The patch titled Subject: exec: simplify the copy_strings_kernel calling convention has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> Subject: exec: simplify the copy_strings_kernel calling convention copy_strings_kernel is always used with a single argument, adjust the calling convention to that. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200501104105.2621149-2-hch@xxxxxx Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/binfmt_em86.c | 6 +++--- fs/binfmt_misc.c | 4 ++-- fs/binfmt_script.c | 6 +++--- fs/exec.c | 13 ++++++------- include/linux/binfmts.h | 3 +-- 5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) --- a/fs/binfmt_em86.c~exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention +++ a/fs/binfmt_em86.c @@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ static int load_em86(struct linux_binprm * user environment and arguments are stored. */ remove_arg_zero(bprm); - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &bprm->filename, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->filename, bprm); if (retval < 0) return retval; bprm->argc++; if (i_arg) { - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &i_arg, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(i_arg, bprm); if (retval < 0) return retval; bprm->argc++; } - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &i_name, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(i_name, bprm); if (retval < 0) return retval; bprm->argc++; --- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c~exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention +++ a/fs/binfmt_misc.c @@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux bprm->file = NULL; } /* make argv[1] be the path to the binary */ - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &bprm->interp, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->interp, bprm); if (retval < 0) goto error; bprm->argc++; /* add the interp as argv[0] */ - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &fmt->interpreter, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(fmt->interpreter, bprm); if (retval < 0) goto error; bprm->argc++; --- a/fs/binfmt_script.c~exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention +++ a/fs/binfmt_script.c @@ -117,17 +117,17 @@ static int load_script(struct linux_binp retval = remove_arg_zero(bprm); if (retval) return retval; - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &bprm->interp, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->interp, bprm); if (retval < 0) return retval; bprm->argc++; if (i_arg) { - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &i_arg, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(i_arg, bprm); if (retval < 0) return retval; bprm->argc++; } - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &i_name, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(i_name, bprm); if (retval) return retval; bprm->argc++; --- a/fs/exec.c~exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention +++ a/fs/exec.c @@ -588,24 +588,23 @@ out: } /* - * Like copy_strings, but get argv and its values from kernel memory. + * Copy and argument/environment string from the kernel to the processes stack. */ -int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *__argv, - struct linux_binprm *bprm) +int copy_string_kernel(const char *arg, struct linux_binprm *bprm) { int r; mm_segment_t oldfs = get_fs(); struct user_arg_ptr argv = { - .ptr.native = (const char __user *const __user *)__argv, + .ptr.native = (const char __user *const __user *)&arg, }; set_fs(KERNEL_DS); - r = copy_strings(argc, argv, bprm); + r = copy_strings(1, argv, bprm); set_fs(oldfs); return r; } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_strings_kernel); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_string_kernel); #ifdef CONFIG_MMU @@ -1863,7 +1862,7 @@ static int __do_execve_file(int fd, stru if (retval < 0) goto out; - retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, &bprm->filename, bprm); + retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->filename, bprm); if (retval < 0) goto out; --- a/include/linux/binfmts.h~exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention +++ a/include/linux/binfmts.h @@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ extern int setup_arg_pages(struct linux_ extern int transfer_args_to_stack(struct linux_binprm *bprm, unsigned long *sp_location); extern int bprm_change_interp(const char *interp, struct linux_binprm *bprm); -extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc, const char *const *argv, - struct linux_binprm *bprm); +int copy_string_kernel(const char *arg, struct linux_binprm *bprm); extern void install_exec_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm); extern void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new); extern ssize_t read_code(struct file *, unsigned long, loff_t, size_t); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from hch@xxxxxx are x86-hyperv-use-vmalloc_exec-for-the-hypercall-page.patch x86-fix-vmap-arguments-in-map_irq_stack.patch staging-android-ion-use-vmap-instead-of-vm_map_ram.patch staging-media-ipu3-use-vmap-instead-of-reimplementing-it.patch dma-mapping-use-vmap-insted-of-reimplementing-it.patch powerpc-add-an-ioremap_phb-helper.patch powerpc-remove-__ioremap_at-and-__iounmap_at.patch mm-remove-__get_vm_area.patch mm-unexport-unmap_kernel_range_noflush.patch mm-rename-config_pgtable_mapping-to-config_zsmalloc_pgtable_mapping.patch mm-only-allow-page-table-mappings-for-built-in-zsmalloc.patch mm-pass-addr-as-unsigned-long-to-vb_free.patch mm-remove-vmap_page_range_noflush-and-vunmap_page_range.patch mm-rename-vmap_page_range-to-map_kernel_range.patch mm-dont-return-the-number-of-pages-from-map_kernel_range_noflush.patch mm-remove-map_vm_range.patch mm-remove-unmap_vmap_area.patch mm-remove-the-prot-argument-from-vm_map_ram.patch mm-enforce-that-vmap-cant-map-pages-executable.patch gpu-drm-remove-the-powerpc-hack-in-drm_legacy_sg_alloc.patch mm-remove-the-pgprot-argument-to-__vmalloc.patch mm-remove-the-prot-argument-to-__vmalloc_node.patch mm-remove-both-instances-of-__vmalloc_node_flags.patch mm-remove-__vmalloc_node_flags_caller.patch mm-switch-the-test_vmalloc-module-to-use-__vmalloc_node.patch mm-remove-vmalloc_user_node_flags.patch arm64-use-__vmalloc_node-in-arch_alloc_vmap_stack.patch powerpc-use-__vmalloc_node-in-alloc_vm_stack.patch s390-use-__vmalloc_node-in-stack_alloc.patch exec-simplify-the-copy_strings_kernel-calling-convention.patch exec-open-code-copy_string_kernel.patch amdgpu-a-null-mm-does-not-mean-a-thread-is-a-kthread.patch kernel-move-use_mm-unuse_mm-to-kthreadc.patch kernel-move-use_mm-unuse_mm-to-kthreadc-v2.patch kernel-better-document-the-use_mm-unuse_mm-api-contract.patch kernel-better-document-the-use_mm-unuse_mm-api-contract-v2.patch kernel-set-user_ds-in-kthread_use_mm.patch