Re: [PATCH v2 07/12] mm: thp: check pmd migration entry in common path

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Hi Hillf,

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 05:08:07PM +0800, Hillf Danton wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 08, 2016 7:32 AM Naoya Horiguchi wrote:
> > 
> > @@ -1013,6 +1027,9 @@ int do_huge_pmd_wp_page(struct fault_env *fe, pmd_t orig_pmd)
> >  	if (unlikely(!pmd_same(*fe->pmd, orig_pmd)))
> >  		goto out_unlock;
> > 
> > +	if (unlikely(!pmd_present(orig_pmd)))
> > +		goto out_unlock;
> > +
> 
> Can we encounter a migration entry after acquiring ptl ?

I think we can. thp migration code releases ptl after converting pmd into
migration entry, so other code can see it even within ptl.

Thanks,
Naoya Horiguchi
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