From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>
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Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
kexec@lists.infradead.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>,
"David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 19/47] mm/gup: recheck the PUD under PTL in follow_pud_mask()
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:33:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261029-fixes_core-v2-19-a64ce7f83abb@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261029-fixes_core-v2-0-a64ce7f83abb@kernel.org>
follow_pud_mask() reads the PUD without a lock. If it is a leaf, it takes
the lock and calls follow_huge_pud(), which reads the entry again, but
only tests whether it is present.
A leaf can be zapped concurrently and a page fault can fill the empty
entry with a page table.
This currently only applies when device-dax makes use of PUD entries,
and the fault after e.g., MADV_DONTNEED would find THPs to be disabled.
That requires a sequence like
1) Fault in the PUD
2) Disable THP
3) Have GUP race against concurrent MADV_DONTNEED + refault
Which is rather unlikely to happen in practice, which is why we never
received a report about such a problem.
Before commit 1b1676180246 ("mm/gup: handle huge pud for
follow_pud_mask()"), we performed that check in follow_devmap_pud() by
testing for pud_devmap().
Let's fix it by just structuring follow_pud_mask() similar to
follow_pmd_mask(), minus protnone stuff that does not apply and minus
FOLL_SPLIT_PMD handling. That makes it much easier to spot any such
inconsistencies.
Perform the pud_bad() check early in follow_pmd_mask() and just forward
the PUD value. We can drop the pud_present() check in follow_huge_pud(),
just like we have in follow_huge_pmd().
Even though we are performing more changes than strictly necessary, the
fix should be easy to backport.
Fixes: 1b1676180246 ("mm/gup: handle huge pud for follow_pud_mask()")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
---
mm/gup.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 7d43ce717b24..f809361227e7 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -658,9 +658,6 @@ static struct page *follow_huge_pud(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
assert_spin_locked(pud_lockptr(mm, pudp));
- if (!pud_present(pud))
- return NULL;
-
if ((flags & FOLL_WRITE) &&
!can_follow_write_pud(pud, pfn_to_page(pfn), vma, flags))
return NULL;
@@ -896,15 +893,17 @@ static struct page *follow_page_pte(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
}
static struct page *follow_pmd_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned long address, pud_t *pudp,
- unsigned int flags,
- unsigned long *page_mask)
+ unsigned long address, pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud,
+ unsigned int flags, unsigned long *page_mask)
{
pmd_t *pmd, pmdval;
spinlock_t *ptl;
struct page *page;
struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
+ if (unlikely(pud_bad(pud)))
+ return no_page_table(vma, flags, address);
+
pmd = pmd_offset(pudp, address);
pmdval = pmdp_get_lockless(pmd);
if (pmd_none(pmdval))
@@ -953,18 +952,23 @@ static struct page *follow_pud_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
pud = pudp_get(pudp);
if (!pud_present(pud))
return no_page_table(vma, flags, address);
- if (pud_leaf(pud)) {
- ptl = pud_lock(mm, pudp);
- page = follow_huge_pud(vma, address, pudp, flags, page_mask);
+ if (!pud_leaf(pud))
+ return follow_pmd_mask(vma, address, pudp, pud, flags, page_mask);
+
+ ptl = pud_lock(mm, pudp);
+ pud = *pudp;
+ if (unlikely(!pud_present(pud))) {
spin_unlock(ptl);
- if (page)
- return page;
return no_page_table(vma, flags, address);
}
- if (unlikely(pud_bad(pud)))
- return no_page_table(vma, flags, address);
+ if (unlikely(!pud_leaf(pud))) {
+ spin_unlock(ptl);
+ return follow_pmd_mask(vma, address, pudp, pud, flags, page_mask);
+ }
- return follow_pmd_mask(vma, address, pudp, flags, page_mask);
+ page = follow_huge_pud(vma, address, pudp, flags, page_mask);
+ spin_unlock(ptl);
+ return page;
}
static struct page *follow_p4d_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-29 20:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 100+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-29 20:32 [PATCH v2 00/47] mm: various (urgent?) fixes David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-29 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 01/47] mm/mglru: don't use stack pointers when walking PUD and PMD tables David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 0:20 ` SJ Park
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 02/47] fork: take mmap_lock before copying mm_struct David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 0:34 ` SJ Park
