Hi, Olge: >> probably ->predump_signal should be cleared on exec? As I replied to Jann, will do. Thanks. -- Enke On 10/15/18 12:17 PM, Enke Chen wrote: > Hi, Oleg: > > I missed some of your comments in my previous reply. > > On 10/15/18 5:05 AM, Oleg Nesterov wrote: >> On 10/12, Enke Chen wrote: >>> >>> For simplicity and consistency, this patch provides an implementation >>> for signal-based fault notification prior to the coredump of a child >>> process. A new prctl command, PR_SET_PREDUMP_SIG, is defined that can >>> be used by an application to express its interest and to specify the >>> signal (SIGCHLD or SIGUSR1 or SIGUSR2) for such a notification. A new >>> signal code (si_code), CLD_PREDUMP, is also defined for SIGCHLD. >> >> To be honest, I can't say I like this new feature... >> >>> --- a/include/linux/sched.h >>> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h >>> @@ -696,6 +696,10 @@ struct task_struct { >>> int exit_signal; >>> /* The signal sent when the parent dies: */ >>> int pdeath_signal; >>> + >>> + /* The signal sent prior to a child's coredump: */ >>> + int predump_signal; >>> + >> >> At least, I think predump_signal should live in signal_struct, not >> task_struct. >> >> (pdeath_signal too, but it is too late to change (fix) this awkward API). >> >>> +static void do_notify_parent_predump(struct task_struct *tsk) >>> +{ >>> + struct sighand_struct *sighand; >>> + struct task_struct *parent; >>> + struct kernel_siginfo info; >>> + unsigned long flags; >>> + int sig; >>> + >>> + parent = tsk->real_parent; >> >> So, debuggere won't be notified, only real_parent... >> >>> + sig = parent->predump_signal; >> >> probably ->predump_signal should be cleared on exec? > > > Is this not enough in "copy_process()"? > > @@ -1985,6 +1985,7 @@ static __latent_entropy struct task_struct *copy_process( > p->dirty_paused_when = 0; > > p->pdeath_signal = 0; > + p->predump_signal = 0; > >> >>> + /* Check again with tasklist_lock" locked by the caller */ >>> + if (!valid_predump_signal(sig)) >>> + return; >> >> I don't understand why we need valid_predump_signal() at all. > > Most of the signals have well-defined semantics, and would not be appropriate > for this purpose. That is why it is limited to only SIGCHLD, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2. > >> >>> bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig) >>> { >>> struct sighand_struct *sighand = current->sighand; >>> @@ -2497,6 +2535,19 @@ bool get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig) >>> current->flags |= PF_SIGNALED; >>> >>> if (sig_kernel_coredump(signr)) { >>> + /* >>> + * Notify the parent prior to the coredump if the >>> + * parent is interested in such a notificaiton. >>> + */ >>> + int p_sig = current->real_parent->predump_signal; >>> + >>> + if (valid_predump_signal(p_sig)) { >>> + read_lock(&tasklist_lock); >>> + do_notify_parent_predump(current); >>> + read_unlock(&tasklist_lock); >>> + cond_resched(); >> >> perhaps this should be called by do_coredump() after coredump_wait() kills >> all the sub-threads? > > proc_coredump_connector(current) is located here, they should stay together. > > Thanks. -- Enke > >> >>> +static int prctl_set_predump_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, pid_t pid, int sig) >>> +{ >>> + struct task_struct *p; >>> + int error; >>> + >>> + /* 0 is valid for disabling the feature */ >>> + if (sig && !valid_predump_signal(sig)) >>> + return -EINVAL; >>> + >>> + /* For the current task, the common case */ >>> + if (pid == 0) { >>> + tsk->predump_signal = sig; >>> + return 0; >>> + } >>> + >>> + error = -ESRCH; >>> + rcu_read_lock(); >>> + p = find_task_by_vpid(pid); >>> + if (p) { >>> + if (!set_predump_signal_perm(p)) >>> + error = -EPERM; >>> + else { >>> + error = 0; >>> + p->predump_signal = sig; >>> + } >>> + } >>> + rcu_read_unlock(); >>> + return error; >>> +} >> >> Why? I mean, why do we really want to support the pid != 0 case? >> >> Oleg. >>