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Rollup merge of rust-lang#89930 - cuviper:avoid-clone3, r=joshtriplett
Only use `clone3` when needed for pidfd In rust-lang#89522 we learned that `clone3` is interacting poorly with Gentoo's `sandbox` tool. We only need that for the unstable pidfd extensions, so otherwise avoid that and use a normal `fork`. This is a re-application of beta rust-lang#89924, now that we're aware that we need more than just a temporary release fix. I also reverted 12fbabd, as that was just fallout from using `clone3` instead of `fork`. r? `@Mark-Simulacrum` cc `@joshtriplett`
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std/src/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs

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@@ -166,21 +166,22 @@ impl Command {
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fn clone3(cl_args: *mut clone_args, len: libc::size_t) -> libc::c_long
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}
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// Bypassing libc for `clone3` can make further libc calls unsafe,
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// so we use it sparingly for now. See #89522 for details.
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// Some tools (e.g. sandboxing tools) may also expect `fork`
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// rather than `clone3`.
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let want_clone3_pidfd = self.get_create_pidfd();
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// If we fail to create a pidfd for any reason, this will
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// stay as -1, which indicates an error.
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let mut pidfd: pid_t = -1;
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// Attempt to use the `clone3` syscall, which supports more arguments
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// (in particular, the ability to create a pidfd). If this fails,
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// we will fall through this block to a call to `fork()`
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if HAS_CLONE3.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
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let mut flags = 0;
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if self.get_create_pidfd() {
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flags |= CLONE_PIDFD;
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}
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if want_clone3_pidfd && HAS_CLONE3.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
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let mut args = clone_args {
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flags,
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flags: CLONE_PIDFD,
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pidfd: &mut pidfd as *mut pid_t as u64,
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child_tid: 0,
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parent_tid: 0,
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}
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}
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// If we get here, the 'clone3' syscall does not exist
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// or we do not have permission to call it
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// Generally, we just call `fork`. If we get here after wanting `clone3`,
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// then the syscall does not exist or we do not have permission to call it.
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cvt(libc::fork()).map(|res| (res, pidfd))
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}
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