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-rw-r--r--kernel/cred.c16
-rw-r--r--kernel/watchdog.c10
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 6a1aa00..3a9d6dd 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -252,13 +252,13 @@ struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void)
#endif
atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
+ new->magic = CRED_MAGIC;
+#endif
if (security_cred_alloc_blank(new, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
goto error;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
- new->magic = CRED_MAGIC;
-#endif
return new;
error:
@@ -657,6 +657,8 @@ struct cred *prepare_kernel_cred(struct task_struct *daemon)
validate_creds(old);
*new = *old;
+ atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
+ set_cred_subscribers(new, 0);
get_uid(new->user);
get_group_info(new->group_info);
@@ -674,8 +676,6 @@ struct cred *prepare_kernel_cred(struct task_struct *daemon)
if (security_prepare_creds(new, old, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
goto error;
- atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
- set_cred_subscribers(new, 0);
put_cred(old);
validate_creds(new);
return new;
@@ -748,7 +748,11 @@ bool creds_are_invalid(const struct cred *cred)
if (cred->magic != CRED_MAGIC)
return true;
#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX
- if (selinux_is_enabled()) {
+ /*
+ * cred->security == NULL if security_cred_alloc_blank() or
+ * security_prepare_creds() returned an error.
+ */
+ if (selinux_is_enabled() && cred->security) {
if ((unsigned long) cred->security < PAGE_SIZE)
return true;
if ((*(u32 *)cred->security & 0xffffff00) ==
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index f37f974..18bb157 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -363,8 +363,14 @@ static int watchdog_nmi_enable(int cpu)
goto out_save;
}
- printk(KERN_ERR "NMI watchdog disabled for cpu%i: unable to create perf event: %ld\n",
- cpu, PTR_ERR(event));
+
+ /* vary the KERN level based on the returned errno */
+ if (PTR_ERR(event) == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+ printk(KERN_INFO "NMI watchdog disabled (cpu%i): not supported (no LAPIC?)\n", cpu);
+ else if (PTR_ERR(event) == -ENOENT)
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "NMI watchdog disabled (cpu%i): hardware events not enabled\n", cpu);
+ else
+ printk(KERN_ERR "NMI watchdog disabled (cpu%i): unable to create perf event: %ld\n", cpu, PTR_ERR(event));
return PTR_ERR(event);
/* success path */