linux-kernel - Re: new execve/kernel

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Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:55:29 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
Cc:	Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...il.com>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	Jesper Nilsson <jesper.nilsson@...s.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Hirokazu Takata <takata@...ux-m32r.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...isc-linux.org>,
	Richard Kuo <rkuo@...eaurora.org>,
	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	Lennox Wu <lennox.wu@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>,
	Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
	Guan Xuetao <gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>
Subject: Re: new execve/kernel_thread design

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 05:41:16PM +0100, Michal Simek wrote:
> Here is the branch based on rc5 (information below)
> and here is giweb.
> http://developer.petalogix.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linux-2.6-microblaze.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/viro/arch-microblaze-rc5
> 
> I have also looked at your sys_fork / sys_vfork / sys_clone unification
> and I have fixed it for Microblaze.
> 
> Also I have done some tests on it for sure.
> 
> I would add sys_execve/kernel_execve/kernel_thread patches to my next branch.
> Are you OK with that?

Umm...  In principle - yes, but I've a couple of question abouts those.

1) What's that set_fs(USER_DS) in start_thread() for?  Note that we do the same
thing in flush_old_exec(), at the same time we remove PF_KTHREAD from
current->flags.

While we are at it, if we *ever* hit do_signal() with KERNEL_DS, we are
very deep in trouble.  set_fs(USER_DS) in setup_{rt_,}frame() is pointless.

2) your definition of current_pt_regs() is an exact copy of on in
include/linux/ptrace.h; why is "microblaze: Define current_pt_regs"
needed at all?  IOW, I'd rather added #include <linux/ptrace.h> to
arch/microblaze/kernel/process.c instead...
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