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[net-next,v3] af_unix: pass pidfd flags via SCM_PIDFD cmsg

Message ID 20241116101120.323174-1-stsp2@yandex.ru
State New
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Series [net-next,v3] af_unix: pass pidfd flags via SCM_PIDFD cmsg | expand

Commit Message

stsp Nov. 16, 2024, 10:11 a.m. UTC
Currently SCM_PIDFD cmsg cannot be sent via unix socket
(returns -EINVAL) and SO_PASSPIDFD doesn't support flags.
The created pidfd always has flags set to 0.

This patch implements SCM_PIDFD cmsg in AF_UNIX socket, which
can be used to send flags to SO_PASSPIDFD-enabled recipient.

Self-test is added for the propagation of PIDFD_NONBLOCK flag.

This is mainly needed for the future extensions, like eg this one:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/8288a08e-448b-43c2-82dc-59f87d0d9072@yandex.ru/T/#me1237e46deba8574b77834b7704e63559ffef9cb
where it was suggested to try solving the supplementary groups
problem with pidfd.

Changes in v3: specify target tree in patch subject
Changes in v2: remove flags validation in scm_pidfd_recv(), as
  suggested by Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@amazon.com>

Signed-off-by: Stas Sergeev <stsp2@yandex.ru>

CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
CC: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
CC: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
CC: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
CC: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
CC: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
CC: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
CC: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
CC: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
CC: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>
CC: Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@suse.de>
CC: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@google.com>
CC: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
CC: Tycho Andersen <tandersen@netflix.com>
CC: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
CC: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@amazon.com>
CC: Gou Hao <gouhao@uniontech.com>
CC: Abhishek Chauhan <quic_abchauha@quicinc.com>
CC: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
CC: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
CC: Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@cyphar.com>
CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
CC: netdev@vger.kernel.org
CC: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
---
 include/linux/pidfs.h                         |  9 +++
 include/linux/socket.h                        |  2 +-
 include/net/af_unix.h                         |  1 +
 include/net/scm.h                             |  3 +-
 kernel/pid.c                                  |  6 +-
 net/core/scm.c                                | 14 ++++
 net/core/sock.c                               |  1 +
 net/unix/af_unix.c                            |  3 +
 .../testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++--
 9 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Comments

stsp Nov. 19, 2024, 9:47 a.m. UTC | #1
18.11.2024 20:54, Kuniyuki Iwashima пишет:
> From: Stas Sergeev <stsp2@yandex.ru>
> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:11:20 +0300
>> Currently SCM_PIDFD cmsg cannot be sent via unix socket
>> (returns -EINVAL) and SO_PASSPIDFD doesn't support flags.
>> The created pidfd always has flags set to 0.
>>
>> This patch implements SCM_PIDFD cmsg in AF_UNIX socket, which
>> can be used to send flags to SO_PASSPIDFD-enabled recipient.
>>
>> Self-test is added for the propagation of PIDFD_NONBLOCK flag.
>>
>> This is mainly needed for the future extensions, like eg this one:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/8288a08e-448b-43c2-82dc-59f87d0d9072@yandex.ru/T/#me1237e46deba8574b77834b7704e63559ffef9cb
>> where it was suggested to try solving the supplementary groups
>> problem with pidfd.
>>
>> Changes in v3: specify target tree in patch subject
> It seems you missed other feedback, especially __scm_recv_common()
> needs a small change.

Yes, sorry. :( Too long quotes.
And what's worse, I've just found this
and many other lkml e-mails in spam.
I was under deep impression that no
one replies to me.

Sigh. E-mail sucks. Or just me.

