kernel/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c, branch master

binfmt_elf_fdpic: fix AUXV size calculation for ELF_HWCAP3 and ELF_HWCAP4

2026-02-24T00:09:00Z

Commit 4e6e8c2b757f ("binfmt_elf: Wire up AT_HWCAP3 at AT_HWCAP4") added support for AT_HWCAP3 and AT_HWCAP4, but it missed updating the AUX vector size calculation in create_elf_fdpic_tables() and AT_VECTOR_SIZE_BASE in include/linux/auxvec.h. Similar to the fix for AT_HWCAP2 in commit c6a09e342f8e ("binfmt_elf_fdpic: fix AUXV size calculation when ELF_HWCAP2 is defined"), this omission leads to a mismatch between the reserved space and the actual number of AUX entries, eventually triggering a kernel BUG_ON(csp != sp). Fix this by incrementing nitems when ELF_HWCAP3 or ELF_HWCAP4 are defined and updating AT_VECTOR_SIZE_BASE. Cc: Mark Brown Cc: Max Filippov Reviewed-by: Michal Koutný Reviewed-by: Mark Brown Reviewed-by: Cyrill Gorcunov Reviewed-by: Alexander Mikhalitsyn Fixes: 4e6e8c2b757f ("binfmt_elf: Wire up AT_HWCAP3 at AT_HWCAP4") Signed-off-by: Andrei Vagin Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260217180108.1420024-2-avagin@google.com Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51Z

This is the exact same thing as the 'alloc_obj()' version, only much smaller because there are a lot fewer users of the *alloc_flex() interface. As with alloc_obj() version, this was done entirely with mindless brute force, using the same script, except using 'flex' in the pattern rather than 'objs*'. Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51Z

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28Z

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

Merge tag 'execve-v6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux

2025-07-29T00:11:40Z

Pull execve updates from Kees Cook: - Introduce regular REGSET note macros arch-wide (Dave Martin) - Remove arbitrary 4K limitation of program header size (Yin Fengwei) - Reorder function qualifiers for copy_clone_args_from_user() (Dishank Jogi) * tag 'execve-v6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux: (25 commits) fork: reorder function qualifiers for copy_clone_args_from_user binfmt_elf: remove the 4k limitation of program header size binfmt_elf: Warn on missing or suspicious regset note names xtensa: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names um: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names x86/ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names sparc: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names sh: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names s390/ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names riscv: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names powerpc/ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names parisc: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names openrisc: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names nios2: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names MIPS: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names m68k: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names LoongArch: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names hexagon: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names csky: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names arm64: ptrace: Use USER_REGSET_NOTE_TYPE() to specify regset note names ...

binfmt_elf: Dump non-arch notes with strictly matching name and type

2025-07-15T05:27:46Z

The note names for some arch-independent coredump notes are specified manually, albeit by referring to the NN_ #define corresponding to the NT_ #define that specifies the note type. Now that there are no exceptional cases, refactor fill_note() to pick the correct NN_ and NT_ macros implcitly for the requested note type. Signed-off-by: Dave Martin Cc: Oleg Nesterov Cc: Kees Cook Cc: Akihiko Odaki Reviewed-by: Akihiko Odaki Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250701135616.29630-4-Dave.Martin@arm.com Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

fs: consistently use can_mmap_file() helper

2025-06-17T11:47:22Z

Since commit c84bf6dd2b83 ("mm: introduce new .mmap_prepare() file callback"), the f_op->mmap() hook has been deprecated in favour of f_op->mmap_prepare(). Additionally, commit bb666b7c2707 ("mm: add mmap_prepare() compatibility layer for nested file systems") permits the use of the .mmap_prepare() hook even in nested filesystems like overlayfs. There are a number of places where we check only for f_op->mmap - this is incorrect now mmap_prepare exists, so update all of these to use the general helper can_mmap_file(). Most notably, this updates the elf logic to allow for the ability to execute binaries on filesystems which have the .mmap_prepare hook, but additionally we update nested filesystems. Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes Link: https://lore.kernel.org/b68145b609532e62bab603dd9686faa6562046ec.1750099179.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com Acked-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

binfmt_elf_fdpic: fix variable set but not used warning

2025-03-08T04:07:33Z

Fix below kernel warning: fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c:1024:52: warning: variable 'excess1' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable] Reported-by: kernel test robot Signed-off-by: sunliming Reviewed-by: Jan Kara Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250308022754.75013-1-sunliming@linux.dev Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

binfmt_elf: Use note name macros

2025-02-11T00:47:07Z

Use note name macros to match with the userspace's expectation. Signed-off-by: Akihiko Odaki Acked-by: Baoquan He Reviewed-by: Dave Martin Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250115-elf-v5-2-0f9e55bbb2fc@daynix.com Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

fs: don't block write during exec on pre-content watched files

2024-12-11T16:45:18Z

Commit 2a010c412853 ("fs: don't block i_writecount during exec") removed the legacy behavior of getting ETXTBSY on attempt to open and executable file for write while it is being executed. This commit was reverted because an application that depends on this legacy behavior was broken by the change. We need to allow HSM writing into executable files while executed to fill their content on-the-fly. To that end, disable the ETXTBSY legacy behavior for files that are watched by pre-content events. This change is not expected to cause regressions with existing systems which do not have any pre-content event listeners. Signed-off-by: Amir Goldstein Acked-by: Christian Brauner Signed-off-by: Jan Kara Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241128142532.465176-1-amir73il@gmail.com