From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@redhat.com>
To: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, linux-mm@redhat.com
Subject: [PATCH] 2.4.19-pre8 vm86 smp locking fix
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 16:51:05 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020523165105.A27881@redhat.com> (raw)
arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c performs page table operations without obtaining
any locks. This patch obtains page_table_lock around the the table walk
and modification.
-ben
--
"You will be reincarnated as a toad; and you will be much happier."
diff -urN v2.4.19-pre8/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c work/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c
--- v2.4.19-pre8/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c Thu Mar 7 16:39:56 2002
+++ work/arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c Thu May 23 16:21:38 2002
@@ -97,21 +97,22 @@
pte_t *pte;
int i;
+ spin_lock(&tsk->mm->page_table_lock);
pgd = pgd_offset(tsk->mm, 0xA0000);
if (pgd_none(*pgd))
- return;
+ goto out;
if (pgd_bad(*pgd)) {
pgd_ERROR(*pgd);
pgd_clear(pgd);
- return;
+ goto out;
}
pmd = pmd_offset(pgd, 0xA0000);
if (pmd_none(*pmd))
- return;
+ goto out;
if (pmd_bad(*pmd)) {
pmd_ERROR(*pmd);
pmd_clear(pmd);
- return;
+ goto out;
}
pte = pte_offset(pmd, 0xA0000);
for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@
set_pte(pte, pte_wrprotect(*pte));
pte++;
}
+out:
+ spin_unlock(&tsk->mm->page_table_lock);
flush_tlb();
}
next reply other threads:[~2002-05-23 20:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-23 20:51 Benjamin LaHaise [this message]
2002-05-23 21:36 ` [PATCH] 2.4.19-pre8 vm86 smp locking fix Kasper Dupont
2002-05-23 21:57 ` Benjamin LaHaise
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