Saucy: binder: search for receiving context pid in global namespace

Bug #1210149 reported by Tim Gardner
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linux-grouper (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner
Saucy
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner
linux-maguro (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner
Saucy
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner
linux-mako (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner
Saucy
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner
linux-manta (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner
Saucy
Fix Released
Undecided
Tim Gardner

Bug Description

If binder cannot find the receiving task in the sender's namespace it will default to a null PID which thus breaks communication in our container-based scenario. This patch extends binder to first look in the senders namespace and if unsuccessful search in the global namespace.

Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
Changed in linux-grouper (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → In Progress
Changed in linux-maguro (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → In Progress
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → In Progress
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → In Progress
Changed in linux-grouper (Ubuntu Saucy):
assignee: nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
Changed in linux-maguro (Ubuntu Saucy):
assignee: nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Saucy):
assignee: nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Saucy):
assignee: nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-grouper - 3.1.10-6.22

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linux-grouper (3.1.10-6.22) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Ricardo Mendoza ]

  * binder: search for receiving context pid in global namespace
    - LP: #1210149
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Thu, 08 Aug 2013 07:51:35 -0600

Changed in linux-grouper (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-maguro - 3.0.0-3.15

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linux-maguro (3.0.0-3.15) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Ricardo Mendoza ]

  * binder: search for receiving context pid in global namespace
    - LP: #1210149
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:12:21 -0600

Changed in linux-maguro (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-mako - 3.4.0-3.19

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linux-mako (3.4.0-3.19) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Ricardo Mendoza ]

  * binder: search for receiving context pid in global namespace
    - LP: #1210149
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:27:35 -0600

Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-manta - 3.4.0-4.17

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linux-manta (3.4.0-4.17) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * binder: search for receiving context pid in global namespace
    - LP: #1210149
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:41:16 -0600

Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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