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commit d3b7bbee9275d5a3c58a9e75d1fffc60a9333352
Author:     Konstantin Belousov <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: 2026-07-17 14:57:04 +0000
Commit:     Konstantin Belousov <[email protected]>
CommitDate: 2026-07-20 20:19:12 +0000

    ptrace(2): add PT_GET_CHILDREN
    
    Reviewed by:    markj
    Sponsored by:   The FreeBSD Foundation
    MFC after:      1 week
    Differential revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D58315
---
 sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c |  16 ++++
 sys/kern/sys_process.c                | 139 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 sys/sys/ptrace.h                      |  12 +++
 3 files changed, 165 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c 
b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
index e07000015d54..e899c55ee5b1 100644
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,7 @@ freebsd32_ptrace(struct thread *td, struct 
freebsd32_ptrace_args *uap)
                register_t args[nitems(td->td_sa.args)];
                struct ptrace_sc_ret psr;
                int ptevents;
+               struct ptrace_child *children;
        } r;
        union {
                struct ptrace_io_desc32 piod;
@@ -1173,6 +1174,14 @@ freebsd32_ptrace(struct thread *td, struct 
freebsd32_ptrace_args *uap)
                        pscr_args[i] = pscr_args32[i];
                r.sr.pscr_args = pscr_args;
                break;
+       case PT_GET_CHILDREN:
+               if (uap->addr == NULL)
+                       addr = NULL;
+               else if (uap->data < 0)
+                       error = EINVAL;
+               else
+                       addr = &r.children;
+               break;
        case PTINTERNAL_FIRST ... PTINTERNAL_LAST:
                error = EINVAL;
                break;
@@ -1242,6 +1251,13 @@ freebsd32_ptrace(struct thread *td, struct 
freebsd32_ptrace_args *uap)
                    offsetof(struct ptrace_sc_remote32, pscr_ret),
                    sizeof(r32.psr));
                break;
+       case PT_GET_CHILDREN:
+               if (uap->addr != 0) {
+                       error = copyout(r.children, uap->addr,
+                           td->td_retval[0] * sizeof(struct ptrace_child));
+                       free(r.children, M_TEMP);
+               }
+               break;
        }
 
        return (error);
diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_process.c b/sys/kern/sys_process.c
index 2ac0a33c3421..fc81ac4ca6c8 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sys_process.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_process.c
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ sys_ptrace(struct thread *td, struct ptrace_args *uap)
                syscallarg_t args[nitems(td->td_sa.args)];
                struct ptrace_sc_ret psr;
                int ptevents;
+               struct ptrace_child *children;
        } r;
        syscallarg_t pscr_args[nitems(td->td_sa.args)];
        void *addr;
@@ -816,6 +817,14 @@ sys_ptrace(struct thread *td, struct ptrace_args *uap)
                        break;
                r.sr.pscr_args = pscr_args;
                break;
+       case PT_GET_CHILDREN:
+               if (uap->addr == NULL)
+                       addr = NULL;
+               else if (uap->data < 0)
+                       error = EINVAL;
+               else
+                       addr = &r.children;
+               break;
        case PTINTERNAL_FIRST ... PTINTERNAL_LAST:
                error = EINVAL;
                break;
@@ -870,6 +879,13 @@ sys_ptrace(struct thread *td, struct ptrace_args *uap)
                    offsetof(struct ptrace_sc_remote, pscr_ret),
                    sizeof(r.sr.pscr_ret));
                break;
+       case PT_GET_CHILDREN:
+               if (uap->addr != NULL) {
+                       error = copyout(r.children, uap->addr,
+                           td->td_retval[0] * sizeof(struct ptrace_child));
+                       free(r.children, M_TEMP);
+               }
+               break;
        }
 
        return (error);
@@ -965,6 +981,64 @@ proc_can_ptrace(struct thread *td, struct proc *p)
        return (0);
 }
 
+static int
+ptrace_count_children(struct thread *td, struct proc *p, bool count_everything)
+{
+       struct proc *pp;
+       int error, num;
+
+       sx_assert(&proctree_lock, SX_LOCKED);
+       num = 0;
+       LIST_FOREACH(pp, &p->p_children, p_sibling) {
+               if (count_everything) {
+                       error = 0;
+               } else {
+                       PROC_LOCK(pp);
+                       error = p_cansee(td, pp);
+                       PROC_UNLOCK(pp);
+               }
+               if (error != 0)
+                       continue;
+               num++;
+       }
+       LIST_FOREACH(pp, &p->p_orphans, p_orphan) {
+               if (count_everything) {
+                       error = 0;
+               } else {
+                       PROC_LOCK(pp);
+                       error = p_cansee(td, pp);
+                       PROC_UNLOCK(pp);
+               }
+               if (error != 0)
+                       continue;
+               num++;
+       }
+       return (num);
+}
+
+static bool
+ptrace_report_child(struct thread *td, struct proc *p, struct proc *pp,
+    struct ptrace_child *ptc)
+{
+       sx_assert(&proctree_lock, SX_LOCKED);
+
+       PROC_LOCK(pp);
+       if (p_cansee(td, pp) != 0) {
+               PROC_UNLOCK(pp);
+               return (false);
+       }
+       ptc->pid = pp->p_pid;
+       if ((pp->p_flag & P_TRACED) != 0) {
+               ptc->flags |= PTCHLD_TRACED;
+               if (pp->p_pptr == td->td_proc)
+                       ptc->flags |= PTCHLD_TRACED_BY_ME;
+       }
+       if ((pp->p_flag & P_WEXIT) != 0)
+               ptc->flags |= PTCHLD_EXITED;
+       PROC_UNLOCK(pp);
+       return (true);
+}
+
 static struct thread *
 ptrace_sel_coredump_thread(struct proc *p)
 {
@@ -995,7 +1069,8 @@ kern_ptrace(struct thread *td, int req, pid_t pid, void 
*addr, int data)
        struct ptrace_coredump *pc;
        struct thr_coredump_req *tcq;
        struct thr_syscall_req *tsr;
-       int error, num, tmp;
+       struct ptrace_child *children, *ptc;
+       int error, num, num1, tmp;
        lwpid_t tid = 0, *buf;
 #ifdef COMPAT_FREEBSD32
        int wrap32 = 0, safe = 0;
@@ -1021,6 +1096,7 @@ kern_ptrace(struct thread *td, int req, pid_t pid, void 
*addr, int data)
        case PT_SET_EVENT_MASK:
        case PT_DETACH:
        case PT_GET_SC_ARGS:
+       case PT_GET_CHILDREN:
                sx_xlock(&proctree_lock);
                proctree_locked = true;
                break;
@@ -1132,8 +1208,14 @@ kern_ptrace(struct thread *td, int req, pid_t pid, void 
*addr, int data)
                /* Allow thread to clear single step for itself */
                if (td->td_tid == tid)
                        break;
+               goto default_check;
+
+       case PT_GET_CHILDREN:
+               if (p == curp)
+                       break;
+               goto default_check;
 
-               /* FALLTHROUGH */
+default_check:
        default:
                /*
                 * Check for ptrace eligibility before waiting for
@@ -1864,6 +1946,59 @@ coredump_cleanup_nofp:
                free(tsr, M_TEMP);
                break;
 
+       case PT_GET_CHILDREN:
+               PROC_UNLOCK(p);
+get_children_repeat:
+               /*
+                * If addr != NULL, we should ignore p_cansee() to
+                * allocate enough space for the children array,
+                * because the process is allowed to change visibility
+                * between loops.  But do not count children which
+                * we cannot see when only returning the count, to
+                * avoid a leak of information.
+                */
+               num = ptrace_count_children(td, p, addr != NULL);
+
+               if (addr == NULL) {
+                       td->td_retval[0] = num;
+                       PROC_LOCK(p);
+                       break;
+               }
+               if (data < num * sizeof(struct ptrace_child)) {
+                       error = ENOMEM;
+                       PROC_LOCK(p);
+                       break;
+               }
+               sx_xunlock(&proctree_lock);
+               children = mallocarray(num, sizeof(struct ptrace_child),
+                   M_TEMP, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+               sx_xlock(&proctree_lock);
+               num1 = ptrace_count_children(td, p, true);
+               if (num1 > num) {
+                       free(children, M_TEMP);
+                       goto get_children_repeat;
+               }
+               num = num1;
+               num1 = 0;
+               LIST_FOREACH(pp, &p->p_children, p_sibling) {
+                       MPASS(num1 < num);
+                       ptc = &children[num1];
+                       if (ptrace_report_child(td, p, pp, ptc))
+                               num1++;
+               }
+               LIST_FOREACH(pp, &p->p_orphans, p_orphan) {
+                       MPASS(num1 < num);
+                       ptc = &children[num1];
+                       if (ptrace_report_child(td, p, pp, ptc)) {
+                               num1++;
+                               ptc->flags |= PTCHLD_ORPHAN;
+                       }
+               }
+               *(struct ptrace_child **)addr = children;
+               td->td_retval[0] = num1;
+               PROC_LOCK(p);
+               break;
+
        default:
 #ifdef __HAVE_PTRACE_MACHDEP
                if (req >= PT_FIRSTMACH) {
diff --git a/sys/sys/ptrace.h b/sys/sys/ptrace.h
index 2aa82ce07a1d..54669493ca75 100644
--- a/sys/sys/ptrace.h
+++ b/sys/sys/ptrace.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 #define        PT_SETREGSET    43      /* Set a target register set */
 #define        PT_SC_REMOTE    44      /* Execute a syscall */
 #define        PT_SET_SC_RET   45      /* Set (fake) syscall results */
+#define        PT_GET_CHILDREN 46      /* Report children */
 
 #define PT_FIRSTMACH    64     /* for machine-specific requests */
 #define        PT_LASTMACH     127
@@ -206,6 +207,17 @@ struct ptrace_sc_remote {
        syscallarg_t    *pscr_args;
 };
 
+#define        PTCHLD_TRACED           0x00000001
+#define        PTCHLD_TRACED_BY_ME     0x00000002
+#define        PTCHLD_EXITED           0x00000004
+#define        PTCHLD_ORPHAN           0x00000008
+
+struct ptrace_child {
+       pid_t   pid;
+       int     flags;
+       uint64ptr_t rsrv[3];
+};
+
 #ifdef _KERNEL
 
 #include <sys/proc.h>

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