pmd_clear() should not be used to clear pmd level pte entries. Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c index 061c19bba7f0..529892b9be2f 100644 --- a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c +++ b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c @@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ static void __init pmd_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp); WARN_ON(pmd_young(pmd)); + /* Clear the pte entries */ + pmdp_huge_get_and_clear(mm, vaddr, pmdp); pgtable = pgtable_trans_huge_withdraw(mm, pmdp); } @@ -313,6 +315,8 @@ static void __init pud_advanced_tests(struct mm_struct *mm, pudp_test_and_clear_young(vma, vaddr, pudp); pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp); WARN_ON(pud_young(pud)); + + pudp_huge_get_and_clear(mm, vaddr, pudp); } static void __init pud_leaf_tests(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot) @@ -431,8 +435,6 @@ static void __init pud_populate_tests(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pudp, * This entry points to next level page table page. * Hence this must not qualify as pud_bad(). */ - pmd_clear(pmdp); - pud_clear(pudp); pud_populate(mm, pudp, pmdp); pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp); WARN_ON(pud_bad(pud)); @@ -564,7 +566,6 @@ static void __init pmd_populate_tests(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, * This entry points to next level page table page. * Hence this must not qualify as pmd_bad(). */ - pmd_clear(pmdp); pmd_populate(mm, pmdp, pgtable); pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp); WARN_ON(pmd_bad(pmd)); -- 2.26.2