1 files changed, 47 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index 7eae33ffa3fc..e072e955ce33 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ static int devpts_ptmx_path(struct path *path)
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	int err;
 
-	/* Has the devpts filesystem already been found? */
-	if (path->mnt->mnt_sb->s_magic == DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Is a devpts filesystem at "pts" in the same directory? */
 	err = path_pts(path);
 	if (err)
@@ -156,25 +152,53 @@ static int devpts_ptmx_path(struct path *path)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Try to find a suitable devpts filesystem. We support the following
+ * scenarios:
+ * - The ptmx device node is located in the same directory as the devpts
+ *   mount where the pts device nodes are located.
+ *   This is e.g. the case when calling open on the /dev/pts/ptmx device
+ *   node when the devpts filesystem is mounted at /dev/pts.
+ * - The ptmx device node is located outside the devpts filesystem mount
+ *   where the pts device nodes are located. For example, the ptmx device
+ *   is a symlink, separate device node, or bind-mount.
+ *   A supported scenario is bind-mounting /dev/pts/ptmx to /dev/ptmx and
+ *   then calling open on /dev/ptmx. In this case a suitable pts
+ *   subdirectory can be found in the common parent directory /dev of the
+ *   devpts mount and the ptmx bind-mount, after resolving the /dev/ptmx
+ *   bind-mount.
+ *   If no suitable pts subdirectory can be found this function will fail.
+ *   This is e.g. the case when bind-mounting /dev/pts/ptmx to /ptmx.
+ */
 struct vfsmount *devpts_mntget(struct file *filp, struct pts_fs_info *fsi)
 {
 	struct path path;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	path = filp->f_path;
 	path_get(&path);
 
-	err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
+	/* Walk upward while the start point is a bind mount of
+	 * a single file.
+	 */
+	while (path.mnt->mnt_root == path.dentry)
+		if (follow_up(&path) == 0)
+			break;
+
+	/* devpts_ptmx_path() finds a devpts fs or returns an error. */
+	if ((path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_magic != DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC) ||
+	    (DEVPTS_SB(path.mnt->mnt_sb) != fsi))
+		err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
 	dput(path.dentry);
-	if (err) {
-		mntput(path.mnt);
-		path.mnt = ERR_PTR(err);
-	}
-	if (DEVPTS_SB(path.mnt->mnt_sb) != fsi) {
-		mntput(path.mnt);
-		path.mnt = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	if (!err) {
+		if (DEVPTS_SB(path.mnt->mnt_sb) == fsi)
+			return path.mnt;
+
+		err = -ENODEV;
 	}
-	return path.mnt;
+
+	mntput(path.mnt);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 struct pts_fs_info *devpts_acquire(struct file *filp)
@@ -182,15 +206,19 @@ struct pts_fs_info *devpts_acquire(struct file *filp)
 	struct pts_fs_info *result;
 	struct path path;
 	struct super_block *sb;
-	int err;
 
 	path = filp->f_path;
 	path_get(&path);
 
-	err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
-	if (err) {
-		result = ERR_PTR(err);
-		goto out;
+	/* Has the devpts filesystem already been found? */
+	if (path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_magic != DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
+		if (err) {
+			result = ERR_PTR(err);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*