linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] pids: Make it possible to clone tasks with given pids

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Date:	Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:46:54 +0100
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>,
	Nathan Lynch <ntl@...ox.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] pids: Make it possible to clone tasks with given
	pids

On 11/10, Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
>
> The child_tidptr points to an array of pids for current namespace and
> its ancestors. When 0 is met in this array the pid number for the
> corresponding namespace is generated, rather than set.

I must have missed something, but I can't unserstand how this works.

> For security reasons after a regular clone/fork is done in a namespace
> further cloning with predefined pid is not allowed.

I guess, this is pid_ns->last_pid != 0 check in set_pidmap(), right ?

> +static int set_pidmap(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns, int pid)
> +{
> +	int offset;
> +	struct pidmap *map;
> +
> +	offset = pid & BITS_PER_PAGE_MASK;
> +	map = &pid_ns->pidmap[pid/BITS_PER_PAGE];
> +
> +	if (unlikely(!map->page))
> +		if (alloc_pidmap_page(map))
> +			return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	if (pid_ns->last_pid != 0)
> +		return -EPERM;

OK, but it should be always true, no? IOW, set_pidmap() should always
fail?

Unless: you are using CLONE_NEWPID along with CLONE_CHILD_USEPIDS and
this child_tidptr array has only one pid (before zero pid).

So, could you please explain what I have missed?

Oleg.

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