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 withdrawn.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 kernel: doc: remove outdated comment cred.c 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. I have fixed those up and will be merging this code to linux-next, unless you object. Eric