- if (request == PTRACE_TRACEME) {
- /*
- * Are we already being traced?
- */
- if (current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED)
- return -EPERM;
- ret = security_ptrace(current->parent, current);
- if (ret)
- return -EPERM;
- /*
- * Set the ptrace bit in the process ptrace flags.
- */
- current->ptrace |= PT_PTRACED;
- return 0;
- }
+/**
+ * ptrace_get_task_struct -- grab a task struct reference for ptrace
+ * @pid: process id to grab a task_struct reference of
+ *
+ * This function is a helper for ptrace implementations. It checks
+ * permissions and then grabs a task struct for use of the actual
+ * ptrace implementation.
+ *
+ * Returns the task_struct for @pid or an ERR_PTR() on failure.
+ */
+struct task_struct *ptrace_get_task_struct(pid_t pid)
+{
+ struct task_struct *child;