1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mount.h b/include/linux/mount.h
index 5d5275364867..375d43a5d802 100644
--- a/include/linux/mount.h
+++ b/include/linux/mount.h
@@ -34,7 +34,16 @@ struct mnt_namespace;
 
 #define MNT_SHARED	0x1000	/* if the vfsmount is a shared mount */
 #define MNT_UNBINDABLE	0x2000	/* if the vfsmount is a unbindable mount */
-#define MNT_PNODE_MASK	0x3000	/* propagation flag mask */
+/*
+ * MNT_SHARED_MASK is the set of flags that should be cleared when a
+ * mount becomes shared.  Currently, this is only the flag that says a
+ * mount cannot be bind mounted, since this is how we create a mount
+ * that shares events with another mount.  If you add a new MNT_*
+ * flag, consider how it interacts with shared mounts.
+ */
+#define MNT_SHARED_MASK	(MNT_UNBINDABLE)
+#define MNT_PROPAGATION_MASK	(MNT_SHARED | MNT_UNBINDABLE)
+
 
 struct vfsmount {
 	struct list_head mnt_hash;