From cd3f8467afd470ccab0de2fbc7c76664af4a0bac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lorenzo Stoakes Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:10:23 +0100 Subject: mm: refactor mm_access() to not return NULL mm_access() can return NULL if the mm is not found, but this is handled the same as an error in all callers, with some translating this into an -ESRCH error. Only proc_mem_open() returns NULL if no mm is found, however in this case it is clearer and makes more sense to explicitly handle the error. Additionally we take the opportunity to refactor the function to eliminate unnecessary nesting. Simplify things by simply returning -ESRCH if no mm is found - this both eliminates confusing use of the IS_ERR_OR_NULL() macro, and simplifies callers which would return -ESRCH by returning this error directly. [lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com: prefer neater pointer error comparison] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/2fae1834-749a-45e1-8594-5e5979cf7103@lucifer.local Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240924201023.193135-1-lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann Cc: Al Viro Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- kernel/fork.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/fork.c') diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c index 22f43721d031..b2ab422f6230 100644 --- a/kernel/fork.c +++ b/kernel/fork.c @@ -1546,8 +1546,9 @@ struct mm_struct *mm_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode) return ERR_PTR(err); mm = get_task_mm(task); - if (mm && mm != current->mm && - !ptrace_may_access(task, mode)) { + if (!mm) { + mm = ERR_PTR(-ESRCH); + } else if (mm != current->mm && !ptrace_may_access(task, mode)) { mmput(mm); mm = ERR_PTR(-EACCES); } -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b