> net-next is closed during the merge window for v6.13-rc1, so please
> post v4 after Dec 2nd.
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20241118071654.695bb1a2@kernel.org/

Ok, thank you!
Christian Brauner Nov. 22, 2024, 11:38 a.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 01:57:32PM +0100, Alexander Mikhalitsyn wrote:
> >Currently SCM_PIDFD cmsg cannot be sent via unix socket
> >(returns -EINVAL) and SO_PASSPIDFD doesn't support flags.
> >The created pidfd always has flags set to 0.
> >
> >This patch implements SCM_PIDFD cmsg in AF_UNIX socket, which
> >can be used to send flags to SO_PASSPIDFD-enabled recipient.
> >
> >Self-test is added for the propagation of PIDFD_NONBLOCK flag.
> 
> >This is mainly needed for the future extensions, like eg this one:
> >https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/8288a08e-448b-43c2-82dc-59f87d0d9072@yandex.ru/T/#me1237e46deba8574b77834b7704e63559ffef9cb
> >where it was suggested to try solving the supplementary groups
> >problem with pidfd.
> >
> >Changes in v3: specify target tree in patch subject
> >Changes in v2: remove flags validation in scm_pidfd_recv(), as
> >  suggested by Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@amazon.com>
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Stas Sergeev <stsp2@yandex.ru>
> 
> ...
> 
> >diff --git a/include/linux/pidfs.h b/include/linux/pidfs.h
> >index 75bdf9807802..c4c5c1a0c2ad 100644
> >--- a/include/linux/pidfs.h
> >+++ b/include/linux/pidfs.h
> >@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
> > #ifndef _LINUX_PID_FS_H
> > #define _LINUX_PID_FS_H
> > 
> >+#include <uapi/linux/pidfd.h>
> >+
> > struct file *pidfs_alloc_file(struct pid *pid, unsigned int flags);
> > void __init pidfs_init(void);
> > 
> >+static inline int pidfd_validate_flags(unsigned int flags)
> >+{
> >+	if (flags & ~(PIDFD_NONBLOCK | PIDFD_THREAD))
> >+		return -EINVAL;
> >+	return 0;
> >+}
> >+
> > #endif /* _LINUX_PID_FS_H */
> >diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
> >index d18cc47e89bd..ee27d391e5aa 100644
> >--- a/include/linux/socket.h
> >+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
> >@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static inline size_t msg_data_left(struct msghdr *msg)
> > #define	SCM_RIGHTS	0x01		/* rw: access rights (array of int) */
> > #define SCM_CREDENTIALS 0x02		/* rw: struct ucred		*/
> > #define SCM_SECURITY	0x03		/* rw: security label		*/
> >-#define SCM_PIDFD	0x04		/* ro: pidfd (int)		*/
> >+#define SCM_PIDFD	0x04		/* r: pidfd, w: pidfd_flags (int) */
> > 
> > struct ucred {
> > 	__u32	pid;
> >diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
> >index 63129c79b8cb..4bc197548c2f 100644
> >--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
> >+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
> >@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct unix_skb_parms {
> > #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
> > 	u32			secid;		/* Security ID		*/
> > #endif
> >+	u32			pidfd_flags;
> > 	u32			consumed;
> > } __randomize_layout;
> > 
> >diff --git a/include/net/scm.h b/include/net/scm.h
> >index 0d35c7c77a74..1326edcacacb 100644
> >--- a/include/net/scm.h
> >+++ b/include/net/scm.h
> >@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct scm_cookie {
> > #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
> > 	u32			secid;		/* Passed security ID 	*/
> > #endif
> >+	u32			pidfd_flags;
> > };
> > 
> > void scm_detach_fds(struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm);
> >@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ static __inline__ void scm_pidfd_recv(struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm
> > 	if (!scm->pid)
> > 		return;
> > 
> >-	pidfd = pidfd_prepare(scm->pid, 0, &pidfd_file);
> >+	pidfd = pidfd_prepare(scm->pid, scm->pidfd_flags, &pidfd_file);
> > 
> > 	if (put_cmsg(msg, SOL_SOCKET, SCM_PIDFD, sizeof(int), &pidfd)) {
> > 		if (pidfd_file) {
> >diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
> >index 2715afb77eab..b1100ae8ea63 100644
> >--- a/kernel/pid.c
> >+++ b/kernel/pid.c
> >@@ -629,10 +629,12 @@ static int pidfd_create(struct pid *pid, unsigned int flags)
> > SYSCALL_DEFINE2(pidfd_open, pid_t, pid, unsigned int, flags)
> > {
> > 	int fd;
> >+	int err;
> > 	struct pid *p;
> > 
> >-	if (flags & ~(PIDFD_NONBLOCK | PIDFD_THREAD))
> >-		return -EINVAL;
> >+	err = pidfd_validate_flags(flags);
> >+	if (err)
> >+		return err;
> > 
> > 	if (pid <= 0)
> > 		return -EINVAL;
> >diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
> >index 4f6a14babe5a..3bcdecdacd7e 100644
> >--- a/net/core/scm.c
> >+++ b/net/core/scm.c
> >@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
> > #include <linux/security.h>
> > #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
> > #include <linux/pid.h>
> >+#include <linux/pidfs.h>
> > #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
> > #include <linux/slab.h>
> > #include <linux/errqueue.h>
> >@@ -210,6 +211,19 @@ int __scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *p)
> > 			p->creds.gid = gid;
> > 			break;
> > 		}
> >+		case SCM_PIDFD:
> >+		{
> >+			unsigned int flags;
> >+
> >+			if (cmsg->cmsg_len != CMSG_LEN(sizeof(flags)))
> >
> 
> Hi Stas!
> 
> Hmm, it is a bit unusual that SCM_PIDFD message format is different in case
> when you send it and when you read it.
> 
> I mean that when you read it (on the receiver side) you get pidfd file descriptor number,
> while when you write it (on the sender side) you are only allowed to send one integer and this time it's
> a pidfd file descriptor flags. I personally have nothing strictly against that but just found this
> a bit unusual and probably confusing for userspace programmers.
> 
> Compare it with SCM_CREDENTIALS, for instance, where we read/write the same structure struct ucred.
> 
> >+				goto error;
> >+			memcpy(&flags, CMSG_DATA(cmsg), sizeof(flags));
> >+			err = pidfd_validate_flags(flags);
> 
> pidfd_validate_flags allows PIDFD_THREAD, but what's the idea behind this if
> scm->pid is always a thread-group leader? (see maybe_add_creds() function).
> 
> Sorry if I misunderstand something just want to ensure that we are on the same page.

