kernel_wait4() expects a userland address for status - it's only rusage that goes as a kernel one (and needs a copyout afterwards) Fixes: "osf_wait4: switch to kernel_wait4()" Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v4.12+ Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c index 6e921754c8fc..c210a25dd6da 100644 --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c @@ -1180,13 +1180,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(osf_getrusage, int, who, struct rusage32 __user *, ru) SYSCALL_DEFINE4(osf_wait4, pid_t, pid, int __user *, ustatus, int, options, struct rusage32 __user *, ur) { - unsigned int status = 0; struct rusage r; - long err = kernel_wait4(pid, &status, options, &r); + long err = kernel_wait4(pid, ustatus, options, &r); if (err <= 0) return err; - if (put_user(status, ustatus)) - return -EFAULT; if (!ur) return err; if (put_tv_to_tv32(&ur->ru_utime, &r.ru_utime)) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-alpha" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html