seccomp, treewide: Rename and convert __secure_computing() to return boolean

The return value of __secure_computing() currently uses 0 to indicate
that a system call should be allowed, and -1 to indicate that it should
be blocked/killed. This 0/-1 pattern is non-intuitive for a security
check function and makes the control flow at the call sites less readable.

Furthermore, any potential future changes to these return values would
require a high-risk, error-prone audit of all its users across different
architectures.

Sanitize this logic by converting the return type of __secure_computing()
to a proper boolean, where 'true' explicitly means 'allow' and 'false'
means 'fail/deny'.

Update all the two dozen or so call sites across the tree to align with
this new boolean semantic. No functional changes are intended, as the
callers still return -1 to the lower-level assembly entry code upon
seccomp denial.

Rename the function to __seccomp_permit_syscall() so that the purpose is
entirely clear.

[ tglx: Rename the function ]

Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <mkchauras@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <mkchauras@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260707190254.230735780@kernel.org
This commit is contained in:
Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-12 12:38:02 +02:00
committed by Thomas Gleixner
parent 8af25d0a2e
commit 7ba2ba7471
15 changed files with 45 additions and 49 deletions
+1 -1
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@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
- syscall_set_return_value()
- SIGSYS siginfo_t support
- secure_computing is called from a ptrace_event()-safe context
- secure_computing return value is checked and a return value of -1
- secure_computing return value is checked and if false it
results in the system call being skipped immediately.
- seccomp syscall wired up
- if !HAVE_SPARSE_SYSCALL_NR, have SECCOMP_ARCH_NATIVE,
+1 -1
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@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ asmlinkage unsigned long syscall_trace_enter(void)
* If this fails, seccomp may already have set up the return value
* (e.g. SECCOMP_RET_ERRNO / TRACE).
*/
if (secure_computing() == -1) {
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall()) {
if (regs->r19 == 0 && regs->r0 == (unsigned long)-1)
syscall_set_return_value(current, regs, -ENOSYS, 0);
syscall_set_nr(current, regs, -1);
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@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
/* Do seccomp after ptrace; syscall may have changed. */
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
if (secure_computing() == -1)
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
return -1;
#else
/* XXX: remove this once OABI gets fixed */
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@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
}
/* Do the secure computing after ptrace; failures should be fast. */
if (secure_computing() == -1)
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
return NO_SYSCALL;
if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+1 -1
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@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
if (ptrace_report_syscall_entry(regs))
return -1;
if (secure_computing() == -1)
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
return -1;
if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+1 -1
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@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(void)
if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
ret = ptrace_report_syscall_entry(task_pt_regs(current));
if (secure_computing() == -1)
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
return -1;
return ret;
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@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ asmlinkage long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
return -1;
}
if (secure_computing())
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
return -1;
if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
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@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
}
/* Do the secure computing check after ptrace. */
if (secure_computing() == -1)
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
return -1;
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
+1 -1
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@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ asmlinkage long do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
return -1;
}
if (secure_computing() == -1)
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
return -1;
if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)))
+1 -1
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void handle_syscall(struct uml_pt_regs *r)
goto out;
/* Do the seccomp check after ptrace; failures should be fast. */
if (secure_computing() == -1)
if (!seccomp_permit_syscall())
goto out;
syscall = UPT_SYSCALL_NR(r);
+7 -7
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@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ static bool write_ok_or_segv(unsigned long ptr, size_t size)
static bool __emulate_vsyscall(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address)
{
unsigned long caller;
int vsyscall_nr, syscall_nr, tmp;
unsigned long caller, orig_dx;
int vsyscall_nr, syscall_nr;
bool skip;
long ret;
unsigned long orig_dx;
/* Confirm that the fault happened in 64-bit user mode */
if (!user_64bit_mode(regs))
@@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ static bool __emulate_vsyscall(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address)
*/
regs->orig_ax = syscall_nr;
regs->ax = -ENOSYS;
tmp = secure_computing();
if ((!tmp && regs->orig_ax != syscall_nr) || regs->ip != address) {
skip = !seccomp_permit_syscall();
