linux-kernel - Re: PT_EXITKILL (Was: pdeath

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Date:	Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:00:48 +0000
From:	Pedro Alves <palves@...hat.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC:	Amnon Shiloh <u3557@...o.sublimeip.com>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>,
	Chris Evans <scarybeasts@...il.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, u3557@...lix.com.au,
	security@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PT_EXITKILL (Was: pdeath_signal)

On 11/08/2012 12:44 PM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 11/08, Pedro Alves wrote:

>> If this isn't inherited by the ptrace child's children, a fork child can
>> end up detached if the tracer dies before it had a chance of setting
>> the PTRACE_O_EXITKILL on the new auto-attached child.
> 
> It is copied like the other options.

Oh, you're right.  I got confused - GDB has code to always set options
on the fork children after PTRACE_EVENT_(V)FORK.   Dunno where that came from.

>> Which sounds like another argument for PTRACE_O_INHERIT, as in:
>> http://sourceware.org/ml/archer/2011-q1/msg00026.html
> 
> 	The point of PTRACE_O_INHERIT would be to attach newly-created threads and
> 	children without causing an event stop and the attendant overhead.
> 
> this is another thing, I guess.

Yes, yes.

-- 
Pedro Alves

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