3 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/vfs/anonfs.go b/pkg/sentry/vfs/anonfs.go
index bdfd3ca8f..7ad0eaf86 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/vfs/anonfs.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/vfs/anonfs.go
@@ -61,11 +61,14 @@ func (anonFilesystemType) GetFilesystem(context.Context, *VirtualFilesystem, *au
 	panic("cannot instaniate an anon filesystem")
 }
 
-// Name implemenents FilesystemType.Name.
+// Name implements FilesystemType.Name.
 func (anonFilesystemType) Name() string {
 	return "none"
 }
 
+// Release implemenents FilesystemType.Release.
+func (anonFilesystemType) Release(ctx context.Context) {}
+
 // anonFilesystem is the implementation of FilesystemImpl that backs
 // VirtualDentries returned by VirtualFilesystem.NewAnonVirtualDentry().
 //
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/vfs/filesystem_type.go b/pkg/sentry/vfs/filesystem_type.go
index bc19db1d5..9d54cc4ed 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/vfs/filesystem_type.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/vfs/filesystem_type.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ type FilesystemType interface {
 
 	// Name returns the name of this FilesystemType.
 	Name() string
+
+	// Release releases all resources held by this FilesystemType.
+	Release(ctx context.Context)
 }
 
 // GetFilesystemOptions contains options to FilesystemType.GetFilesystem.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go b/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go
index 31ea3139c..38d2701d2 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/vfs/vfs.go
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ type VirtualFilesystem struct {
 	filesystems   map[*Filesystem]struct{}
 }
 
-// Release drops references on filesystem objects held by vfs.
-//
-// Precondition: This must be called after VFS.Init() has succeeded.
-func (vfs *VirtualFilesystem) Release(ctx context.Context) {
-	vfs.anonMount.DecRef(ctx)
-}
-
 // Init initializes a new VirtualFilesystem with no mounts or FilesystemTypes.
 func (vfs *VirtualFilesystem) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if vfs.mountpoints != nil {
@@ -165,6 +158,16 @@ func (vfs *VirtualFilesystem) Init(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Release drops references on filesystem objects held by vfs.
+//
+// Precondition: This must be called after VFS.Init() has succeeded.
+func (vfs *VirtualFilesystem) Release(ctx context.Context) {
+	vfs.anonMount.DecRef(ctx)
+	for _, fst := range vfs.fsTypes {
+		fst.fsType.Release(ctx)
+	}
+}
+
 // PathOperation specifies the path operated on by a VFS method.
 //
 // PathOperation is passed to VFS methods by pointer to reduce memory copying: