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-rw-r--r--fs/proc/array.c9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 89600fd5963d..81818adb8e9e 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -412,10 +412,11 @@ static int do_task_stat(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
mm = get_task_mm(task);
if (mm) {
vsize = task_vsize(mm);
- if (permitted) {
- eip = KSTK_EIP(task);
- esp = KSTK_ESP(task);
- }
+ /*
+ * esp and eip are intentionally zeroed out. There is no
+ * non-racy way to read them without freezing the task.
+ * Programs that need reliable values can use ptrace(2).
+ */
}
get_task_comm(tcomm, task);