+ kcore-fix-test-for-end-of-list.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     kcore: fix test for end of list
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     kcore-fix-test-for-end-of-list.patch

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Subject: kcore: fix test for end of list
From: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>

"m" is never NULL here.  We need a different test for the end of list
condition.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 fs/proc/kcore.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN fs/proc/kcore.c~kcore-fix-test-for-end-of-list fs/proc/kcore.c
--- a/fs/proc/kcore.c~kcore-fix-test-for-end-of-list
+++ a/fs/proc/kcore.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ read_kcore(struct file *file, char __use
 		}
 		read_unlock(&kclist_lock);
 
-		if (m == NULL) {
+		if (&m->list == &kclist_head) {
 			if (clear_user(buffer, tsz))
 				return -EFAULT;
 		} else if (is_vmalloc_or_module_addr((void *)start)) {
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from error27@xxxxxxxxx are

origin.patch
memcontrol-fix-potential-null-deref.patch
rtc-mc13783-fix-use-after-free-bug.patch
linux-next.patch
kcore-fix-test-for-end-of-list.patch
acpi_pad-processor_aggregator-name-too-long.patch
power_meter-acpi_device_class-power_meter_resource-too-long.patch
em28xx-empia-em28xx-audio-too-long.patch
cx231xx-card-driver-conexant-cx231xx-audio-too-long.patch
dpt_i20-several-use-after-free-issues.patch
sbshc-acpi_device_class-smbus_host_controller-too-long.patch
i915-fix-small-leak-on-error-path.patch
backlight-backlight_device_register-return-err_ptr.patch
scsi-remove-superfluous-null-pointer-check-from-scsi_kill_request.patch
iscsi-change-to.patch
musb-potential-use-after-free.patch
dynamic_debug-small-cleanup-in-ddebug_proc_write.patch
proc-cleanup-remove-unused-assignments.patch

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