linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7][v7] Protect cinit from unblocked SIG

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Date:	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:07:34 -0800
From:	Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:	ebiederm@...ssion.com, roland@...hat.com, bastian@...di.eu.org,
	daniel@...ac.com, xemul@...nvz.org, containers@...ts.osdl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7][v7] Protect cinit from unblocked SIG_DFL signals

Oleg Nesterov [oleg@...hat.com] wrote:
| On 01/17, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
| >
| > @@ -1331,7 +1341,7 @@ int send_sigqueue(struct sigqueue *q, struct task_struct *t, int group)
| >  		goto ret;
| >
| >  	ret = 1; /* the signal is ignored */
| > -	if (!prepare_signal(sig, t))
| > +	if (!prepare_signal(sig, t, 1))
| 
| Hmm, just noticed. This looks wrong, it should be prepare_signal(sig, t, 0),
| no?

Grr. I missed that when we changed the parameter from 'same-ns' to
'from_ancestor_ns' and inverted the logic.

| 
| For example, /sbin/init can create the posix timer with sigev_signo = SIGKILL
| and it won't be killed before this patch.
| 
| This also looks wrong from the masquerading pov.
| 
| 
| Otherwise, the patches 1-6 are imho fine.

Thanks, Will resend this patch.

Sukadev
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