linux-kernel - Re: [uml-devel] linux-2.6.32 uml Segmentation fault

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Date:	Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:07:03 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	clownix <clownix@...wnix.net>, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, stable <stable@...nel.org>
Cc:	uml-devel <user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	uml-user <user-mode-linux-user@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [uml-devel] linux-2.6.32 uml Segmentation fault

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:33, clownix <clownix@...wnix.net> wrote:
> Hello
> For the 2.6.32 kernel there are 2 problems:
>
> 1: Compile error, this patch works for it:
> --------------------------------------------
>
> diff -Naur old_linux-2.6.32.1/security/keys/keyctl.c
> linux-2.6.32.1/security/keys/keyctl.c
> --- old_linux-2.6.32.1/security/keys/keyctl.c   2009-12-14
> 18:47:25.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux-2.6.32.1/security/keys/keyctl.c       2009-12-15 22:40:32.565286766
> +0100
> @@ -1236,6 +1236,7 @@
>  */
>  long keyctl_session_to_parent(void)
>  {
> +#ifdef TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME
>        struct task_struct *me, *parent;
>        const struct cred *mycred, *pcred;
>        struct cred *cred, *oldcred;
> @@ -1326,6 +1327,9 @@
>  error_keyring:
>        key_ref_put(keyring_r);
>        return ret;
> +#else /* !TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME */
> +       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +#endif /* !TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME */
>  }

Aha, UML is also affected.

Commit a00ae4d21b2fa9379914f270ffffd8d3bec55430 ("Keys:
KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT needs TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME architecture
support") should be in 2.6.32-stable as it fixes a regression, but
apparently the `Cc: stable@...nel.org' got lost?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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