4 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/runsc/boot/config.go b/runsc/boot/config.go
index 38278d0a2..01a29e8d5 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/config.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/config.go
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// ReferenceLeakMode sets reference leak check mode
 	ReferenceLeakMode refs.LeakMode
 
+	// OverlayfsStaleRead causes cached FDs to reopen after a file is opened for
+	// write to workaround overlayfs limitation on kernels before 4.19.
+	OverlayfsStaleRead bool
+
 	// TestOnlyAllowRunAsCurrentUserWithoutChroot should only be used in
 	// tests. It allows runsc to start the sandbox process as the current
 	// user, and without chrooting the sandbox process. This can be
@@ -271,6 +275,7 @@ func (c *Config) ToFlags() []string {
 		"--rootless=" + strconv.FormatBool(c.Rootless),
 		"--alsologtostderr=" + strconv.FormatBool(c.AlsoLogToStderr),
 		"--ref-leak-mode=" + refsLeakModeToString(c.ReferenceLeakMode),
+		"--overlayfs-stale-read=" + strconv.FormatBool(c.OverlayfsStaleRead),
 	}
 	// Only include these if set since it is never to be used by users.
 	if c.TestOnlyAllowRunAsCurrentUserWithoutChroot {
diff --git a/runsc/boot/controller.go b/runsc/boot/controller.go
index a73c593ea..5f644b57e 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/controller.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/controller.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/watchdog"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/stack"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/urpc"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/runsc/specutils"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -237,6 +238,9 @@ func (cm *containerManager) Start(args *StartArgs, _ *struct{}) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("start arguments must contain stdin, stderr, and stdout followed by at least one file for the container root gofer")
 	}
 
+	// All validation passed, logs the spec for debugging.
+	specutils.LogSpec(args.Spec)
+
 	err := cm.l.startContainer(args.Spec, args.Conf, args.CID, args.FilePayload.Files)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("containerManager.Start failed %q: %+v: %v", args.CID, args, err)
diff --git a/runsc/boot/filter/config.go b/runsc/boot/filter/config.go
index a2ecc6bcb..efbf1fd4a 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/filter/config.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/filter/config.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var allowedSyscalls = seccomp.SyscallRules{
 	},
 	syscall.SYS_CLOSE:         {},
 	syscall.SYS_DUP:           {},
+	syscall.SYS_DUP2:          {},
 	syscall.SYS_EPOLL_CREATE1: {},
 	syscall.SYS_EPOLL_CTL:     {},
 	syscall.SYS_EPOLL_PWAIT: []seccomp.Rule{
diff --git a/runsc/boot/fs.go b/runsc/boot/fs.go
index 393c2a88b..76036c147 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/fs.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/fs.go
@@ -703,6 +703,14 @@ func (c *containerMounter) createRootMount(ctx context.Context, conf *Config) (*
 	log.Infof("Mounting root over 9P, ioFD: %d", fd)
 	p9FS := mustFindFilesystem("9p")
 	opts := p9MountOptions(fd, conf.FileAccess)
+
+	if conf.OverlayfsStaleRead {
+		// We can't check for overlayfs here because sandbox is chroot'ed and gofer
+		// can only send mount options for specs.Mounts (specs.Root is missing
+		// Options field). So assume root is always on top of overlayfs.
+		opts = append(opts, "overlayfs_stale_read")
+	}
+
 	rootInode, err := p9FS.Mount(ctx, rootDevice, mf, strings.Join(opts, ","), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating root mount point: %v", err)
@@ -737,7 +745,6 @@ func (c *containerMounter) getMountNameAndOptions(conf *Config, m specs.Mount) (
 		fsName     string
 		opts       []string
 		useOverlay bool
-		err        error
 	)
 
 	switch m.Type {
@@ -747,7 +754,12 @@ func (c *containerMounter) getMountNameAndOptions(conf *Config, m specs.Mount) (
 		fsName = sysfs
 	case tmpfs:
 		fsName = m.Type
+
+		var err error
 		opts, err = parseAndFilterOptions(m.Options, tmpfsAllowedOptions...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", nil, false, err
+		}
 
 	case bind:
 		fd := c.fds.remove()
@@ -763,7 +775,7 @@ func (c *containerMounter) getMountNameAndOptions(conf *Config, m specs.Mount) (
 		// for now.
 		log.Warningf("ignoring unknown filesystem type %q", m.Type)
 	}
-	return fsName, opts, useOverlay, err
+	return fsName, opts, useOverlay, nil
 }
 
 // mountSubmount mounts volumes inside the container's root. Because mounts may