+ mm-vma-predicate-setting-mmap_prepare-vma-fields-on-new-vma-alloc.patch added to mm-hotfixes-unstable branch

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

The patch titled
     Subject: mm/vma: predicate setting mmap_prepare VMA fields on new vma alloc
has been added to the -mm mm-hotfixes-unstable branch.  Its filename is
     mm-vma-predicate-setting-mmap_prepare-vma-fields-on-new-vma-alloc.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-vma-predicate-setting-mmap_prepare-vma-fields-on-new-vma-alloc.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-hotfixes-unstable branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>
Subject: mm/vma: predicate setting mmap_prepare VMA fields on new vma alloc
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:45:41 +0100

It only makes sense to manipulate VMA fields if a new VMA was allocated,
rather than merged.

VMA merging does not compare vm_ops or vm_private_data, so a merged VMA
keeps its own, which is also what the legacy f_op->mmap path does since it
never touches an existing VMA.

Currently, these fields will get overwritten by whatever state is
established in the mmap_prepare hook, and if the VMA was merged,
vm_ops->mapped will not have been called, so this could destructively
clear existing state without replacing it with anything valid.

There is an implicit requirement that vm_private_data and vm_ops are
fungible across VMAs which means that losing the 'new' state is fine.

However in this case the 'old' state is being overwritten by potentially
invalid 'new' state, so this must be rectified.

Additionally constify have_mmap_prepare while here.

All existing in-tree users either derive state from the file or are
unmergeable due to VMA flags, so this has no direct impact.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260923-fix-mmap-prepare-overwrite-v1-1-3b3f1bfcdf5e@kernel.org
Fixes: c84bf6dd2b83 ("mm: introduce new .mmap_prepare() file callback")
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Liam R. Howlett <liam@infradead.org>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Cc: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
---

 mm/vma.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/mm/vma.c~mm-vma-predicate-setting-mmap_prepare-vma-fields-on-new-vma-alloc
+++ a/mm/vma.c
@@ -2849,7 +2849,7 @@ static unsigned long __mmap_region(struc
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
-	bool have_mmap_prepare = file && file->f_op->mmap_prepare;
+	const bool have_mmap_prepare = file && file->f_op->mmap_prepare;
 	VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, addr);
 	const pgoff_t anon_pgoff = addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	MMAP_STATE(map, mm, &vmi, addr, len, pgoff, anon_pgoff, vma_flags, file);
@@ -2892,7 +2892,7 @@ static unsigned long __mmap_region(struc
 		allocated_new = true;
 	}
 
-	if (have_mmap_prepare)
+	if (have_mmap_prepare && allocated_new)
 		set_vma_user_defined_fields(vma, &map);
 
 	__mmap_complete(&map, vma);
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from ljs@kernel.org are

mm-vma-predicate-setting-mmap_prepare-vma-fields-on-new-vma-alloc.patch
mm-mremap-fix-locked_vm-leak-from-mremap_dontunmap-self-merge.patch
mm-mremap-fix-locked_vm-leak-by-splitting-vma-for-mremap_dontunmap.patch
mm-vmpressure-remove-window-size-todo.patch
tools-testing-selftests-mm-add-missing-gitignore-entries.patch
mm-move-drivers-char-memc-to-mm-char-memc.patch
mm-implement-file_is_dev_zero-to-uniquely-identify-dev-zero.patch
mm-vma-only-permit-map_private-dev-zero-to-be-mapped-anonymous.patch
mm-vma-make-map_private-mapped-dev-zero-mappings-truly-anonymous.patch
tools-testing-vma-add-test-to-assert-map_private-dev-zero-is-anon.patch
tools-testing-selftests-mm-add-map_private-dev-zero-merge-tests.patch
mm-madvise-swap-in-cowd-map_private-file-mappings-on-madv_willneed.patch
mm-huge_memory-zap-deposited-page-tables-after-an-rcu-grace-period.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-most-2-level-architectures.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-mmu-riscv.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-mmu-arm.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-arc-microblaze-xtensa.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sparc64.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-m68k-coldfire.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sh-x2.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-m68k-motorola.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sparc32.patch
mm-make-userland-page-table-freeing-rcu-safe.patch
mm-change-the-contract-for-free_pgtables-update-docs.patch
mm-vma-fix-mmap_prepare-file-handling-remove-file_doesnt_need_get.patch
mm-vma-introduce-and-use-vma_can_merge.patch
mm-consistently-validate-vma-state-after-mmap-hooks.patch
mm-vma-ensure-mmap_prepare-doesnt-set-actions-on-a-mergeable-vma.patch
mm-make-map_kernel_pages_-internal-and-unexported.patch
mm-vma-tidy-up-map-kernel-pages-enum-values.patch
mm-add-mmap-action-for-discontiguous-kernel-page-mapping.patch
docs-filesystems-update-mmap_prepare-docs-for-discontig-kernel-pgs.patch
drivers-usb-mon-update-to-use-mmap_prepare-map-kernel-pages.patch
infiniband-update-hfi1-to-use-remap_vmalloc_range.patch
selinux-reject-writable-opens-of-policy-file-drop-mmap-shared-write-check.patch
alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page.patch
bpf-arena-mark-arena_map_mmap-mappings-vm_mixedmap.patch
mm-vma-add-vma_is_kernel_owned-predicates.patch
mm-vma-only-allow-mmap-to-clear-vma_maywrite_bit-if-kernel-owned.patch
mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping.patch
scsi-sg-convert-mmap-hook-to-mmap_prepare-and-rework.patch
fbdev-defio-assert-fbinfo_virtfb-drop-vm_io-add-vm_mixedmap.patch
hsi-cmt_speech-convert-mmap-hook-to-mmap_prepare-refactor.patch
mm-gup-error-out-early-on-vma_mayread_bit-vmas.patch
uprobes-remove-vm_io-set-vm_mixedmap-for-mapped-kernel-pages.patch
mm-mlock-clear-vma_locked_mask-over-mmap-callback.patch
mm-mlock-eliminate-weird-vma_io_bit-abuse-and-simplify.patch
mm-vma-enforce-that-only-kernel-owned-mappings-may-set-vma_io_bit.patch
mm-remove-vma_io_bit-check-in-vma_is_kernel_owned.patch
mm-remove-hugetlb_inlineh.patch
mm-rename-is_vm_hugetlb_page-to-vma_is_hugetlb.patch
mm-drop-some-redundant-checks-around-hugetlb-vmas.patch
mm-madvise-update-is_valid_guard_vma-to-use-vma_can_merge.patch
mm-vma-introduce-vma_is_persistent.patch
mm-uffd-use-predicates-for-userfaultfd-checks.patch
mm-madvise-use-predicates-for-madvise-madv_dofork.patch
mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-usage-when-hugetlb-explicitly-tested.patch
mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-check-in-lru_gen_look_around.patch
mm-avoid-use-of-vma_special_flags-in-migrate_vma_setup.patch
mm-eliminate-vm_special-vma_special_flags.patch
fuse-dax-do-not-set-vm_mixedmap.patch
mm-huge_memory-remove-vma_is_special_huge.patch
mm-vma-introduce-and-use-vma_can_gup.patch
mm-vma-const-ify-vma_assert_stabilised-and-associated-functions.patch
mm-implement-and-use-vma_has_anon_rmap-silence-kcsan.patch
mm-update-comments-to-refer-to-anon-rmap-rather-than-anon_vma.patch