 
@@ -474,11 +472,12 @@ func (vfs *VirtualFilesystem) disconnectLocked(mnt *Mount) VirtualDentry {
 // tryIncMountedRef does not require that a reference is held on mnt.
 func (mnt *Mount) tryIncMountedRef() bool {
 	for {
-		refs := atomic.LoadInt64(&mnt.refs)
-		if refs <= 0 { // refs < 0 => MSB set => eagerly unmounted
+		r := atomic.LoadInt64(&mnt.refs)
+		if r <= 0 { // r < 0 => MSB set => eagerly unmounted
 			return false
 		}
-		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&mnt.refs, refs, refs+1) {
+		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&mnt.refs, r, r+1) {
+			refsvfs2.LogTryIncRef(mnt, r+1)
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -488,16 +487,15 @@ func (mnt *Mount) tryIncMountedRef() bool {
 func (mnt *Mount) IncRef() {
 	// In general, negative values for mnt.refs are valid because the MSB is
 	// the eager-unmount bit.
-	atomic.AddInt64(&mnt.refs, 1)
+	r := atomic.AddInt64(&mnt.refs, 1)
+	refsvfs2.LogIncRef(mnt, r)
 }
 
 // DecRef decrements mnt's reference count.
 func (mnt *Mount) DecRef(ctx context.Context) {
 	r := atomic.AddInt64(&mnt.refs, -1)
 	if r&^math.MinInt64 == 0 { // mask out MSB
-		if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() {
-			refsvfs2.Unregister(mnt, "vfs.Mount")
-		}
+		refsvfs2.Unregister(mnt)
 		mnt.destroy(ctx)
 	}
 }
@@ -520,11 +518,24 @@ func (mnt *Mount) destroy(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+// RefType implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.Type.
+func (mnt *Mount) RefType() string {
+	return "vfs.Mount"
+}
+
 // LeakMessage implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LeakMessage.
 func (mnt *Mount) LeakMessage() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[vfs.Mount %p] reference count of %d instead of 0", mnt, atomic.LoadInt64(&mnt.refs))
 }
 
+// LogRefs implements refsvfs2.CheckedObject.LogRefs.
+//
+// This should only be set to true for debugging purposes, as it can generate an
+// extremely large amount of output and drastically degrade performance.
+func (mnt *Mount) LogRefs() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 // DecRef decrements mntns' reference count.
 func (mntns *MountNamespace) DecRef(ctx context.Context) {
 	vfs := mntns.root.fs.VirtualFilesystem()
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/vfs/save_restore.go b/pkg/sentry/vfs/save_restore.go
index 46e50d55d..7723ed643 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/vfs/save_restore.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/vfs/save_restore.go
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ func (vfs *VirtualFilesystem) loadMounts(mounts []*Mount) {
 }
 
 func (mnt *Mount) afterLoad() {
-	if refsvfs2.LeakCheckEnabled() && atomic.LoadInt64(&mnt.refs) != 0 {
-		refsvfs2.Register(mnt, "vfs.Mount")
+	if atomic.LoadInt64(&mnt.refs) != 0 {
+		refsvfs2.Register(mnt)
 	}
 }