Re: [v10][PATCH 8/9] Define clone_with_pids() syscall

[Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>]

Oren Laadan [orenl-RdfvBDnrOixBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org] wrote:
| 
| > +	/*
| > +	 * TODO: If size of clone_args is not what the kernel expects, it
| > +	 * 	 could be that kernel is newer and has an extended structure.
| > +	 * 	 When that happens, this check needs to be smarter (and we
| > +	 * 	 need an additional copy_from_user()). For now, assume exact
| > +	 * 	 match.
| > +	 */
| > +	if (kcs.clone_args_size != sizeof(kcs))
| > +		return -EINVAL;
| 
| I wonder if this is a reason to move the clone_args_size outside the
| structure and pass it as a regular argument ?  This will rid the
| (futuristic) additional copy-from-user (in case it causes a concern
| for clone performance ?)

Your idea makes sense to me. 

Roland, Peter Arnd: do you have any concerns with removing clone_args_size
from the structure and making it a parameter ?

	struct clone_args {
		u64 clone_flags_high;
		u64 child_stack_base;
		u64 child_stack_size;
		u64 parent_tid_ptr;
		u64 child_tid_ptr;
		u32 nr_pids;
		u32 reserved0;
		u64 reserved1;
	};

	sys_clone_with_pids(u32 flags_low, struct clone_args *cargs,
			u32 nr_pids, u32 clone_args_size)

Sukadev