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SubjectRe: linux-next: build failure after merge of the akpm-current tree
On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 1:53 AM Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> After merging the akpm-current tree, today's linux-next build (arm
> multi_v7_defconfig) failed like this:
>
> fs/binfmt_elf.c: In function 'load_elf_binary':
> fs/binfmt_elf.c:1140:7: error: 'elf_interpreter' undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean 'interpreter'?
> if (!elf_interpreter)
> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> interpreter

static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
{
...
char * elf_interpreter = NULL;

This is _absolutely_ a valid variable.

>
>
> Caused by commit
>
> 3ebf0dd657ce ("fs/binfmt_elf.c: move brk out of mmap when doing direct loader exec")
>
> interacting with commit
>
> a34f642bccf1 ("fs/binfmt_elf.c: free PT_INTERP filename ASAP")
>
> I have applied the following patch for today.
>
> From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:48:29 +1000
> Subject: [PATCH] fix "fs/binfmt_elf.c: move brk out of mmap when doing direct loader exec"
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
> ---
> fs/binfmt_elf.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> index b3bbe6bca499..fe5668a1bbaa 100644
> --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> +++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> @@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
> * collide early with the stack growing down), and into the unused
> * ELF_ET_DYN_BASE region.
> */
> - if (!elf_interpreter)
> + if (!interpreter)

No, this is very wrong and will, I think, cause all PIE binaries to fail to run.

> current->mm->brk = current->mm->start_brk = ELF_ET_DYN_BASE;
>
> if ((current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE) && (randomize_va_space > 1)) {
> --
> 2.20.1
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell



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