linux-kernel - ptrace && task->exit

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Date:	Thu, 28 May 2009 01:05:23 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: ptrace && task->exit_code

I didn't realize this until yesterday, but perhaps it makes sense
to decouple ptrace && task_struct->exit_code?

If not - do not read further.

This is not completely trivial, needs another short series.

And. I spent a lot of time, but I can't see how to solve the problems
with TASK_STOPPED tasks if we do this change.

For the moment, forget that ->exit_code is used by do_exit/etc. Suppose
we just move task->exit_code into ptrace_task->xxx.

Now. The never traced task (->ptrace_task == NULL) stops and sleeps in
TASK_STOPPED.

The tracer attaches, and then ptrace_check_attach() changes its ->state
to TASK_TRACED. But what should we do to ensure do_wait() will succeed
later?

Currently wait_task_stopped(ptrace => 1) needs ->exit_code != 0. Perhaps
we can change ptrace_check_attach() to set ptrace_task->xxx if it is zero.

But can't we just change wait_task_stopped() to return success when
ptrace == T regardless of ->exit_code == 0 ? I guess, the answer is
"we can break things".

What do you think?

Oleg.

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