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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 906ae5a1779c..bded65187780 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static inline bool si_fromuser(const struct siginfo *info)
/*
* Bad permissions for sending the signal
- * - the caller must hold at least the RCU read lock
+ * - the caller must hold the RCU read lock
*/
static int check_kill_permission(int sig, struct siginfo *info,
struct task_struct *t)
@@ -1127,11 +1127,14 @@ struct sighand_struct *lock_task_sighand(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long
/*
* send signal info to all the members of a group
- * - the caller must hold the RCU read lock at least
*/
int group_send_sig_info(int sig, struct siginfo *info, struct task_struct *p)
{
- int ret = check_kill_permission(sig, info, p);
+ int ret;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ ret = check_kill_permission(sig, info, p);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
if (!ret && sig)
ret = do_send_sig_info(sig, info, p, true);