1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index a8394499926c..e56ee2437025 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ static int count(char __user * __user * argv, int max)
  * memory to free pages in kernel mem. These are in a format ready
  * to be put directly into the top of new user memory.
  */
-int copy_strings(int argc,char __user * __user * argv, struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+static int copy_strings(int argc, char __user * __user * argv,
+                        struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
         struct page *kmapped_page = NULL;
         char *kaddr = NULL;
@@ -868,9 +869,11 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
         if (current->euid == current->uid && current->egid == current->gid)
                 current->mm->dumpable = 1;
         name = bprm->filename;
+
+        /* Copies the binary name from after last slash */
         for (i=0; (ch = *(name++)) != '\0';) {
                 if (ch == '/')
-                        i = 0;
+                        i = 0; /* overwrite what we wrote */
                 else
                         if (i < (sizeof(tcomm) - 1))
                                 tcomm[i++] = ch;