The noMMU version of get_user_pages() fails to pin the last page when the start address isn't page-aligned. The patch fixes this in a way that makes find_extend_vma() congruent to its MMU cousin. Signed-off-by: Steven J. Magnani <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- diff -uprN a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c --- a/mm/nommu.c 2010-03-01 16:37:31.000000000 -0600 +++ b/mm/nommu.c 2010-03-01 21:34:49.000000000 -0600 @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int __get_user_pages(struct task_struct (VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE) : (VM_READ | VM_WRITE); for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) { - vma = find_vma(mm, start); + vma = find_extend_vma(mm, start); if (!vma) goto finish_or_fault; @@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_vma); */ struct vm_area_struct *find_extend_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr) { - return find_vma(mm, addr); + return find_vma(mm, addr & PAGE_MASK); } /* -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>