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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] exec: Move exec_mmap right after de_thread in
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Thread-Topic: [PATCH v2 4/5] exec: Move exec_mmap right after de_thread in
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Date:   Mon, 9 Mar 2020 19:52:38 +0000
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On 3/9/20 8:45 PM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de> writes:
> 
>> On 3/8/20 10:38 PM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>>>
>>> This consolidation allows the creation of a mutex to replace
>>> cred_guard_mutex that is not held of possible indefinite userspace
>>
>> can you also reword this "held of" thing here as well?
> 
> Done:
> 
>     exec: Move exec_mmap right after de_thread in flush_old_exec
>     
>     I have read through the code in exec_mmap and I do not see anything
>     that depends on sighand or the sighand lock, or on signals in anyway
>     so this should be safe.
>     
>     This rearrangement of code has two siginficant benefits.  It makes

watch out: sig_i_nificant

>     the determination of passing the point of no return by testing bprm->mm
>     accurate.  All failures prior to that point in flush_old_exec are
>     either truly recoverable or they are fatal.
>     
>     Futher this consolidates all of the possible indefinite waits for

Add some r to "Futher", please?

>     userspace together at the top of flush_old_exec.  The possible wait
>     for a ptracer on PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT, the possible wait for a page fault
>     to be resolved in clear_child_tid, and the possible wait for a page
>     fault in exit_robust_list.
>     
>     This consolidation allows the creation of a mutex to replace
>     cred_guard_mutex that is not held over possible indefinite userspace
>     waits.  Which will allow removing deadlock scenarios from the kernel.
>     
>     Reviewed-by: Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de>
>     Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
> 
> Eric
>