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| -rw-r--r-- | virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c index 6a65ed915c7a..13efc291b1c7 100644 --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c @@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ static long kvm_vcpu_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg); #define KVM_COMPAT(c) .compat_ioctl = (c) #else +/* + * For architectures that don't implement a compat infrastructure, + * adopt a double line of defense: + * - Prevent a compat task from opening /dev/kvm + * - If the open has been done by a 64bit task, and the KVM fd + * passed to a compat task, let the ioctls fail. + */ static long kvm_no_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg) { return -EINVAL; } |