In case of a PTRACE_SEIZE request, the PT_SEIZED flag is always set at the beginning of ptrace_attach. Hence, there is no need to set it again (neither "flags" nor "seize" are modified in between/after the initial assignment).
Signed-off-by: Marcus Huewe <suse-...@gmx.de> --- kernel/ptrace.c | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c index 61db50f7ca86..059fce2ad53c 100644 --- a/kernel/ptrace.c +++ b/kernel/ptrace.c @@ -402,8 +402,6 @@ static int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task, long request, if (task->ptrace) goto unlock_tasklist; - if (seize) - flags |= PT_SEIZED; task->ptrace = flags; ptrace_link(task, current); -- 2.29.2