The function "force_sig(sig, tsk)" is equivalent to " force_sig_info(sig, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk)". Using the siginfo variants can be error prone so use the simpler old fashioned force_sig variant, and with luck the force_sig_info variant can go away.
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <[email protected]> --- arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c index 9f7b3831fb7e..3e4a3172d711 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ do_general_protection(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code) show_signal(tsk, SIGSEGV, "", desc, regs, error_code); - force_sig_info(SIGSEGV, SEND_SIG_PRIV, tsk); + force_sig(SIGSEGV, tsk); } NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(do_general_protection); -- 2.17.1
