linux-kernel - [PATCH] Doublecheck for CONFIG

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Date:	Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:44:35 +0200
From:	Christoph Egger <siccegge@...fau.de>
To:	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daisuke HATAYAMA <d.hatayama@...fujitsu.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	vamos@...informatik.uni-erlangen.de
Subject: [PATCH] Doublecheck for CONFIG_MMU

Hi all!

	As part of the VAMOS[0] research project at the University of
Erlangen we are looking at multiple integrity errors in linux'
configuration system.

	The following patch removes a unnecessary conditional. Inside
a block making sure CONFIG_MMU isn't set the option is checked again
and based on that some parts are (not) included. As the outer check
already makes sure CONFIG_MMU isn't set here both checks are
unnecessary so this patch removes them.

	Please keep me informed of this patch getting confirmed /
merged so we can keep track of it.

Regards

	Christoph Egger

[0] http://vamos1.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/

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>From 641fdd413e19208abfd764e061c8bbddeb24d574 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christoph Egger <siccegge@...d.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:32:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Remove redundant check for CONFIG_MMU

The checks for CONFIG_MMU at this location is duplicated as all the
code is located inside a #ifndef CONFIG_MMU block. So the first
Conditional Block will always be included while the second will never.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Egger <siccegge@...d.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
---
 fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c |    7 -------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 7ab23e0..2c5f9a0 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -1005,15 +1005,8 @@ static int elf_fdpic_map_file_constdisp_on_uclinux(
 				}
 			} else if (!mm->start_data) {
 				mm->start_data = seg->addr;
-#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
 				mm->end_data = seg->addr + phdr->p_memsz;
-#endif
 			}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-			if (seg->addr + phdr->p_memsz > mm->end_data)
-				mm->end_data = seg->addr + phdr->p_memsz;
-#endif
 		}
 
 		seg++;
-- 
1.6.3.3







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