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-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c7
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
index bb50afbee921..fe1ffa55587d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int read_default_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount)
static int write_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
{
struct mm_struct * mm = current->mm;
- __u32 entry_1, entry_2, *lp;
+ __u32 entry_1, entry_2;
int error;
struct user_desc ldt_info;
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ 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)) {
@@ -223,8 +221,7 @@ 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: