linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 08/11] ptrace: Admit ptrace

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Date:   Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:45 -0500
From:   "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
To:     Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...ysocki.net, mingo@...nel.org,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org, dietmar.eggemann@....com,
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        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, tj@...nel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.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>,
        linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 08/11] ptrace: Admit ptrace_stop can generate
 spuriuos SIGTRAPs

Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> writes:

> On 05/04, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>>
>> -static int ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, int clear_code,
>> -			unsigned long message, kernel_siginfo_t *info)
>> +static int ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message,
>> +		       kernel_siginfo_t *info)
>
> Forgot to mention... but in general I like this change.
>
> In particular, I like the fact it kills the ugly "int clear_code" arg
> which looks as if it solves the problems with the exiting tracer, but
> actually it doesn't. And we do not really care, imo.

Further either this change is necessary or we need to take siglock in
the !current->ptrace path in "ptrace: Don't change __state" so that
JOBCTL_TRACED can be cleared.

So I vote for deleting code, and making ptrace_stop easier to reason
about.

Eric