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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-05-20 22:33:21 +0200
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-05-20 22:33:21 +0200
commit3ed4c0583daa34dedb568b26ff99e5a7b58db612 (patch)
treea531d4cc94acaa58fe0600cf83da9fb8b77f6e50 /kernel/ptrace.c
parentMerge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 (diff)
parentMerge branch 'signals-review' into ptrace (diff)
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Merge branch 'ptrace' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/oleg/misc
* 'ptrace' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/oleg/misc: (41 commits) signal: trivial, fix the "timespec declared inside parameter list" warning job control: reorganize wait_task_stopped() ptrace: fix signal->wait_chldexit usage in task_clear_group_stop_trapping() signal: sys_sigprocmask() needs retarget_shared_pending() signal: cleanup sys_sigprocmask() signal: rename signandsets() to sigandnsets() signal: do_sigtimedwait() needs retarget_shared_pending() signal: introduce do_sigtimedwait() to factor out compat/native code signal: sys_rt_sigtimedwait: simplify the timeout logic signal: cleanup sys_rt_sigprocmask() x86: signal: sys_rt_sigreturn() should use set_current_blocked() x86: signal: handle_signal() should use set_current_blocked() signal: sigprocmask() should do retarget_shared_pending() signal: sigprocmask: narrow the scope of ->siglock signal: retarget_shared_pending: optimize while_each_thread() loop signal: retarget_shared_pending: consider shared/unblocked signals only signal: introduce retarget_shared_pending() ptrace: ptrace_check_attach() should not do s/STOPPED/TRACED/ signal: Turn SIGNAL_STOP_DEQUEUED into GROUP_STOP_DEQUEUED signal: do_signal_stop: Remove the unneeded task_clear_group_stop_pending() ...
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/ptrace.c')
-rw-r--r--kernel/ptrace.c118
1 files changed, 81 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index dc7ab65f3b36..7a81fc071344 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -38,35 +38,33 @@ void __ptrace_link(struct task_struct *child, struct task_struct *new_parent)
child->parent = new_parent;
}
-/*
- * Turn a tracing stop into a normal stop now, since with no tracer there
- * would be no way to wake it up with SIGCONT or SIGKILL. If there was a
- * signal sent that would resume the child, but didn't because it was in
- * TASK_TRACED, resume it now.
- * Requires that irqs be disabled.
- */
-static void ptrace_untrace(struct task_struct *child)
-{
- spin_lock(&child->sighand->siglock);
- if (task_is_traced(child)) {
- /*
- * If the group stop is completed or in progress,
- * this thread was already counted as stopped.
- */
- if (child->signal->flags & SIGNAL_STOP_STOPPED ||
- child->signal->group_stop_count)
- __set_task_state(child, TASK_STOPPED);
- else
- signal_wake_up(child, 1);
- }
- spin_unlock(&child->sighand->siglock);
-}
-
-/*
- * unptrace a task: move it back to its original parent and
- * remove it from the ptrace list.
+/**
+ * __ptrace_unlink - unlink ptracee and restore its execution state
+ * @child: ptracee to be unlinked
*
- * Must be called with the tasklist lock write-held.
+ * Remove @child from the ptrace list, move it back to the original parent,
+ * and restore the execution state so that it conforms to the group stop
+ * state.
+ *
+ * Unlinking can happen via two paths - explicit PTRACE_DETACH or ptracer
+ * exiting. For PTRACE_DETACH, unless the ptracee has been killed between
+ * ptrace_check_attach() and here, it's guaranteed to be in TASK_TRACED.
+ * If the ptracer is exiting, the ptracee can be in any state.
+ *
+ * After detach, the ptracee should be in a state which conforms to the
+ * group stop. If the group is stopped or in the process of stopping, the
+ * ptracee should be put into TASK_STOPPED; otherwise, it should be woken
+ * up from TASK_TRACED.
