@@ -670,6 +670,12 @@ static bool __purge_vmap_area_lazy(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
return false;
/*
+ * First make sure the mappings are removed from all page-tables
+ * before they are freed.
+ */
+ vmalloc_sync_all();
+
+ /*
* TODO: to calculate a flush range without looping.
* The list can be up to lazy_max_pages() elements.
*/
@@ -2308,6 +2314,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(remap_vmalloc_range);
/*
* Implement a stub for vmalloc_sync_all() if the architecture chose not to
* have one.
+ *
+ * The purpose of this function is to make sure the vmalloc area
+ * mappings are identical in all page-tables in the system.
*/
void __weak vmalloc_sync_all(void)
{