core_pattern is not actually protected and hasn't been
ever since we introduced procfs support for sysctl -- a
_long_ time. Don't take it here either.
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
---
fs/exec.c | 6 ------
1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e19de6a..3d7aeeb 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1891,13 +1891,7 @@ void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
*/
clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
- /*
- * lock_kernel() because format_corename() is controlled by sysctl, which
- * uses lock_kernel()
- */
- lock_kernel();
ispipe = format_corename(corename, signr);
- unlock_kernel();
if (ispipe) {
int dump_count;
--
1.7.0.4
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