[PATCH] pty: make ptmx file ops read-only after init

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Sep 08 2016 - 18:36:09 EST


The ptmx_fops structure is only changed during init, so mark it as such.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/pty.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index 51e0d32883ba..a23fa5ed1d67 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ out_free_file:
return retval;
}

-static struct file_operations ptmx_fops;
+static struct file_operations ptmx_fops __ro_after_init;

static void __init unix98_pty_init(void)
{
--
2.7.4


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Kees Cook
Nexus Security