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proc: subset=pid: Relax check of mount visibility

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Changes in v6 from the cover letter

* Add documentation about procfs mount restrictions.
* Reorder commits for better review.

Patches in v6 No applies recorded yet

#Subject and filesSizeRepliesApplied
1/5docs: proc: add documentation about mount restrictionsDocumentation/filesystems/proc.rst+14 -00 replies
2/5proc: subset=pid: Show /proc/self/net only for CAP_NET_ADMINfs/proc/proc_net.c fs/proc/root.c include/linux/proc_fs.h+14 -00 replies
3/5proc: Disable cancellation of subset=pid optionfs/proc/root.c+10 -50 replies
4/5proc: Relax check of mount visibilityfs/namespace.c fs/proc/root.c include/linux/fs.h+29 -180 replies
5/5docs: proc: add documentation about relaxing visibility restrictionsDocumentation/filesystems/proc.rst+2 -10 replies

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Cover letter [RESEND PATCH v6 0/5] proc: subset=pid: Relax check of mount visibility

Allow to mount procfs with subset=pid option even if the entire procfs is not fully accessible to the mounter.

Changelog
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v6:
* Add documentation about procfs mount restrictions.
* Reorder commits for better review.

v4:
* Set SB_I_DYNAMIC only if pidonly is set.
* Add an error message if subset=pid is canceled during remount.

v3:
* Add 'const' to struct cred *mounter_cred (fix kernel test robot warning).

v2:
* cache the mounters credentials and make access to the net directories contingent of the permissions of the mounter of procfs.

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Alexey Gladkov (5):
docs: proc: add documentation about mount restrictions
proc: subset=pid: Show /proc/self/net only for CAP_NET_ADMIN
proc: Disable cancellation of subset=pid option
proc: Relax check of mount visibility
docs: proc: add documentation about relaxing visibility restrictions

 Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++
 fs/namespace.c                     | 30 ++++++++++++++++++------------
 fs/proc/proc_net.c                 |  8 ++++++++
 fs/proc/root.c                     | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 include/linux/fs.h                 |  1 +
 include/linux/proc_fs.h            |  1 +
 6 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
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