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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go b/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go
index 4a8a69540..88e865d86 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@
//
// Lock order:
//
-// Filesystem implementation locks
+// FilesystemImpl/FileDescriptionImpl locks
// VirtualFilesystem.mountMu
+// Dentry.mu
+// Locks acquired by FilesystemImpls between Prepare{Delete,Rename}Dentry and Commit{Delete,Rename*}Dentry
// VirtualFilesystem.fsTypesMu
+//
+// Locking Dentry.mu in multiple Dentries requires holding
+// VirtualFilesystem.mountMu.
package vfs
import (
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ type VirtualFilesystem struct {
// mountMu serializes mount mutations.
//
// mountMu is analogous to Linux's namespace_sem.
- mountMu sync.RWMutex
+ mountMu sync.Mutex
// mounts maps (mount parent, mount point) pairs to mounts. (Since mounts
// are uniquely namespaced, including mount parent in the key correctly
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ type VirtualFilesystem struct {
// mountpoints maps mount points to mounts at those points in all
// namespaces. mountpoints is protected by mountMu.
//
- // mountpoints is used to find mounts that must be unmounted due to
+ // mountpoints is used to find mounts that must be umounted due to
// removal of a mount point Dentry from another mount namespace. ("A file
// or directory that is a mount point in one namespace that is not a mount
// point in another namespace, may be renamed, unlinked, or removed