[PATCH v2 1/2] secretmem/gup: don't check if page is secretmem without reference
Mike Rapoport
rppt at linux.ibm.com
Tue Apr 20 14:27:56 BST 2021
On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 03:19:56PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 20.04.21 15:16, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > From: Mike Rapoport <rppt at linux.ibm.com>
> >
> > The check in gup_pte_range() whether a page belongs to a secretmem mapping
> > is performed before grabbing the page reference.
> >
> > To avoid potential race move the check after try_grab_compound_head().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt at linux.ibm.com>
> > ---
> > mm/gup.c | 6 +++---
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
> > index c3a17b189064..4b58c016e949 100644
> > --- a/mm/gup.c
> > +++ b/mm/gup.c
> > @@ -2080,13 +2080,13 @@ static int gup_pte_range(pmd_t pmd, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
> > VM_BUG_ON(!pfn_valid(pte_pfn(pte)));
> > page = pte_page(pte);
> > - if (page_is_secretmem(page))
> > - goto pte_unmap;
> > -
> > head = try_grab_compound_head(page, 1, flags);
> > if (!head)
> > goto pte_unmap;
> > + if (page_is_secretmem(page))
> > + goto pte_unmap;
> > +
>
> Looking at the hunk below, I wonder if you're missing a put_compound_head().
Hmm, yes.
> (also, I'd do if unlikely(page_is_secretmem()) but that's a different
> discussion)
I don't mind, actually. I don't think there would be massive secretmem
usage soon.
> > if (unlikely(pte_val(pte) != pte_val(*ptep))) {
> > put_compound_head(head, 1, flags);
> > goto pte_unmap;
> >
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> David / dhildenb
>
--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.
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