[PATCH] vmalloc.c: fix lose num_physpages checking

From: Figo.zhang
Date: Thu Jul 09 2009 - 22:07:12 EST


__get_vm_area_node() lose size (physpages limit) checking, it be called by
__get_vm_area() that some drivers called it directly.

Signed-off-by: Figo.zhang <figo1802@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/vmalloc.c | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index f8189a4..99f3aea 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static struct vm_struct *__get_vm_area_node(unsigned long size,
}

size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
- if (unlikely(!size))
+ if (unlikely(!size || (size >> PAGE_SHIFT) > num_physpages))
return NULL;

area = kmalloc_node(sizeof(*area), gfp_mask & GFP_RECLAIM_MASK, node);


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