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Alice Ryhl 105ddfb2d2 rust: task: restrict Task::group_leader() to current
The Task::group_leader() method currently allows you to access the
group_leader() of any task, for example one you hold a refcount to.  But
this is not safe in general since the group leader could change when a
task exits.  See for example commit a15f37a401 ("kernel/sys.c: fix the
racy usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64() paths").

All existing users of Task::group_leader() call this method on current,
which is guaranteed running, so there's not an actual issue in Rust code
today.  But to prevent code in the future from making this mistake,
restrict Task::group_leader() so that it can only be called on current.

There are some other cases where accessing task->group_leader is okay. 
For example it can be safe if you hold tasklist_lock or rcu_read_lock(). 
However, only supporting current->group_leader is sufficient for all
in-tree Rust users of group_leader right now.  Safe Rust functionality for
accessing it under rcu or while holding tasklist_lock may be added in the
future if required by any future Rust module.

This patch is a bugfix in that it prevents users of this API from writing
incorrect code.  It doesn't change behavior of correct code.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260107-task-group-leader-v2-1-8fbf816f2a2f@google.com
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Fixes: 313c4281bc ("rust: add basic `Task`")
Reported-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aTLnV-5jlgfk1aRK@redhat.com/
Reviewed-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Cc: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
Cc: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Cc: "Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>
Cc: Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Cc: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Cc: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@gmail.com>
Cc: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Cc: Panagiotis Foliadis <pfoliadis@posteo.net>
Cc: Shankari Anand <shankari.ak0208@gmail.com>
Cc: Trevor Gross <tmgross@umich.edu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2026-01-26 19:07:13 -08:00
arch x86/kexec: add a sanity check on previous kernel's ima kexec buffer 2026-01-26 19:07:11 -08:00
block block-6.19-20260116 2026-01-16 20:59:46 -08:00
certs kernel.h: drop hex.h and update all hex.h users 2026-01-20 19:44:19 -08:00
crypto kernel.h: drop hex.h and update all hex.h users 2026-01-20 19:44:19 -08:00
Documentation kho/abi: add memblock ABI header 2026-01-26 19:07:12 -08:00
drivers of/kexec: refactor ima_get_kexec_buffer() to use ima_validate_range() 2026-01-26 19:07:11 -08:00
fs ocfs2: add check for free bits before allocation in ocfs2_move_extent() 2026-01-26 19:07:12 -08:00
include kho/abi: add memblock ABI header 2026-01-26 19:07:12 -08:00
init Significant patch series in this pull request: 2025-12-06 14:01:20 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-6.19-20260116 2026-01-16 20:56:56 -08:00
ipc Significant patch series in this pull request: 2025-12-06 14:01:20 -08:00
kernel kernel/fork: update obsolete use_mm references to kthread_use_mm 2026-01-26 19:07:12 -08:00
lib lib/Kconfig.debug: fix BOOTPARAM_HUNG_TASK_PANIC comment 2026-01-26 19:07:12 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm kho/abi: add memblock ABI header 2026-01-26 19:07:12 -08:00
net kernel.h: drop hex.h and update all hex.h users 2026-01-20 19:44:19 -08:00
rust rust: task: restrict Task::group_leader() to current 2026-01-26 19:07:13 -08:00
samples samples/ftrace: Adjust LoongArch register restore order in direct calls 2025-12-31 15:19:25 +08:00
scripts Crypto library fixes for v6.19-rc5 2026-01-11 15:07:56 -10:00
security ima: verify the previous kernel's IMA buffer lies in addressable RAM 2026-01-26 19:07:10 -08:00
sound kernel.h: drop hex.h and update all hex.h users 2026-01-20 19:44:19 -08:00
tools watchdog: softlockup: panic when lockup duration exceeds N thresholds 2026-01-20 19:44:20 -08:00
usr initramfs: add gen_init_cpio to hostprogs unconditionally 2025-11-26 21:55:40 +01:00
virt KVM fixes for 6.19-rc1 2025-12-18 18:38:45 +01:00
.clang-format s390/pci: Fix cyclic dead-lock in zpci_zdev_put() and zpci_scan_devices() 2025-12-14 11:03:58 +01:00
.clippy.toml rust: clean Rust 1.88.0's warning about clippy::disallowed_macros configuration 2025-05-07 00:11:47 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore MAINTAINERS: remove Alyssa Rosenzweig 2025-09-18 21:17:31 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore rust: kbuild: add proc macro library support 2025-11-24 17:15:36 +01:00
.mailmap mailmap: add entry for Daniel Thompson 2026-01-14 22:16:26 -08:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS treewide: Update email address 2026-01-11 06:09:11 -10:00
Kbuild sched: Make migrate_{en,dis}able() inline 2025-09-25 09:57:16 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS kho/abi: add memblock ABI header 2026-01-26 19:07:12 -08:00
Makefile Linux 6.19-rc6 2026-01-18 15:42:45 -08:00
README README: restructure with role-based documentation and guidelines 2025-11-29 08:40:33 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst



Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst