[Devel] Re: [PATCH 1/2] signals: kill(-1) should only signal processes in the same namespace

[Daniel Hokka Zakrisson]

Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 07/17, Daniel Hokka Zakrisson wrote:
>>
>> +int task_in_pid_ns(struct task_struct *tsk, struct pid_namespace *ns)
>> +{
>> +	struct pid *pid = task_pid(tsk);
>> +
>> +	if (!pid)
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	if (pid->level < ns->level)
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	if (pid->numbers[ns->level].ns != ns)
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	return 1;
>> +}
>> +
>>  static __init int pid_namespaces_init(void)
>>  {
>>  	pid_ns_cachep = KMEM_CACHE(pid_namespace, SLAB_PANIC);
>> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
>> index 6c0958e..93713a5 100644
>> --- a/kernel/signal.c
>> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
>> @@ -1145,7 +1145,8 @@ static int kill_something_info(int sig, struct
>> siginfo *info, int pid)
>>  		struct task_struct * p;
>>
>>  		for_each_process(p) {
>> -			if (p->pid > 1 && !same_thread_group(p, current)) {
>> +			if (p->pid > 1 && !same_thread_group(p, current) &&
>> +			    task_in_pid_ns(p, current->nsproxy->pid_ns)) {
>>  				int err = group_send_sig_info(sig, info, p);
>>  				++count;
>>  				if (err != -EPERM)
>
> Do we really need all these complications? Afaics, we can make
> a simpler patch,
>
> 	--- kernel/signal.c
> 	+++ kernel/signal.c
> 	@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static int kill_something_info(int sig,
> 			struct task_struct * p;
>
> 			for_each_process(p) {
> 	-			if (p->pid > 1 && !same_thread_group(p, current)) {
> 	+			if (task_pid_vnr(p) > 1 && !same_thread_group(p, current)) {
> 					int err = group_send_sig_info(sig, info, p);
> 					++count;
> 					if (err != -EPERM)
>
>
> task_pid_vnr(p) returns 0 if "p" is not visible from the current's
> namespace. "> 1" ensures we don't kill the child reaper as well.
>
> No?
>
> Oleg.

You are absolutely right, that is sufficient and much cleaner.

-- 
Daniel Hokka Zakrisson
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