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Date:   Mon, 2 May 2022 10:59:06 +0200
From:   Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...ysocki.net,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, mingo@...nel.org,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org, dietmar.eggemann@....com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, mgorman@...e.de,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, tj@...nel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
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        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>,
        linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/12] ptrace: Don't change __state

On 2022-04-29 16:48:32 [-0500], Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Stop playing with tsk->__state to remove TASK_WAKEKILL while a ptrace
> command is executing.
> 
> Instead TASK_WAKEKILL from the definition of TASK_TRACED, and
> implemention a new jobctl flag TASK_PTRACE_FROZEN.  This new This new

Instead adding TASK_WAKEKILL to the definition of TASK_TRACED, implement
a new jobctl flag TASK_PTRACE_FROZEN for this. This new

> flag is set in jobctl_freeze_task and cleared when ptrace_stop is
> awoken or in jobctl_unfreeze_task (when ptrace_stop remains asleep).
> 
> In singal_wake_up add __TASK_TRACED to state along with TASK_WAKEKILL
     signal_wake_up

> when it is indicated a fatal signal is pending.  Skip adding
                      +that ?

> __TASK_TRACED when TASK_PTRACE_FROZEN is not set.  This has the same
> effect as changing TASK_TRACED to __TASK_TRACED as all of the wake_ups
                                                                        ,
> that use TASK_KILLABLE go through signal_wake_up.
                        ,

> Don't set TASK_TRACED if fatal_signal_pending so that the code
> continues not to sleep if there was a pending fatal signal before
> ptrace_stop is called.  With TASK_WAKEKILL no longer present in
> TASK_TRACED signal_pending_state will no longer prevent ptrace_stop
> from sleeping if there is a pending fatal signal.
> 
> Previously the __state value of __TASK_TRACED was changed to
> TASK_RUNNING when woken up or back to TASK_TRACED when the code was
> left in ptrace_stop.  Now when woken up ptrace_stop now clears
> JOBCTL_PTRACE_FROZEN and when left sleeping ptrace_unfreezed_traced
> clears JOBCTL_PTRACE_FROZEN.
> 
> Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

Sebastian