ptrace
sets TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE
flag for a task to trace syscalls
static int ptrace_resume(struct task_struct *child, long request,
unsigned long data)
{
bool need_siglock;
if (!valid_signal(data))
return -EIO;
if (request == PTRACE_SYSCALL)
set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
else
clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
[...]
}
do_syscall_trace
called on each sysycall checks the flag
/*
* Notification of system call entry/exit
* - triggered by current->work.syscall_trace
*/
asmlinkage void do_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int entryexit)
{
if (!(current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED))
return;
if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
return;
/* The 0x80 provides a way for the tracing parent to distinguish
between a syscall stop and SIGTRAP delivery. */
ptrace_notify(SIGTRAP | ((current->ptrace & PT_TRACESYSGOOD) ?
0x80 : 0));
/*
* this isn't the same as continuing with a signal, but it will do
* for normal use. strace only continues with a signal if the
* stopping signal is not SIGTRAP. -brl
*/
if (current->exit_code) {
send_sig(current->exit_code, current, 1);
current->exit_code = 0;
}
}