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From: Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval@proxmox.com>
To: Filip Schauer <f.schauer@proxmox.com>
Cc: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH container 7/8] implement per-mountpoint uid/gid mapping
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:39:36 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <s8oldgeckt3.fsf@toolbox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260223130706.90972-8-f.schauer@proxmox.com> (Filip Schauer's message of "Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:04:53 +0100")

Filip Schauer <f.schauer@proxmox.com> writes:

> Add support for customizing UID/GID mappings on individual mount points
> without affecting the entire container.
>
> A new "idmap" mount point option accepts space-separated mappings:
> ```
> idmap=type:ct:host:len type:ct:host:len ...
> ```
>
> type: can be either 'u' or 'g'
> ct: ID as seen inside the container
> host: corresponding ID on the host
> len: number of consecutive IDs to map
>
> Unmapped ranges inherit the container's ID mapping.
>
> Example to pass through the host UID & GID 1005:
> ```
> mp0: /mnt/data,mp=/data,idmap=u:1005:1005:1 g:1005:1005:1
> ```
>
> Signed-off-by: Filip Schauer <f.schauer@proxmox.com>
> ---
>  src/PVE/LXC.pm            | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm     |  7 ++++
>  src/lxc-pve-prestart-hook | 14 +++++++
>  3 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/PVE/LXC.pm b/src/PVE/LXC.pm
> index 2c02e9a..ec7cb01 100644
> --- a/src/PVE/LXC.pm
> +++ b/src/PVE/LXC.pm
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use File::Path;
>  use File::Spec;
>  use IO::Poll qw(POLLIN POLLHUP);
>  use IO::Socket::UNIX;
> +use List::Util qw(max min);
>  use POSIX qw(EINTR);
>  use Socket;
>  use Time::HiRes qw (gettimeofday);
> @@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ use PVE::Syscall qw(:fsmount);
>  use PVE::LXC::CGroup;
>  use PVE::LXC::Config;
>  use PVE::LXC::Monitor;
> +use PVE::LXC::Namespaces;
>  use PVE::LXC::Tools;
>  
>  my $have_sdn;
> @@ -2438,7 +2440,12 @@ sub device_passthrough_hotplug : prototype($$$) {
>  sub mountpoint_hotplug : prototype($$$$$) {
>      my ($vmid, $conf, $opt, $mp, $storage_cfg) = @_;
>  
> -    my (undef, $root_uid, $root_gid) = PVE::LXC::parse_id_maps($conf);
> +    my ($id_map, $root_uid, $root_gid) = PVE::LXC::parse_id_maps($conf);
> +    my $mp_userns_fh;
> +    if ($mp->{idmap}) {
> +        my $mp_id_map = parse_mountpoint_idmap($id_map, $mp);
> +        $mp_userns_fh = PVE::LXC::Namespaces::new_userns($mp_id_map);
> +    }
>  
>      # We do the rest in a fork with an unshared mount namespace:
>      #  -) change our apparmor profile to 'pve-container-mounthotplug', which is '/usr/bin/lxc-start'
> @@ -2474,6 +2481,18 @@ sub mountpoint_hotplug : prototype($$$$$) {
>  
>          my $mount_fd = mountpoint_stage($mp, $dir, $storage_cfg, undef, $root_uid, $root_gid);
>  
> +        if ($mp_userns_fh) {
> +            PVE::Tools::mount_setattr(
> +                fileno($mount_fd),
> +                '',
> +                PVE::Tools::AT_EMPTY_PATH,
> +                &PVE::Syscall::MOUNT_ATTR_IDMAP,
> +                0,
> +                0,
> +                fileno($mp_userns_fh),
> +            ) or die "mount_setattr: $!\n";
> +        }
> +
>          PVE::Tools::setns(fileno($ct_mnt_ns), PVE::Tools::CLONE_NEWNS);
>          chdir('/')
>              or die "failed to change root directory within the container's mount namespace: $!\n";
> @@ -2989,6 +3008,70 @@ sub map_ct_gid_to_host {
>      return map_ct_id_to_host($gid, $id_map, 'g');
>  }
>  
> +sub parse_mountpoint_idmap {
> +    my ($id_map, $mp) = @_;
> +
> +    die "mount point does not specify an idmap\n" if !$mp->{idmap};
> +
> +    # Parse the user-friendly mount-specific ID map
> +    # This maps IDs as seen in the container to IDs as seen on disk.
> +    my $user_mp_id_map = [];
> +    for my $entry (split(' ', $mp->{idmap})) {
> +        $entry =~ /^([ug]):(\d+):(\d+):(\d+)$/ or die "failed to parse mount point idmap: $entry\n";
> +        push @$user_mp_id_map, [$1, $2, $3, $4];
> +    }
> +
> +    validate_id_maps($user_mp_id_map);
> +
> +    # Convert the user friendly mp.idmap to the actual mapping to be applied via mount_setattr.
> +    # Provided by the config:
> +    #   lxc.idmap:    ID in Container --> ID on Host
> +    #    mp.idmap:    ID in Container --> ID on Disk
> +    #
> +    # Convert to:          ID on Disk --> ID on Host
> +    my $result = [];
> +    for my $type ('u', 'g') {
> +        my @ct_chunks = grep { $_->[0] eq $type } @$id_map;
> +        next if !@ct_chunks;
> +
> +        my @exceptions = sort { $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] } grep { $_->[0] eq $type } @$user_mp_id_map;
> +
> +        for my $chunk (@ct_chunks) {
> +            my (undef, $ct_start, $host_start, $len) = @$chunk;
> +            my $ct_end = $ct_start + $len;
> +
> +            # Find exceptions that fall within this specific lxc.idmap chunk
> +            my @chunk_exc = grep { $_->[1] < $ct_end && $_->[1] + $_->[3] > $ct_start } @exceptions;
> +            push @chunk_exc, [$type, $ct_end, undef, 0]; # ensure the trailing gap is mapped
> +
> +            my $ct = $ct_start;
> +            for my $exc (@chunk_exc) {
> +                my (undef, $exc_ct, $exc_disk, $exc_len) = @$exc;
> +
> +                my $clamped_ct = max($exc_ct, $ct_start);
> +                my $clamped_len = min($exc_ct + $exc_len, $ct_end) - $clamped_ct;
> +
> +                # Identity mapping for unmapped ranges
> +                if ($ct < $clamped_ct) {
> +                    my $host = $host_start + ($ct - $ct_start);
> +                    push @$result, [$type, $host, $host, $clamped_ct - $ct];
> +                }
> +
> +                # Map the IDs on Disk to the Host IDs.
> +                if ($clamped_len > 0) {
> +                    my $disk = $exc_disk + $clamped_ct - $exc_ct;
> +                    my $host = $host_start + $clamped_ct - $ct_start;
> +                    push @$result, [$type, $disk, $host, $clamped_len];
> +                }
> +
> +                $ct = $clamped_ct + $clamped_len;
> +            }
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    return $result;
> +}
> +
>  sub userns_command {
>      my ($id_map) = @_;
>      if (@$id_map) {
> diff --git a/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm b/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
> index 5442586..9f56bc7 100644
> --- a/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
> +++ b/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
> @@ -369,6 +369,13 @@ my $rootfs_desc = {
>          format_description => 'opt[;opt...]',
>          pattern => qr/$valid_mount_option_re(;$valid_mount_option_re)*/,
>      },
> +    idmap => {
> +        optional => 1,
> +        type => 'string',
> +        description => 'Map specific UIDs/GIDs to specific host
> UIDs/GIDs for this mount point',


I think this would benefit from a verbose_description, it is not clear
to me whether the syntax 123:456:1 maps 123 from the root to 456 on the
container or the other way around. Perhaps an explicit example would be
helpful.

> +        format_description => 'id-type:id-mount:id-host:id-range id-type:id-mount:...',
> +        pattern => qr/^(?:[ug]:[0-9]+:[0-9]+:[1-9][0-9]*)(?: [ug]:[0-9]+:[0-9]+:[1-9][0-9]*)*$/,
> +    },
>      ro => {
>          type => 'boolean',
>          description => 'Read-only mount point',
> diff --git a/src/lxc-pve-prestart-hook b/src/lxc-pve-prestart-hook
> index 9862509..6e500a8 100755
> --- a/src/lxc-pve-prestart-hook
> +++ b/src/lxc-pve-prestart-hook
> @@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ PVE::LXC::Tools::lxc_hook(
>                  $mountpoint, $dir, $storage_cfg, undef, $root_uid, $root_gid,
>              );
>  
> +            if ($mountpoint->{idmap}) {
> +                my $mp_id_map = PVE::LXC::parse_mountpoint_idmap($id_map, $mountpoint);
> +                my $usernsfh = PVE::LXC::Namespaces::new_userns($mp_id_map);
> +                PVE::Tools::mount_setattr(
> +                    fileno($mount_fd),
> +                    '',
> +                    PVE::Tools::AT_EMPTY_PATH,
> +                    &PVE::Syscall::MOUNT_ATTR_IDMAP,
> +                    0,
> +                    0,
> +                    fileno($usernsfh),
> +                ) or die "mount_setattr: $!\n";
> +            }
> +
>              my ($dest_dir, $dest_base_fd, $keep_attrs);
>              if ($rootdir_fd) {
>                  # Mount relative to the rootdir fd.

-- 
Maximiliano




  reply	other threads:[~2026-02-27 14:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-23 13:04 [PATCH common/container/manager 0/8] " Filip Schauer
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH common 1/8] tools: export O_CLOEXEC constant Filip Schauer
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH common 2/8] syscall: add missing mount attribute constants Filip Schauer
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH common 3/8] tools: add mount_setattr syscall Filip Schauer
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH container 4/8] namespaces: relax prototype of run_in_userns Filip Schauer
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH container 5/8] namespaces: refactor run_in_userns Filip Schauer
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH container 6/8] namespaces: add helper to create user namespace from idmap Filip Schauer
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH container 7/8] implement per-mountpoint uid/gid mapping Filip Schauer
2026-02-27 14:39   ` Maximiliano Sandoval [this message]
2026-02-27 15:01     ` Daniel Kral
2026-02-27 15:34   ` Wolfgang Bumiller
2026-03-02 16:37     ` Filip Schauer
2026-03-02 18:05       ` Filip Schauer
2026-03-03 11:52         ` Wolfgang Bumiller
2026-03-03 13:59     ` Filip Schauer
2026-03-03 16:16       ` Wolfgang Bumiller
2026-02-23 13:04 ` [PATCH manager 8/8] ui: lxc/MPEdit: add "idmap" option Filip Schauer

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