Re: [PATCH] x86,vdso: Set VM_MAYREAD for the vvar vma

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Fri Jul 25 2014 - 19:28:17 EST


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> AFAIK this has no effect whatsoever unless x86 suddenly turns into a
> nommu architecture. Nonetheless, not setting it is suspicious.

Sorry, forgot to mention: this is based on tip/x86/vdso.

--Andy

>
> Reported-by: Nathan Lynch <Nathan_Lynch@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/vdso/vma.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c
> index dbef622..970463b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c
> @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int map_vdso(const struct vdso_image *image, bool calculate_addr)
> vma = _install_special_mapping(mm,
> addr,
> -image->sym_vvar_start,
> - VM_READ,
> + VM_READ|VM_MAYREAD,
> &vvar_mapping);
>
> if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
> --
> 1.9.3
>



--
Andy Lutomirski
AMA Capital Management, LLC
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