1 files changed, 36 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index ce97becff461..a2bef5c81033 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1325,27 +1325,17 @@ dput_out:
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int copy_namespace(int flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
+/*
+ * Allocate a new namespace structure and populate it with contents
+ * copied from the namespace of the passed in task structure.
+ */
+struct namespace *dup_namespace(struct task_struct *tsk, struct fs_struct *fs)
 {
 	struct namespace *namespace = tsk->namespace;
 	struct namespace *new_ns;
 	struct vfsmount *rootmnt = NULL, *pwdmnt = NULL, *altrootmnt = NULL;
-	struct fs_struct *fs = tsk->fs;
 	struct vfsmount *p, *q;
 
-	if (!namespace)
-		return 0;
-
-	get_namespace(namespace);
-
-	if (!(flags & CLONE_NEWNS))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
-		put_namespace(namespace);
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
 	new_ns = kmalloc(sizeof(struct namespace), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_ns)
 		goto out;
@@ -1396,8 +1386,6 @@ int copy_namespace(int flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	}
 	up_write(&namespace_sem);
 
-	tsk->namespace = new_ns;
-
 	if (rootmnt)
 		mntput(rootmnt);
 	if (pwdmnt)
@@ -1405,12 +1393,40 @@ int copy_namespace(int flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	if (altrootmnt)
 		mntput(altrootmnt);
 
-	put_namespace(namespace);
-	return 0;
+out:
+	return new_ns;
+}
+
+int copy_namespace(int flags, struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	struct namespace *namespace = tsk->namespace;
+	struct namespace *new_ns;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (!namespace)
+		return 0;
+
+	get_namespace(namespace);
+
+	if (!(flags & CLONE_NEWNS))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+		err = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	new_ns = dup_namespace(tsk, tsk->fs);
+	if (!new_ns) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	tsk->namespace = new_ns;
 
 out:
 	put_namespace(namespace);
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return err;
 }
 
 asmlinkage long sys_mount(char __user * dev_name, char __user * dir_name,