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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c8
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c
index 6c41db367de..d72dc7a0636 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_64.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user *ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
{
struct task_struct *me = current;
struct mm_struct *mm = me->mm;
- __u32 entry_1, entry_2, *lp;
+ __u32 entry_1, entry_2;
int error;
struct user_desc ldt_info;
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user *ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
goto out_unlock;
}
- lp = (__u32 *)((ldt_info.entry_number << 3) + (char *)mm->context.ldt);
-
/* Allow LDTs to be cleared by the user. */
if (ldt_info.base_addr == 0 && ldt_info.limit == 0) {
if (oldmode || LDT_empty(&ldt_info)) {
@@ -220,8 +218,8 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user *ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
/* Install the new entry ... */
install:
- *lp = entry_1;
- *(lp+1) = entry_2;
+ write_ldt_entry(mm->context.ldt, ldt_info.entry_number, entry_1,
+ entry_2);
error = 0;
out_unlock: