1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 52cfeb61da77..ff66c0d7583d 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -606,14 +606,14 @@ ssize_t compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(int type,
         /*
          * Single unix specification:
          * We should -EINVAL if an element length is not >= 0 and fitting an
-         * ssize_t.  The total length is fitting an ssize_t
+         * ssize_t.
          *
-         * Be careful here because iov_len is a size_t not an ssize_t
+         * In Linux, the total length is limited to MAX_RW_COUNT, there is
+         * no overflow possibility.
          */
         tot_len = 0;
         ret = -EINVAL;
         for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
-                compat_ssize_t tmp = tot_len;
                 compat_uptr_t buf;
                 compat_ssize_t len;
 
@@ -624,13 +624,13 @@ ssize_t compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(int type,
                 }
                 if (len < 0)    /* size_t not fitting in compat_ssize_t .. */
                         goto out;
-                tot_len += len;
-                if (tot_len < tmp) /* maths overflow on the compat_ssize_t */
-                        goto out;
                 if (!access_ok(vrfy_dir(type), compat_ptr(buf), len)) {
                         ret = -EFAULT;
                         goto out;
                 }
+                if (len > MAX_RW_COUNT - tot_len)
+                        len = MAX_RW_COUNT - tot_len;
+                tot_len += len;
                 iov->iov_base = compat_ptr(buf);
                 iov->iov_len = (compat_size_t) len;
                 uvector++;