2 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/tracehook.h b/include/linux/tracehook.h
index 6468ca0fe69b..e113e09b0341 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracehook.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracehook.h
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@
 struct linux_binprm;
 
 /**
+ * tracehook_expect_breakpoints - guess if task memory might be touched
+ * @task:               current task, making a new mapping
+ *
+ * Return nonzero if @task is expected to want breakpoint insertion in
+ * its memory at some point.  A zero return is no guarantee it won't
+ * be done, but this is a hint that it's known to be likely.
+ *
+ * May be called with @task->mm->mmap_sem held for writing.
+ */
+static inline int tracehook_expect_breakpoints(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+        return (task_ptrace(task) & PT_PTRACED) != 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * tracehook_unsafe_exec - check for exec declared unsafe due to tracing
  * @task:               current task doing exec
  *
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 4462b6a3fcb9..5edccd9c9218 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/tracehook.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static unsigned long determine_vm_flags(struct file *file,
          * it's being traced - otherwise breakpoints set in it may interfere
          * with another untraced process
          */
-        if ((flags & MAP_PRIVATE) && (current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED))
+        if ((flags & MAP_PRIVATE) && tracehook_expect_breakpoints(current))
                 vm_flags &= ~VM_MAYSHARE;
 
         return vm_flags;