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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 9dcd18aa210b..fbe9dfcd8680 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ void __init fork_init(void)
#endif
lockdep_init_task(&init_task);
+ uprobes_init();
}
int __weak arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst,
@@ -1298,13 +1299,20 @@ void mm_release(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
complete_vfork_done(tsk);
}
-/*
- * Allocate a new mm structure and copy contents from the
- * mm structure of the passed in task structure.
+/**
+ * dup_mm() - duplicates an existing mm structure
+ * @tsk: the task_struct with which the new mm will be associated.
+ * @oldmm: the mm to duplicate.
+ *
+ * Allocates a new mm structure and duplicates the provided @oldmm structure
+ * content into it.
+ *
+ * Return: the duplicated mm or NULL on failure.
*/
-static struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk)
+static struct mm_struct *dup_mm(struct task_struct *tsk,
+ struct mm_struct *oldmm)
{
- struct mm_struct *mm, *oldmm = current->mm;
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
int err;
mm = allocate_mm();
@@ -1371,7 +1379,7 @@ static int copy_mm(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
}
retval = -ENOMEM;
- mm = dup_mm(tsk);
+ mm = dup_mm(tsk, current->mm);
if (!mm)
goto fail_nomem;
@@ -2186,6 +2194,11 @@ struct task_struct *fork_idle(int cpu)
return task;
}
+struct mm_struct *copy_init_mm(void)
+{
+ return dup_mm(NULL, &init_mm);
+}
+
/*
* Ok, this is the main fork-routine.
*