Issue
I know clone
function creates /proc/[pid]/ns/mnt
link. But I couldn’t find where it calls something like proc_mkdir
to create such directory.
Solution
clone()
doesn't create anything in /proc
.
When you open /proc/[pid]/ns/mnt
, the path lookup logic in VFS finds /proc
and then gets to proc_root_lookup()
.
From there it goes to proc_pid_lookup()
to proc_pid_instantiate()
, which creates, on the fly, an in-memory directory inode for /proc/[pid]
via proc_pid_make_inode()
.
Answered By - root Answer Checked By - David Marino (WPSolving Volunteer)