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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/fs/select.c b/fs/select.c
index b3a3a1326af6..a8109baa5e46 100644
--- a/fs/select.c
+++ b/fs/select.c
@@ -310,11 +310,12 @@ static int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
fd_set __user *exp, s64 *timeout)
{
fd_set_bits fds;
- char *bits;
- int ret, size, max_fdset;
+ void *bits;
+ int ret, max_fdset;
+ unsigned int size;
struct fdtable *fdt;
/* Allocate small arguments on the stack to save memory and be faster */
- char stack_fds[SELECT_STACK_ALLOC];
+ long stack_fds[SELECT_STACK_ALLOC/sizeof(long)];
ret = -EINVAL;
if (n < 0)
@@ -333,20 +334,21 @@ static int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
* since we used fdset we need to allocate memory in units of
* long-words.
*/
- ret = -ENOMEM;
size = FDS_BYTES(n);
- if (6*size < SELECT_STACK_ALLOC)
- bits = stack_fds;
- else
+ bits = stack_fds;
+ if (size > sizeof(stack_fds) / 6) {
+ /* Not enough space in on-stack array; must use kmalloc */
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
bits = kmalloc(6 * size, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!bits)
- goto out_nofds;
- fds.in = (unsigned long *) bits;
- fds.out = (unsigned long *) (bits + size);
- fds.ex = (unsigned long *) (bits + 2*size);
- fds.res_in = (unsigned long *) (bits + 3*size);
- fds.res_out = (unsigned long *) (bits + 4*size);
- fds.res_ex = (unsigned long *) (bits + 5*size);
+ if (!bits)
+ goto out_nofds;
+ }
+ fds.in = bits;
+ fds.out = bits + size;
+ fds.ex = bits + 2*size;
+ fds.res_in = bits + 3*size;
+ fds.res_out = bits + 4*size;
+ fds.res_ex = bits + 5*size;
if ((ret = get_fd_set(n, inp, fds.in)) ||
(ret = get_fd_set(n, outp, fds.out)) ||
@@ -639,8 +641,10 @@ int do_sys_poll(struct pollfd __user *ufds, unsigned int nfds, s64 *timeout)
struct poll_list *walk;
struct fdtable *fdt;
int max_fdset;
- /* Allocate small arguments on the stack to save memory and be faster */
- char stack_pps[POLL_STACK_ALLOC];
+ /* Allocate small arguments on the stack to save memory and be
+ faster - use long to make sure the buffer is aligned properly
+ on 64 bit archs to avoid unaligned access */
+ long stack_pps[POLL_STACK_ALLOC/sizeof(long)];
struct poll_list *stack_pp = NULL;
/* Do a sanity check on nfds ... */