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authorArnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>2012-02-13 05:50:07 +0000
committerArnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>2012-02-13 05:50:26 +0000
commitffafe770a4160862476405a442d28ee48d2249ef (patch)
tree5bb7d5913427c245c61dd5eb384321dff386f841 /kernel/fork.c
parent0dcd627896fb87b2e78a1ed78e469591208cffcd (diff)
parentda911782be4c82dc1222aa0cb5bef28605d1e117 (diff)
Merge branch 'v3.3-samsung-fixes-3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kgene/linux-samsung into fixes
* 'v3.3-samsung-fixes-3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kgene/linux-samsung: (2 commits) ARM: EXYNOS: Add cpu-offset property in gic device tree node ARM: EXYNOS: Bring exynos4-dt up to date Linux 3.3-rc3 This includes an update to the v3.3-rc3 release from v3.3-rc2 Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
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diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 051f090d40c..1b2ef3c23ae 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -647,6 +647,26 @@ struct mm_struct *get_task_mm(struct task_struct *task)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_task_mm);
+struct mm_struct *mm_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
+{
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
+ int err;
+
+ err = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+ if (err)
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+ mm = get_task_mm(task);
+ if (mm && mm != current->mm &&
+ !ptrace_may_access(task, mode)) {
+ mmput(mm);
+ mm = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+
+ return mm;
+}
+
/* Please note the differences between mmput and mm_release.
* mmput is called whenever we stop holding onto a mm_struct,
* error success whatever.