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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 20a997c73c3..842f8015d7f 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
*/
#define __KERNEL_SYSCALLS__
-#include <linux/config.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/syscalls.h>
@@ -177,6 +176,8 @@ static int wait_for_helper(void *data)
if (pid < 0) {
sub_info->retval = pid;
} else {
+ int ret;
+
/*
* Normally it is bogus to call wait4() from in-kernel because
* wait4() wants to write the exit code to a userspace address.
@@ -186,7 +187,15 @@ static int wait_for_helper(void *data)
*
* Thus the __user pointer cast is valid here.
*/
- sys_wait4(pid, (int __user *) &sub_info->retval, 0, NULL);
+ sys_wait4(pid, (int __user *)&ret, 0, NULL);
+
+ /*
+ * If ret is 0, either ____call_usermodehelper failed and the
+ * real error code is already in sub_info->retval or
+ * sub_info->retval is 0 anyway, so don't mess with it then.
+ */
+ if (ret)
+ sub_info->retval = ret;
}
complete(sub_info->complete);
@@ -198,11 +207,12 @@ static void __call_usermodehelper(void *data)
{
struct subprocess_info *sub_info = data;
pid_t pid;
+ int wait = sub_info->wait;
/* CLONE_VFORK: wait until the usermode helper has execve'd
* successfully We need the data structures to stay around
* until that is done. */
- if (sub_info->wait)
+ if (wait)
pid = kernel_thread(wait_for_helper, sub_info,
CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | SIGCHLD);
else
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@ static void __call_usermodehelper(void *data)
if (pid < 0) {
sub_info->retval = pid;
complete(sub_info->complete);
- } else if (!sub_info->wait)
+ } else if (!wait)
complete(sub_info->complete);
}
@@ -234,7 +244,7 @@ static void __call_usermodehelper(void *data)
int call_usermodehelper_keys(char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
struct key *session_keyring, int wait)
{
- DECLARE_COMPLETION(done);
+ DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
struct subprocess_info sub_info = {
.complete = &done,
.path = path,