[REVIEW][PATCH 10/20] signal/x86/traps: Use force_sig instead of open coding it.

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Mon Sep 17 2018 - 20:08:00 EST


The function "force_sig(sig, tsk)" is equivalent to "
force_sig_info(sig, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk)". Using the siginfo variants can
be error prone so use the simpler old fashioned force_sig variant,
and with luck the force_sig_info variant can go away.

Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 9f7b3831fb7e..3e4a3172d711 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ do_general_protection(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)

show_signal(tsk, SIGSEGV, "", desc, regs, error_code);

- force_sig_info(SIGSEGV, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk);
+ force_sig(SIGSEGV, tsk);
}
NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(do_general_protection);

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