2 files changed, 25 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 7f876e60521f..9e4697e9b276 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static inline int cap_get_target_pid(pid_t pid, kernel_cap_t *pEp,
         if (pid && (pid != task_pid_vnr(current))) {
                 struct task_struct *target;
 
-                read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+                rcu_read_lock();
 
                 target = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
                 if (!target)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static inline int cap_get_target_pid(pid_t pid, kernel_cap_t *pEp,
                 else
                         ret = security_capget(target, pEp, pIp, pPp);
 
-                read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+                rcu_read_unlock();
         } else
                 ret = security_capget(current, pEp, pIp, pPp);
 
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 1751c456b71f..40674122ecf2 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/kmsg_dump.h>
+#include <linux/syslog.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
@@ -258,38 +259,23 @@ static inline void boot_delay_msec(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Commands to do_syslog:
- *
- *      0 -- Close the log.  Currently a NOP.
- *      1 -- Open the log. Currently a NOP.
- *      2 -- Read from the log.
- *      3 -- Read all messages remaining in the ring buffer.
- *      4 -- Read and clear all messages remaining in the ring buffer
- *      5 -- Clear ring buffer.
- *      6 -- Disable printk's to console
- *      7 -- Enable printk's to console
- *      8 -- Set level of messages printed to console
- *      9 -- Return number of unread characters in the log buffer
- *     10 -- Return size of the log buffer
- */
-int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
+int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, bool from_file)
 {
         unsigned i, j, limit, count;
         int do_clear = 0;
         char c;
         int error = 0;
 
-        error = security_syslog(type);
+        error = security_syslog(type, from_file);
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
         switch (type) {
-        case 0:         /* Close log */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_CLOSE:       /* Close log */
                 break;
-        case 1:         /* Open log */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_OPEN:        /* Open log */
                 break;
-        case 2:         /* Read from log */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ:        /* Read from log */
                 error = -EINVAL;
                 if (!buf || len < 0)
                         goto out;
@@ -320,10 +306,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
                 if (!error)
                         error = i;
                 break;
-        case 4:         /* Read/clear last kernel messages */
+        /* Read/clear last kernel messages */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_CLEAR:
                 do_clear = 1;
                 /* FALL THRU */
-        case 3:         /* Read last kernel messages */
+        /* Read last kernel messages */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL:
                 error = -EINVAL;
                 if (!buf || len < 0)
                         goto out;
@@ -376,21 +364,25 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
                         }
                 }
                 break;
-        case 5:         /* Clear ring buffer */
+        /* Clear ring buffer */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_CLEAR:
                 logged_chars = 0;
                 break;
-        case 6:         /* Disable logging to console */
+        /* Disable logging to console */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_OFF:
                 if (saved_console_loglevel == -1)
                         saved_console_loglevel = console_loglevel;
                 console_loglevel = minimum_console_loglevel;
                 break;
-        case 7:         /* Enable logging to console */
+        /* Enable logging to console */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_ON:
                 if (saved_console_loglevel != -1) {
                         console_loglevel = saved_console_loglevel;
                         saved_console_loglevel = -1;
                 }
                 break;
-        case 8:         /* Set level of messages printed to console */
+        /* Set level of messages printed to console */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_CONSOLE_LEVEL:
                 error = -EINVAL;
                 if (len < 1 || len > 8)
                         goto out;
@@ -401,10 +393,12 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
                 saved_console_loglevel = -1;
                 error = 0;
                 break;
-        case 9:         /* Number of chars in the log buffer */
+        /* Number of chars in the log buffer */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD:
                 error = log_end - log_start;
                 break;
-        case 10:        /* Size of the log buffer */
+        /* Size of the log buffer */
+        case SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER:
                 error = log_buf_len;
                 break;
         default:
@@ -417,7 +411,7 @@ out:
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(syslog, int, type, char __user *, buf, int, len)
 {
-        return do_syslog(type, buf, len);
+        return do_syslog(type, buf, len, SYSLOG_FROM_CALL);
 }
 
 /*