kernel/fork: factor out replacing the current MM exe_file

Let's factor the main logic out into replace_mm_exe_file(), such that
all mm->exe_file logic is contained in kernel/fork.c.

While at it, perform some simple cleanups that are possible now that
we're simplifying the individual functions.

Acked-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@ubuntu.com>
Acked-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Acked-by: Christian König <christian.koenig@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

3 files changed, 43 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 7ca22e6e694a..48c6fa9ab792 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ extern int mm_take_all_locks(struct mm_struct *mm);
 extern void mm_drop_all_locks(struct mm_struct *mm);
 
 extern void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file);
+extern int replace_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file);
 extern struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm);
 extern struct file *get_task_exe_file(struct task_struct *task);
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 44f4c2d83763..f4ac883c4a1e 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1148,9 +1148,7 @@ void mmput_async(struct mm_struct *mm)
  *
  * Main users are mmput() and sys_execve(). Callers prevent concurrent
  * invocations: in mmput() nobody alive left, in execve task is single
- * threaded. sys_prctl(PR_SET_MM_MAP/EXE_FILE) also needs to set the
- * mm->exe_file, but does so without using set_mm_exe_file() in order
- * to avoid the need for any locks.
+ * threaded.
  */
 void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
 {
@@ -1171,6 +1169,46 @@ void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
 }
 
 /**
+ * replace_mm_exe_file - replace a reference to the mm's executable file
+ *
+ * This changes mm's executable file (shown as symlink /proc/[pid]/exe),
+ * dealing with concurrent invocation and without grabbing the mmap lock in
+ * write mode.
+ *
+ * Main user is sys_prctl(PR_SET_MM_MAP/EXE_FILE).
+ */
+int replace_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
+{
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	struct file *old_exe_file;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* Forbid mm->exe_file change if old file still mapped. */
+	old_exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(mm);
+	if (old_exe_file) {
+		mmap_read_lock(mm);
+		for (vma = mm->mmap; vma && !ret; vma = vma->vm_next) {
+			if (!vma->vm_file)
+				continue;
+			if (path_equal(&vma->vm_file->f_path,
+				       &old_exe_file->f_path))
+				ret = -EBUSY;
+		}
+		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
+		fput(old_exe_file);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* set the new file, lockless */
+	get_file(new_exe_file);
+	old_exe_file = xchg(&mm->exe_file, new_exe_file);
+	if (old_exe_file)
+		fput(old_exe_file);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * get_mm_exe_file - acquire a reference to the mm's executable file
  *
  * Returns %NULL if mm has no associated executable file.
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index ef1a78f5d71c..30c12e54585a 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1846,7 +1846,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(umask, int, mask)
 static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct fd exe;
-	struct file *old_exe, *exe_file;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1869,40 +1868,10 @@ static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
 	if (err)
 		goto exit;
 
-	/*
-	 * Forbid mm->exe_file change if old file still mapped.
-	 */
-	exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(mm);
-	err = -EBUSY;
-	if (exe_file) {
-		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
-
-		mmap_read_lock(mm);
-		for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
-			if (!vma->vm_file)
-				continue;
-			if (path_equal(&vma->vm_file->f_path,
-				       &exe_file->f_path))
-				goto exit_err;
-		}
-
-		mmap_read_unlock(mm);
-		fput(exe_file);
-	}
-
-	err = 0;
-	/* set the new file, lockless */
-	get_file(exe.file);
-	old_exe = xchg(&mm->exe_file, exe.file);
-	if (old_exe)
-		fput(old_exe);
+	err = replace_mm_exe_file(mm, exe.file);
 exit:
 	fdput(exe);
 	return err;
-exit_err:
-	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
-	fput(exe_file);
-	goto exit;
 }
 
 /*