[patch 2/2] c/r: prctl: Add ability to get clear_tid_address

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Fri Mar 16 2012 - 17:03:54 EST


Zero is written at clear_tid_address, when
the process exits. This functionality is used
by pthread_join().

We already have sys_set_tid_address() to change this
address for current task but there is no way to obtain
it from a user space.

Without ability to find this address and dump it we can't
restore pthread'ed apps which do call pthread_join() once
they have been restored.

This patch introduces PR_GET_TID_ADDRESS prctl option
which allow current process to obtain own clear_tid_address.

This feature is available iif CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE is set.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Vagin <avagin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Pedro Alves <palves@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/prctl.h | 2 ++
kernel/sys.c | 13 +++++++++++++
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

Index: linux-2.6.git/include/linux/prctl.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.git.orig/include/linux/prctl.h
+++ linux-2.6.git/include/linux/prctl.h
@@ -120,4 +120,6 @@
# define PR_SET_MM_AUXV 12
# define PR_SET_MM_EXE_FILE 13

+#define PR_GET_TID_ADDRESS 36
+
#endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
Index: linux-2.6.git/kernel/sys.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.git.orig/kernel/sys.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1901,12 +1901,22 @@ out:
up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
return error;
}
+
+static int prctl_get_tid_address(struct task_struct *me, int __user **tid_addr)
+{
+ return put_user(me->clear_child_tid, tid_addr);
+}
+
#else /* CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE */
static int prctl_set_mm(int opt, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long arg4, unsigned long arg5)
{
return -EINVAL;
}
+static int prctl_get_tid_address(struct task_struct *me, int __user **tid_addr)
+{
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
#endif

SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
@@ -2061,6 +2071,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsi
case PR_SET_MM:
error = prctl_set_mm(arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
break;
+ case PR_GET_TID_ADDRESS:
+ error = prctl_get_tid_address(me, (int __user **)arg2);
+ break;
default:
error = -EINVAL;
break;

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