[PATCH -mm 1/2] ELF: make BAD_ADDR() unlikely

From: Alexey Dobriyan
Date: Sun Dec 15 2019 - 07:45:00 EST


If some mapping goes past TASK_SIZE it will be rejected by kernel
which means no such userspace binaries exist.

Mark every such check as unlikely.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
---

fs/binfmt_elf.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static struct linux_binfmt elf_format = {
.min_coredump = ELF_EXEC_PAGESIZE,
};

-#define BAD_ADDR(x) ((unsigned long)(x) >= TASK_SIZE)
+#define BAD_ADDR(x) (unlikely((unsigned long)(x) >= TASK_SIZE))

static int set_brk(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int prot)
{