Sparse reports a warning at gather_surplus_pages()
warning: context imbalance in hugetlb_cow() - unexpected unlock
The root cause is the missing annotation at gather_surplus_pages()
Add the missing __must_hold(&hugetlb_lock)
Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/hugetlb.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index dd8737a94bec..ff7dda27b33f 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1695,6 +1695,7 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* of size 'delta'.
*/
static int gather_surplus_pages(struct hstate *h, int delta)
+ __must_hold(&hugetlb_lock)
{
struct list_head surplus_list;
struct page *page, *tmp;
--
2.24.1
