From: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
To: Alexey Gladkov <gladkov.alexey@gmail.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 7/9] proc: move hidepid values to uapi as they are user interface to mount
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:53:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <202003281453.CED94974@keescook> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200328212547.xxiqxqhxzwp6w5n5@comp-core-i7-2640m-0182e6>
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:25:47PM +0100, Alexey Gladkov wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 01:41:02PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/uapi/linux/proc_fs.h
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..dc6d717aa6ec
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/proc_fs.h
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
> > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
> > > +#ifndef _UAPI_PROC_FS_H
> > > +#define _UAPI_PROC_FS_H
> > > +
> > > +/* definitions for hide_pid field */
> > > +enum {
> > > + HIDEPID_OFF = 0,
> > > + HIDEPID_NO_ACCESS = 1,
> > > + HIDEPID_INVISIBLE = 2,
> > > + HIDEPID_NOT_PTRACEABLE = 4,
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > +#endif
> > > --
> > > 2.25.2
> > >
> >
> > Should the numeric values still be UAPI if there is string parsing now?
>
> I think yes, because these are still valid hidepid= values.
But if we don't expose the values, we can do whatever we like with
future numbers (e.g. the "is this a value or a bit field?" question).
--
Kees Cook
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-03-28 21:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-03-27 17:23 [PATCH v10 0/9] proc: modernize proc to support multiple private instances Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 1/9] proc: rename struct proc_fs_info to proc_fs_opts Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 2/9] proc: allow to mount many instances of proc in one pid namespace Alexey Gladkov
2020-04-02 15:31 ` Eric W. Biederman
2020-04-02 16:32 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 3/9] proc: move hide_pid, pid_gid from pid_namespace to proc_fs_info Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 4/9] proc: instantiate only pids that we can ptrace on 'hidepid=4' mount option Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-28 20:40 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-28 21:23 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 5/9] proc: add option to mount only a pids subset Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 6/9] docs: proc: add documentation for "hidepid=4" and "subset=pid" options and new mount behavior Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 7/9] proc: move hidepid values to uapi as they are user interface to mount Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-28 20:41 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-28 21:25 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-28 21:53 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2020-03-28 23:00 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-29 3:17 ` Kees Cook
2020-04-02 16:58 ` Eric W. Biederman
2020-04-03 23:59 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 8/9] proc: use human-readable values for hidehid Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-28 20:28 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-28 21:14 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-28 21:52 ` Kees Cook
2020-03-28 22:54 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-30 11:12 ` [PATCH v11 " Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-30 18:33 ` Kees Cook
2020-04-02 16:11 ` Jann Horn
2020-04-02 16:05 ` [PATCH v10 " Eric W. Biederman
2020-04-02 16:51 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-04-02 17:04 ` Eric W. Biederman
2020-04-09 14:32 ` Alexey Gladkov
2020-03-27 17:23 ` [PATCH v10 9/9] proc: use named enums for better readability Alexey Gladkov
2020-04-02 17:00 ` [PATCH v10 0/9] proc: modernize proc to support multiple private instances Eric W. Biederman
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