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2017-05-18doc: ReSTify no_new_privs.txtKees Cook1-57/+0
This updates no_new_privs documentation to ReST markup and adds it to the user-space API documentation. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2017-05-18doc: ReSTify seccomp_filter.txtKees Cook1-225/+0
This updates seccomp_filter.txt for ReST markup, and moves it under the user-space API index, since it describes how application author can use seccomp. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-20selftests: move prctl tests from Documentation/prctlShuah Khan5-301/+0
Move prctl tests from Documentation/prctl to selftests/prctl. Remove prctl from Makefile to move the test. Update prctl Makefile to work under selftests. prctl will not be run as part of selftests suite and will not be included in install targets. They can be built separately for now. Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>
2016-02-17Documentation: Fix int/unsigned int comparisonMahesh Khanwalkar3-3/+3
Signed int - unsigned int comparison fixed in mpssd, prctl, ptp, and timers in Documentation. In places where 'int argc' and 'const char **argv' are not used, they are replaced with void Documentation/mic/mpssd/mpssd.c: Fixed comparison in sum_iovec_len and disp_iovec Documentation/prctl/disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test.c: main signature changed to void, as parameters 'argc' and 'argv' are never used Documentation/prctl/disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test.c: main signature changed to void Documentation/prctl/disable-tsc-test.c: main signature changed to void Documentation/ptp/testptp.c: Sign comparison fix Documentation/timers/hpet_example.c: Sign comparision fix Signed-off-by: Mahesh Khanwalkar <maheshkhanwalkar@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2015-06-22Documentation/prctl: don't build tsc tests when cross compilingPaul Gortmaker1-0/+2
The following was seen in linux-next build coverage, which is somewhat unique since it uses powerpc host to cross compile x86: Documentation/prctl/disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test.c:36:1: error: impossible register constraint in 'asm' Documentation/prctl/disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test.c:34:1: error: impossible register constraint in 'asm' Documentation/prctl/disable-tsc-test.c:36:1: error: impossible register constraint in 'asm' It probably makes sense to just skip building these tests when we are cross compiling. Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: Erik Bosman <ejbosman@cs.vu.nl> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2014-10-28Documentation: Restrict TSC test code to x86Alexander Graf1-1/+1
The prctl test code in Documentation/ tries to show how to use a call that only makes sense on x86. Restrict it there so that other platforms don't try to call asm("rdtsc"). Signed-off-by: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de> Acked-by: Peter Foley <pefoley2@pefoley.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2014-09-26Documentation: update .gitignore filesPeter Foley1-0/+3
Add some missing files to .gitignore. Push Documentation/.gitignore down into subdirectories. Signed-off-by: Peter Foley <pefoley2@pefoley.com> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2014-09-26Documentation: make functions static to avoid prototype warningsPeter Foley3-10/+13
Signed-off-by: Peter Foley <pefoley2@pefoley.com> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2014-09-26Documentation: add makefiles for more targetsPeter Foley1-0/+8
Add a bunch of previously unbuilt source files to the Documentation build machinery. Signed-off-by: Peter Foley <pefoley2@pefoley.com> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2012-10-02seccomp: Make syscall skipping and nr changes more consistentAndy Lutomirski1-6/+68
This fixes two issues that could cause incompatibility between kernel versions: - If a tracer uses SECCOMP_RET_TRACE to select a syscall number higher than the largest known syscall, emulate the unknown vsyscall by returning -ENOSYS. (This is unlikely to make a noticeable difference on x86-64 due to the way the system call entry works.) - On x86-64 with vsyscall=emulate, skipped vsyscalls were buggy. This updates the documentation accordingly. Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> Acked-by: Will Drewry <wad@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@oracle.com>
2012-07-08security: Minor improvements to no_new_privs documentationAndy Lutomirski1-0/+7
The documentation didn't actually mention how to enable no_new_privs. This also adds a note about possible interactions between no_new_privs and LSMs (i.e. why teaching systemd to set no_new_privs is not necessarily a good idea), and it references the new docs from include/linux/prctl.h. Suggested-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@oracle.com>
2012-07-03security: document no_new_privsAndy Lutomirski1-0/+50
Document no_new_privs. Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@oracle.com>
2012-04-14Documentation: prctl/seccomp_filterWill Drewry1-0/+163
Documents how system call filtering using Berkeley Packet Filter programs works and how it may be used. Includes an example for x86 and a semi-generic example using a macro-based code generator. Acked-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Will Drewry <wad@chromium.org> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> v18: - added acked by - update no new privs numbers v17: - remove @compat note and add Pitfalls section for arch checking (keescook@chromium.org) v16: - v15: - v14: - rebase/nochanges v13: - rebase on to 88ebdda6159ffc15699f204c33feb3e431bf9bdc v12: - comment on the ptrace_event use - update arch support comment - note the behavior of SECCOMP_RET_DATA when there are multiple filters (keescook@chromium.org) - lots of samples/ clean up incl 64-bit bpf-direct support (markus@chromium.org) - rebase to linux-next v11: - overhaul return value language, updates (keescook@chromium.org) - comment on do_exit(SIGSYS) v10: - update for SIGSYS - update for new seccomp_data layout - update for ptrace option use v9: - updated bpf-direct.c for SIGILL v8: - add PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS to the samples. v7: - updated for all the new stuff in v7: TRAP, TRACE - only talk about PR_SET_SECCOMP now - fixed bad JLE32 check (coreyb@linux.vnet.ibm.com) - adds dropper.c: a simple system call disabler v6: - tweak the language to note the requirement of PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS being called prior to use. (luto@mit.edu) v5: - update sample to use system call arguments - adds a "fancy" example using a macro-based generator - cleaned up bpf in the sample - update docs to mention arguments - fix prctl value (eparis@redhat.com) - language cleanup (rdunlap@xenotime.net) v4: - update for no_new_privs use - minor tweaks v3: - call out BPF <-> Berkeley Packet Filter (rdunlap@xenotime.net) - document use of tentative always-unprivileged - guard sample compilation for i386 and x86_64 v2: - move code to samples (corbet@lwn.net) Signed-off-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@oracle.com>
2008-04-19generic, x86: add tests for prctl PR_GET_TSC and PR_SET_TSCErik Bosman3-0/+285
This patch adds three tests that test whether the PR_GET_TSC and PR_SET_TSC commands have the desirable effect. The tests check whether the control register is updated correctly at context switches and try to discover bugs while enabling/disabling the timestamp counter. Signed-off-by: Erik Bosman <ejbosman@cs.vu.nl> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>