linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] arch/arm: move secure

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Date:	Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:05:00 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
	Geremy Condra <gcondra@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] arch/arm: move secure_computing into trace

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 05:41:20PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> From: Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>
> 
> There is very little difference in the TIF_SECCOMP and TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE
> path in entry-common.S. In order to add support for
> CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER without mangling the assembly too badly,
> seccomp was moved into the syscall_trace_enter() handler.
> 
> Additionally, the return value for secure_computing() is now checked
> and a -1 value will result in the system call being skipped.

This is too ugly.  Just expand the calls of ptrace_syscall_trace() into
both callers and do secure_computing() hookup in there.  And for pity
sake, would somebody rename the damn thing?  It's *dripping* with
marketdroidese...
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