The secure_computing_strict will just force the kernel to panic on
secure_computing failure. Once SECCOMP_FILTER support is enabled in the kernel,
syscalls can be denied without system failure.
Signed-off-by: Bogdan Purcareata <bogdan.purcare...@freescale.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index d82fd0b..d41faab 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1772,7 +1772,9 @@ long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
user_exit();
- secure_computing_strict(regs->gpr[0]);
+ /* Do the secure computing check first; failures should be fast. */
+ if (secure_computing(regs->gpr[0]) == -1)
+ return -1L;
if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE) &&
tracehook_report_syscall_entry(regs)) {
--
2.1.4
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