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    Merge branch 'siginfo-linus' of... · 5ad18b2e
    Linus Torvalds authored
    Merge branch 'siginfo-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace
    
    Pull force_sig() argument change from Eric Biederman:
     "A source of error over the years has been that force_sig has taken a
      task parameter when it is only safe to use force_sig with the current
      task.
    
      The force_sig function is built for delivering synchronous signals
      such as SIGSEGV where the userspace application caused a synchronous
      fault (such as a page fault) and the kernel responded with a signal.
    
      Because the name force_sig does not make this clear, and because the
      force_sig takes a task parameter the function force_sig has been
      abused for sending other kinds of signals over the years. Slowly those
      have been fixed when the oopses have been tracked down.
    
      This set of changes fixes the remaining abusers of force_sig and
      carefully rips out the task parameter from force_sig and friends
      making this kind of error almost impossible in the future"
    
    * 'siginfo-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace: (27 commits)
      signal/x86: Move tsk inside of CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILURE in do_sigbus
      signal: Remove the signal number and task parameters from force_sig_info
      signal: Factor force_sig_info_to_task out of force_sig_info
      signal: Generate the siginfo in force_sig
      signal: Move the computation of force into send_signal and correct it.
      signal: Properly set TRACE_SIGNAL_LOSE_INFO in __send_signal
      signal: Remove the task parameter from force_sig_fault
      signal: Use force_sig_fault_to_task for the two calls that don't deliver to current
      signal: Explicitly call force_sig_fault on current
      signal/unicore32: Remove tsk parameter from __do_user_fault
      signal/arm: Remove tsk parameter from __do_user_fault
      signal/arm: Remove tsk parameter from ptrace_break
      signal/nds32: Remove tsk parameter from send_sigtrap
      signal/riscv: Remove tsk parameter from do_trap
      signal/sh: Remove tsk parameter from force_sig_info_fault
      signal/um: Remove task parameter from send_sigtrap
      signal/x86: Remove task parameter from send_sigtrap
      signal: Remove task parameter from force_sig_mceerr
      signal: Remove task parameter from force_sig
      signal: Remove task parameter from force_sigsegv
      ...
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