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Christoph Hellwig 98a23609b1 maccess: always use strict semantics for probe_kernel_read
Except for historical confusion in the kprobes/uprobes and bpf tracers,
which has been fixed now, there is no good reason to ever allow user
memory accesses from probe_kernel_read.  Switch probe_kernel_read to only
read from kernel memory.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: update it for "mm, dump_page(): do not crash with invalid mapping pointer"]

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200521152301.2587579-17-hch@lst.de
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2020-06-09 09:39:15 -07:00
arch maccess: always use strict semantics for probe_kernel_read 2020-06-09 09:39:15 -07:00
block for-5.8/drivers-2020-06-01 2020-06-02 15:37:03 -07:00
certs .gitignore: add SPDX License Identifier 2020-03-25 11:50:48 +01:00
crypto crypto: engine - do not requeue in case of fatal error 2020-05-28 17:27:52 +10:00
Documentation mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem comments 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
drivers mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem comments 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
fs mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem comments 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
include maccess: always use strict semantics for probe_kernel_read 2020-06-09 09:39:15 -07:00
init mm: don't include asm/pgtable.h if linux/mm.h is already included 2020-06-09 09:39:13 -07:00
ipc mmap locking API: use coccinelle to convert mmap_sem rwsem call sites 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
kernel maccess: always use strict semantics for probe_kernel_read 2020-06-09 09:39:15 -07:00
lib mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem comments 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Rename other to deprecated 2019-05-03 06:34:32 -06:00
mm maccess: always use strict semantics for probe_kernel_read 2020-06-09 09:39:15 -07:00
net mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem API comments 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
samples Kbuild updates for v5.8 2020-06-06 12:00:25 -07:00
scripts Fix for arch/sh build regression with newer binutils, removal of SH5, 2020-06-06 15:22:01 -07:00
security mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem comments 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
sound mmap locking API: convert mmap_sem comments 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
tools kallsyms/printk: add loglvl to print_ip_sym() 2020-06-09 09:39:10 -07:00
usr bpfilter: match bit size of bpfilter_umh to that of the kernel 2020-05-17 18:52:01 +09:00
virt mmap locking API: use coccinelle to convert mmap_sem rwsem call sites 2020-06-09 09:39:14 -07:00
.clang-format block: add bio_for_each_bvec_all() 2020-05-25 11:25:24 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
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.gitignore modpost: generate vmlinux.symvers and reuse it for the second modpost 2020-06-06 23:38:12 +09:00
.mailmap A fair amount of stuff this time around, dominated by yet another massive 2020-06-01 15:45:27 -07:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS mailmap: change email for Ricardo Ribalda 2020-05-25 18:59:59 -06:00
Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS remoteproc updates for v5.8 2020-06-08 13:01:08 -07:00
Makefile Kbuild updates for v5.8 2020-06-06 12:00:25 -07:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.