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| author | J. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com> | 2012-03-21 16:42:14 -0400 |
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| committer | J. Bruce Fields <bfields@redhat.com> | 2012-03-26 11:48:54 -0400 |
| commit | 1df00640c9111c881633d9b219f18e66c52599ec (patch) | |
| tree | e36d3924d84f47ec93f6650ff1fd5b8ea7d10d24 /kernel/fork.c | |
| parent | ab4684d1560f8d77f6ce82bd3f1f82937070d397 (diff) | |
| parent | 5a7c9eec9fde1da0e3adf0a4ddb64ff2a324a492 (diff) | |
Merge nfs containerization work from Trond's tree
The nfs containerization work is a prerequisite for Jeff Layton's reboot
recovery rework.
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/fork.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/fork.c | 20 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c index 051f090d40c1..1b2ef3c23ae4 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. |