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ipc/msg.c: avoid ipc_rcu_putref for failed ipc_addid()
authorManfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:35:19 +0000 (14:35 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:26:02 +0000 (16:26 -0700)
commit51c23b7b7db52493d4fc869cec8c3e8fe27bfcd3
tree087792a59b22078d3e88f70ad413ed5401403d6e
parenta2642f8770993a1598500bb6a8082b7c32faff8b
ipc/msg.c: avoid ipc_rcu_putref for failed ipc_addid()

Loosely based on a patch from Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>:
 - id and retval can be merged
 - if ipc_addid() fails, then use call_rcu() directly.

The difference is that call_rcu is used for failed ipc_addid() calls, to
continue to guaranteed an rcu delay for security_msg_queue_free().

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170525185107.12869-16-manfred@colorfullife.com
Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
ipc/msg.c