linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 0/11] seccomp: add thread sync ability

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Message-ID: <20140711164931.GA18473@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:49:31 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>,
	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>,
	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
	Julien Tinnes <jln@...omium.org>,
	David Drysdale <drysdale@...gle.com>,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 0/11] seccomp: add thread sync ability

On 07/10, Kees Cook wrote:
>
> This adds the ability for threads to request seccomp filter
> synchronization across their thread group (at filter attach time).
> For example, for Chrome to make sure graphic driver threads are fully
> confined after seccomp filters have been attached.
>
> To support this, locking on seccomp changes via thread-group-shared
> sighand lock is introduced, along with refactoring of no_new_privs. Races
> with thread creation are handled via delayed duplication of the seccomp
> task struct field and cred_guard_mutex.
>
> This includes a new syscall (instead of adding a new prctl option),
> as suggested by Andy Lutomirski and Michael Kerrisk.

I do not not see any problems in this version,

Reviewed-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>

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