The sender will not be put in control of what flags the pidfd will be
created on the receivers side. That's just an invitation for subtle
bugs. The receiver can always toggle O_NONBLOCK via a fcntl() on the
pidfd once it received it. The whole flag thing should be dropped.

The format change is also an api break which is another reason this
won't happen.
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Patch

diff --git a/include/linux/pidfs.h b/include/linux/pidfs.h
index 75bdf9807802..c4c5c1a0c2ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/pidfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/pidfs.h
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ 
 #ifndef _LINUX_PID_FS_H
 #define _LINUX_PID_FS_H
 
+#include <uapi/linux/pidfd.h>
+
 struct file *pidfs_alloc_file(struct pid *pid, unsigned int flags);
 void __init pidfs_init(void);
 
+static inline int pidfd_validate_flags(unsigned int flags)
+{
+	if (flags & ~(PIDFD_NONBLOCK | PIDFD_THREAD))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_PID_FS_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
index d18cc47e89bd..ee27d391e5aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@  static inline size_t msg_data_left(struct msghdr *msg)
 #define	SCM_RIGHTS	0x01		/* rw: access rights (array of int) */
 #define SCM_CREDENTIALS 0x02		/* rw: struct ucred		*/
 #define SCM_SECURITY	0x03		/* rw: security label		*/
-#define SCM_PIDFD	0x04		/* ro: pidfd (int)		*/
+#define SCM_PIDFD	0x04		/* r: pidfd, w: pidfd_flags (int) */
 
 struct ucred {
 	__u32	pid;
diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index 63129c79b8cb..4bc197548c2f 100644
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@  struct unix_skb_parms {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
 	u32			secid;		/* Security ID		*/
 #endif
+	u32			pidfd_flags;
 	u32			consumed;
 } __randomize_layout;
 
diff --git a/include/net/scm.h b/include/net/scm.h
index 0d35c7c77a74..1326edcacacb 100644
--- a/include/net/scm.h
+++ b/include/net/scm.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@  struct scm_cookie {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
 	u32			secid;		/* Passed security ID 	*/
 #endif
+	u32			pidfd_flags;
 };
 
 void scm_detach_fds(struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm);
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@  static __inline__ void scm_pidfd_recv(struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm
 	if (!scm->pid)
 		return;
 
