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diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 051f090d40c1..1b2ef3c23ae4 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -647,6 +647,26 @@ struct mm_struct *get_task_mm(struct task_struct *task)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_task_mm);
+struct mm_struct *mm_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
+{
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
+ int err;
+
+ err = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+ if (err)
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+ mm = get_task_mm(task);
+ if (mm && mm != current->mm &&
+ !ptrace_may_access(task, mode)) {
+ mmput(mm);
+ mm = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+
+ return mm;
+}
+
/* Please note the differences between mmput and mm_release.
* mmput is called whenever we stop holding onto a mm_struct,
* error success whatever.