Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6:
  deal with races in /proc/*/{syscall,stack,personality}
  proc: enable writing to /proc/pid/mem
  proc: make check_mem_permission() return an mm_struct on success
  proc: hold cred_guard_mutex in check_mem_permission()
  proc: disable mem_write after exec
  mm: implement access_remote_vm
  mm: factor out main logic of access_process_vm
  mm: use mm_struct to resolve gate vma's in __get_user_pages
  mm: arch: rename in_gate_area_no_task to in_gate_area_no_mm
  mm: arch: make in_gate_area take an mm_struct instead of a task_struct
  mm: arch: make get_gate_vma take an mm_struct instead of a task_struct
  x86: mark associated mm when running a task in 32 bit compatibility mode
  x86: add context tag to mark mm when running a task in 32-bit compatibility mode
  auxv: require the target to be tracable (or yourself)
  close race in /proc/*/environ
  report errors in /proc/*/*map* sanely
  pagemap: close races with suid execve
  make sessionid permissions in /proc/*/task/* match those in /proc/*
  fix leaks in path_lookupat()

Fix up trivial conflicts in fs/proc/base.c

arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso.c

@@ -820,17 +820,17 @@ static int __init vdso_init(void)
 }
 arch_initcall(vdso_init);
 
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *tsk)
+struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }

arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c

@@ -337,17 +337,17 @@ static int __init vdso_init(void)
 }
 arch_initcall(vdso_init);
 
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *tsk)
+struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }

arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c

@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ const char *arch_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *task)
+struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long address)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long address)
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long address)
 {
 	return 0;
 }

arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c

@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	/* OK, This is the point of no return */
 	set_personality(PER_LINUX);
 	set_thread_flag(TIF_IA32);
+	current->mm->context.ia32_compat = 1;
 
 	setup_new_exec(bprm);
 

arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h

@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ typedef struct {
 	int size;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	void *vdso;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	/* True if mm supports a task running in 32 bit compatibility mode. */
+	unsigned short ia32_compat;
+#endif
+
 } mm_context_t;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP

arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c

@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ void set_personality_64bit(void)
 	/* Make sure to be in 64bit mode */
 	clear_thread_flag(TIF_IA32);
 
+	/* Ensure the corresponding mm is not marked. */
+	if (current->mm)
+		current->mm->context.ia32_compat = 0;
+
 	/* TBD: overwrites user setup. Should have two bits.
 	   But 64bit processes have always behaved this way,
 	   so it's not too bad. The main problem is just that
@@ -516,6 +520,10 @@ void set_personality_ia32(void)
 	set_thread_flag(TIF_IA32);
 	current->personality |= force_personality32;
 
+	/* Mark the associated mm as containing 32-bit tasks. */
+	if (current->mm)
+		current->mm->context.ia32_compat = 1;
+
 	/* Prepare the first "return" to user space */
 	current_thread_info()->status |= TS_COMPAT;
 }

arch/x86/mm/init_64.c

@@ -862,18 +862,18 @@ static struct vm_area_struct gate_vma = {
 	.vm_flags	= VM_READ | VM_EXEC
 };
 
-struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *tsk)
+struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
-	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_IA32))
+	if (!mm || mm->context.ia32_compat)
 		return NULL;
 #endif
 	return &gate_vma;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(task);
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(mm);
 
 	if (!vma)
 		return 0;
@@ -882,11 +882,11 @@ int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
 }
 
 /*
- * Use this when you have no reliable task/vma, typically from interrupt
- * context. It is less reliable than using the task's vma and may give
- * false positives:
+ * Use this when you have no reliable mm, typically from interrupt
+ * context. It is less reliable than using a task's mm and may give
+ * false positives.
  */
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return (addr >= VSYSCALL_START) && (addr < VSYSCALL_END);
 }

arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c

@@ -417,24 +417,25 @@ const char *arch_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *tsk)
+struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
-	struct mm_struct *mm = tsk->mm;
-
-	/* Check to see if this task was created in compat vdso mode */
+	/*
+	 * Check to see if the corresponding task was created in compat vdso
+	 * mode.
+	 */
 	if (mm && mm->context.vdso == (void *)VDSO_HIGH_BASE)
 		return &gate_vma;
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	const struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(task);
+	const struct vm_area_struct *vma = get_gate_vma(mm);
 
 	return vma && addr >= vma->vm_start && addr < vma->vm_end;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }

fs/binfmt_elf.c

@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ static int elf_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 	segs = current->mm->map_count;
 	segs += elf_core_extra_phdrs();
 
