@@ -2298,6 +2298,13 @@ int apply_to_page_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apply_to_page_range);
+static inline bool pte_spinlock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+{
+ vmf->ptl = pte_lockptr(vmf->vma->vm_mm, vmf->pmd);
+ spin_lock(vmf->ptl);
+ return true;
+}
+
static inline bool pte_map_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
{
vmf->pte = pte_offset_map_lock(vmf->vma->vm_mm, vmf->pmd,
@@ -3814,8 +3821,8 @@ static int do_numa_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
* validation through pte_unmap_same(). It's of NUMA type but
* the pfn may be screwed if the read is non atomic.
*/
- vmf->ptl = pte_lockptr(vma->vm_mm, vmf->pmd);
- spin_lock(vmf->ptl);
+ if (!pte_spinlock(vmf))
+ return VM_FAULT_RETRY;
if (unlikely(!pte_same(*vmf->pte, vmf->orig_pte))) {
pte_unmap_unlock(vmf->pte, vmf->ptl);
goto out;
@@ -4008,8 +4015,8 @@ static int handle_pte_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
if (pte_protnone(vmf->orig_pte) && vma_is_accessible(vmf->vma))
return do_numa_page(vmf);
- vmf->ptl = pte_lockptr(vmf->vma->vm_mm, vmf->pmd);
- spin_lock(vmf->ptl);
+ if (!pte_spinlock(vmf))
+ return VM_FAULT_RETRY;
entry = vmf->orig_pte;
if (unlikely(!pte_same(*vmf->pte, entry)))
goto unlock;
When handling page fault without holding the mmap_sem the fetch of the pte lock pointer and the locking will have to be done while ensuring that the VMA is not touched in our back. So move the fetch and locking operations in a dedicated function. Signed-off-by: Laurent Dufour <ldufour@linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- mm/memory.c | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)