linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] seccomp: Refactor notification handler to prepare for new semantics

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Message-ID: <CAMp4zn-CFaPpVd3zcANfmUQXaLCUPnuT2SrC_Kw5RrF4_Ubuhw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 25 May 2021 13:44:13 -0700
From:   Sargun Dhillon <sargun@...gun.me>
To:     Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo@...volk.io>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux.dev>,
        Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.pizza>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Mauricio Vásquez Bernal <mauricio@...volk.io>,
        Giuseppe Scrivano <gscrivan@...hat.com>,
        Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>,
        Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ux.microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] seccomp: Refactor notification handler to prepare
 for new semantics

On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 9:04 AM Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo@...volk.io> wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 9:39 PM Sargun Dhillon <sargun@...gun.me> wrote:
> >
> > This refactors the user notification code to have a do / while loop around
> > the completion condition. This has a small change in semantic, in that
> > previously we ignored addfd calls upon wakeup if the notification had been
> > responded to, but instead with the new change we check for an outstanding
> > addfd calls prior to returning to userspace.
>
> I understand why this was a readability improvement on the old
> patchset (that included the wait_killable semantics), as it completely
> changed the loop. But now we only have the atomic addfd+send reply
> that does minimal changes to this part (add a param to a function).
>
> Is it worth changing the semantics?
>
I think that as we add more complexity around different things that
can cause the notification to change (status), that this is better,
but I understand wanting to hold off.

> > Rodrigo Campos also identified a bug that can result in addfd causing
> > an early return, when the supervisor didn't actually handle the
> > syscall [1].
> >
> > [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210413160151.3301-1-rodrigo@kinvolk.io/
>
> I was about to resend this, but I'd like to know what others think.
>
> I'm okay with applying any patches to solve the issue (mine linked
> there or this one), slightly in favor of mine as the diff is way
> simpler to backport (applies to 5.9+ kernels) and I don't see a reason
> to change semantics. But no strong opinion.
>
> Opinions?
>
>
> Best,
> Rodrigo