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 03/47] mm/memfd: check for real shmem inodes before accessing shmem state David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:32 ` [PATCH v2 04/47] mm/memfd: make f_pos accesses atomic David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 05/47] mm/truncate: look again if a folio left the mapping David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 06/47] mm/filemap: read mapping->a_ops->free_folio under i_lock David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 07/47] mm/filemap: don't lose a folio lock wakeup to a signal David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 08/47] mm/filemap: finish fault cleanup before dropping the fault lock David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 09/47] mm/rmap: handle device-exclusive entries in folio_referenced_one() David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 10/47] mm/huge_memory: fix list corruption when deferred_split_scan() races with deferred_split_folio() David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 11/47] mm/huge_memory: properly handle refcounted PUD mappings on fork David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 12/47] mm/huge_memory: fix livelock on device private folio David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 13/47] mm/huge_memory: fix truncate racing with PMD zapping David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-29 22:37 ` Gregory Price (Meta)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 14/47] mm/huge_memory: fix zapping migration entries for device-private THPs David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-29 22:30 ` Gregory Price (Meta)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 15/47] mm/khugepaged: always recheck the pmd in try_collapse_pte_mapped_thp() David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 16/47] mm/khugepaged: fix PMD table lock leak " David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 17/47] mm/khugepaged: preserve dirty bits when collapsing PTE-mapped THPs David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 18/47] mm/khugepaged: check if PTE table is empty in try_collapse_pte_mapped_thp() David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm) [this message]
2026-10-30 3:41 ` [PATCH v2 19/47] mm/gup: recheck the PUD under PTL in follow_pud_mask() sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 20/47] mm/gup: fix clearing folios in memfd_pin_folios() David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 21/47] mm/gup: fix out-of-bounds write for nr_pages == 0 in GUP-fast David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 22/47] mm/gup: check for overflow when converting nr_pages to bytes " David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 23/47] mm/userfaultfd: write-lock the VMA before waking waiters when unregistering David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 24/47] mm/userfaultfd: wake all waiters on unregister David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 25/47] mm/userfaultfd: wake waiters when registration modes are removed David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 26/47] mm/userfaultfd: compare exact registration modes before skipping David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 27/47] mm/mmu_gather: fix flushing ranges with 4 GiB or larger David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 0:57 ` SJ Park
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 28/47] mm/mmu_notifier: finish non-blocking interval invalidation on error David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 29/47] mm/mmu_notifier: set ->mm only after mmgrab() David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 30/47] mm/mremap: use pudp_huge_get_and_clear() when moving huge PUDs David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 31/47] mm/mremap: recheck PUDs under the page table lock David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 32/47] mm/mremap: fix moving PUD leaves David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 33/47] mm/memory_hotplug: avoid races in pfn_to_online_page() with dying pgmap David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:41 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 34/47] mm/madvise: fix data loss from MADV_FREE on a KSM page David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 35/47] mm/memory: reject remote COW faults on PFN mappings David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 36/47] mm: fix unmap_mapping_range() beyond 4 GiB on 32-bit David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 37/47] mm: fix unkillable fault loop on MAP_DROPPABLE memory David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 38/47] mm: fix deadlock of mremap() against UFFDIO_MOVE David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 39/47] mm/ksm: reset the unstable trees of all nodes David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 40/47] mm/ksm: fix use of a freed anon_vma at swap-in David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 41/47] mm/ksm: check large swap-cache folios before mapping them David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 42/47] mm/vma: call ->may_split() before a partial merge David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 43/47] mm/huge_memory: split huge PUDs when adjusting VMA boundaries David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 44/47] mm/vma: don't leak the charge for stack growth David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 45/47] mm/cma: don't release CMA pages still in use David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 46/47] mm/memory-tiers: unregister empty tiers outside memory_tier_lock David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 20:33 ` [PATCH v2 47/47] fs/proc/task_mmu: refuse addresses beyond 32 bits on 32bit David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-10-30 3:42 ` sashiko-bot
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