-	gate_vma = get_gate_vma(current);
+	gate_vma = get_gate_vma(current->mm);
 	if (gate_vma != NULL)
 		segs++;
 

fs/namei.c

@@ -1650,13 +1650,16 @@ static int path_lookupat(int dfd, const char *name,
 			err = -ECHILD;
 	}
 
-	if (!err)
+	if (!err) {
 		err = handle_reval_path(nd);
+		if (err)
+			path_put(&nd->path);
+	}
 
 	if (!err && nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) {
 		if (!nd->inode->i_op->lookup) {
 			path_put(&nd->path);
-			return -ENOTDIR;
+			err = -ENOTDIR;
 		}
 	}
 

fs/proc/base.c

@@ -191,17 +191,20 @@ static int proc_root_link(struct inode *inode, struct path *path)
 	return result;
 }
 
-/*
- * Return zero if current may access user memory in @task, -error if not.
- */
-static int check_mem_permission(struct task_struct *task)
+static struct mm_struct *__check_mem_permission(struct task_struct *task)
 {
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+
+	mm = get_task_mm(task);
+	if (!mm)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	/*
 	 * A task can always look at itself, in case it chooses
 	 * to use system calls instead of load instructions.
 	 */
 	if (task == current)
-		return 0;
+		return mm;
 
 	/*
 	 * If current is actively ptrace'ing, and would also be
@@ -213,27 +216,53 @@ static int check_mem_permission(struct task_struct *task)
 		match = (tracehook_tracer_task(task) == current);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		if (match && ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH))
-			return 0;
+			return mm;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Noone else is allowed.
 	 */
-	return -EPERM;
+	mmput(mm);
+	return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+}
+
+/*
+ * If current may access user memory in @task return a reference to the
+ * corresponding mm, otherwise ERR_PTR.
+ */
+static struct mm_struct *check_mem_permission(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * Avoid racing if task exec's as we might get a new mm but validate
+	 * against old credentials.
+	 */
+	err = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	mm = __check_mem_permission(task);
+	mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+
+	return mm;
 }
 
 struct mm_struct *mm_for_maps(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	int err;
 
-	if (mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex))
-		return NULL;
+	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, PTRACE_MODE_READ)) {
 		mmput(mm);
-		mm = NULL;
+		mm = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
 
@@ -279,9 +308,9 @@ static int proc_pid_cmdline(struct task_struct *task, char * buffer)
 
 static int proc_pid_auxv(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer)
 {
-	int res = 0;
-	struct mm_struct *mm = get_task_mm(task);
-	if (mm) {
+	struct mm_struct *mm = mm_for_maps(task);
+	int res = PTR_ERR(mm);
+	if (mm && !IS_ERR(mm)) {
 		unsigned int nwords = 0;
 		do {
 			nwords += 2;
@@ -318,6 +347,23 @@ static int proc_pid_wchan(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */
 
+static int lock_trace(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	int err = mutex_lock_killable(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void unlock_trace(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&task->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
 
 #define MAX_STACK_TRACE_DEPTH	64
@@ -327,6 +373,7 @@ static int proc_pid_stack(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
 {
 	struct stack_trace trace;
 	unsigned long *entries;
+	int err;
 	int i;
 
 	entries = kmalloc(MAX_STACK_TRACE_DEPTH * sizeof(*entries), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -337,15 +384,20 @@ static int proc_pid_stack(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
 	trace.max_entries	= MAX_STACK_TRACE_DEPTH;
 	trace.entries		= entries;
 	trace.skip		= 0;
-	save_stack_trace_tsk(task, &trace);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < trace.nr_entries; i++) {
-		seq_printf(m, "[<%pK>] %pS\n",
-			   (void *)entries[i], (void *)entries[i]);
+	err = lock_trace(task);
+	if (!err) {
+		save_stack_trace_tsk(task, &trace);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < trace.nr_entries; i++) {
+			seq_printf(m, "[<%pK>] %pS\n",
+				   (void *)entries[i], (void *)entries[i]);
+		}
+		unlock_trace(task);
 	}
 	kfree(entries);
 
