diff --git a/ipc/msgutil.c b/ipc/msgutil.c
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+/*
+ * linux/ipc/msgutil.c
+ * Copyright (C) 1999, 2004 Manfred Spraul
+ *
+ * This file is released under GNU General Public Licence version 2 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * See the file COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/ipc.h>
+#include <linux/msg.h>
+#include <linux/ipc_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/utsname.h>
+#include <linux/proc_ns.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(mq_lock);
+
+/*
+ * The next 2 defines are here bc this is the only file
+ * compiled when either CONFIG_SYSVIPC and CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE
+ * and not CONFIG_IPC_NS.
+ */
+struct ipc_namespace init_ipc_ns = {
+	.count		= REFCOUNT_INIT(1),
+	.user_ns = &init_user_ns,
+	.ns.inum = PROC_IPC_INIT_INO,
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPC_NS
+	.ns.ops = &ipcns_operations,
+#endif
+};
+
+struct msg_msgseg {
+	struct msg_msgseg *next;
+	/* the next part of the message follows immediately */
+};
+
+#define DATALEN_MSG	((size_t)PAGE_SIZE-sizeof(struct msg_msg))
+#define DATALEN_SEG	((size_t)PAGE_SIZE-sizeof(struct msg_msgseg))
+
+
+static struct msg_msg *alloc_msg(size_t len)
+{
+	struct msg_msg *msg;
+	struct msg_msgseg **pseg;
+	size_t alen;
+
+	alen = min(len, DATALEN_MSG);
+	msg = kmalloc(sizeof(*msg) + alen, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+	if (msg == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	msg->next = NULL;
+	msg->security = NULL;
+
+	len -= alen;
+	pseg = &msg->next;
+	while (len > 0) {
+		struct msg_msgseg *seg;
+		alen = min(len, DATALEN_SEG);
+		seg = kmalloc(sizeof(*seg) + alen, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+		if (seg == NULL)
+			goto out_err;
+		*pseg = seg;
+		seg->next = NULL;
+		pseg = &seg->next;
+		len -= alen;
+	}
+
+	return msg;
+
+out_err:
+	free_msg(msg);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct msg_msg *load_msg(const void __user *src, size_t len)
+{
+	struct msg_msg *msg;
+	struct msg_msgseg *seg;
+	int err = -EFAULT;
+	size_t alen;
+
+	msg = alloc_msg(len);
+	if (msg == NULL)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	alen = min(len, DATALEN_MSG);
+	if (copy_from_user(msg + 1, src, alen))
+		goto out_err;
+
+	for (seg = msg->next; seg != NULL; seg = seg->next) {
+		len -= alen;
+		src = (char __user *)src + alen;
+		alen = min(len, DATALEN_SEG);
+		if (copy_from_user(seg + 1, src, alen))
+			goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	err = security_msg_msg_alloc(msg);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_err;
+
+	return msg;
+
+out_err:
+	free_msg(msg);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+#ifdef CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
+struct msg_msg *copy_msg(struct msg_msg *src, struct msg_msg *dst)
+{
+	struct msg_msgseg *dst_pseg, *src_pseg;
+	size_t len = src->m_ts;
+	size_t alen;
+
+	if (src->m_ts > dst->m_ts)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	alen = min(len, DATALEN_MSG);
+	memcpy(dst + 1, src + 1, alen);
+
+	for (dst_pseg = dst->next, src_pseg = src->next;
+	     src_pseg != NULL;
+	     dst_pseg = dst_pseg->next, src_pseg = src_pseg->next) {
+
+		len -= alen;
+		alen = min(len, DATALEN_SEG);
+		memcpy(dst_pseg + 1, src_pseg + 1, alen);
+	}
+
+	dst->m_type = src->m_type;
+	dst->m_ts = src->m_ts;
+
+	return dst;
+}
+#else
+struct msg_msg *copy_msg(struct msg_msg *src, struct msg_msg *dst)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+}
+#endif
+int store_msg(void __user *dest, struct msg_msg *msg, size_t len)
+{
+	size_t alen;
+	struct msg_msgseg *seg;
+
+	alen = min(len, DATALEN_MSG);
+	if (copy_to_user(dest, msg + 1, alen))
+		return -1;
+
+	for (seg = msg->next; seg != NULL; seg = seg->next) {
+		len -= alen;
+		dest = (char __user *)dest + alen;
+		alen = min(len, DATALEN_SEG);
+		if (copy_to_user(dest, seg + 1, alen))
+			return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void free_msg(struct msg_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct msg_msgseg *seg;
+
+	security_msg_msg_free(msg);
+
+	seg = msg->next;
+	kfree(msg);
+	while (seg != NULL) {
+		struct msg_msgseg *tmp = seg->next;
+		kfree(seg);
+		seg = tmp;
+	}
+}