2 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/flipcall/flipcall.go b/pkg/flipcall/flipcall.go
index 3cdb576e1..ec742c091 100644
--- a/pkg/flipcall/flipcall.go
+++ b/pkg/flipcall/flipcall.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (ep *Endpoint) Init(side EndpointSide, pwd PacketWindowDescriptor, opts ...
 	if pwd.Length > math.MaxUint32 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("packet window size (%d) exceeds maximum (%d)", pwd.Length, math.MaxUint32)
 	}
-	m, _, e := syscall.RawSyscall6(syscall.SYS_MMAP, 0, uintptr(pwd.Length), syscall.PROT_READ|syscall.PROT_WRITE, syscall.MAP_SHARED, uintptr(pwd.FD), uintptr(pwd.Offset))
+	m, e := packetWindowMmap(pwd)
 	if e != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to mmap packet window: %v", e)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/flipcall/packet_window_mmap.go b/pkg/flipcall/packet_window_mmap.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..869183b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/flipcall/packet_window_mmap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package flipcall
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Return a memory mapping of the pwd in memory that can be shared outside the sandbox.
+func packetWindowMmap(pwd PacketWindowDescriptor) (uintptr, syscall.Errno) {
+	m, _, err := syscall.RawSyscall6(syscall.SYS_MMAP, 0, uintptr(pwd.Length), syscall.PROT_READ|syscall.PROT_WRITE, syscall.MAP_SHARED, uintptr(pwd.FD), uintptr(pwd.Offset))
+	return m, err
+}