Hi,
In both 2.3.39 and 2.2.14 on i386, sys_ptrace appears to be able to return
without unlocking the kernel.
Patch included - not tested (I don't have a SMP machine).
Ralph.
--- arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c.orig Wed Oct 13 06:05:53 1999
+++ arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c Sat Jan 15 20:32:40 2000
@@ -258,15 +258,15 @@
have to be selective about what portions we allow someone
to modify. */
+ ret = -EIO;
if(addr >= (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[0] &&
addr <= (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[7]){
- if(addr == (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[4]) return -EIO;
- if(addr == (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[5]) return -EIO;
+ if(addr == (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[4]) goto out;
+ if(addr == (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[5]) goto out;
if(addr < (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[4] &&
- ((unsigned long) data) >= TASK_SIZE-3) return -EIO;
+ ((unsigned long) data) >= TASK_SIZE-3) goto out;
- ret = -EIO;
if(addr == (long) &dummy->u_debugreg[7]) {
data &= ~DR_CONTROL_RESERVED;
for(i=0; i<4; i++)
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@
ret = 0;
goto out;
};
- ret = -EIO;
goto out;
case PTRACE_SYSCALL: /* continue and stop at next (return from) syscall */
-
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