[PATCH v3 1/7] kernel/fork: convert vma assignment to a memcpy

From: Suren Baghdasaryan
Date: Wed Jan 25 2023 - 18:36:09 EST


Convert vma assignment in vm_area_dup() to a memcpy() to prevent compiler
errors when we add a const modifier to vma->vm_flags.

Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/fork.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 6683c1b0f460..a531901859d9 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vm_area_dup(struct vm_area_struct *orig)
* orig->shared.rb may be modified concurrently, but the clone
* will be reinitialized.
*/
- *new = data_race(*orig);
+ memcpy(new, orig, sizeof(*new));
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->anon_vma_chain);
dup_anon_vma_name(orig, new);
}
--
2.39.1