[PATCH] proc: put check_mem_permission before __get_free_page in mem_read

From: bookjovi
Date: Sun Apr 24 2011 - 08:01:30 EST


From: Jovi Zhang <bookjovi@xxxxxxxxx>

It should be better if put check_mem_permission before __get_free_page
in mem_read, to be same as function mem_write.

Signed-off-by: Jovi Zhang <bookjovi@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/base.c | 24 ++++++++++--------------
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index dfa5327..d66126d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -831,23 +831,21 @@ static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
if (!task)
goto out_no_task;

- ret = -ENOMEM;
- page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
- if (!page)
- goto out;
-
mm = check_mem_permission(task);
ret = PTR_ERR(mm);
if (IS_ERR(mm))
- goto out_free;
+ goto out_task;

ret = -EIO;
-
if (file->private_data != (void*)((long)current->self_exec_id))
- goto out_put;
+ goto out_mm;
+
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
+ if (!page)
+ goto out_mm;

ret = 0;
-
while (count > 0) {
int this_len, retval;

@@ -870,12 +868,10 @@ static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
count -= retval;
}
*ppos = src;
-
-out_put:
- mmput(mm);
-out_free:
free_page((unsigned long) page);
-out:
+out_mm:
+ mmput(mm);
+out_task:
put_task_struct(task);
out_no_task:
return ret;
--
1.7.2.3

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