3 files changed, 109 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay.go b/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay.go
index 113962368..41e646ee8 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay.go
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@ func (f *overlayFileOperations) Seek(ctx context.Context, file *File, whence See
 
 // Readdir implements FileOperations.Readdir.
 func (f *overlayFileOperations) Readdir(ctx context.Context, file *File, serializer DentrySerializer) (int64, error) {
+	root := RootFromContext(ctx)
+	defer root.DecRef()
+	dirCtx := &DirCtx{
+		Serializer: serializer,
+		DirCursor:  &f.dirCursor,
+	}
+
+	// If the directory dirent is frozen, then DirentReaddir will calculate
+	// the children based off the frozen dirent tree. There is no need to
+	// call readdir on the upper/lower layers.
+	if file.Dirent.frozen {
+		return DirentReaddir(ctx, file.Dirent, f, root, dirCtx, file.Offset())
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise proceed with usual overlay readdir.
 	o := file.Dirent.Inode.overlay
 
 	o.copyMu.RLock()
@@ -174,13 +189,6 @@ func (f *overlayFileOperations) Readdir(ctx context.Context, file *File, seriali
 		return file.Offset(), err
 	}
 
-	root := RootFromContext(ctx)
-	defer root.DecRef()
-
-	dirCtx := &DirCtx{
-		Serializer: serializer,
-		DirCursor:  &f.dirCursor,
-	}
 	return DirentReaddir(ctx, file.Dirent, f, root, dirCtx, file.Offset())
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay_test.go b/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay_test.go
index 38762d8a1..830458ff9 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fs/file_overlay_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,89 @@ func TestReaddirRevalidation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestReaddirOverlayFrozen tests that calling Readdir on an overlay file with
+// a frozen dirent tree does not make Readdir calls to the underlying files.
+func TestReaddirOverlayFrozen(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := contexttest.Context(t)
+
+	// Create an overlay with two directories, each with two files.
+	upper := newTestRamfsDir(ctx, []dirContent{{name: "upper-file1"}, {name: "upper-file2"}}, nil)
+	lower := newTestRamfsDir(ctx, []dirContent{{name: "lower-file1"}, {name: "lower-file2"}}, nil)
+	overlayInode := fs.NewTestOverlayDir(ctx, upper, lower, false)
+
+	// Set that overlay as the root.
+	root := fs.NewDirent(overlayInode, "root")
+	ctx = &rootContext{
+		Context: ctx,
+		root:    root,
+	}
+
+	// Check that calling Readdir on the root now returns all 4 files (2
+	// from each layer in the overlay).
+	rootFile, err := root.Inode.GetFile(ctx, root, fs.FileFlags{Read: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("root.Inode.GetFile failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer rootFile.DecRef()
+	ser := &fs.CollectEntriesSerializer{}
+	if err := rootFile.Readdir(ctx, ser); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rootFile.Readdir failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got, want := ser.Order, []string{".", "..", "lower-file1", "lower-file2", "upper-file1", "upper-file2"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Readdir got names %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	// Readdir should have been called on upper and lower.
+	upperDir := upper.InodeOperations.(*dir)
+	lowerDir := lower.InodeOperations.(*dir)
+	if !upperDir.ReaddirCalled {
+		t.Errorf("upperDir.ReaddirCalled got %v, want true", upperDir.ReaddirCalled)
+	}
+	if !lowerDir.ReaddirCalled {
+		t.Errorf("lowerDir.ReaddirCalled got %v, want true", lowerDir.ReaddirCalled)
+	}
+
+	// Reset.
+	upperDir.ReaddirCalled = false
+	lowerDir.ReaddirCalled = false
+
+	// Take references on "upper-file1" and "lower-file1", pinning them in
+	// the dirent tree.
+	for _, name := range []string{"upper-file1", "lower-file1"} {
+		if _, err := root.Walk(ctx, root, name); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("root.Walk(%q) failed: %v", name, err)
+		}
+		// Don't drop a reference on the returned dirent so that it
+		// will stay in the tree.
+	}
+
+	// Freeze the dirent tree.
+	root.Freeze()
+
+	// Seek back to the beginning of the file.
+	if _, err := rootFile.Seek(ctx, fs.SeekSet, 0); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error seeking to beginning of directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Calling Readdir on the root now will return only the pinned
+	// children.
+	ser = &fs.CollectEntriesSerializer{}
+	if err := rootFile.Readdir(ctx, ser); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rootFile.Readdir failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got, want := ser.Order, []string{".", "..", "lower-file1", "upper-file1"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Readdir got names %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	// Readdir should NOT have been called on upper or lower.
+	if upperDir.ReaddirCalled {
+		t.Errorf("upperDir.ReaddirCalled got %v, want false", upperDir.ReaddirCalled)
+	}
+	if lowerDir.ReaddirCalled {
+		t.Errorf("lowerDir.ReaddirCalled got %v, want false", lowerDir.ReaddirCalled)
+	}
+}
+
 type rootContext struct {
 	context.Context
 	root *fs.Dirent
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fs/inode_overlay_test.go b/pkg/sentry/fs/inode_overlay_test.go
index 3ee4c9667..23e5635a4 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fs/inode_overlay_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fs/inode_overlay_test.go
@@ -372,10 +372,14 @@ func TestCacheFlush(t *testing.T) {
 type dir struct {
 	fs.InodeOperations
 
-	// list of negative child names.
+	// List of negative child names.
 	negative []string
+
+	// Whether DeprecatedReaddir has been called on this dir.
+	ReaddirCalled bool
 }
 
+// Getxattr implements InodeOperations.Getxattr.
 func (d *dir) Getxattr(inode *fs.Inode, name string) ([]byte, error) {
 	for _, n := range d.negative {
 		if name == fs.XattrOverlayWhiteout(n) {
@@ -385,6 +389,12 @@ func (d *dir) Getxattr(inode *fs.Inode, name string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, syserror.ENOATTR
 }
 
+// DeprecatedReaddir implements InodeOperations.DeprecatedReaddir.
+func (d *dir) DeprecatedReaddir(ctx context.Context, dirctx *fs.DirCtx, offset int) (int, error) {
+	d.ReaddirCalled = true
+	return d.InodeOperations.DeprecatedReaddir(ctx, dirctx, offset)
+}
+
 type dirContent struct {
 	name string
 	dir  bool