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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index c7f8554..f0db7f6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1074,24 +1074,27 @@ static int proc_check_dentry_visible(struct inode *inode,
* namespace, or are simply process local (like pipes).
*/
struct task_struct *task;
- struct files_struct *task_files, *files;
int error = -EACCES;
/* See if the the two tasks share a commone set of
* file descriptors. If so everything is visible.
*/
- task = get_proc_task(inode);
- if (!task)
- goto out;
- files = get_files_struct(current);
- task_files = get_files_struct(task);
- if (files && task_files && (files == task_files))
- error = 0;
- if (task_files)
- put_files_struct(task_files);
- if (files)
- put_files_struct(files);
- put_task_struct(task);
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ task = tref_task(proc_tref(inode));
+ if (task) {
+ struct files_struct *task_files, *files;
+ /* This test answeres the question:
+ * Is there a point in time since we looked up the
+ * file descriptor where the two tasks share the
+ * same files struct?
+ */
+ rmb();
+ files = current->files;
+ task_files = task->files;
+ if (files && (files == task_files))
+ error = 0;
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();
if (!error)
goto out;
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