On 09/22, Peter Xu wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 06:53:55PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote: > > On 09/22, Peter Xu wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 05:48:46PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote: > > > > > However since I didn't change this logic in this patch, it probably means this > > > > > bug is also in the original code before this series... I'm thinking maybe I > > > > > should prepare a standalone patch to clear the swp_entry_t and cc stable. > > > > > > > > Well, if copy_one_pte(src_pte) hits a swap entry and returns entry.val != 0, then > > > > pte_none(*src_pte) is not possible after restart? This means that copy_one_pte() > > > > will be called at least once. > > > > > > Note that we've released the page table locks, so afaict the old swp entry can > > > be gone under us when we go back to the "do" loop... :) > > > > But how? > > > > I am just curious, I don't understand this code enough. > > Me neither. > > The point is I think we can't assume *src_pte will read the same if we have > released the src_ptl in copy_pte_range(), This is clear. But I still think that !pte_none() -> pte_none() transition is not possible under mmap_write_lock()... OK, let me repeat I don't understans these code paths enough, let me reword: I don't see how this transition is possible. Oleg.
