fill_note_info() iterates through the list of threads collected in mm->core_state->dumper, allocating a struct elf_thread_core_info instance for each and linking those into a list. We need the entry corresponding to current to be first in the resulting list, so the logics for list insertion is if it's for current or list is empty insert in the head else insert after the first element However, in mm->core_state->dumper the entry for current is guaranteed to be the first one. Which means that both parts of condition will be true on the first iteration and neither will be true on all subsequent ones. Taking the first iteration out of the loop simplifies things nicely... Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/binfmt_elf.c | 22 ++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c index 4190dafd2ec4..e990075fb43d 100644 --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c +++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c @@ -1866,7 +1866,14 @@ static int fill_note_info(struct elfhdr *elf, int phdrs, /* * Allocate a structure for each thread. */ - for (ct = &dump_task->signal->core_state->dumper; ct; ct = ct->next) { + info->thread = kzalloc(offsetof(struct elf_thread_core_info, + notes[info->thread_notes]), + GFP_KERNEL); + if (unlikely(!info->thread)) + return 0; + + info->thread->task = dump_task; + for (ct = dump_task->signal->core_state->dumper.next; ct; ct = ct->next) { t = kzalloc(offsetof(struct elf_thread_core_info, notes[info->thread_notes]), GFP_KERNEL); @@ -1874,17 +1881,8 @@ static int fill_note_info(struct elfhdr *elf, int phdrs, return 0; t->task = ct->task; - if (ct->task == dump_task || !info->thread) { - t->next = info->thread; - info->thread = t; - } else { - /* - * Make sure to keep the original task at - * the head of the list. - */ - t->next = info->thread->next; - info->thread->next = t; - } + t->next = info->thread->next; + info->thread->next = t; } /* -- 2.30.2