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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/compat.c')
-rw-r--r-- | kernel/compat.c | 21 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/compat.c b/kernel/compat.c index e167efce842..c9e2ec0b34a 100644 --- a/kernel/compat.c +++ b/kernel/compat.c | |||
@@ -1126,3 +1126,24 @@ compat_sys_sysinfo(struct compat_sysinfo __user *info) | |||
1126 | 1126 | ||
1127 | return 0; | 1127 | return 0; |
1128 | } | 1128 | } |
1129 | |||
1130 | /* | ||
1131 | * Allocate user-space memory for the duration of a single system call, | ||
1132 | * in order to marshall parameters inside a compat thunk. | ||
1133 | */ | ||
1134 | void __user *compat_alloc_user_space(unsigned long len) | ||
1135 | { | ||
1136 | void __user *ptr; | ||
1137 | |||
1138 | /* If len would occupy more than half of the entire compat space... */ | ||
1139 | if (unlikely(len > (((compat_uptr_t)~0) >> 1))) | ||
1140 | return NULL; | ||
1141 | |||
1142 | ptr = arch_compat_alloc_user_space(len); | ||
1143 | |||
1144 | if (unlikely(!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, ptr, len))) | ||
1145 | return NULL; | ||
1146 | |||
1147 | return ptr; | ||
1148 | } | ||
1149 | EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(compat_alloc_user_space); | ||