1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
index d6c21adb7..16c427fc8 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -1738,3 +1738,18 @@ func (k *Kernel) ShmMount() *vfs.Mount {
 func (k *Kernel) SocketMount() *vfs.Mount {
 	return k.socketMount
 }
+
+// Release releases resources owned by k.
+//
+// Precondition: This should only be called after the kernel is fully
+// initialized, e.g. after k.Start() has been called.
+func (k *Kernel) Release() {
+	if VFS2Enabled {
+		ctx := k.SupervisorContext()
+		k.hostMount.DecRef(ctx)
+		k.pipeMount.DecRef(ctx)
+		k.shmMount.DecRef(ctx)
+		k.socketMount.DecRef(ctx)
+		k.vfs.Release(ctx)
+	}
+}