linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 01/12] mm:process_vm_access Call import_iovec() instead of rw_copy_check

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Message-ID: <31be238f1c7542ad8e70ecd45d0e9763@AcuMS.aculab.com>
Date:   Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:52:31 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 01/12] mm:process_vm_access Call import_iovec() instead of
 rw_copy_check_uvector()

This is the only direct call of rw_copy_check_uvector().
Removing it lets rw_copy_check_uvector() be inlined into
import_iovec() and the horrig calling conventions fixed.

Signed-off-by: David Laight <david.laight@...lab.com>
---
 mm/process_vm_access.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/process_vm_access.c b/mm/process_vm_access.c
index de41e83..2829e26 100644
--- a/mm/process_vm_access.c
+++ b/mm/process_vm_access.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid,
 	struct iovec iovstack_r[UIO_FASTIOV];
 	struct iovec *iov_l = iovstack_l;
 	struct iovec *iov_r = iovstack_r;
-	struct iov_iter iter;
+	struct iov_iter iter_l, iter_r;
 	ssize_t rc;
 	int dir = vm_write ? WRITE : READ;
 
@@ -272,23 +272,24 @@ static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Check iovecs */
-	rc = import_iovec(dir, lvec, liovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, &iov_l, &iter);
+	rc = import_iovec(dir, lvec, liovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, &iov_l, &iter_l);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
-	if (!iov_iter_count(&iter))
+	if (!iov_iter_count(&iter_l))
 		goto free_iovecs;
 
-	rc = rw_copy_check_uvector(CHECK_IOVEC_ONLY, rvec, riovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV,
-				   iovstack_r, &iov_r);
+	rc = import_iovec(CHECK_IOVEC_ONLY, rvec, riovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, &iov_r, &iter_r);
 	if (rc <= 0)
 		goto free_iovecs;
 
-	rc = process_vm_rw_core(pid, &iter, iov_r, riovcnt, flags, vm_write);
+	rc = process_vm_rw_core(pid, &iter_l, iter_r.iov, iter_r.nr_segs,
+				flags, vm_write);
 
 free_iovecs:
 	if (iov_r != iovstack_r)
 		kfree(iov_r);
-	kfree(iov_l);
+	if (iov_l != iovstack_l)
+		kfree(iov_l);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -322,30 +323,30 @@ static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid,
 	struct iovec iovstack_r[UIO_FASTIOV];
 	struct iovec *iov_l = iovstack_l;
 	struct iovec *iov_r = iovstack_r;
-	struct iov_iter iter;
+	struct iov_iter iter_l, iter_r;
 	ssize_t rc = -EFAULT;
 	int dir = vm_write ? WRITE : READ;
 
 	if (flags != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rc = compat_import_iovec(dir, lvec, liovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, &iov_l, &iter);
+	rc = compat_import_iovec(dir, lvec, liovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, &iov_l, &iter_l);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return rc;
-	if (!iov_iter_count(&iter))
+	if (!iov_iter_count(&iter_l))
 		goto free_iovecs;
-	rc = compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(CHECK_IOVEC_ONLY, rvec, riovcnt,
-					  UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack_r,
-					  &iov_r);
+	rc = compat_import_iovec(0, rvec, riovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, &iov_r, &iter_r);
 	if (rc <= 0)
 		goto free_iovecs;
 
-	rc = process_vm_rw_core(pid, &iter, iov_r, riovcnt, flags, vm_write);
+	rc = process_vm_rw_core(pid, &iter_l, iter_r.iov, iter_r.nr_segs,
+				flags, vm_write);
 
 free_iovecs:
 	if (iov_r != iovstack_r)
 		kfree(iov_r);
-	kfree(iov_l);
+	if (iov_l != iovstack_l)
+		kfree(iov_l);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-- 
1.8.1.2

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