[patch 2/2] fs, proc: Introduce the /proc/<pid>/map_files/ directory v6

[Kirill A. Shutemov]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 03:26:42PM +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 01:06:12PM +0400, Vasiliy Kulikov wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:58 +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> > > From: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul at parallels.com>
> > > 
> > > This one behaves similarly to the /proc/<pid>/fd/ one - it contains symlinks
> > > one for each mapping with file, the name of a symlink is "vma->vm_start-vma->vm_end",
> > > the target is the file. Opening a symlink results in a file that point exactly
> > > to the same inode as them vma's one.
> > 
> > I'm late noting it before the RFCv6 :)  Besides checking
> > ptrace_may_access() on ->lookup and ->readdir you also should define
> > ->stat, otherwise you can bypass ptrace checks if there is a
> > corresponding dentry in the cache.  The same issue existed in fd* handlers:
> > 
> > http://www.openwall.com/lists/kernel-hardening/2011/08/29/1
> > 
> 
> OK, here is an updated one. Thanks for feedback. Hope this time
> all nits are addressed. Still reviews/complains are *very* appreciated.

Please run checkpatch. It points several warnings and one dangerous error.

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov