Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

Pull vfs fixes from Al Viro:
 "stable fodder; assorted deadlock fixes"

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs:
  vt: synchronize_rcu() under spinlock is not nice...
  Nest rename_lock inside vfsmount_lock
  Don't bother with redoing rw_verify_area() from default_file_splice_from()

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index a698eff457f..f7b5a23b804 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/splice.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include "read_write.h"
+#include "internal.h"
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
@@ -417,6 +418,30 @@ ssize_t do_sync_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t len, lof
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_sync_write);
 
+ssize_t __kernel_write(struct file *file, const char *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	mm_segment_t old_fs;
+	const char __user *p;
+	ssize_t ret;
+
+	old_fs = get_fs();
+	set_fs(get_ds());
+	p = (__force const char __user *)buf;
+	if (count > MAX_RW_COUNT)
+		count =  MAX_RW_COUNT;
+	if (file->f_op->write)
+		ret = file->f_op->write(file, p, count, pos);
+	else
+		ret = do_sync_write(file, p, count, pos);
+	set_fs(old_fs);
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		fsnotify_modify(file);
+		add_wchar(current, ret);
+	}
+	inc_syscw(current);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 ssize_t vfs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;