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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 00/12] signal: sort out si_trapno and si_perf
Marco Elver <elver@google.com> writes:

> On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 23:13, Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> wrote:
>>
>> This set of changes sorts out the ABI issues with SIGTRAP TRAP_PERF, and
>> hopefully will can get merged before any userspace code starts using the
>> new ABI.
>>
>> The big ideas are:
>> - Placing the asserts first to prevent unexpected ABI changes
>> - si_trapno becomming ordinary fault subfield.
>> - struct signalfd_siginfo is almost full
>>
>> This set of changes starts out with Marco's static_assert changes and
>> additional one of my own that enforces the fact that the alignment of
>> siginfo_t is also part of the ABI. Together these build time
>> checks verify there are no unexpected ABI changes in the changes
>> that follow.
>>
>> The field si_trapno is changed to become an ordinary extension of the
>> _sigfault member of siginfo.
>>
>> The code is refactored a bit and then si_perf_type is added along side
>> si_perf_data in the _perf subfield of _sigfault of siginfo_t.
>>
>> Finally the signalfd_siginfo fields are removed as they appear to be
>> filling up the structure without userspace actually being able to use
>> them.
>>
>> v2: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/m14kfjh8et.fsf_-_@fess.ebiederm.org
>> v1: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/m1zgxfs7zq.fsf_-_@fess.ebiederm.org
>>
>> Eric W. Biederman (9):
>> signal: Verify the alignment and size of siginfo_t
>> siginfo: Move si_trapno inside the union inside _si_fault
>> signal: Implement SIL_FAULT_TRAPNO
>> signal: Use dedicated helpers to send signals with si_trapno set
>> signal: Remove __ARCH_SI_TRAPNO
>> signal: Rename SIL_PERF_EVENT SIL_FAULT_PERF_EVENT for consistency
>> signal: Factor force_sig_perf out of perf_sigtrap
>> signal: Deliver all of the siginfo perf data in _perf
>> signalfd: Remove SIL_FAULT_PERF_EVENT fields from signalfd_siginfo
>>
>> Marco Elver (3):
>> sparc64: Add compile-time asserts for siginfo_t offsets
>> arm: Add compile-time asserts for siginfo_t offsets
>> arm64: Add compile-time asserts for siginfo_t offsets
>
> I can't seem to see the rest of them in my inbox. LKML also is missing
> them: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-api/m1tuni8ano.fsf_-_@fess.ebiederm.org/
>
> Something must have swallowed them. Could you resend?
> I'll then test in the morning.

They got stuck going out you should see them any time now.
Sorry about that.

Eric

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