[PATCH 02/46] fork: take mmap_lock before copying mm_struct
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Mon Oct 26 17:12:06 PDT 2026
> dup_mm() copies the parent's mm_struct before dup_mmap() takes the
> mmap_lock. A concurrent brk() can leave the child with a stale mm->brk
> and newer heap mappings, causing later brk() requests to fail.
>
> Other operations (e.g., PR_SET_MM) on the parent's mm_struct can similarly
> cause inconsistencies.
>
> As a simple and robust fix, grab the parent's mmap_lock earlier. This
> way we don't need to update individual mm fields in dup_mmap() and
> keep missing ones. Stop updating the 4 existing members (total_vm, data_vm,
> exec_vm, stack_vm), as that is now no longer required.
>
> Keep releasing the parent's mmap_lock in dup_mmap(), before
> userfaultfd completion, to avoid moving the userfaultfd handling into the
> caller. This should get cleaned up later.
>
> Move uprobe_start_dup_mmap() to preserve the lock ordering.
>
> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
> Reported-by: Josef Bacik <josef at toxicpanda.com>
> Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs at kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david at kernel.org>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues.
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