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -508,18 +560,22 @@ static int proc_pid_syscall(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer)
 {
 	long nr;
 	unsigned long args[6], sp, pc;
+	int res = lock_trace(task);
+	if (res)
+		return res;
 
 	if (task_current_syscall(task, &nr, args, 6, &sp, &pc))
-		return sprintf(buffer, "running\n");
-
-	if (nr < 0)
-		return sprintf(buffer, "%ld 0x%lx 0x%lx\n", nr, sp, pc);
-
-	return sprintf(buffer,
+		res = sprintf(buffer, "running\n");
+	else if (nr < 0)
+		res = sprintf(buffer, "%ld 0x%lx 0x%lx\n", nr, sp, pc);
+	else
+		res = sprintf(buffer,
 		       "%ld 0x%lx 0x%lx 0x%lx 0x%lx 0x%lx 0x%lx 0x%lx 0x%lx\n",
 		       nr,
 		       args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4], args[5],
 		       sp, pc);
+	unlock_trace(task);
+	return res;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK */
 
@@ -775,19 +831,14 @@ static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 	if (!task)
 		goto out_no_task;
 
-	ret = check_mem_permission(task);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
 	if (!page)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = 0;
- 
-	mm = get_task_mm(task);
-	if (!mm)
+	mm = check_mem_permission(task);
+	ret = PTR_ERR(mm);
+	if (IS_ERR(mm))
 		goto out_free;
 
 	ret = -EIO;
@@ -801,8 +852,8 @@ static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 		int this_len, retval;
 
 		this_len = (count > PAGE_SIZE) ? PAGE_SIZE : count;
-		retval = access_process_vm(task, src, page, this_len, 0);
-		if (!retval || check_mem_permission(task)) {
+		retval = access_remote_vm(mm, src, page, this_len, 0);
+		if (!retval) {
 			if (!ret)
 				ret = -EIO;
 			break;
@@ -830,10 +881,6 @@ static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#define mem_write NULL
-
-#ifndef mem_write
-/* This is a security hazard */
 static ssize_t mem_write(struct file * file, const char __user *buf,
 			 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -841,19 +888,25 @@ static ssize_t mem_write(struct file * file, const char __user *buf,
 	char *page;
 	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 	unsigned long dst = *ppos;
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
 
 	copied = -ESRCH;
 	if (!task)
 		goto out_no_task;
 
-	copied = check_mem_permission(task);
-	if (copied)
-		goto out;
+	mm = check_mem_permission(task);
+	copied = PTR_ERR(mm);
+	if (IS_ERR(mm))
+		goto out_task;
+
+	copied = -EIO;
+	if (file->private_data != (void *)((long)current->self_exec_id))
+		goto out_mm;
 
 	copied = -ENOMEM;
 	page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
 	if (!page)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_mm;
 
 	copied = 0;
 	while (count > 0) {
@@ -864,7 +917,7 @@ static ssize_t mem_write(struct file * file, const char __user *buf,
 			copied = -EFAULT;
 			break;
 		}
-		retval = access_process_vm(task, dst, page, this_len, 1);
+		retval = access_remote_vm(mm, dst, page, this_len, 1);
 		if (!retval) {
 			if (!copied)
 				copied = -EIO;
@@ -877,12 +930,13 @@ static ssize_t mem_write(struct file * file, const char __user *buf,
 	}
 	*ppos = dst;
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
-out:
+out_mm:
+	mmput(mm);
+out_task:
 	put_task_struct(task);
 out_no_task:
 	return copied;
 }
-#endif
 
 loff_t mem_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
 {
@@ -919,21 +973,18 @@ static ssize_t environ_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	if (!task)
 		goto out_no_task;
 
-	ret = -EPERM;
-	if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ))
-		goto out;
-
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
 	if (!page)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = 0;
 
-	mm = get_task_mm(task);
-	if (!mm)
+	mm = mm_for_maps(task);
+	ret = PTR_ERR(mm);
+	if (!mm || IS_ERR(mm))
 		goto out_free;
 
+	ret = 0;
 	while (count > 0) {
 		int this_len, retval, max_len;
 
