Re: [PATCH v1] seccomp: simplify secure_computing()

[Andy Lutomirski]

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 11:44 PM Christian Brauner
<christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Afaict, the struct seccomp_data argument to secure_computing() is unused
> by all current callers. So let's remove it.
> The argument was added in [1]. It was added because having the arch
> supply the syscall arguments used to be faster than having it done by
> secure_computing() (cf. Andy's comment in [2]). This is not true anymore
> though.
>
> /* References */
> [1]: 2f275de5d1ed ("seccomp: Add a seccomp_data parameter secure_computing()")
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CALCETrU_fs_At-hTpr231kpaAd0z7xJN4ku-DvzhRU6cvcJA_w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Will Drewry <wad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-parisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-s390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-um@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx

Acked-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>