The signal number to resume with is already in si_signo. So instead of placing an extra copy in tsk->exit_code and later reading the extra copy from tsk->exit_code just read si_signo. Read si_signo in ptrace_do_notify where it is easy as the siginfo is a local variable. Only ptrace_report_syscall cares about the signal to resume with from ptrace_stop and it calls ptrace_notify which calls ptrace_do_notify so moving the actual work into ptrace_do_notify where it is easier is not a problem. With ptrace_stop not being involved in returning the signal to tracer asked the tracee to resume with remove the comment and the return code from ptrace_stop. Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/ptrace.c | 1 - kernel/signal.c | 13 ++++--------- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c index a0a07d140751..e0ecb1536dfc 100644 --- a/kernel/ptrace.c +++ b/kernel/ptrace.c @@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ static void ptrace_set_signr(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int signr) { struct kernel_siginfo *info = child->last_siginfo; - child->exit_code = signr; /* * Update the siginfo structure if the signal has * changed. If the debugger wanted something diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c index 3d955c23b13d..2cc45e8448e2 100644 --- a/kernel/signal.c +++ b/kernel/signal.c @@ -2186,12 +2186,8 @@ static void do_notify_parent_cldstop(struct task_struct *tsk, * We always set current->last_siginfo while stopped here. * That makes it a way to test a stopped process for * being ptrace-stopped vs being job-control-stopped. - * - * Returns the signal the ptracer requested the code resume - * with. If the code did not stop because the tracer is gone, - * the stop signal remains unchanged unless clear_code. */ -static int ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message, +static void ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message, kernel_siginfo_t *info) __releases(¤t->sighand->siglock) __acquires(¤t->sighand->siglock) @@ -2219,7 +2215,7 @@ static int ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message, * signals here to prevent ptrace_stop sleeping in schedule. */ if (!current->ptrace || __fatal_signal_pending(current)) - return exit_code; + return; set_special_state(TASK_TRACED); current->jobctl |= JOBCTL_TRACED; @@ -2302,7 +2298,6 @@ static int ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message, * any signal-sending on another CPU that wants to examine it. */ spin_lock_irq(¤t->sighand->siglock); - exit_code = current->exit_code; current->last_siginfo = NULL; current->ptrace_message = 0; current->exit_code = 0; @@ -2316,7 +2311,6 @@ static int ptrace_stop(int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message, * This sets TIF_SIGPENDING, but never clears it. */ recalc_sigpending_tsk(current); - return exit_code; } static int ptrace_do_notify(int signr, int exit_code, int why, unsigned long message) @@ -2330,7 +2324,8 @@ static int ptrace_do_notify(int signr, int exit_code, int why, unsigned long mes info.si_uid = from_kuid_munged(current_user_ns(), current_uid()); /* Let the debugger run. */ - return ptrace_stop(exit_code, why, message, &info); + ptrace_stop(exit_code, why, message, &info); + return info.si_signo; } int ptrace_notify(int exit_code, unsigned long message) -- 2.35.3