@@ -2751,8 +2802,12 @@ static int proc_tgid_io_accounting(struct task_struct *task, char *buffer)
 static int proc_pid_personality(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
 				struct pid *pid, struct task_struct *task)
 {
-	seq_printf(m, "%08x\n", task->personality);
-	return 0;
+	int err = lock_trace(task);
+	if (!err) {
+		seq_printf(m, "%08x\n", task->personality);
+		unlock_trace(task);
+	}
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2771,7 +2826,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
 	REG("environ",    S_IRUSR, proc_environ_operations),
 	INF("auxv",       S_IRUSR, proc_pid_auxv),
 	ONE("status",     S_IRUGO, proc_pid_status),
-	ONE("personality", S_IRUSR, proc_pid_personality),
+	ONE("personality", S_IRUGO, proc_pid_personality),
 	INF("limits",	  S_IRUGO, proc_pid_limits),
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
 	REG("sched",      S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_pid_sched_operations),
@@ -2781,7 +2836,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
 #endif
 	REG("comm",      S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_pid_set_comm_operations),
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
-	INF("syscall",    S_IRUSR, proc_pid_syscall),
+	INF("syscall",    S_IRUGO, proc_pid_syscall),
 #endif
 	INF("cmdline",    S_IRUGO, proc_pid_cmdline),
 	ONE("stat",       S_IRUGO, proc_tgid_stat),
@@ -2800,7 +2855,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_PAGE_MONITOR
 	REG("clear_refs", S_IWUSR, proc_clear_refs_operations),
 	REG("smaps",      S_IRUGO, proc_smaps_operations),
-	REG("pagemap",    S_IRUSR, proc_pagemap_operations),
+	REG("pagemap",    S_IRUGO, proc_pagemap_operations),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 	DIR("attr",       S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_attr_dir_inode_operations, proc_attr_dir_operations),
@@ -2809,7 +2864,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tgid_base_stuff[] = {
 	INF("wchan",      S_IRUGO, proc_pid_wchan),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
-	ONE("stack",      S_IRUSR, proc_pid_stack),
+	ONE("stack",      S_IRUGO, proc_pid_stack),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS
 	INF("schedstat",  S_IRUGO, proc_pid_schedstat),
@@ -3111,14 +3166,14 @@ static const struct pid_entry tid_base_stuff[] = {
 	REG("environ",   S_IRUSR, proc_environ_operations),
 	INF("auxv",      S_IRUSR, proc_pid_auxv),
 	ONE("status",    S_IRUGO, proc_pid_status),
-	ONE("personality", S_IRUSR, proc_pid_personality),
+	ONE("personality", S_IRUGO, proc_pid_personality),
 	INF("limits",	 S_IRUGO, proc_pid_limits),
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
 	REG("sched",     S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_pid_sched_operations),
 #endif
 	REG("comm",      S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_pid_set_comm_operations),
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
-	INF("syscall",   S_IRUSR, proc_pid_syscall),
+	INF("syscall",   S_IRUGO, proc_pid_syscall),
 #endif
 	INF("cmdline",   S_IRUGO, proc_pid_cmdline),
 	ONE("stat",      S_IRUGO, proc_tid_stat),
@@ -3136,7 +3191,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tid_base_stuff[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_PAGE_MONITOR
 	REG("clear_refs", S_IWUSR, proc_clear_refs_operations),
 	REG("smaps",     S_IRUGO, proc_smaps_operations),
-	REG("pagemap",    S_IRUSR, proc_pagemap_operations),
+	REG("pagemap",    S_IRUGO, proc_pagemap_operations),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 	DIR("attr",      S_IRUGO|S_IXUGO, proc_attr_dir_inode_operations, proc_attr_dir_operations),
@@ -3145,7 +3200,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tid_base_stuff[] = {
 	INF("wchan",     S_IRUGO, proc_pid_wchan),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
-	ONE("stack",      S_IRUSR, proc_pid_stack),
+	ONE("stack",      S_IRUGO, proc_pid_stack),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS
 	INF("schedstat", S_IRUGO, proc_pid_schedstat),
@@ -3164,7 +3219,7 @@ static const struct pid_entry tid_base_stuff[] = {
 	REG("oom_score_adj", S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_oom_score_adj_operations),
 #ifdef CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL
 	REG("loginuid",  S_IWUSR|S_IRUGO, proc_loginuid_operations),
-	REG("sessionid",  S_IRUSR, proc_sessionid_operations),
+	REG("sessionid",  S_IRUGO, proc_sessionid_operations),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION
 	REG("make-it-fail", S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_fault_inject_operations),

fs/proc/task_mmu.c

@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 
 	priv->task = get_pid_task(priv->pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
 	if (!priv->task)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);
 
 	mm = mm_for_maps(priv->task);
-	if (!mm)
-		return NULL;
+	if (!mm || IS_ERR(mm))
+		return mm;
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
-	tail_vma = get_gate_vma(priv->task);
+	tail_vma = get_gate_vma(priv->task->mm);
 	priv->tail_vma = tail_vma;
 
