linux-kernel - [PATCH] mm/madvise: Move up the behavior parameter validation

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:50:08 +0530
From:   Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: [PATCH] mm/madvise: Move up the behavior parameter validation

The madvise_behavior_valid() function should be called before
acting upon the behavior parameter. Hence move up the function.
This also includes MADV_SOFT_OFFLINE and MADV_HWPOISON options
as valid behavior parameter for the system call madvise().

Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
This applies on top of the other madvise clean up patch I sent
earlier this week https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9672095/

 mm/madvise.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index efd4721..3cb427a 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -694,6 +694,8 @@ static int madvise_inject_error(int behavior,
 #endif
 	case MADV_DONTDUMP:
 	case MADV_DODUMP:
+	case MADV_SOFT_OFFLINE:
+	case MADV_HWPOISON:
 		return true;
 
 	default:
@@ -767,12 +769,13 @@ static int madvise_inject_error(int behavior,
 	size_t len;
 	struct blk_plug plug;
 
+	if (!madvise_behavior_valid(behavior))
+		return error;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILURE
 	if (behavior == MADV_HWPOISON || behavior == MADV_SOFT_OFFLINE)
 		return madvise_inject_error(behavior, start, start + len_in);
 #endif
-	if (!madvise_behavior_valid(behavior))
-		return error;
 
 	if (start & ~PAGE_MASK)
 		return error;
-- 
1.8.5.2