Re: [PATCH v7 1/1] ptrace,syscall_user_dispatch: checkpoint/restore support for SUD

From: Oleg Nesterov
Date: Thu Jan 26 2023 - 14:16:21 EST


On 01/26, Gregory Price wrote:
>
> Implement ptrace getter/setter interface for syscall user dispatch.
>
> These prctl settings are presently write-only, making it impossible to
> implement transparent checkpoint/restore via software like CRIU.
>
> 'on_dispatch' field is not exposed because it is a kernel-internal
> only field that cannot be 'true' when returning to userland.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Price <gregory.price@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../admin-guide/syscall-user-dispatch.rst | 5 ++-
> include/linux/syscall_user_dispatch.h | 18 +++++++++
> include/uapi/linux/ptrace.h | 9 +++++
> kernel/entry/syscall_user_dispatch.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++
> kernel/ptrace.c | 9 +++++
> 5 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>