linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/pkeys: copy pkey state at fork()

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Date:   Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:59:55 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, mpe@...erman.id.au,
        will.deacon@....com, luto@...nel.org, jroedel@...e.de,
        danielmicay@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/pkeys: copy pkey state at fork()

On 10/26/18 12:51 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
...
> The result is that, after a fork(), the child's pkey state ends up
> looking like it does after an execve(), which is totally wrong.  pkeys
> that are already allocated can be allocated again, for instance.

One thing I omitted.  This was very nicely discovered and reported by
danielmicay@...il.com.  Thanks, Daniel!