linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 01/11] asm-generic: uaccess s/might_sleep/might

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Date:	Fri, 24 May 2013 17:17:44 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 01/11] asm-generic: uaccess s/might_sleep/might_fault/

The only reason uaccess routines might sleep
is if they fault. Make this explicit.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
---
 include/asm-generic/uaccess.h | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/uaccess.h b/include/asm-generic/uaccess.h
index c184aa8..dc1269c 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/uaccess.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/uaccess.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static inline __must_check long __copy_to_user(void __user *to,
 
 #define put_user(x, ptr)					\
 ({								\
-	might_sleep();						\
+	might_fault();						\
 	access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, ptr, sizeof(*ptr)) ?		\
 		__put_user(x, ptr) :				\
 		-EFAULT;					\
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ extern int __put_user_bad(void) __attribute__((noreturn));
 
 #define get_user(x, ptr)					\
 ({								\
-	might_sleep();						\
+	might_fault();						\
 	access_ok(VERIFY_READ, ptr, sizeof(*ptr)) ?		\
 		__get_user(x, ptr) :				\
 		-EFAULT;					\
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ extern int __get_user_bad(void) __attribute__((noreturn));
 static inline long copy_from_user(void *to,
 		const void __user * from, unsigned long n)
 {
-	might_sleep();
+	might_fault();
 	if (access_ok(VERIFY_READ, from, n))
 		return __copy_from_user(to, from, n);
 	else
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static inline long copy_from_user(void *to,
 static inline long copy_to_user(void __user *to,
 		const void *from, unsigned long n)
 {
-	might_sleep();
+	might_fault();
 	if (access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, to, n))
 		return __copy_to_user(to, from, n);
 	else
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ __clear_user(void __user *to, unsigned long n)
 static inline __must_check unsigned long
 clear_user(void __user *to, unsigned long n)
 {
-	might_sleep();
+	might_fault();
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, to, n))
 		return n;
 
-- 
MST
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