1 files changed, 26 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index 55c293f7024d..46cfb067fc3a 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
+
+/*
+ * seq_files have a buffer which can may overflow. When this happens a larger
+ * buffer is reallocated and all the data will be printed again.
+ * The overflow state is true when m->count == m->size.
+ */
+static bool seq_overflow(struct seq_file *m)
+{
+        return m->count == m->size;
+}
+
+static void seq_set_overflow(struct seq_file *m)
+{
+        m->count = m->size;
+}
+
 /**
  *      seq_open -      initialize sequential file
  *      @file: file we initialize
@@ -92,7 +108,7 @@ static int traverse(struct seq_file *m, loff_t offset)
                         error = 0;
                         m->count = 0;
                 }
-                if (m->count == m->size)
+                if (seq_overflow(m))
                         goto Eoverflow;
                 if (pos + m->count > offset) {
                         m->from = offset - pos;
@@ -234,7 +250,7 @@ Fill:
                         break;
                 }
                 err = m->op->show(m, p);
-                if (m->count == m->size || err) {
+                if (seq_overflow(m) || err) {
                         m->count = offs;
                         if (likely(err <= 0))
                                 break;
@@ -361,7 +377,7 @@ int seq_escape(struct seq_file *m, const char *s, const char *esc)
                         *p++ = '0' + (c & 07);
                         continue;
                 }
-                m->count = m->size;
+                seq_set_overflow(m);
                 return -1;
         }
         m->count = p - m->buf;
@@ -383,7 +399,7 @@ int seq_printf(struct seq_file *m, const char *f, ...)
                         return 0;
                 }
         }
-        m->count = m->size;
+        seq_set_overflow(m);
         return -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_printf);
@@ -512,7 +528,7 @@ int seq_bitmap(struct seq_file *m, const unsigned long *bits,
                         return 0;
                 }
         }
-        m->count = m->size;
+        seq_set_overflow(m);
         return -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_bitmap);
@@ -528,7 +544,7 @@ int seq_bitmap_list(struct seq_file *m, const unsigned long *bits,
                         return 0;
                 }
         }
-        m->count = m->size;
+        seq_set_overflow(m);
         return -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_bitmap_list);
@@ -639,7 +655,7 @@ int seq_puts(struct seq_file *m, const char *s)
                 m->count += len;
                 return 0;
         }
-        m->count = m->size;
+        seq_set_overflow(m);
         return -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_puts);
@@ -673,7 +689,7 @@ int seq_put_decimal_ull(struct seq_file *m, char delimiter,
         m->count += len;
         return 0;
 overflow:
-        m->count = m->size;
+        seq_set_overflow(m);
         return -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_put_decimal_ull);
@@ -683,7 +699,7 @@ int seq_put_decimal_ll(struct seq_file *m, char delimiter,
 {
         if (num < 0) {
                 if (m->count + 3 >= m->size) {
-                        m->count = m->size;
+                        seq_set_overflow(m);
                         return -1;
                 }
                 if (delimiter)
@@ -711,7 +727,7 @@ int seq_write(struct seq_file *seq, const void *data, size_t len)
                 seq->count += len;
                 return 0;
         }
-        seq->count = seq->size;
+        seq_set_overflow(seq);
         return -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_write);