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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2014-06-05 08:05:29 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2014-06-05 08:05:29 -0700
commita0abcf2e8f8017051830f738ac1bf5ef42703243 (patch)
treeef6ff14b5eb9cf14cd135c0f0f09fa0944192ef0 /fs/binfmt_elf.c
parent2071b3e34fd33e496ebd7b90331ac5b3b0ac3b81 (diff)
parentc191920f737a09a7252088f018f6747f0d2f484d (diff)
downloadlinux-a0abcf2e8f8017051830f738ac1bf5ef42703243.tar.bz2
Merge branch 'x86/vdso' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip into next
Pull x86 cdso updates from Peter Anvin: "Vdso cleanups and improvements largely from Andy Lutomirski. This makes the vdso a lot less ''special''" * 'x86/vdso' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: x86/vdso, build: Make LE access macros clearer, host-safe x86/vdso, build: Fix cross-compilation from big-endian architectures x86/vdso, build: When vdso2c fails, unlink the output x86, vdso: Fix an OOPS accessing the HPET mapping w/o an HPET x86, mm: Replace arch_vma_name with vm_ops->name for vsyscalls x86, mm: Improve _install_special_mapping and fix x86 vdso naming mm, fs: Add vm_ops->name as an alternative to arch_vma_name x86, vdso: Fix an OOPS accessing the HPET mapping w/o an HPET x86, vdso: Remove vestiges of VDSO_PRELINK and some outdated comments x86, vdso: Move the vvar and hpet mappings next to the 64-bit vDSO x86, vdso: Move the 32-bit vdso special pages after the text x86, vdso: Reimplement vdso.so preparation in build-time C x86, vdso: Move syscall and sysenter setup into kernel/cpu/common.c x86, vdso: Clean up 32-bit vs 64-bit vdso params x86, mm: Ensure correct alignment of the fixmap
Diffstat (limited to 'fs/binfmt_elf.c')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index dabc73ab900f..3892c1a23241 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1108,6 +1108,14 @@ static bool always_dump_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
/* Any vsyscall mappings? */
if (vma == get_gate_vma(vma->vm_mm))
return true;
+
+ /*
+ * Assume that all vmas with a .name op should always be dumped.
+ * If this changes, a new vm_ops field can easily be added.
+ */
+ if (vma->vm_ops && vma->vm_ops->name && vma->vm_ops->name(vma))
+ return true;
+
/*
* arch_vma_name() returns non-NULL for special architecture mappings,
* such as vDSO sections.