4 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h b/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h
index 35942084cd40..8f882f5881e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 struct mnt_namespace;
 struct fs_struct;
 struct user_namespace;
+struct ns_common;
 
 extern struct mnt_namespace *copy_mnt_ns(unsigned long, struct mnt_namespace *,
 		struct user_namespace *, struct fs_struct *);
 extern void put_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *ns);
+extern struct ns_common *from_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *);
 
 extern const struct file_operations proc_mounts_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations proc_mountinfo_operations;
diff --git a/include/linux/nsproxy.h b/include/linux/nsproxy.h
index 074f395b9ad2..cdb171efc7cb 100644
--- a/include/linux/nsproxy.h
+++ b/include/linux/nsproxy.h
@@ -42,6 +42,30 @@ struct nsproxy {
 extern struct nsproxy init_nsproxy;
 
 /*
+ * A structure to encompass all bits needed to install
+ * a partial or complete new set of namespaces.
+ *
+ * If a new user namespace is requested cred will
+ * point to a modifiable set of credentials. If a pointer
+ * to a modifiable set is needed nsset_cred() must be
+ * used and tested.
+ */
+struct nsset {
+	unsigned flags;
+	struct nsproxy *nsproxy;
+	struct fs_struct *fs;
+	const struct cred *cred;
+};
+
+static inline struct cred *nsset_cred(struct nsset *set)
+{
+	if (set->flags & CLONE_NEWUSER)
+		return (struct cred *)set->cred;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
  * the namespaces access rules are:
  *
  *  1. only current task is allowed to change tsk->nsproxy pointer or
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 45c05fd9c99d..0cfc44d7ac74 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -179,4 +179,6 @@ static inline struct pid_namespace *proc_pid_ns(const struct inode *inode)
 	return inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 }
 
+bool proc_ns_file(const struct file *file);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_PROC_FS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_ns.h b/include/linux/proc_ns.h
index 6abe85c34681..75807ecef880 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_ns.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_ns.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/ns_common.h>
 
 struct pid_namespace;
-struct nsproxy;
+struct nsset;
 struct path;
 struct task_struct;
 struct inode;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct proc_ns_operations {
 	int type;
 	struct ns_common *(*get)(struct task_struct *task);
 	void (*put)(struct ns_common *ns);
-	int (*install)(struct nsproxy *nsproxy, struct ns_common *ns);
+	int (*install)(struct nsset *nsset, struct ns_common *ns);
 	struct user_namespace *(*owner)(struct ns_common *ns);
 	struct ns_common *(*get_parent)(struct ns_common *ns);
 } __randomize_layout;