openwrtv4/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/480-mtd-set-rootfs-to-be-root-dev.patch
Stijn Tintel 2d02a4f5bd kernel: update 4.9 to 4.9.44
Refresh patches.
Adapt 704-phy-no-genphy-soft-reset.patch.
Remove brcm2708/950-0005-mm-Remove-the-PFN-busy-warning.patch.
Compile-tested on brcm2708/bcm2708 and x86/64.
Runtime-tested on brcm2708/bcm2708 and x86/64.

Fixes the following vulnerabilities:
- CVE-2017-7533
- CVE-2017-1000111
- CVE-2017-1000112

Signed-off-by: Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be>
2017-08-17 12:34:34 +02:00

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From: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
Subject: kernel/3.1[02]: move MTD root device setup code to mtdcore
The current code only allows to automatically set
root device on MTD partitions. Move the code to MTD
core to allow to use it with all MTD devices.
Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
---
drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/reboot.h>
#include <linux/leds.h>
+#include <linux/root_dev.h>
#include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
#include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
@@ -570,6 +571,15 @@ int add_mtd_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
of this try_ nonsense, and no bitching about it
either. :) */
__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
+
+ if (!strcmp(mtd->name, "rootfs") &&
+ IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MTD_ROOTFS_ROOT_DEV) &&
+ ROOT_DEV == 0) {
+ pr_notice("mtd: device %d (%s) set to be root filesystem\n",
+ mtd->index, mtd->name);
+ ROOT_DEV = MKDEV(MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR, mtd->index);
+ }
+
return 0;
fail_added: