Re: [PATCH v1 5/5] sbm: SandBox Mode documentation

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:30:35 +0100 Petr Tesarik <petrtesarik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +Although data structures are not serialized and deserialized between kernel
> +mode and sandbox mode, all directly and indirectly referenced data structures
> +must be explicitly mapped into the sandbox, which requires some manual effort.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but...

The requirement that the sandboxed function only ever touch two linear
blocks of memory (yes?) seems a tremendous limitation.  I mean, how can
the sandboxed function call kmalloc()?  How can it call any useful
kernel functions?  They'll all touch memory which lies outside the
sandbox areas?

Perhaps a simple but real-world example would help clarify.