On 3/25/20 4:10 PM, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> This is an infrastructure change that makes way for fixing this issue. >> Each patch was already posted previously so this is just a cleanup of >> the original mailing list thread(s) which got out of control by now. >> >> Everything started here: >> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/AM6PR03MB5170B06F3A2B75EFB98D071AE4E60@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ >> >> I added reviewed-by tags from the mailing list threads, except when >> withdrawn. >> >> It took a lot longer than expected to collect everything from the >> mailinglist threads, since several commit messages have been infected >> with typos, and they got fixed without a new patch version. >> >> - Correct the point of no return. >> - Add two new mutexes to replace cred_guard_mutex. >> - Fix each use of cred_guard_mutex. >> - Update documentation. >> - Add a test case. >> >> Bernd Edlinger (11): >> exec: Fix a deadlock in strace >> selftests/ptrace: add test cases for dead-locks >> mm: docs: Fix a comment in process_vm_rw_core >> kernel: doc: remove outdated comment cred.c >> kernel/kcmp.c: Use new infrastructure to fix deadlocks in execve >> proc: Use new infrastructure to fix deadlocks in execve >> proc: io_accounting: Use new infrastructure to fix deadlocks in execve >> perf: Use new infrastructure to fix deadlocks in execve >> pidfd: Use new infrastructure to fix deadlocks in execve >> exec: Fix dead-lock in de_thread with ptrace_attach >> doc: Update documentation of ->exec_*_mutex >> >> Eric W. Biederman (5): >> exec: Only compute current once in flush_old_exec >> exec: Factor unshare_sighand out of de_thread and call it separately >> exec: Move cleanup of posix timers on exec out of de_thread >> exec: Move exec_mmap right after de_thread in flush_old_exec >> exec: Add exec_update_mutex to replace cred_guard_mutex >> >> Documentation/security/credentials.rst | 29 +++++-- >> fs/exec.c | 122 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------- >> fs/proc/base.c | 23 +++--- >> include/linux/binfmts.h | 8 +- >> include/linux/sched/signal.h | 17 ++++- >> init/init_task.c | 3 +- >> kernel/cred.c | 4 +- >> kernel/events/core.c | 12 +-- >> kernel/fork.c | 7 +- >> kernel/kcmp.c | 8 +- >> kernel/pid.c | 4 +- >> kernel/ptrace.c | 20 ++++- >> kernel/seccomp.c | 15 ++-- >> mm/process_vm_access.c | 2 +- >> tools/testing/selftests/ptrace/Makefile | 4 +- >> tools/testing/selftests/ptrace/vmaccess.c | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++ >> 16 files changed, 278 insertions(+), 86 deletions(-) >> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/ptrace/vmaccess.c > > Two small nits. > > - You reposted my patches with adding your signed-off-by > - You reposted my patches and did not include a "From:" > in the body so "git am" listed you as the author. Oh, do I understand you right, that I can add a From: in the *body* of the mail, and then the From: in the MIME header part which I cannot change is ignored, so I can make you the author? Thanks Bernd. > > I have fixed those up and will be merging this code to linux-next, > unless you object. > > Eric >
