From: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: mm/hugetlb: add missing annotation for gather_surplus_pages() 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) Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200214204741.94112-7-jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/hugetlb.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) --- a/mm/hugetlb.c~mm-hugetlb-add-missing-annotation-for-gather_surplus_pages +++ a/mm/hugetlb.c @@ -2010,6 +2010,7 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page_vma(struct * 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; _