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From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>,
	"Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>,
	Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>,
	Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@arm.com>,
	Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>,
	Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.15.y] mm/mremap: recheck PUDs under the page table lock
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:13:38 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261112201247.3549858-1-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261109202338-failed-5.15-402882943dfa@kernel.org>

From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>

[ Upstream commit 402882943dfa8bab5c2bcc66189f9fb2828f248e ]

Once get_old_pud() is fixed to accept PUD leaves, unmap_mapping_range() can
clear a leaf between the lookup and the move. Holding mmap_lock in write
mode does not prevent this.

If the zap happens before move_page_tables() tests the entry, an empty
PUD can reach move_normal_pud(), where pud_populate() turns it into a
present page table entry. If it happens after the test, move_huge_pud()
can instead try to move an empty entry, triggering CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
warnings on powerpc.

Recheck the source under the page table lock in both helpers. Treat an
empty source in move_normal_pud() as a completed move, and use
__pud_trans_huge_lock() in move_huge_pud().

In the future we should likely have the code lookup a PUD/PMD lockless
once, instead of multiple times, because one of the problematic bits
here is the:

	pud_trans_huge(*old_pud)

Fixes: 0881ace292b6 ("mm/mremap: use pmd/pud_poplulate to update page table entries")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>
Tested-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@arm.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261031-fixes_core-v3-31-d6437171ecc3@kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
[ sashal: adjusted context for separate vma and old_addr parameters instead of pagetable_move_control ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 mm/mremap.c | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/mremap.c b/mm/mremap.c
index 5d8b8309ae2ac..810a5006b8dca 100644
--- a/mm/mremap.c
+++ b/mm/mremap.c
@@ -313,14 +313,18 @@ static bool move_normal_pud(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long old_addr,
 	if (new_ptl != old_ptl)
 		spin_lock_nested(new_ptl, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 
-	/* Clear the pud */
 	pud = *old_pud;
+	if (unlikely(pud_none(pud)))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	/* Clear the pud */
 	pud_clear(old_pud);
 
 	VM_BUG_ON(!pud_none(*new_pud));
 
 	pud_populate(mm, new_pud, pud_pgtable(pud));
 	flush_tlb_range(vma, old_addr, old_addr + PUD_SIZE);
+out_unlock:
 	if (new_ptl != old_ptl)
 		spin_unlock(new_ptl);
 	spin_unlock(old_ptl);
@@ -355,7 +359,9 @@ static bool move_huge_pud(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long old_addr,
 	 * We don't have to worry about the ordering of src and dst
 	 * ptlocks because exclusive mmap_lock prevents deadlock.
 	 */
-	old_ptl = pud_lock(vma->vm_mm, old_pud);
+	old_ptl = __pud_trans_huge_lock(old_pud, vma);
+	if (unlikely(!old_ptl))
+		return false;
 	new_ptl = pud_lockptr(mm, new_pud);
 	if (new_ptl != old_ptl)
 		spin_lock_nested(new_ptl, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
-- 
2.53.0


      reply	other threads:[~2026-11-12 20:13 UTC|newest]

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2026-11-10  1:23 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/mremap: recheck PUDs under the page table lock" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree Sasha Levin
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