linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] seccomp: don't use semaphore and wait

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Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:10:44 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
To:     Andrei Vagin <avagin@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Peter Oskolkov <posk@...gle.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.pizza>,
        Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] seccomp: don't use semaphore and wait_queue together

On October 19, 2022 6:10:44 PM PDT, Andrei Vagin <avagin@...il.com> wrote:
>Here is no reason to use two different primitives that do similar things.
>
>Signed-off-by: Andrei Vagin <avagin@...il.com>
>---
> kernel/seccomp.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

The commit log does not justify adding 29 lines to "do similar things". :) Can you describe the rationale and benefits here a bit more? I assume this to use the the future new wake_up helper?


-- 
Kees Cook