linux-kernel - [tip PATCH] futex: fix futex_wait

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Date:	Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:23:24 -0700
From:	Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: [tip PATCH] futex: fix futex_wait_setup key handling

If the get_futex_key() call were to fail, the existing code would
try and put_futex_key() prior to returning.  This patch makes sure
we only put_futex_key() if get_futex_key() succeeded.

Please apply to -rt and to tip:/core/futexes.

Reported-by: Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <dvhltc@...ibm.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
---

 kernel/futex.c |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 185c981..4357f06 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ retry_private:
 
 		ret = get_user(uval, uaddr);
 		if (ret)
-			goto out;
+			goto out_put_key;
 
 		if (!fshared)
 			goto retry_private;
@@ -1671,9 +1671,10 @@ retry_private:
 		ret = -EWOULDBLOCK;
 	}
 
-out:
+out_put_key:
 	if (ret)
 		put_futex_key(fshared, &q->key);
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 

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