[PATCH 4/5] pstore/ram: Should zap persistent zone on unlink

From: Anton Vorontsov
Date: Sat May 26 2012 - 09:10:27 EST


Otherwise, unlinked file will reappear on the next boot.

Reported-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/pstore/ram.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
index 16ff733..453030f 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int ramoops_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
return -EINVAL;

persistent_ram_free_old(cxt->przs[id]);
+ persistent_ram_zap(cxt->przs[id]);

return 0;
}
--
1.7.9.2

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