linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/7] mprotect patch for use by SLIM

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Date:	Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:57:35 -0700
From:	Kylene Jo Hall <kjhall@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	LSM ML <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Dave Safford <safford@...ibm.com>, Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <sergeh@...ibm.com>, akpm@...l.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] mprotect patch for use by SLIM

This small patch makes mprotect available for use by SLIM for
write revocation.

Updated to allow the usage locking to work properly.

Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Kylene Hall <kjhall@...ibm.com>
---
 include/linux/mm.h |    2 ++
 mm/mprotect.c      |   22 ++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.18-rc3/mm/mprotect.c	2006-07-30 01:15:36.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.18-rc3-working/mm/mprotect.c	2006-08-07 13:11:07.000000000 -0500
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/mempolicy.h>
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/swapops.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -202,9 +203,10 @@ fail:
 	vm_unacct_memory(charged);
 	return error;
 }
-
-asmlinkage long
-sys_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t len, unsigned long prot)
+/* 
+ * Call holding the current->mm->mmap_sem for writing
+ */
+int do_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t len, unsigned long prot)
 {
 	unsigned long vm_flags, nstart, end, tmp, reqprot;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev;
@@ -234,8 +236,6 @@ sys_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t
 
 	vm_flags = calc_vm_prot_bits(prot);
 
-	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-
 	vma = find_vma_prev(current->mm, start, &prev);
 	error = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!vma)
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ sys_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t
 		}
 	}
 out:
-	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	return error;
 }
+
+asmlinkage long
+sys_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t len, unsigned long prot)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+	ret = do_mprotect(start, len, prot);
+	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
+	return ret;
+}
--- linux-2.6.18-rc3/include/linux/mm.h	2006-07-30 01:15:36.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.18-rc3-working/include/linux/mm.h	2006-08-01 12:18:13.000000000 -0500
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ extern unsigned int kobjsize(const void 
 #define VM_EXEC		0x00000004
 #define VM_SHARED	0x00000008
 
+extern int do_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t len, unsigned long prot);
+
 /* mprotect() hardcodes VM_MAYREAD >> 4 == VM_READ, and so for r/w/x bits. */
 #define VM_MAYREAD	0x00000010	/* limits for mprotect() etc */
 #define VM_MAYWRITE	0x00000020


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