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Linus Torvalds 1ec6574a3c This set of changes updates init and user mode helper tasks to be
ordinary user mode tasks.
 
 In commit 40966e316f ("kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for
 all kthreads") caused init and the user mode helper threads that call
 kernel_execve to have struct kthread allocated for them.  This struct
 kthread going away during execve in turned made a use after free of
 struct kthread possible.
 
 The commit 343f4c49f2 ("kthread: Don't allocate kthread_struct for
 init and umh") is enough to fix the use after free and is simple enough
 to be backportable.
 
 The rest of the changes pass struct kernel_clone_args to clean things
 up and cause the code to make sense.
 
 In making init and the user mode helpers tasks purely user mode tasks
 I ran into two complications.  The function task_tick_numa was
 detecting tasks without an mm by testing for the presence of
 PF_KTHREAD.  The initramfs code in populate_initrd_image was using
 flush_delayed_fput to ensuere the closing of all it's file descriptors
 was complete, and flush_delayed_fput does not work in a userspace thread.
 
 I have looked and looked and more complications and in my code review
 I have not found any, and neither has anyone else with the code sitting
 in linux-next.
 
 Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/87mtfu4up3.fsf@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org
 
 Eric W. Biederman (8):
       kthread: Don't allocate kthread_struct for init and umh
       fork: Pass struct kernel_clone_args into copy_thread
       fork: Explicity test for idle tasks in copy_thread
       fork: Generalize PF_IO_WORKER handling
       init: Deal with the init process being a user mode process
       fork: Explicitly set PF_KTHREAD
       fork: Stop allowing kthreads to call execve
       sched: Update task_tick_numa to ignore tasks without an mm
 
  arch/alpha/kernel/process.c      | 13 ++++++------
  arch/arc/kernel/process.c        | 13 ++++++------
  arch/arm/kernel/process.c        | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/arm64/kernel/process.c      | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/csky/kernel/process.c       | 15 ++++++-------
  arch/h8300/kernel/process.c      | 10 ++++-----
  arch/hexagon/kernel/process.c    | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/ia64/kernel/process.c       | 15 +++++++------
  arch/m68k/kernel/process.c       | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/microblaze/kernel/process.c | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/mips/kernel/process.c       | 13 ++++++------
  arch/nios2/kernel/process.c      | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/openrisc/kernel/process.c   | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/parisc/kernel/process.c     | 18 +++++++++-------
  arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c    | 15 +++++++------
  arch/riscv/kernel/process.c      | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/s390/kernel/process.c       | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c      | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/sparc/kernel/process_32.c   | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/sparc/kernel/process_64.c   | 12 ++++++-----
  arch/um/kernel/process.c         | 15 +++++++------
  arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/sched.h |  2 +-
  arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h |  8 +++----
  arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c       |  4 ++--
  arch/x86/kernel/process.c        | 18 +++++++++-------
  arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c     | 17 ++++++++-------
  fs/exec.c                        |  8 ++++---
  include/linux/sched/task.h       |  8 +++++--
  init/initramfs.c                 |  2 ++
  init/main.c                      |  2 +-
  kernel/fork.c                    | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
  kernel/sched/fair.c              |  2 +-
  kernel/umh.c                     |  6 +++---
  33 files changed, 234 insertions(+), 160 deletions(-)
 
 Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
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Merge tag 'kthread-cleanups-for-v5.19' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace

Pull kthread updates from Eric Biederman:
 "This updates init and user mode helper tasks to be ordinary user mode
  tasks.

  Commit 40966e316f ("kthread: Ensure struct kthread is present for
  all kthreads") caused init and the user mode helper threads that call
  kernel_execve to have struct kthread allocated for them. This struct
  kthread going away during execve in turned made a use after free of
  struct kthread possible.

  Here, commit 343f4c49f2 ("kthread: Don't allocate kthread_struct for
  init and umh") is enough to fix the use after free and is simple
  enough to be backportable.

  The rest of the changes pass struct kernel_clone_args to clean things
  up and cause the code to make sense.

  In making init and the user mode helpers tasks purely user mode tasks
  I ran into two complications. The function task_tick_numa was
  detecting tasks without an mm by testing for the presence of
  PF_KTHREAD. The initramfs code in populate_initrd_image was using
  flush_delayed_fput to ensuere the closing of all it's file descriptors
  was complete, and flush_delayed_fput does not work in a userspace
  thread.

  I have looked and looked and more complications and in my code review
  I have not found any, and neither has anyone else with the code
  sitting in linux-next"

* tag 'kthread-cleanups-for-v5.19' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace:
  sched: Update task_tick_numa to ignore tasks without an mm
  fork: Stop allowing kthreads to call execve
  fork: Explicitly set PF_KTHREAD
  init: Deal with the init process being a user mode process
  fork: Generalize PF_IO_WORKER handling
  fork: Explicity test for idle tasks in copy_thread
  fork: Pass struct kernel_clone_args into copy_thread
  kthread: Don't allocate kthread_struct for init and umh
2022-06-03 16:03:05 -07:00
arch This set of changes updates init and user mode helper tasks to be 2022-06-03 16:03:05 -07:00
block for-5.19/drivers-2022-06-02 2022-06-03 10:25:56 -07:00
certs Kbuild updates for v5.19 2022-05-26 12:09:50 -07:00
crypto This update includes the following changes: 2022-05-27 18:06:49 -07:00
Documentation Devicetree fixes for v5.19-rc: 2022-06-03 14:24:44 -07:00
drivers firmware_loader: enable XZ by default if compressed support is enabled 2022-06-03 15:46:03 -07:00
fs This set of changes updates init and user mode helper tasks to be 2022-06-03 16:03:05 -07:00
include This set of changes updates init and user mode helper tasks to be 2022-06-03 16:03:05 -07:00
init This set of changes updates init and user mode helper tasks to be 2022-06-03 16:03:05 -07:00
ipc These changes update the ipc sysctls so that they are fundamentally 2022-06-03 15:54:57 -07:00
kernel This set of changes updates init and user mode helper tasks to be 2022-06-03 16:03:05 -07:00
lib Driver core changes for 5.19-rc1 2022-06-03 11:48:47 -07:00
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mm RISC-V Patches for the 5.19 Merge Window, Part 1 2022-05-31 14:10:54 -07:00
net Networking fixes for 5.19-rc1, including fixes from bpf, and netfilter. 2022-06-02 12:50:16 -07:00
samples drm for 5.19-rc1 2022-05-25 16:18:27 -07:00
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security linux-kselftest-kunit-5.19-rc1 2022-05-25 11:32:53 -07:00
sound USB / Thunderbolt changes for 5.19-rc1 2022-06-03 11:17:49 -07:00
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usr Not a lot of material this cycle. Many singleton patches against various 2022-05-27 11:22:03 -07:00
virt VFIO updates for v5.19-rc1 2022-06-01 13:49:15 -07:00
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Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.