+ check_unshare_flags-kill-the-bogus-clone_sighand-sig-count-check.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     check_unshare_flags: kill the bogus CLONE_SIGHAND/sig->count check
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     check_unshare_flags-kill-the-bogus-clone_sighand-sig-count-check.patch

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Subject: check_unshare_flags: kill the bogus CLONE_SIGHAND/sig->count check
From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>

check_unshare_flags(CLONE_SIGHAND) adds CLONE_THREAD to *flags_ptr if the
task is multithreaded to ensure unshare_thread() will fail.

Not only this is a bit strange way to return the error, this is absolutely
meaningless.  If signal->count > 1 then sighand->count must be also > 1,
and unshare_sighand() will fail anyway.

In fact, all CLONE_THREAD/SIGHAND/VM checks inside sys_unshare() do not
look right.  Fortunately this code doesn't really work anyway.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 kernel/fork.c |    8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff -puN kernel/fork.c~check_unshare_flags-kill-the-bogus-clone_sighand-sig-count-check kernel/fork.c
--- a/kernel/fork.c~check_unshare_flags-kill-the-bogus-clone_sighand-sig-count-check
+++ a/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1516,14 +1516,6 @@ static void check_unshare_flags(unsigned
 		*flags_ptr |= CLONE_SIGHAND;
 
 	/*
-	 * If unsharing signal handlers and the task was created
-	 * using CLONE_THREAD, then must unshare the thread
-	 */
-	if ((*flags_ptr & CLONE_SIGHAND) &&
-	    (atomic_read(&current->signal->count) > 1))
-		*flags_ptr |= CLONE_THREAD;
-
-	/*
 	 * If unsharing namespace, must also unshare filesystem information.
 	 */
 	if (*flags_ptr & CLONE_NEWNS)
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from oleg@xxxxxxxxxx are

linux-next.patch
cpu-timers-simplify-rlimit_cpu-handling.patch
cpu-timers-cleanup-arm_timer.patch
cpu-timers-return-correct-previous-timer-reload-value.patch
cpu-timers-change-sigev_none-timer-implementation.patch
cpu-timers-assure-to-not-iterate-over-all-threads-in-fastpath_timer_check.patch
cpu-timers-optimize-run_posix_cpu_timers.patch
proc-cleanup-remove-unused-assignments.patch
kmod-add-init-function-to-usermodehelper.patch
exec-replace-call_usermodehelper_pipe-with-use-of-umh-init-function-and-resolve-limit.patch
umh-creds-convert-call_usermodehelper_keys-to-use-subprocess_info-init.patch
umh-creds-kill-subprocess_info-cred-logic.patch
call_usermodehelper-no-need-to-unblock-signals.patch
wait_for_helper-sigchld-from-user-space-can-lead-to-use-after-free.patch
call_usermodehelper-simplify-fix-umh_no_wait-case.patch
call_usermodehelper-umh_wait_exec-ignores-kernel_thread-failure.patch
coredump-factor-out-the-not-ispipe-file-checks.patch
coredump-cleanup-ispipe-code.patch
coredump-factor-out-put_cred-calls.patch
coredump-shift-down_writemmap_sem-into-coredump_wait.patch
exit-exit_notify-can-trust-signal-notify_count-0.patch
exit-change-zap_other_threads-to-count-sub-threads.patch
exit-avoid-sig-count-in-de_thread-__exit_signal-synchronization.patch
exit-avoid-sig-count-in-__exit_signal-to-detect-the-group-dead-case.patch
posix-cpu-timers-avoid-task-signal-=-null-checks.patch
ia64-ptrace_attach_sync_user_rbs-avoid-task-signal-=-null-checks.patch
fork-exit-move-tty_kref_put-outside-of-__cleanup_signal.patch
signals-make-task_struct-signal-immutable-refcountable.patch
signals-clear-signal-tty-when-the-last-thread-exits.patch
signals-kill-the-awful-task_rq_unlock_wait-hack.patch
exit-__exit_signal-use-thread_group_leader-consistently.patch
kill-the-obsolete-thread_group_cputime_free-and-taskstats_tgid_init-helpers.patch
exit-move-taskstats_tgid_free-from-__exit_signal-to-free_signal_struct.patch
check_unshare_flags-kill-the-bogus-clone_sighand-sig-count-check.patch

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