[PATCHv2 1/2] mm: introduce get_task_exe_file

[Mateusz Guzik]

For more convenient access if one has a pointer to the task.

As a minor nit take advantage of the fact that only task lock + rcu are
needed to safely grab ->exe_file. This saves mm refcount dance.

Use the helper in proc_exe_link.

Signed-off-by: Mateusz Guzik <mguzik@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 fs/proc/base.c     |  7 +------
 include/linux/mm.h |  1 +
 kernel/fork.c      | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 2ed41cb..ebccdc1 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1556,18 +1556,13 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_pid_set_comm_operations = {
 static int proc_exe_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct path *exe_path)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	struct file *exe_file;
 
 	task = get_proc_task(d_inode(dentry));
 	if (!task)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	mm = get_task_mm(task);
+	exe_file = get_task_exe_file(task);
 	put_task_struct(task);
-	if (!mm)
-		return -ENOENT;
-	exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(mm);
-	mmput(mm);
 	if (exe_file) {
 		*exe_path = exe_file->f_path;
 		path_get(&exe_file->f_path);
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 9d85402..f4e639e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2014,6 +2014,7 @@ extern void mm_drop_all_locks(struct mm_struct *mm);
 
 extern void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file);
 extern struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm);
+extern struct file *get_task_exe_file(struct task_struct *task);
 
 extern bool may_expand_vm(struct mm_struct *, vm_flags_t, unsigned long npages);
 extern void vm_stat_account(struct mm_struct *, vm_flags_t, long npages);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 6fe775c..a4b2384 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -800,6 +800,29 @@ struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_mm_exe_file);
 
 /**
+ * get_task_exe_file - acquire a reference to the task's executable file
+ *
+ * Returns %NULL if task's mm (if any) has no associated executable file or
+ * this is a kernel thread with borrowed mm (see the comment above get_task_mm).
+ * User must release file via fput().
+ */
+struct file *get_task_exe_file(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct file *exe_file = NULL;
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+
+	task_lock(task);
+	mm = task->mm;
+	if (mm) {
+		if (!(task->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
+			exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(mm);
+	}
+	task_unlock(task);
+	return exe_file;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_task_exe_file);
+
+/**
  * get_task_mm - acquire a reference to the task's mm
  *
  * Returns %NULL if the task has no mm.  Checks PF_KTHREAD (meaning
-- 
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