[merged] elf-fix-one-check-after-use.patch removed from -mm tree

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The patch titled
     elf: fix one check-after-use
has been removed from the -mm tree.  Its filename was
     elf-fix-one-check-after-use.patch

This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree

The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/

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Subject: elf: fix one check-after-use
From: Amerigo Wang <amwang@xxxxxxxxxx>

Move the check for failed kmalloc() to the correct place.

Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <amwang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 fs/binfmt_elf.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff -puN fs/binfmt_elf.c~elf-fix-one-check-after-use fs/binfmt_elf.c
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c~elf-fix-one-check-after-use
+++ a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1522,11 +1522,11 @@ static int fill_note_info(struct elfhdr 
 	info->thread = NULL;
 
 	psinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*psinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
-	fill_note(&info->psinfo, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
-
 	if (psinfo == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
+	fill_note(&info->psinfo, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
+
 	/*
 	 * Figure out how many notes we're going to need for each thread.
 	 */
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from amwang@xxxxxxxxxx are

origin.patch
linux-next.patch
kcore-fix-proc-kcores-statst_size.patch
elf-clean-up-fill_note_info.patch
elf-clean-up-fill_note_info-fix.patch

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