linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] ptrace: add generic SET

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Date:	Fri, 7 Nov 2014 08:44:18 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	"linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org" <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"roland@...k.frob.com" <roland@...k.frob.com>,
	"oleg@...hat.com" <oleg@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@...aro.org>,
	"dsaxena@...aro.org" <dsaxena@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] ptrace: add generic SET_SYSCALL request

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 6:30 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> On Friday 07 November 2014 13:11:30 Will Deacon wrote:
>>
>> > It's not that I care strongly about the interface, my main point is
>> > that the changelog doesn't describe why one interface was used instead
>> > the other.
>>
>> I suspect the current approach was taken because it follows the same scheme
>> as 32-bit ARM. If both methods are sufficient (Kees would have a better idea
>> than me on that), then I don't have a strong preference.
>
> Using the regset would probably address Oleg's comment, and would keep the
> implementation architecture specific. You could even share the NT_S390_SYSTEM_CALL
> number, but I don't know if there any downsides to doing that.

That's fine by me -- I only want an interface. :) I think it'd be nice
to keep it the same between arm32 and arm64, but using a specific
regset does seem to be the better approach.

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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