v4.19.13 snapshot.
diff --git a/mm/maccess.c b/mm/maccess.c
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+++ b/mm/maccess.c
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+/*
+ * Access kernel memory without faulting.
+ */
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+
+/**
+ * probe_kernel_read(): safely attempt to read from a location
+ * @dst: pointer to the buffer that shall take the data
+ * @src: address to read from
+ * @size: size of the data chunk
+ *
+ * Safely read from address @src to the buffer at @dst. If a kernel fault
+ * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
+ *
+ * We ensure that the copy_from_user is executed in atomic context so that
+ * do_page_fault() doesn't attempt to take mmap_sem. This makes
+ * probe_kernel_read() suitable for use within regions where the caller
+ * already holds mmap_sem, or other locks which nest inside mmap_sem.
+ */
+
+long __weak probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
+ __attribute__((alias("__probe_kernel_read")));
+
+long __probe_kernel_read(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
+{
+ long ret;
+ mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
+
+ set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
+ pagefault_disable();
+ ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic(dst,
+ (__force const void __user *)src, size);
+ pagefault_enable();
+ set_fs(old_fs);
+
+ return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_read);
+
+/**
+ * probe_kernel_write(): safely attempt to write to a location
+ * @dst: address to write to
+ * @src: pointer to the data that shall be written
+ * @size: size of the data chunk
+ *
+ * Safely write to address @dst from the buffer at @src. If a kernel fault
+ * happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
+ */
+long __weak probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
+ __attribute__((alias("__probe_kernel_write")));
+
+long __probe_kernel_write(void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
+{
+ long ret;
+ mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
+
+ set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
+ pagefault_disable();
+ ret = __copy_to_user_inatomic((__force void __user *)dst, src, size);
+ pagefault_enable();
+ set_fs(old_fs);
+
+ return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_write);
+
+/**
+ * strncpy_from_unsafe: - Copy a NUL terminated string from unsafe address.
+ * @dst: Destination address, in kernel space. This buffer must be at
+ * least @count bytes long.
+ * @unsafe_addr: Unsafe address.
+ * @count: Maximum number of bytes to copy, including the trailing NUL.
+ *
+ * Copies a NUL-terminated string from unsafe address to kernel buffer.
+ *
+ * On success, returns the length of the string INCLUDING the trailing NUL.
+ *
+ * If access fails, returns -EFAULT (some data may have been copied
+ * and the trailing NUL added).
+ *
+ * If @count is smaller than the length of the string, copies @count-1 bytes,
+ * sets the last byte of @dst buffer to NUL and returns @count.
+ */
+long strncpy_from_unsafe(char *dst, const void *unsafe_addr, long count)
+{
+ mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
+ const void *src = unsafe_addr;
+ long ret;
+
+ if (unlikely(count <= 0))
+ return 0;
+
+ set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
+ pagefault_disable();
+
+ do {
+ ret = __get_user(*dst++, (const char __user __force *)src++);
+ } while (dst[-1] && ret == 0 && src - unsafe_addr < count);
+
+ dst[-1] = '\0';
+ pagefault_enable();
+ set_fs(old_fs);
+
+ return ret ? -EFAULT : src - unsafe_addr;
+}