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From: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
To: mtk.manpages@gmail.com
Cc: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>, linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 17/32] seccomp_unotify.2: Minor tweaks to Rodrigo's patch
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:19:53 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210728202008.3158-18-alx.manpages@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210728202008.3158-1-alx.manpages@gmail.com>

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
---
 man2/seccomp_unotify.2 | 32 +++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man2/seccomp_unotify.2 b/man2/seccomp_unotify.2
index 9bd27214f..ae449ae36 100644
--- a/man2/seccomp_unotify.2
+++ b/man2/seccomp_unotify.2
@@ -740,16 +740,18 @@ use the file descriptor number specified in the
 .I newfd
 field.
 .TP
-.BR SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SEND
-Available since Linux 5.14, combines the
+.BR SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SEND " (since Linux 5.14)"
+Combines the
 .B SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_ADDFD
 ioctl with
 .B SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_SEND
-into an atomic operation. On successful invocation, the target process's
-errno will be 0 and the return value will be the file descriptor number that was
-installed in the target. If allocating the file descriptor in the tatget fails,
-the target's syscall continues to be blocked until a successful response is
-sent.
+into an atomic operation.
+On successful invocation, the target process's errno will be 0
+and the return value will be the file descriptor number
+that was installed in the target.
+If allocating the file descriptor in the tatget fails,
+the target's syscall continues to be blocked
+until a successful response is sent.
 .RE
 .TP
 .I srcfd
@@ -1149,14 +1151,6 @@ that would
 normally be restarted by the
 .BR SA_RESTART
 flag.
-.PP
-Furthermore, if the supervisor response is a file descriptor
-added with
-.B SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_ADDFD,
-then the flag
-.B SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SEND
-can be used to atomically add the file descriptor and return that value,
-making sure no file descriptors are inadvertently leaked into the target.
 .\" FIXME
 .\" About the above, Kees Cook commented:
 .\"
@@ -1176,6 +1170,14 @@ making sure no file descriptors are inadvertently leaked into the target.
 .\" calls because it's impossible for the kernel to restart the call
 .\" with the right timeout value. I wonder what happens when those
 .\" system calls are restarted in the scenario we're discussing.)
+.PP
+Furthermore, if the supervisor response is a file descriptor
+added with
+.B SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_ADDFD,
+then the flag
+.B SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SEND
+can be used to atomically add the file descriptor and return that value,
+making sure no file descriptors are inadvertently leaked into the target.
 .SH BUGS
 If a
 .BR SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_RECV
-- 
2.32.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-07-28 20:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 92+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-07-28 20:19 [PATCH 00/32] Patches from others Alejandro Colomar
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 01/32] readv2: Note preadv2(..., RWF_NOWAIT) bug in BUGS section Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  2:29   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 02/32] readv.2: Minor tweaks to Will's patch Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  2:30   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  2:42     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 03/32] vdso.7: Remove outdated limitation for powerpc Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  0:17   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  0:21     ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 04/32] vdso.7: Add y2038 compliant gettime for ppc/32 Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  0:48   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  1:01     ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-08  2:25       ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  2:22   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 05/32] posixoptions.7: Fix legacy functions list (s/getcwd/getwd/) Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  0:55   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 06/32] man2/fallocate.2: tfix documentation of shared blocks Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  0:54   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 07/32] printf.3: wfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 21:34   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-07 22:20     ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-07 22:32       ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-07 23:10         ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-11 20:55           ` Sergey Petrakov
2021-08-11 22:33             ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 08/32] Various pages: Consistently use '*argv[]' Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 21:35   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 09/32] path_resolution.7: tfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 21:37   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 10/32] futex.2: Document FUTEX_LOCK_PI2 Alejandro Colomar
2021-07-29 10:18   ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-07 21:38     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 11/32] futex.2: Minor tweaks to Kurt's patch Alejandro Colomar
2021-07-29 10:24   ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-07 21:38     ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 12/32] capabilities.7: tfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 21:39   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 13/32] user_namespaces.7: fix a ref Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 21:40   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 14/32] capabilities.7, user_namespaces.7: describe CAP_SETFCAP Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  2:54   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  9:09   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 15/32] capabilities.7: Minor tweaks to Kir's patch Alejandro Colomar
2021-07-29 11:16   ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-08  3:03   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 16/32] seccomp_unotify.2: Add doc for SECCOMP_ADDFD_FLAG_SEND Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  1:01   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-09  9:42     ` Rodrigo Campos
2021-07-28 20:19 ` Alejandro Colomar [this message]
2021-07-29 11:15   ` [PATCH 17/32] seccomp_unotify.2: Minor tweaks to Rodrigo's patch Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-08  1:13   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  1:22     ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 18/32] recv.2: tfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 21:43   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 19/32] ascii.7: add vertical rule to separate the two columns Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 22:46   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 20/32] wait.2: Add ESRCH for when pid == INT_MIN Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 23:05   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 21/32] seccomp_unotify.2: tfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  1:13   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 22/32] proc.5: tfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 22:55   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:19 ` [PATCH 23/32] scripts/bash_aliases: tfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 22:47   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 24/32] namespaces.7: fix confusion caused by text reorganization Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 23:48   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 25/32] pipe.7: also mention writev(2) in atomicity sexion Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  9:30   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 26/32] tkill.2: tfix Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 22:48   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 27/32] strstr.3: Add special case for empty needle Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 23:53   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 28/32] sigaction.2: Document SA_EXPOSE_TAGBITS and the flag support detection protocol Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08 21:32   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 29/32] sigaction.2: Apply minor tweaks to Peter's patch Alejandro Colomar
2021-07-29 11:14   ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-08 21:32   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 30/32] strlen.3, wcslen.3: Add recommendations for safer variants Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-07 23:45   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  0:04     ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-08  0:16     ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-08  1:20       ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08  1:24         ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
2021-08-08  2:18           ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08 19:44       ` Jonny Grant
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 31/32] time.2: wfix regarding year-2038 Alejandro Colomar
2021-07-29 10:45   ` G. Branden Robinson
2021-07-30  1:25     ` Viet Than
2021-08-07 23:59       ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-07-28 20:20 ` [PATCH 32/32] execve.2: Fix absolute/relative pathname Alejandro Colomar
2021-08-08  2:02   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2021-08-08 21:34 ` [PATCH 00/32] Patches from others Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)

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