linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] ptrace,syscall_user_dispatch: Implement Syscall User Dispatch Suspension

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Date:   Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:22:51 +0100
From:   Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:     Gregory Price <gourry.memverge@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        krisman@...labora.com, tglx@...utronix.de, luto@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, adobriyan@...il.com, corbet@....net,
        shuah@...nel.org, Gregory Price <gregory.price@...verge.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] ptrace,syscall_user_dispatch: Implement Syscall
 User Dispatch Suspension

Hi Gregory,

I'll try to read this series next Monday, I need to recall what does
syscall-user-dispatch actually do ;)

just one question for now,

On 01/20, Gregory Price wrote:
>
> --- a/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ static int check_ptrace_options(unsigned long data)
>  	if (data & ~(unsigned long)PTRACE_O_MASK)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> +	if (unlikely(data & PTRACE_O_SUSPEND_SYSCALL_USER_DISPATCH) &&
> +	    (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTART)))
> +			return -EINVAL;

Hmm? git grep CHECKPOINT_RESTART shows nothing.

Oleg.