1 files changed, 45 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 5631d6b2a62d..3e49fe13d6ac 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1110,6 +1110,45 @@ success:
 	return size;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Performs necessary checks before doing a write
+ * @iov:	io vector request
+ * @nr_segs:	number of segments in the iovec
+ * @count:	number of bytes to write
+ * @access_flags: type of access: %VERIFY_READ or %VERIFY_WRITE
+ *
+ * Adjust number of segments and amount of bytes to write (nr_segs should be
+ * properly initialized first). Returns appropriate error code that caller
+ * should return or zero in case that write should be allowed.
+ */
+int generic_segment_checks(const struct iovec *iov,
+			unsigned long *nr_segs, size_t *count, int access_flags)
+{
+	unsigned long   seg;
+	size_t cnt = 0;
+	for (seg = 0; seg < *nr_segs; seg++) {
+		const struct iovec *iv = &iov[seg];
+
+		/*
+		 * If any segment has a negative length, or the cumulative
+		 * length ever wraps negative then return -EINVAL.
+		 */
+		cnt += iv->iov_len;
+		if (unlikely((ssize_t)(cnt|iv->iov_len) < 0))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (access_ok(access_flags, iv->iov_base, iv->iov_len))
+			continue;
+		if (seg == 0)
+			return -EFAULT;
+		*nr_segs = seg;
+		cnt -= iv->iov_len;	/* This segment is no good */
+		break;
+	}
+	*count = cnt;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_segment_checks);
+
 /**
  * generic_file_aio_read - generic filesystem read routine
  * @iocb:	kernel I/O control block
@@ -1131,24 +1170,9 @@ generic_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	loff_t *ppos = &iocb->ki_pos;
 
 	count = 0;
-	for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
-		const struct iovec *iv = &iov[seg];
-
-		/*
-		 * If any segment has a negative length, or the cumulative
-		 * length ever wraps negative then return -EINVAL.
-		 */
-		count += iv->iov_len;
-		if (unlikely((ssize_t)(count|iv->iov_len) < 0))
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if (access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, iv->iov_base, iv->iov_len))
-			continue;
-		if (seg == 0)
-			return -EFAULT;
-		nr_segs = seg;
-		count -= iv->iov_len;	/* This segment is no good */
-		break;
-	}
+	retval = generic_segment_checks(iov, &nr_segs, &count, VERIFY_WRITE);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 
 	/* coalesce the iovecs and go direct-to-BIO for O_DIRECT */
 	if (filp->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
@@ -2218,30 +2242,14 @@ __generic_file_aio_write_nolock(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	size_t ocount;		/* original count */
 	size_t count;		/* after file limit checks */
 	struct inode 	*inode = mapping->host;
-	unsigned long	seg;
 	loff_t		pos;
 	ssize_t		written;
 	ssize_t		err;
 
 	ocount = 0;
-	for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
-		const struct iovec *iv = &iov[seg];
-
-		/*
-		 * If any segment has a negative length, or the cumulative
-		 * length ever wraps negative then return -EINVAL.
-		 */
-		ocount += iv->iov_len;
-		if (unlikely((ssize_t)(ocount|iv->iov_len) < 0))
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if (access_ok(VERIFY_READ, iv->iov_base, iv->iov_len))
-			continue;
-		if (seg == 0)
-			return -EFAULT;
-		nr_segs = seg;
-		ocount -= iv->iov_len;	/* This segment is no good */
-		break;
-	}
+	err = generic_segment_checks(iov, &nr_segs, &ocount, VERIFY_READ);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	count = ocount;
 	pos = *ppos;