1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 9fa212b014a5..b7c1603cd4bd 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1522,11 +1522,11 @@ static int fill_note_info(struct elfhdr *elf, int phdrs,
         info->thread = NULL;
 
         psinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*psinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
-        fill_note(&info->psinfo, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
-
         if (psinfo == NULL)
                 return 0;
 
+        fill_note(&info->psinfo, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
+
         /*
          * Figure out how many notes we're going to need for each thread.
          */
@@ -1929,7 +1929,10 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, un
         elf = kmalloc(sizeof(*elf), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!elf)
                 goto out;
-        
+        /*
+         * The number of segs are recored into ELF header as 16bit value.
+         * Please check DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT definition when you modify here.
+         */
         segs = current->mm->map_count;
 #ifdef ELF_CORE_EXTRA_PHDRS
         segs += ELF_CORE_EXTRA_PHDRS;