linux-kernel - [PATCH 10/23] tracehook: tracehook_signal

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:30:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 10/23] tracehook: tracehook_signal_handler

This defines tracehook_signal_handler() as a hook for the arch signal
handling code to call.  It gives ptrace the opportunity to stop for a
pseudo-single-step trap immediately after signal handler setup is done.

Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
---
 include/linux/tracehook.h |   23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/tracehook.h b/include/linux/tracehook.h
index e113e09..2d1426f 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracehook.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracehook.h
@@ -289,4 +289,27 @@ static inline void tracehook_finish_release_task(struct task_struct *task)
 	ptrace_release_task(task);
 }
 
+/**
+ * tracehook_signal_handler - signal handler setup is complete
+ * @sig:		number of signal being delivered
+ * @info:		siginfo_t of signal being delivered
+ * @ka:			sigaction setting that chose the handler
+ * @regs:		user register state
+ * @stepping:		nonzero if debugger single-step or block-step in use
+ *
+ * Called by the arch code after a signal handler has been set up.
+ * Register and stack state reflects the user handler about to run.
+ * Signal mask changes have already been made.
+ *
+ * Called without locks, shortly before returning to user mode
+ * (or handling more signals).
+ */
+static inline void tracehook_signal_handler(int sig, siginfo_t *info,
+					    const struct k_sigaction *ka,
+					    struct pt_regs *regs, int stepping)
+{
+	if (stepping)
+		ptrace_notify(SIGTRAP);
+}
+
 #endif	/* <linux/tracehook.h> */
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