[PATCH] mm: prepare anon_vma before swapin rmap

ZhengYuan Huang
2026-04-17T01:16:22Z

[BUG]
madvise(MADV_HWPOISON) can fault a swap entry back in through
get_user_pages_fast() and hit:

kernel BUG at mm/rmap.c:1364!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:__folio_set_anon mm/rmap.c:1364 [inline]
RIP: 0010:folio_add_new_anon_rmap+0x41d/0xc10 mm/rmap.c:1553
Call Trace:
do_swap_page+0x14c5/0x5c30 mm/memory.c:4963
handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6198 [inline]
__handle_mm_fault+0x1512/0x22f0 mm/memory.c:6336
handle_mm_fault+0x42f/0x820 mm/memory.c:6505
faultin_page mm/gup.c:1126 [inline]
__get_user_pages+0x4b3/0x3400 mm/gup.c:1428
__get_user_pages_locked mm/gup.c:1692 [inline]
__gup_longterm_locked+0x945/0x14b0 mm/gup.c:2476
gup_fast_fallback+0x8a3/0x2440 mm/gup.c:3220
get_user_pages_fast+0x64/0xb0 mm/gup.c:3298
madvise_inject_error mm/madvise.c:1456 [inline]
madvise_do_behavior+0x503/0x860 mm/madvise.c:1875
do_madvise+0x17e/0x210 mm/madvise.c:1978
__do_sys_madvise mm/madvise.c:1987 [inline]
__se_sys_madvise mm/madvise.c:1985 [inline]
__x64_sys_madvise+0xae/0x120 mm/madvise.c:1985
...

[CAUSE]
Commit a373baed5a9d ("mm: delay the check for a NULL anon_vma") moved
anon_vma preparation out of the generic fault path and into the fault
handlers that actually need to install anonymous rmap state.

do_swap_page() was left behind. It can still restore anonymous mappings
via folio_add_new_anon_rmap() or folio_add_anon_rmap_ptes(), but it does
not call vmf_anon_prepare() first. On a VMA-lock fault this can leave
vma->anon_vma NULL all the way down to __folio_set_anon(), which BUG_ONs
on that violated invariant.

[FIX]
Prepare the faulting VMA's anon_vma once do_swap_page() has confirmed it
is handling a real swap entry, before any swapin path can install
anonymous rmap state.

vmf_anon_prepare() already handles the retry rules for VMA-lock faults,
and when anon_vma is already present this stays a single likely branch in
the swap fault hot path.

Fixes: a373baed5a9d ("mm: delay the check for a NULL anon_vma")
Signed-off-by: ZhengYuan Huang <gality369@gmail.com>
---
I can reproduce this issue deterministically on v6.18, but I have not
been able to reproduce it with the same setup on next-20260415.

However, I have not identified a change that clearly explains the
difference. From code inspection, do_swap_page() still appears able to
reach folio_add_new_anon_rmap()/folio_add_anon_rmap_ptes() without a
prior vmf_anon_prepare(), while __folio_set_anon() still BUG_ONs if
vma->anon_vma is NULL. So although I could not reproduce the issue on
next-20260415, I also could not confirm that it has been fixed there.
Recent changes around the swap fault path may have affected the
reproduction conditions, but I may also be missing another relevant
change.
---
mm/memory.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index ea6568571131..a64bc9826cc5 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -4850,6 +4850,11 @@ vm_fault_t do_swap_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
goto out;
}

+ /* Swapin installs anonymous rmap state into the faulting VMA. */
+ ret = vmf_anon_prepare(vmf);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
/* Prevent swapoff from happening to us. */
si = get_swap_device(entry);
if (unlikely(!si))
--
2.49.0