[PATCH 1/3] proc: refactor /proc/$pid/mem to use struct as private_data
Jann Horn
jannh at google.com
Tue Aug 18 19:51:05 UTC 2026
Refactor the handlers for proc_mem_operations to use the new struct
mem_private as ->private_data, rather than directly storing an mm_struct*
in ->private_data.
This is in preparation for adding more state in mem_private in the next
commit.
Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh at google.com>
---
fs/proc/base.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 780f81259052..bec6197329dc 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -848,11 +848,24 @@ static int __mem_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, unsigned int mode)
return 0;
}
+/* private_data for proc_mem_operations */
+struct mem_private {
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
+};
+
static int mem_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
+ struct mem_private *priv __free(kfree) = kmalloc_obj(struct mem_private);
+
+ if (!priv)
+ return -ENOMEM;
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(file->f_op->fop_flags & FOP_UNSIGNED_OFFSET)))
return -EINVAL;
- return __mem_open(inode, file, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);
+ priv->mm = proc_mem_open(inode, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);
+ if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(priv->mm))
+ return priv->mm ? PTR_ERR(priv->mm) : -ESRCH;
+ file->private_data = no_free_ptr(priv);
+ return 0;
}
static bool proc_mem_foll_force(struct file *file, struct mm_struct *mm)
@@ -880,7 +893,8 @@ static bool proc_mem_foll_force(struct file *file, struct mm_struct *mm)
static ssize_t mem_rw(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *ppos, int write)
{
- struct mm_struct *mm = file->private_data;
+ struct mem_private *priv = file->private_data;
+ struct mm_struct *mm = priv->mm;
unsigned long addr = *ppos;
ssize_t copied;
char *page;
@@ -970,12 +984,21 @@ static int mem_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
return 0;
}
+static int mem_release_with_private(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ struct mem_private *priv = file->private_data;
+
+ mmdrop(priv->mm);
+ kfree(priv);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static const struct file_operations proc_mem_operations = {
.llseek = mem_lseek,
.read = mem_read,
.write = mem_write,
.open = mem_open,
- .release = mem_release,
+ .release = mem_release_with_private,
.fop_flags = FOP_UNSIGNED_OFFSET,
};
--
2.55.0.737.g08866a6d13-goog
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