linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v38 17/24] x86/sgx: ptrace() support for the SGX driver

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Message-ID: <20200924155751.GJ5030@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:57:51 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v38 17/24] x86/sgx: ptrace() support for the SGX driver

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 02:51:28PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 06:17:33PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > > Add 'access' implementation to vm_ops with the help of these functions.
> > 
> > "Add an ->access virtual MM function for accessing the enclave's memory... "
> 
> Thank you. I wrote the last paragraph like this:
> 
> "Add an '->access' virtual function for accessing the enclave's memory
> to vm_ops by using these functions. This allows to use ptrace() with

"to vm_ops" must come after "function".

But lemme ask what is "vm_ops"?

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    Boris.

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