From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Try a speculative fault before acquiring mmap_sem, if it returns with VM_FAULT_RETRY continue with the mmap_sem acquisition and do the traditional fault. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [Clearing of FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY is now done in handle_speculative_fault()] [Retry with usual fault path in the case VM_ERROR is returned by handle_speculative_fault(). This allows signal to be delivered] Signed-off-by: Laurent Dufour <ldufour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/mm/fault.c | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c index 8ad91a01cbc8..c62a7ea5e27b 100644 --- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c +++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c @@ -1365,6 +1365,19 @@ __do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code, if (error_code & PF_INSTR) flags |= FAULT_FLAG_INSTRUCTION; + if (error_code & PF_USER) { + fault = handle_speculative_fault(mm, address, flags); + + /* + * We also check against VM_FAULT_ERROR because we have to + * raise a signal by calling later mm_fault_error() which + * requires the vma pointer to be set. So in that case, + * we fall through the normal path. + */ + if (!(fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY || fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) + goto done; + } + /* * When running in the kernel we expect faults to occur only to * addresses in user space. All other faults represent errors in @@ -1474,6 +1487,7 @@ __do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code, return; } +done: /* * Major/minor page fault accounting. If any of the events * returned VM_FAULT_MAJOR, we account it as a major fault. -- 2.7.4 -- 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>