On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 08:22:19PM +0100, Bernd Edlinger wrote: > This introduces signal->exec_bprm, which is used to > fix the case when at least one of the sibling threads > is traced, and therefore the trace process may dead-lock > in ptrace_attach, but de_thread will need to wait for the > tracer to continue execution. Not entirely sure why I've been added to the cc; this doesn't seem like it's even remotely within my realm of expertise. > +++ b/include/linux/cred.h > @@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ extern const struct cred *get_task_cred(struct task_struct *); > extern struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void); > extern struct cred *prepare_creds(void); > extern struct cred *prepare_exec_creds(void); > +extern bool is_dumpability_changed(const struct cred *, const struct cred *); Using 'extern' for function declarations is deprecated. More importantly, you have two arguments of the same type, and how do I know which one is which if you don't name them? > +++ b/kernel/cred.c > @@ -375,6 +375,28 @@ static bool cred_cap_issubset(const struct cred *set, const struct cred *subset) > return false; > } > > +/** > + * is_dumpability_changed - Will changing creds from old to new > + * affect the dumpability in commit_creds? > + * > + * Return: false - dumpability will not be changed in commit_creds. > + * true - dumpability will be changed to non-dumpable. > + * > + * @old: The old credentials > + * @new: The new credentials > + */ Does kernel-doc really parse this correctly? Normal style would be: /** * is_dumpability_changed - Will changing creds affect dumpability? * @old: The old credentials. * @new: The new credentials. * * If the @new credentials have no elevated privileges compared to the * @old credentials, the task may remain dumpable. Otherwise we have * to mark the task as undumpable to avoid information leaks from higher * to lower privilege domains. * * Return: True if the task will become undumpable. */ > @@ -508,6 +531,14 @@ static int ptrace_traceme(void) > { > int ret = -EPERM; > > + if (mutex_lock_interruptible(¤t->signal->cred_guard_mutex)) > + return -ERESTARTNOINTR; Do you really want this to be interruptible by a timer signal or a window resize event?