linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/pkeys: copy pkey state at fork()

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Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 07:36:26 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Daniel Micay <danielmicay@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, jroedel@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/pkeys: copy pkey state at fork()


* Daniel Micay <danielmicay@...il.com> wrote:

> > I suppose we could add a new flag for pkey_get() or something.
> 
> That would work, since I can apply the workaround (disabling the
> feature in child processes) if I get EINVAL. The flag wouldn't need to
> do anything, just existing and being tied to this patch so I have a
> way to detect that I can safely use MPK after fork.

A new flag for the pkey_alloc() syscall, right?

Thanks,

	Ingo