Merge tag 'v3.12-rc5' into stable/for-linus-3.13

Linux 3.12-rc5

Because the Stefano branch (for SWIOTLB ARM changes) is based on that.

Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>

* tag 'v3.12-rc5': (550 commits)
  Linux 3.12-rc5
  watchdog: sunxi: Fix section mismatch
  watchdog: kempld_wdt: Fix bit mask definition
  watchdog: ts72xx_wdt: locking bug in ioctl
  ARM: exynos: dts: Update 5250 arch timer node with clock frequency
  parisc: let probe_kernel_read() capture access to page zero
  parisc: optimize variable initialization in do_page_fault
  parisc: fix interruption handler to respect pagefault_disable()
  parisc: mark parisc_terminate() noreturn and cold.
  parisc: remove unused syscall_ipi() function.
  parisc: kill SMP single function call interrupt
  parisc: Export flush_cache_page() (needed by lustre)
  vfs: allow O_PATH file descriptors for fstatfs()
  ext4: fix memory leak in xattr
  ARC: Ignore ptrace SETREGSET request for synthetic register "stop_pc"
  ALSA: hda - Sony VAIO Pro 13 (haswell) now has a working headset jack
  ALSA: hda - Add a headset mic model for ALC269 and friends
  ALSA: hda - Fix microphone for Sony VAIO Pro 13 (Haswell model)
  compiler/gcc4: Add quirk for 'asm goto' miscompilation bug
  Revert "i915: Update VGA arbiter support for newer devices"
  ...

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index fb326365b694..b086006c59e7 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -571,6 +571,10 @@ int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *sub_info, int wait)
         DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done);
         int retval = 0;
 
+        if (!sub_info->path) {
+                call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(sub_info);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
         helper_lock();
         if (!khelper_wq || usermodehelper_disabled) {
                 retval = -EBUSY;