1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
index 3faaf29bdb29..94e2df3cae07 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int uses_interp)
         }
 
         /*
+         * Put vDSO base into mm struct. We need to do this before calling
+         * install_special_mapping or the perf counter mmap tracking code
+         * will fail to recognise it as a vDSO (since arch_vma_name fails).
+         */
+        current->mm->context.vdso_base = vdso_base;
+
+        /*
          * our vma flags don't have VM_WRITE so by default, the process isn't
          * allowed to write those pages.
          * gdb can break that with ptrace interface, and thus trigger COW on
@@ -260,11 +267,10 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int uses_interp)
                                      VM_MAYREAD|VM_MAYWRITE|VM_MAYEXEC|
                                      VM_ALWAYSDUMP,
                                      vdso_pagelist);
-        if (rc)
+        if (rc) {
+                current->mm->context.vdso_base = 0;
                 goto fail_mmapsem;
-
-        /* Put vDSO base into mm struct */
-        current->mm->context.vdso_base = vdso_base;
+        }
 
         up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
         return 0;