linux-kernel - [PATCH 06/17] ptrace: Remove second setting of PT_SEIZED in ptrace

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Date:   Mon,  3 Jan 2022 15:33:01 -0600
From:   "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: [PATCH 06/17] ptrace: Remove second setting of PT_SEIZED in ptrace_attach

The code is totally redundant remove it.

Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 kernel/ptrace.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index f8589bf8d7dc..eea265082e97 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ static int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task, long request,
 	if (task->ptrace)
 		goto unlock_tasklist;
 
-	if (seize)
-		flags |= PT_SEIZED;
 	task->ptrace = flags;
 
 	ptrace_link(task, current);
-- 
2.29.2