linux-kernel - Re: [uml-devel] [PATCH 2/2] um: Ensure that nobody remaps the stub vma

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Date:	Tue, 6 May 2014 14:03:12 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:	uml-devel <user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [uml-devel] [PATCH 2/2] um: Ensure that nobody remaps the stub vma

Hi Richard,

On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 9:12 PM, Richard Weinberger <richard@....at> wrote:
> @@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ static int add_mmap(unsigned long virt, unsigned long phys, unsigned long len,
>         struct host_vm_op *last;
>         int fd, ret = 0;
>
> +       if ((virt >= STUB_START) && (virt < STUB_END))
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +

As you have this exact same check in three different places, I think it's worth
splitting it off in a helper function.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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