Re: [PATCH] ptrace on stopped processes (2.4)

[OGAWA Hirofumi]

vic <[e-mail]> writes:

> > PTRACE_SYSCALL, PTRACE_CONT, and PTRACE_SINGLESTEP can't send a signal
> > by the same reason. Please read the do_signal().
> 
> I've read that function, but I don't see why it would not get along
> with my suggestion to send SIGKILL rather than set exit_code to
> implement PTRACE_KILL.
> 
> No doubt I can be rather thick; in this case, induction doesn't help me.

kill(pid, SIGKILL) != ptrace(PTRACE_KILL, pid, NULL, NULL).

Whether the same effect as kill() is required for PTRACE_KILL is the
problem which is unrelated to this problem. If so, please argue on
another thread.

And If PTRACE_SYSCALL, PTRACE_CONT, and PTRACE_SINGLESTEP can send the
signal, PTRACE_KILL also work.

BTW, did you read my first email? What do you think of my suggestion?

In an example,

ptrace_attach(),

	if (task->p_pptr != current) {
		REMOVE_LINKS(task);
		task->p_pptr = current;
		SET_LINKS(task);
	}
	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);

	stopped = (task->state == TASK_STOPPED);
	send_sig(SIGSTOP, task, 1);
	if (stopped)
		wake_up_process(task);

	return 0;

Note, this code isn't investigating at all. 
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <[e-mail]>