3 files changed, 40 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/mm/lifecycle.go b/pkg/sentry/mm/lifecycle.go
index 7a65a62a2..7646d5ab2 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/mm/lifecycle.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/mm/lifecycle.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func NewMemoryManager(p platform.Platform, mfp pgalloc.MemoryFileProvider) *Memo
 		privateRefs: &privateRefs{},
 		users:       1,
 		auxv:        arch.Auxv{},
+		dumpability: UserDumpable,
 		aioManager:  aioManager{contexts: make(map[uint64]*AIOContext)},
 	}
 }
@@ -79,8 +80,9 @@ func (mm *MemoryManager) Fork(ctx context.Context) (*MemoryManager, error) {
 		envv:                 mm.envv,
 		auxv:                 append(arch.Auxv(nil), mm.auxv...),
 		// IncRef'd below, once we know that there isn't an error.
-		executable: mm.executable,
-		aioManager: aioManager{contexts: make(map[uint64]*AIOContext)},
+		executable:  mm.executable,
+		dumpability: mm.dumpability,
+		aioManager:  aioManager{contexts: make(map[uint64]*AIOContext)},
 	}
 
 	// Copy vmas.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/mm/metadata.go b/pkg/sentry/mm/metadata.go
index 9768e51f1..c218006ee 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/mm/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/mm/metadata.go
@@ -20,6 +20,36 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/sentry/usermem"
 )
 
+// Dumpability describes if and how core dumps should be created.
+type Dumpability int
+
+const (
+	// NotDumpable indicates that core dumps should never be created.
+	NotDumpable Dumpability = iota
+
+	// UserDumpable indicates that core dumps should be created, owned by
+	// the current user.
+	UserDumpable
+
+	// RootDumpable indicates that core dumps should be created, owned by
+	// root.
+	RootDumpable
+)
+
+// Dumpability returns the dumpability.
+func (mm *MemoryManager) Dumpability() Dumpability {
+	mm.metadataMu.Lock()
+	defer mm.metadataMu.Unlock()
+	return mm.dumpability
+}
+
+// SetDumpability sets the dumpability.
+func (mm *MemoryManager) SetDumpability(d Dumpability) {
+	mm.metadataMu.Lock()
+	defer mm.metadataMu.Unlock()
+	mm.dumpability = d
+}
+
 // ArgvStart returns the start of the application argument vector.
 //
 // There is no guarantee that this value is sensible w.r.t. ArgvEnd.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/mm/mm.go b/pkg/sentry/mm/mm.go
index eb6defa2b..0a026ff8c 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/mm/mm.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/mm/mm.go
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ type MemoryManager struct {
 	// executable is protected by metadataMu.
 	executable *fs.Dirent
 
+	// dumpability describes if and how this MemoryManager may be dumped to
+	// userspace.
+	//
+	// dumpability is protected by metadataMu.
+	dumpability Dumpability
+
 	// aioManager keeps track of AIOContexts used for async IOs. AIOManager
 	// must be cloned when CLONE_VM is used.
 	aioManager aioManager