linux/arch/x86/entry/vsyscall
Jinjie Ruan 7ba2ba7471 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
2026-07-12 12:38:02 +02:00
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Makefile x86/vdso: Switch to generic vDSO implementation 2019-06-22 21:21:10 +02:00
vsyscall_64.c seccomp, treewide: Rename and convert __secure_computing() to return boolean 2026-07-12 12:38:02 +02:00
vsyscall_emu_64.S x86/vsyscall_emu/64: Don't use RET in vsyscall emulation 2022-06-27 10:33:58 +02:00
vsyscall_trace.h License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00