Re: [PATCH] arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace: fix the range check

[Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>]

On 11/20, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> On 11/19, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> >
> > Is this really what we want?
>
> I am not sure, that is why I am asking.

Yes.

And,

> Well yes, with the new implementation __vsyscall_page simply does
> syscall, so I guess (say) strace will "just work". But, afaics, only
> if vsyscall_mode == NATIVE.
>
> So perhaps bp in vsyscall_page still makes sense...

Or. Perhaps we can define TRAP_VSYSCALL and change emulate_vsyscall() to do


	if (current->ptrace && test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
		send_sigtrap(TRAP_VSYSCALL, ...);

if it returns true?

This way the debugger doesn't need to play with the debug registers,
it can use ptrace(PTRACE_SYSCALL). The tracee will report SIGTRAP after
vsyscall, debugger can detect this case looking at info->si_code.

Yes, the tracee won't report _before_ it calls the function, but perhaps
this is enough? Amnon?

Oleg.