vma_addjust_trans_huge() splits pmd if it's crossing VMA boundary. During split we munlock the huge page which requires rmap walk. rmap wants to take the lock on its own. Let's move vma_adjust_trans_huge() outside i_mmap_rwsem to fix this. Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/mmap.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c index 86c069e7d86a..94979671b42c 100644 --- a/mm/mmap.c +++ b/mm/mmap.c @@ -677,6 +677,8 @@ again: remove_next = 1 + (end > next->vm_end); } } + vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, start, end, adjust_next); + if (file) { mapping = file->f_mapping; root = &mapping->i_mmap; @@ -697,8 +699,6 @@ again: remove_next = 1 + (end > next->vm_end); } } - vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, start, end, adjust_next); - anon_vma = vma->anon_vma; if (!anon_vma && adjust_next) anon_vma = next->anon_vma; -- 2.7.0 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>