Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
index 51069245b79..3b3c36601a7 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
@@ -125,50 +125,36 @@ void mconsole_log(struct mc_request *req)
 void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
-	struct file_system_type *proc;
-	struct super_block *super;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt = current->nsproxy->pid_ns->proc_mnt;
 	struct file *file;
 	int n, err;
 	char *ptr = req->request.data, *buf;
+	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
 
 	ptr += strlen("proc");
 	ptr = skip_spaces(ptr);
 
-	proc = get_fs_type("proc");
-	if (proc == NULL) {
-		mconsole_reply(req, "procfs not registered", 1, 0);
+	err = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, ptr, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+	if (err) {
+		mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to look up file", 1, 0);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	super = (*proc->get_sb)(proc, 0, NULL, NULL);
-	put_filesystem(proc);
-	if (super == NULL) {
-		mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to get procfs superblock", 1, 0);
+	err = may_open(&nd.path, MAY_READ, FMODE_READ);
+	if (result) {
+		mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to open file", 1, 0);
+		path_put(&nd.path);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	up_write(&super->s_umount);
-
-	nd.path.dentry = super->s_root;
-	nd.path.mnt = NULL;
-	nd.flags = O_RDONLY + 1;
-	nd.last_type = LAST_ROOT;
-
-	/* START: it was experienced that the stability problems are closed
-	 * if commenting out these two calls + the below read cycle. To
-	 * make UML crash again, it was enough to readd either one.*/
-	err = link_path_walk(ptr, &nd);
-	if (err) {
-		mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to look up file", 1, 0);
-		goto out_kill;
-	}
 
 	file = dentry_open(nd.path.dentry, nd.path.mnt, O_RDONLY,
 			   current_cred());
+	err = PTR_ERR(file);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		mconsole_reply(req, "Failed to open file", 1, 0);
-		goto out_kill;
+		path_put(&nd.path);
+		goto out;
 	}
-	/*END*/
 
 	buf = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (buf == NULL) {
@@ -176,10 +162,13 @@ void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req)
 		goto out_fput;
 	}
 
-	if ((file->f_op != NULL) && (file->f_op->read != NULL)) {
+	if (file->f_op->read) {
 		do {
-			n = (*file->f_op->read)(file, buf, PAGE_SIZE - 1,
-						&file->f_pos);
+			loff_t pos;
+			set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
+			n = vfs_read(file, buf, PAGE_SIZE - 1, &pos);
+			file_pos_write(file, pos);
+			set_fs(old_fs);
 			if (n >= 0) {
 				buf[n] = '\0';
 				mconsole_reply(req, buf, 0, (n > 0));
@@ -197,8 +186,6 @@ void mconsole_proc(struct mc_request *req)
 	kfree(buf);
  out_fput:
 	fput(file);
- out_kill:
-	deactivate_super(super);
  out: ;
 }
 #endif