linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] clone.2: Check for MAP

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Date:   Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:01:18 +0100
From:   "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:     Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>
Cc:     mtk.manpages@...il.com, adrian@...as.de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        arnd@...db.de, avagin@...il.com, christian.brauner@...ntu.com,
        dhowells@...hat.com, fweimer@...hat.com, jannh@...gle.com,
        keescook@...omium.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-man@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...e.hu, oleg@...hat.com, xemul@...tuozzo.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] clone.2: Check for MAP_FAILED not NULL on mmap()

On 11/16/19 12:41 PM, Christian Brauner wrote:
> From: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>
> 
> If mmap() fails it will return MAP_FAILED which according to the manpage
> is (void *)-1 not NULL.

Sigh! Bad editing on my part.

Thanks, Christian.

Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael



> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>
> ---
>  man2/clone.2 | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man2/clone.2 b/man2/clone.2
> index 57a9eaba7..faff2ada6 100644
> --- a/man2/clone.2
> +++ b/man2/clone.2
> @@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
>  
>      stack = mmap(NULL, STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
>                   MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_STACK, \-1, 0);
> -    if (stack == NULL)
> +    if (stack == MAP_FAILED)
>          errExit("mmap");
>  
>      stackTop = stack + STACK_SIZE;  /* Assume stack grows downward */
> 


-- 
Michael Kerrisk
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