linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] x86/mm/64: Add vsyscall page to /proc/kcore conditionally

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Date:   Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:42:59 +0800
From:   Jia Zhang <zhang.jia@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jia Zhang <zhang.jia@...ux.alibaba.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] x86/mm/64: Add vsyscall page to /proc/kcore conditionally

The vsyscall page should be visible only if
vsyscall=emulate/native when dumping /proc/kcore.

Signed-off-by: Jia Zhang <zhang.jia@...ux.alibaba.com>
---
 arch/x86/mm/init_64.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index dab78f6..3d4cf33 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,9 @@ void __init mem_init(void)
 	register_page_bootmem_info();
 
 	/* Register memory areas for /proc/kcore */
-	kclist_add(&kcore_vsyscall, (void *)VSYSCALL_ADDR,
-		   PAGE_SIZE, KCORE_USER);
+	if (get_gate_vma(&init_mm))
+		kclist_add(&kcore_vsyscall, (void *)VSYSCALL_ADDR,
+			   PAGE_SIZE, KCORE_USER);
 
 	mem_init_print_info(NULL);
 }
-- 
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