Re: [PATCH] um: Fix the return value of elf_core_copy_task_fpregs

From: Richard Weinberger
Date: Thu Sep 12 2024 - 14:51:50 EST


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> Von: "Tiwei Bie" <tiwei.btw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> An: "richard" <richard@xxxxxx>, "anton ivanov" <anton.ivanov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Johannes Berg"
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> CC: "linux-um" <linux-um@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Tiwei Bie"
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> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. August 2024 15:51:40
> Betreff: [PATCH] um: Fix the return value of elf_core_copy_task_fpregs

> This function is expected to return a boolean value, which should be
> true on success and false on failure.
>
> Fixes: d1254b12c93e ("uml: fix x86_64 core dump crash")
> Signed-off-by: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.btw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/um/kernel/process.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/process.c b/arch/um/kernel/process.c
> index be2856af6d4c..3cc2b663aa78 100644
> --- a/arch/um/kernel/process.c
> +++ b/arch/um/kernel/process.c
> @@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ unsigned long __get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
> int elf_core_copy_task_fpregs(struct task_struct *t, elf_fpregset_t *fpu)
> {
> int cpu = current_thread_info()->cpu;
> + int pid = userspace_pid[cpu];
>
> - return save_i387_registers(userspace_pid[cpu], (unsigned long *) fpu);
> + return save_i387_registers(pid, (unsigned long *) fpu) == 0;

Why a new local variable?

Thanks,
//richard