linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/9] ptrace: Simplify the wait_task_inactive call in ptrace_check

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Date:   Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:54:25 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...ysocki.net, mingo@...nel.org,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org, dietmar.eggemann@....com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, mgorman@...e.de, bigeasy@...utronix.de,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, tj@...nel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@...bridgegreys.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        linux-um@...ts.infradead.org, Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>,
        inux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] ptrace: Simplify the wait_task_inactive call in
 ptrace_check_attach

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 01:19:11PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > That is also the reason I couldn't do wait_task_inactive(task, 0)
> 
> Ah, I din't notice this patch uses wait_task_inactive(child, 0),
> I think it should do wait_task_inactive(child, __TASK_TRACED).

Shouldn't we then switch wait_task_inactive() so have & matching instead
of the current ==.