[PATCH 30/46] mm/mremap: recheck PUDs under the page table lock
David Hildenbrand (Arm)
david at kernel.org
Mon Oct 26 16:17:50 PDT 2026
Once get_old_pud() is fixed to accept PUD leaves, unmap_mapping_range() can
clear a leaf between the lookup and the move. Holding mmap_lock in write
mode does not prevent this.
If the zap happens before move_page_tables() tests the entry, an empty
PUD can reach move_normal_pud(), where pud_populate() turns it into a
present page table entry. If it happens after the test, move_huge_pud()
can instead try to move an empty entry, triggering CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
warnings on powerpc.
Recheck the source under the page table lock in both helpers. Treat an
empty source in move_normal_pud() as a completed move, and use
__pud_trans_huge_lock() in move_huge_pud().
In the future we should likely have the code lookup a PUD/PMD lockless
once, instead of multiple times, because one of the problematic bits
here is the:
pud_trans_huge(*old_pud)
Fixes: 0881ace292b6 ("mm/mremap: use pmd/pud_poplulate to update page table entries")
Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs at kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david at kernel.org>
---
mm/mremap.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/mremap.c b/mm/mremap.c
index 16e736c72d9cb..91f0865f6aeea 100644
--- a/mm/mremap.c
+++ b/mm/mremap.c
@@ -461,14 +461,18 @@ static bool move_normal_pud(struct pagetable_move_control *pmc,
if (new_ptl != old_ptl)
spin_lock_nested(new_ptl, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
- /* Clear the pud */
pud = *old_pud;
+ if (unlikely(pud_none(pud)))
+ goto out_unlock;
+
+ /* Clear the pud */
pud_clear(old_pud);
VM_BUG_ON(!pud_none(*new_pud));
pud_populate(mm, new_pud, pud_pgtable(pud));
flush_tlb_range(vma, pmc->old_addr, pmc->old_addr + PUD_SIZE);
+out_unlock:
if (new_ptl != old_ptl)
spin_unlock(new_ptl);
spin_unlock(old_ptl);
@@ -503,7 +507,9 @@ static bool move_huge_pud(struct pagetable_move_control *pmc,
* We don't have to worry about the ordering of src and dst
* ptlocks because exclusive mmap_lock prevents deadlock.
*/
- old_ptl = pud_lock(mm, old_pud);
+ old_ptl = __pud_trans_huge_lock(old_pud, vma);
+ if (unlikely(!old_ptl))
+ return false;
new_ptl = pud_lockptr(mm, new_pud);
if (new_ptl != old_ptl)
spin_lock_nested(new_ptl, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
--
2.43.0
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