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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Fix compat regression in process_vm_rw()
On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 5:03 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
>
> The removal of compat_process_vm_{readv,writev} didn't change
> process_vm_rw(), which always assumes it's not doing a compat syscall.
> Instead of passing in 'false' unconditionally for 'compat', make it
> conditional on in_compat_syscall().
>
> Fixes: c3973b401ef2 ("mm: remove compat_process_vm_{readv,writev}")
> Reported-by: Kyle Huey <me@kylehuey.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
>
> ---
>
> diff --git a/mm/process_vm_access.c b/mm/process_vm_access.c
> index fd12da80b6f2..05676722d9cd 100644
> --- a/mm/process_vm_access.c
> +++ b/mm/process_vm_access.c
> @@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid,
> return rc;
> if (!iov_iter_count(&iter))
> goto free_iov_l;
> - iov_r = iovec_from_user(rvec, riovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack_r, false);
> + iov_r = iovec_from_user(rvec, riovcnt, UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack_r,
> + in_compat_syscall());
> if (IS_ERR(iov_r)) {
> rc = PTR_ERR(iov_r);
> goto free_iov_l;
>
> --
> Jens Axboe
>

I tested this patch and it does fix the original testcase I reported.

- Kyle

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