Re: [PATCH 2/3] exec: inherit HWCAPs from the parent process

Michal Koutný <[email protected]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:46:44 +0100

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On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 05:07:47AM +0000, Andrei Vagin <[email protected]> wrote:
> @@ -1780,6 +1791,50 @@ static int bprm_execve(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
>  	return retval;
>  }
>  
> +static void inherit_hwcap(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
> +{
> +	int i, n;
> +
> +#ifdef ELF_HWCAP4
> +	n = 4;
> +#elif defined(ELF_HWCAP3)
> +	n = 3;
> +#elif defined(ELF_HWCAP2)
> +	n = 2;
> +#else
> +	n = 1;
> +#endif

Is it guaranteed that HWCAP n+1 exists only when n does?
(To make this work.)

> +
> +	for (i = 0; n && i < AT_VECTOR_SIZE; i += 2) {
> +		long val = current->mm->saved_auxv[i + 1];
> +
> +		switch (current->mm->saved_auxv[i]) {
> +		case AT_HWCAP:
> +			bprm->hwcap = val & ELF_HWCAP;
> +			break;
> +#ifdef ELF_HWCAP2
> +		case AT_HWCAP2:
> +			bprm->hwcap2 = val & ELF_HWCAP2;
> +			break;
> +#endif
> +#ifdef ELF_HWCAP3
> +		case AT_HWCAP3:
> +			bprm->hwcap3 = val & ELF_HWCAP3;
> +			break;
> +#endif
> +#ifdef ELF_HWCAP4
> +		case AT_HWCAP4:
> +			bprm->hwcap4 = val & ELF_HWCAP4;
> +			break;
> +#endif
> +		default:
> +			continue;
> +		}
> +		n--;
> +	}
> +	mm_flags_set(MMF_USER_HWCAP, bprm->mm);

Will this work when mm->saved_auxv isn't set by the prctl (it is
zeroes?)?

Thanks,
Michal

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