-	pidfd = pidfd_prepare(scm->pid, 0, &pidfd_file);
+	pidfd = pidfd_prepare(scm->pid, scm->pidfd_flags, &pidfd_file);
 
 	if (put_cmsg(msg, SOL_SOCKET, SCM_PIDFD, sizeof(int), &pidfd)) {
 		if (pidfd_file) {
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 2715afb77eab..b1100ae8ea63 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -629,10 +629,12 @@  static int pidfd_create(struct pid *pid, unsigned int flags)
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(pidfd_open, pid_t, pid, unsigned int, flags)
 {
 	int fd;
+	int err;
 	struct pid *p;
 
-	if (flags & ~(PIDFD_NONBLOCK | PIDFD_THREAD))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	err = pidfd_validate_flags(flags);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	if (pid <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
index 4f6a14babe5a..3bcdecdacd7e 100644
--- a/net/core/scm.c
+++ b/net/core/scm.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ 
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/pid.h>
+#include <linux/pidfs.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/errqueue.h>
@@ -210,6 +211,19 @@  int __scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *p)
 			p->creds.gid = gid;
 			break;
 		}
+		case SCM_PIDFD:
+		{
+			unsigned int flags;
+
+			if (cmsg->cmsg_len != CMSG_LEN(sizeof(flags)))
+				goto error;
+			memcpy(&flags, CMSG_DATA(cmsg), sizeof(flags));
+			err = pidfd_validate_flags(flags);
+			if (err)
+				goto error;
+			p->pidfd_flags = flags;
+			break;
+		}
 		default:
 			goto error;
 		}
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 039be95c40cf..d1fce437c035 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2930,6 +2930,7 @@  int __sock_cmsg_send(struct sock *sk, struct cmsghdr *cmsg,
 	/* SCM_RIGHTS and SCM_CREDENTIALS are semantically in SOL_UNIX. */
 	case SCM_RIGHTS:
 	case SCM_CREDENTIALS:
+	case SCM_PIDFD:
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 001ccc55ef0f..8b19dfec0221 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1892,6 +1892,7 @@  static int unix_scm_to_skb(struct scm_cookie *scm, struct sk_buff *skb, bool sen
 	UNIXCB(skb).uid = scm->creds.uid;
 	UNIXCB(skb).gid = scm->creds.gid;
 	UNIXCB(skb).fp = NULL;
+	UNIXCB(skb).pidfd_flags = scm->pidfd_flags;
 	unix_get_secdata(scm, skb);
 	if (scm->fp && send_fds)
 		err = unix_attach_fds(scm, skb);
@@ -2486,6 +2487,7 @@  int __unix_dgram_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size,
 	memset(&scm, 0, sizeof(scm));
 
 	scm_set_cred(&scm, UNIXCB(skb).pid, UNIXCB(skb).uid, UNIXCB(skb).gid);
+	scm.pidfd_flags = UNIXCB(skb).pidfd_flags;
 	unix_set_secdata(&scm, skb);
 
 	if (!(flags & MSG_PEEK)) {
@@ -2873,6 +2875,7 @@  static int unix_stream_read_generic(struct unix_stream_read_state *state,
 			   test_bit(SOCK_PASSPIDFD, &sock->flags)) {
 			/* Copy credentials */
 			scm_set_cred(&scm, UNIXCB(skb).pid, UNIXCB(skb).uid, UNIXCB(skb).gid);
+			scm.pidfd_flags = UNIXCB(skb).pidfd_flags;
 			unix_set_secdata(&scm, skb);
 			check_creds = true;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c
index 7e534594167e..1e70ff253a1d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
+/* There are problems including linux/pidfd.h, so define. */
+#ifndef PIDFD_NONBLOCK
+#define PIDFD_NONBLOCK  O_NONBLOCK
+#endif
+
 #include "../../kselftest_harness.h"
 
 #define clean_errno() (errno == 0 ? "None" : strerror(errno))
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@  static pid_t get_pid_from_fdinfo_file(int pidfd, const char *key, size_t keylen)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int cmsg_check(int fd)
+static int cmsg_check(int fd, unsigned int pidfd_flags)
 {
 	struct msghdr msg = { 0 };
 	struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@  static int cmsg_check(int fd)
 	char control[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred)) +
 		     CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))] = { 0 };
 	int *pidfd = NULL;
+	unsigned int flags;
 	pid_t parent_pid;
 	int err;
 
