When the dump cannot occur most likely because of a full file system and the page to be written is the zero page, the call to page_cache_release() is missed.
Signed-off-by: Brian Pomerantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c index a2fceba..9cc4f0a 100644 --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c +++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c @@ -1704,7 +1704,10 @@ static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file) DUMP_SEEK(PAGE_SIZE); } else { if (page == ZERO_PAGE(addr)) { - DUMP_SEEK(PAGE_SIZE); + if (!dump_seek(file, PAGE_SIZE)) { + page_cache_release(page); + goto end_coredump; + } } else { void *kaddr; flush_cache_page(vma, addr, - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/