if ((!skip && regs->orig_ax != syscall_nr) || regs->ip != address) {
warn_bad_vsyscall(KERN_DEBUG, regs,
"seccomp tried to change syscall nr or ip");
force_exit_sig(SIGSYS);
return true;
}
regs->orig_ax = -1;
if (tmp)
goto do_ret; /* skip requested */
if (skip)
goto do_ret;
/*
* With a real vsyscall, page faults cause SIGSEGV.
+1 -2
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@@ -553,8 +553,7 @@ int do_syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs)
return 0;
}
if (regs->syscall == NO_SYSCALL ||
secure_computing() == -1) {
if (regs->syscall == NO_SYSCALL || !seccomp_permit_syscall()) {
do_syscall_trace_leave(regs);
return 0;
}
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@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ static __always_inline long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned l
/* Do seccomp after ptrace, to catch any tracer changes. */
if (work & SYSCALL_WORK_SECCOMP) {
ret = __secure_computing();
if (ret == -1L)
return ret;
if (!__seccomp_permit_syscall())
return -1L;
}
/* Either of the above might have changed the syscall number */
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ static __always_inline long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned l
syscall_enter_audit(regs, syscall);
return ret ? : syscall;
return syscall;
}
/**
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ static __always_inline long syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned l
* It handles the following work items:
*
* 1) syscall_work flag dependent invocations of
* ptrace_report_syscall_entry(), __secure_computing(), trace_sys_enter()
* ptrace_report_syscall_entry(), __seccomp_permit_syscall(), trace_sys_enter()
* 2) Invocation of audit_syscall_entry()
*/
static __always_inline long syscall_enter_from_user_mode_work(struct pt_regs *regs, long syscall)
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@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <asm/seccomp.h>
extern int __secure_computing(void);
extern bool __seccomp_permit_syscall(void);
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
static inline int secure_computing(void)
static __always_inline bool seccomp_permit_syscall(void)
{
if (unlikely(test_syscall_work(SECCOMP)))
return __secure_computing();
return 0;
return __seccomp_permit_syscall();
return true;
}
#else
extern void secure_computing_strict(int this_syscall);
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ static inline int seccomp_mode(struct seccomp *s)
struct seccomp_data;
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
static inline int secure_computing(void) { return 0; }
static inline bool seccomp_permit_syscall(void) { return true; }
#else
static inline void secure_computing_strict(int this_syscall) { return; }
#endif
static inline int __secure_computing(void) { return 0; }
static inline bool __seccomp_permit_syscall(void) { return true; }
static inline long prctl_get_seccomp(void)
{
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@@ -1100,12 +1100,13 @@ void secure_computing_strict(int this_syscall)
else
BUG();
}
int __secure_computing(void)
bool __seccomp_permit_syscall(void)
{
int this_syscall = syscall_get_nr(current, current_pt_regs());
secure_computing_strict(this_syscall);
return 0;
return true;
}
#else
@@ -1256,7 +1257,7 @@ out:
return -1;
}
static int __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
static bool __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
{
u32 filter_ret, action;
struct seccomp_data sd;
@@ -1294,7 +1295,7 @@ static int __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
case SECCOMP_RET_TRACE:
/* We've been put in this state by the ptracer already. */
if (recheck_after_trace)
return 0;
return true;
/* ENOSYS these calls if there is no tracer attached. */
if (!ptrace_event_enabled(current, PTRACE_EVENT_SECCOMP)) {
@@ -1329,20 +1330,17 @@ static int __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
* a reload of all registers. This does not goto skip since
* a skip would have already been reported.
*/
if (__seccomp_filter(this_syscall, true))
return -1;
return 0;
return __seccomp_filter(this_syscall, true);
case SECCOMP_RET_USER_NOTIF:
if (seccomp_do_user_notification(this_syscall, match, &sd))
goto skip;
return 0;
return true;
case SECCOMP_RET_LOG:
seccomp_log(this_syscall, 0, action, true);
return 0;
return true;
case SECCOMP_RET_ALLOW:
/*
@@ -1350,7 +1348,7 @@ static int __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
* this action since SECCOMP_RET_ALLOW is the starting
* state in seccomp_run_filters().
*/
return 0;
return true;
case SECCOMP_RET_KILL_THREAD:
case SECCOMP_RET_KILL_PROCESS:
@@ -1367,46 +1365,46 @@ static int __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
} else {
do_exit(SIGSYS);
}
return -1; /* skip the syscall go directly to signal handling */
return false; /* skip the syscall go directly to signal handling */
}
unreachable();
skip:
seccomp_log(this_syscall, 0, action, match ? match->log : false);
return -1;
return false;
}
#else
static int __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
static bool __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const bool recheck_after_trace)
{
BUG();
return -1;
return false;
}
#endif
int __secure_computing(void)
bool __seccomp_permit_syscall(void)
{
int mode = current->seccomp.mode;
int this_syscall;
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE) &&
unlikely(current->ptrace & PT_SUSPEND_SECCOMP))
return 0;
return true;
this_syscall = syscall_get_nr(current, current_pt_regs());
switch (mode) {
case SECCOMP_MODE_STRICT:
__secure_computing_strict(this_syscall); /* may call do_exit */
return 0;
return true;
case SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER:
return __seccomp_filter(this_syscall, false);
/* Surviving SECCOMP_RET_KILL_* must be proactively impossible. */
case SECCOMP_MODE_DEAD:
WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
do_exit(SIGKILL);
return -1;
return false;
default:
BUG();
}