linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 seccomp 3/5] x86: Enable seccomp architecture tracking

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Date:   Fri, 9 Oct 2020 13:32:26 -0500
From:   YiFei Zhu <zhuyifei1999@...il.com>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:     Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        YiFei Zhu <yifeifz2@...inois.edu>, bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@...har.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        Dimitrios Skarlatos <dskarlat@...cmu.edu>,
        Giuseppe Scrivano <gscrivan@...hat.com>,
        Hubertus Franke <frankeh@...ibm.com>,
        Jack Chen <jianyan2@...inois.edu>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Josep Torrellas <torrella@...inois.edu>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Tianyin Xu <tyxu@...inois.edu>,
        Tobin Feldman-Fitzthum <tobin@....com>,
        Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.pizza>,
        Valentin Rothberg <vrothber@...hat.com>,
        Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 seccomp 3/5] x86: Enable seccomp architecture tracking

On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 12:25 PM Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net> wrote:
> Is the idea that any syscall that's out of range for this (e.g. all of
> the x32 syscalls) is unoptimized?  I'm okay with this, but I think it
> could use a comment.

Yes, any syscall number that is out of range is unoptimized. Where do
you think I should put a comment? seccomp_cache_check_allow_bitmap
above `if (unlikely(syscall_nr < 0 || syscall_nr >= bitmap_size))`,
with something like "any syscall number out of range is unoptimized"?

YiFei Zhu