linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] syscall_user_dispatch: helper function to operate on given task

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Message-Id: <20230214085215.106708-2-gregory.price@memverge.com>
Date:   Tue, 14 Feb 2023 03:52:14 -0500
From:   Gregory Price <gourry.memverge@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, oleg@...hat.com, avagin@...il.com,
        peterz@...radead.org, luto@...nel.org, krisman@...labora.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, corbet@....net, shuah@...nel.org,
        Gregory Price <gregory.price@...verge.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] syscall_user_dispatch: helper function to operate on given task

Preparatory patch ahead of set/get interfaces which will allow a
ptrace to get/set the syscall user dispatch configuration of a task.

This will simplify the set interface and consolidates error paths.

Signed-off-by: Gregory Price <gregory.price@...verge.com>
---
 kernel/entry/syscall_user_dispatch.c | 23 +++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/entry/syscall_user_dispatch.c b/kernel/entry/syscall_user_dispatch.c
index 0b6379adff6b..22396b234854 100644
--- a/kernel/entry/syscall_user_dispatch.c
+++ b/kernel/entry/syscall_user_dispatch.c
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ bool syscall_user_dispatch(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return true;
 }
 
-int set_syscall_user_dispatch(unsigned long mode, unsigned long offset,
-			      unsigned long len, char __user *selector)
+static int task_set_syscall_user_dispatch(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long mode,
+					  unsigned long offset, unsigned long len,
+					  char __user *selector)
 {
 	switch (mode) {
 	case PR_SYS_DISPATCH_OFF:
@@ -94,15 +95,21 @@ int set_syscall_user_dispatch(unsigned long mode, unsigned long offset,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	current->syscall_dispatch.selector = selector;
-	current->syscall_dispatch.offset = offset;
-	current->syscall_dispatch.len = len;
-	current->syscall_dispatch.on_dispatch = false;
+	task->syscall_dispatch.selector = selector;
+	task->syscall_dispatch.offset = offset;
+	task->syscall_dispatch.len = len;
+	task->syscall_dispatch.on_dispatch = false;
 
 	if (mode == PR_SYS_DISPATCH_ON)
-		set_syscall_work(SYSCALL_USER_DISPATCH);
+		set_task_syscall_work(task, SYSCALL_USER_DISPATCH);
 	else
-		clear_syscall_work(SYSCALL_USER_DISPATCH);
+		clear_task_syscall_work(task, SYSCALL_USER_DISPATCH);
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int set_syscall_user_dispatch(unsigned long mode, unsigned long offset,
+			      unsigned long len, char __user *selector)
+{
+	return task_set_syscall_user_dispatch(current, mode, offset, len, selector);
+}
-- 
2.39.1