[PATCH RFC 4/4] net, pidfs: enable handing out pidfds for reaped sk->sk_peer_pid

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Thu Apr 24 2025 - 08:27:04 EST


Now that all preconditions are met, allow handing out pidfs for reaped
sk->sk_peer_pids.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/sock.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index b969d2210656..017b02b69e8b 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@

#include <linux/ethtool.h>

+#include <uapi/linux/pidfd.h>
+
#include "dev.h"

static DEFINE_MUTEX(proto_list_mutex);
@@ -1891,7 +1893,7 @@ int sk_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
if (!peer_pid)
return -ENODATA;

- pidfd = pidfd_prepare(peer_pid, 0, &pidfd_file);
+ pidfd = pidfd_prepare(peer_pid, PIDFD_STALE, &pidfd_file);
put_pid(peer_pid);
if (pidfd < 0) {
/*

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