 	/* Start with last addr hint */
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ static int show_map(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	show_map_vma(m, vma);
 
 	if (m->count < m->size)  /* vma is copied successfully */
-		m->version = (vma != get_gate_vma(task))? vma->vm_start: 0;
+		m->version = (vma != get_gate_vma(task->mm))
+			? vma->vm_start : 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -468,7 +469,8 @@ static int show_smap(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 			(unsigned long)(mss.pss >> (10 + PSS_SHIFT)) : 0);
 
 	if (m->count < m->size)  /* vma is copied successfully */
-		m->version = (vma != get_gate_vma(task)) ? vma->vm_start : 0;
+		m->version = (vma != get_gate_vma(task->mm))
+			? vma->vm_start : 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -764,8 +766,9 @@ static ssize_t pagemap_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	if (!task)
 		goto out;
 
-	ret = -EACCES;
-	if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ))
+	mm = mm_for_maps(task);
+	ret = PTR_ERR(mm);
+	if (!mm || IS_ERR(mm))
 		goto out_task;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -778,10 +781,6 @@ static ssize_t pagemap_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	if (!count)
 		goto out_task;
 
-	mm = get_task_mm(task);
-	if (!mm)
-		goto out_task;
-
 	pm.len = PM_ENTRY_BYTES * (PAGEMAP_WALK_SIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	pm.buffer = kmalloc(pm.len, GFP_TEMPORARY);
 	ret = -ENOMEM;

fs/proc/task_nommu.c

@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	/* pin the task and mm whilst we play with them */
 	priv->task = get_pid_task(priv->pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
 	if (!priv->task)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);
 
 	mm = mm_for_maps(priv->task);
-	if (!mm) {
+	if (!mm || IS_ERR(mm)) {
 		put_task_struct(priv->task);
 		priv->task = NULL;
-		return NULL;
+		return mm;
 	}
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 

include/linux/mm.h

@@ -982,6 +982,8 @@ static inline int handle_mm_fault(struct mm_struct *mm,
 
 extern int make_pages_present(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end);
 extern int access_process_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long addr, void *buf, int len, int write);
+extern int access_remote_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
+		void *buf, int len, int write);
 
 int __get_user_pages(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
 		     unsigned long start, int len, unsigned int foll_flags,
@@ -1592,13 +1594,13 @@ static inline bool kernel_page_present(struct page *page) { return true; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HIBERNATION */
 #endif
 
-extern struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *tsk);
+extern struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm);
 #ifdef	__HAVE_ARCH_GATE_AREA
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr);
-int in_gate_area(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long addr);
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr);
+int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr);
 #else
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr);
-#define in_gate_area(task, addr) ({(void)task; in_gate_area_no_task(addr);})
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr);
+#define in_gate_area(mm, addr) ({(void)mm; in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);})
 #endif	/* __HAVE_ARCH_GATE_AREA */
 
 int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int,

kernel/kallsyms.c

@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ static inline int is_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 	if ((addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr <= (unsigned long)_etext) ||
 	    arch_is_kernel_text(addr))
 		return 1;
-	return in_gate_area_no_task(addr);
+	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
 
 static inline int is_kernel(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr <= (unsigned long)_end)
 		return 1;
-	return in_gate_area_no_task(addr);
+	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
 
 static int is_ksym_addr(unsigned long addr)

mm/memory.c

@@ -1486,9 +1486,9 @@ int __get_user_pages(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 
 		vma = find_extend_vma(mm, start);
-		if (!vma && in_gate_area(tsk, start)) {
+		if (!vma && in_gate_area(mm, start)) {
 			unsigned long pg = start & PAGE_MASK;
-			struct vm_area_struct *gate_vma = get_gate_vma(tsk);
+			struct vm_area_struct *gate_vma = get_gate_vma(mm);
 			pgd_t *pgd;
 			pud_t *pud;
 			pmd_t *pmd;
@@ -1591,10 +1591,13 @@ int __get_user_pages(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
 						return i ? i : -EFAULT;
 					BUG();
 				}
-				if (ret & VM_FAULT_MAJOR)
-					tsk->maj_flt++;
-				else
-					tsk->min_flt++;
+
+				if (tsk) {
+					if (ret & VM_FAULT_MAJOR)
+						tsk->maj_flt++;
+					else
+						tsk->min_flt++;
+				}
 
 				if (ret & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
 					if (nonblocking)
@@ -1641,7 +1644,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__get_user_pages);
 
 /**
  * get_user_pages() - pin user pages in memory
- * @tsk:	task_struct of target task
+ * @tsk:	the task_struct to use for page fault accounting, or
+ *		NULL if faults are not to be recorded.
  * @mm:		mm_struct of target mm
  * @start:	starting user address
  * @nr_pages:	number of pages from start to pin
@@ -3499,7 +3503,7 @@ static int __init gate_vma_init(void)
 __initcall(gate_vma_init);
 #endif
 
-struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *tsk)
+struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 #ifdef AT_SYSINFO_EHDR
 	return &gate_vma;
@@ -3508,7 +3512,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *get_gate_vma(struct task_struct *tsk)
 #endif
 }
 
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr)
 {
 #ifdef AT_SYSINFO_EHDR
 	if ((addr >= FIXADDR_USER_START) && (addr < FIXADDR_USER_END))
@@ -3649,20 +3653,15 @@ int generic_access_phys(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 #endif
 
 /*
- * Access another process' address space.
- * Source/target buffer must be kernel space,
- * Do not walk the page table directly, use get_user_pages
+ * Access another process' address space as given in mm.  If non-NULL, use the
+ * given task for page fault accounting.
  */
-int access_process_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long addr, void *buf, int len, int write)
+static int __access_remote_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
+		unsigned long addr, void *buf, int len, int write)
 {
-	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 	void *old_buf = buf;
 
-	mm = get_task_mm(tsk);
-	if (!mm)
-		return 0;
-
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	/* ignore errors, just check how much was successfully transferred */
 	while (len) {
@@ -3711,11 +3710,47 @@ int access_process_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long addr, void *buf, in
 		addr += bytes;
 	}
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	mmput(mm);
 
 	return buf - old_buf;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @access_remote_vm - access another process' address space
+ * @mm:		the mm_struct of the target address space
+ * @addr:	start address to access
+ * @buf:	source or destination buffer
+ * @len:	number of bytes to transfer
+ * @write:	whether the access is a write
+ *
+ * The caller must hold a reference on @mm.
+ */
+int access_remote_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
+		void *buf, int len, int write)
+{
+	return __access_remote_vm(NULL, mm, addr, buf, len, write);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Access another process' address space.
+ * Source/target buffer must be kernel space,
+ * Do not walk the page table directly, use get_user_pages
+ */
+int access_process_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long addr,
+		void *buf, int len, int write)
+{
+	struct mm_struct *mm;
+	int ret;
+
+	mm = get_task_mm(tsk);
+	if (!mm)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = __access_remote_vm(tsk, mm, addr, buf, len, write);
+	mmput(mm);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Print the name of a VMA.
  */

mm/mlock.c

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ long mlock_vma_pages_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	if (!((vma->vm_flags & (VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_RESERVED)) ||
 			is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) ||
-			vma == get_gate_vma(current))) {
+			vma == get_gate_vma(current->mm))) {
 
 		__mlock_vma_pages_range(vma, start, end, NULL);
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static int mlock_fixup(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct **prev,
 	int lock = newflags & VM_LOCKED;
 
 	if (newflags == vma->vm_flags || (vma->vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL) ||
-	    is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) || vma == get_gate_vma(current))
+	    is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma) || vma == get_gate_vma(current->mm))
 		goto out;	/* don't set VM_LOCKED,  don't count */
 
 	pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);

mm/nommu.c

@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ int __vm_enough_memory(struct mm_struct *mm, long pages, int cap_sys_admin)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-int in_gate_area_no_task(unsigned long addr)
+int in_gate_area_no_mm(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	return 0;
 }