@@ -197,6 +204,13 @@  static int cmsg_check(int fd)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	flags = fcntl(*pidfd, F_GETFL, 0);
+	flags &= ~O_ACCMODE;
+	if (flags != pidfd_flags) {
+		log_err("SCM_PIDFD flags mismatch: %x != %x", flags, pidfd_flags);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	/* pidfd from SCM_PIDFD should point to the parent process PID */
 	parent_pid =
 		get_pid_from_fdinfo_file(*pidfd, "Pid:", sizeof("Pid:") - 1);
@@ -227,30 +241,49 @@  FIXTURE_VARIANT(scm_pidfd)
 {
 	int type;
 	bool abstract;
+	unsigned int flags;
 };
 
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(scm_pidfd, stream_pathname)
 {
 	.type = SOCK_STREAM,
 	.abstract = 0,
+	.flags = 0,
 };
 
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(scm_pidfd, stream_abstract)
 {
 	.type = SOCK_STREAM,
 	.abstract = 1,
+	.flags = 0,
 };
 
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(scm_pidfd, dgram_pathname)
 {
 	.type = SOCK_DGRAM,
 	.abstract = 0,
+	.flags = 0,
 };
 
 FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(scm_pidfd, dgram_abstract)
 {
 	.type = SOCK_DGRAM,
 	.abstract = 1,
+	.flags = 0,
+};
+
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(scm_pidfd, stream_nonblock)
+{
+	.type = SOCK_STREAM,
+	.abstract = 0,
+	.flags = PIDFD_NONBLOCK,
+};
+
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(scm_pidfd, dgram_nonblock)
+{
+	.type = SOCK_DGRAM,
+	.abstract = 0,
+	.flags = PIDFD_NONBLOCK,
 };
 
 FIXTURE_SETUP(scm_pidfd)
@@ -335,7 +368,7 @@  static void client(FIXTURE_DATA(scm_pidfd) *self,
 
 	close(self->startup_pipe[1]);
 
-	if (cmsg_check(cfd)) {
+	if (cmsg_check(cfd, variant->flags)) {
 		log_err("cmsg_check failed");
 		child_die();
 	}
@@ -375,6 +408,27 @@  TEST_F(scm_pidfd, test)
 	int err;
 	int pfd;
 	int child_status = 0;
+	char iobuf;
+	unsigned int pidfd_flags;
+	struct msghdr msg = { 0 };
+	struct cmsghdr *cmsg;
+	struct iovec io = {
+		.iov_base = &iobuf,
+		.iov_len = sizeof(iobuf)
+	};
+	union {
+		char buf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(pidfd_flags))];
+		struct cmsghdr align;
+	} u;
+
+	msg.msg_iov = &io;
+	msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
+	msg.msg_control = u.buf;
+	msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(u.buf);
+	cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msg);
+	cmsg->cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET;
+	cmsg->cmsg_type = SCM_PIDFD;
+	cmsg->cmsg_len = CMSG_LEN(sizeof(pidfd_flags));
 
 	self->server = socket(AF_UNIX, variant->type, 0);
 	ASSERT_NE(-1, self->server);
@@ -414,12 +468,16 @@  TEST_F(scm_pidfd, test)
 	close(self->startup_pipe[0]);
 
 	if (variant->type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
-		err = sendto(pfd, "x", sizeof(char), 0, (struct sockaddr *)&self->client_addr->listen_addr, self->client_addr->addrlen);
-		ASSERT_NE(-1, err);
-	} else {
-		err = send(pfd, "x", sizeof(char), 0);
+		err = connect(pfd,
+			      (struct sockaddr *)&self->client_addr->listen_addr,
+			      self->client_addr->addrlen);
 		ASSERT_NE(-1, err);
 	}
+	iobuf = 'x';
+	pidfd_flags = variant->flags;
+	memcpy(CMSG_DATA(cmsg), &pidfd_flags, sizeof(pidfd_flags));
+	err = sendmsg(pfd, &msg, 0);
+	ASSERT_NE(-1, err);
 
 	close(pfd);
 	waitpid(self->client_pid, &child_status, 0);