+ *
+ * If the ptracee is in TASK_TRACED and needs to be moved to TASK_STOPPED,
+ * it goes through TRACED -> RUNNING -> STOPPED transition which is similar
+ * to but in the opposite direction of what happens while attaching to a
+ * stopped task. However, in this direction, the intermediate RUNNING
+ * state is not hidden even from the current ptracer and if it immediately
+ * re-attaches and performs a WNOHANG wait(2), it may fail.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * write_lock_irq(tasklist_lock)
*/
void __ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
{
@@ -76,8 +74,27 @@ void __ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
child->parent = child->real_parent;
list_del_init(&child->ptrace_entry);
- if (task_is_traced(child))
- ptrace_untrace(child);
+ spin_lock(&child->sighand->siglock);
+
+ /*
+ * Reinstate GROUP_STOP_PENDING if group stop is in effect and
+ * @child isn't dead.
+ */
+ if (!(child->flags & PF_EXITING) &&
+ (child->signal->flags & SIGNAL_STOP_STOPPED ||
+ child->signal->group_stop_count))
+ child->group_stop |= GROUP_STOP_PENDING;
+
+ /*
+ * If transition to TASK_STOPPED is pending or in TASK_TRACED, kick
+ * @child in the butt. Note that @resume should be used iff @child
+ * is in TASK_TRACED; otherwise, we might unduly disrupt
+ * TASK_KILLABLE sleeps.
+ */
+ if (child->group_stop & GROUP_STOP_PENDING || task_is_traced(child))
+ signal_wake_up(child, task_is_traced(child));
+
+ spin_unlock(&child->sighand->siglock);
}
/*
@@ -96,16 +113,14 @@ int ptrace_check_attach(struct task_struct *child, int kill)
*/
read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
if ((child->ptrace & PT_PTRACED) && child->parent == current) {
- ret = 0;
/*
* child->sighand can't be NULL, release_task()
* does ptrace_unlink() before __exit_signal().
*/
spin_lock_irq(&child->sighand->siglock);
- if (task_is_stopped(child))
- child->state = TASK_TRACED;
- else if (!task_is_traced(child) && !kill)
- ret = -ESRCH;
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(task_is_stopped(child));
+ if (task_is_traced(child) || kill)
+ ret = 0;
spin_unlock_irq(&child->sighand->siglock);
}
read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
@@ -169,6 +184,7 @@ bool ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
static int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
{
+ bool wait_trap = false;
int retval;
audit_ptrace(task);
@@ -208,12 +224,42 @@ static int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
__ptrace_link(task, current);
send_sig_info(SIGSTOP, SEND_SIG_FORCED, task);
+ spin_lock(&task->sighand->siglock);
+
+ /*
+ * If the task is already STOPPED, set GROUP_STOP_PENDING and
+ * TRAPPING, and kick it so that it transits to TRACED. TRAPPING
+ * will be cleared if the child completes the transition or any
+ * event which clears the group stop states happens. We'll wait
+ * for the transition to complete before returning from this
+ * function.
+ *
+ * This hides STOPPED -> RUNNING -> TRACED transition from the
+ * attaching thread but a different thread in the same group can
+ * still observe the transient RUNNING state. IOW, if another
+ * thread's WNOHANG wait(2) on the stopped tracee races against
+ * ATTACH, the wait(2) may fail due to the transient RUNNING.
+ *
+ * The following task_is_stopped() test is safe as both transitions
+ * in and out of STOPPED are protected by siglock.
+ */
+ if (task_is_stopped(task)) {
+ task->group_stop |= GROUP_STOP_PENDING | GROUP_STOP_TRAPPING;
+ signal_wake_up(task, 1);
+ wait_trap = true;
+ }
+
+ spin_unlock(&task->sighand->siglock);
+
retval = 0;
unlock_tasklist:
write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
unlock_creds:
mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
out:
+ if (wait_trap)
+ wait_event(current->signal->wait_chldexit,
+ !(task->group_stop & GROUP_STOP_TRAPPING));
return retval;
}
@@ -316,8 +362,6 @@ static int ptrace_detach(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int data)
if (child->ptrace) {
child->exit_code = data;
dead = __ptrace_detach(current, child);
- if (!child->exit_state)
- wake_up_state(child, TASK_TRACED | TASK_STOPPED);
}
write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);