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diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index b0122dc6f96a..52bf5677db0b 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -50,7 +50,24 @@ enum kernfs_node_flag {
/* @flags for kernfs_create_root() */
enum kernfs_root_flag {
- KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED = 0x0001,
+ /*
+ * kernfs_nodes are created in the deactivated state and invisible.
+ * They require explicit kernfs_activate() to become visible. This
+ * can be used to make related nodes become visible atomically
+ * after all nodes are created successfully.
+ */
+ KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED = 0x0001,
+
+ /*
+ * For regular flies, if the opener has CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, open(2)
+ * succeeds regardless of the RW permissions. sysfs had an extra
+ * layer of enforcement where open(2) fails with -EACCES regardless
+ * of CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE if the permission doesn't have the
+ * respective read or write access at all (none of S_IRUGO or
+ * S_IWUGO) or the respective operation isn't implemented. The
+ * following flag enables that behavior.
+ */
+ KERNFS_ROOT_EXTRA_OPEN_PERM_CHECK = 0x0002,
};
/* type-specific structures for kernfs_node union members */
@@ -280,8 +297,8 @@ void kernfs_notify(struct kernfs_node *kn);
const void *kernfs_super_ns(struct super_block *sb);
struct dentry *kernfs_mount_ns(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
- struct kernfs_root *root, bool *new_sb_created,
- const void *ns);
+ struct kernfs_root *root, unsigned long magic,
+ bool *new_sb_created, const void *ns);
void kernfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb);
void kernfs_init(void);
@@ -374,7 +391,8 @@ static inline const void *kernfs_super_ns(struct super_block *sb)
static inline struct dentry *
kernfs_mount_ns(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
- struct kernfs_root *root, bool *new_sb_created, const void *ns)
+ struct kernfs_root *root, unsigned long magic,
+ bool *new_sb_created, const void *ns)
{ return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS); }
static inline void kernfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb) { }
@@ -432,9 +450,11 @@ static inline int kernfs_rename(struct kernfs_node *kn,
static inline struct dentry *
kernfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
- struct kernfs_root *root, bool *new_sb_created)
+ struct kernfs_root *root, unsigned long magic,
+ bool *new_sb_created)
{
- return kernfs_mount_ns(fs_type, flags, root, new_sb_created, NULL);
+ return kernfs_mount_ns(fs_type, flags, root,
+ magic, new_sb_created, NULL);
}
#endif /* __LINUX_KERNFS_H */