Let's properly synchronize with drivers that set PageOffline(). Unfreeze/thaw every now and then, so drivers that want to set PageOffline() can make progress. Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/proc/kcore.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/proc/kcore.c b/fs/proc/kcore.c index 92ff1e4436cb..982e694aae77 100644 --- a/fs/proc/kcore.c +++ b/fs/proc/kcore.c @@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos) { char *buf = file->private_data; size_t phdrs_offset, notes_offset, data_offset; + size_t page_offline_frozen = 1; size_t phdrs_len, notes_len; struct kcore_list *m; size_t tsz; @@ -322,6 +323,11 @@ read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos) int ret = 0; down_read(&kclist_lock); + /* + * Don't race against drivers that set PageOffline() and expect no + * further page access. + */ + page_offline_freeze(); get_kcore_size(&nphdr, &phdrs_len, ¬es_len, &data_offset); phdrs_offset = sizeof(struct elfhdr); @@ -480,6 +486,12 @@ read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos) } } + if (page_offline_frozen++ % MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES == 0) { + page_offline_thaw(); + cond_resched(); + page_offline_freeze(); + } + if (&m->list == &kclist_head) { if (clear_user(buffer, tsz)) { ret = -EFAULT; @@ -565,6 +577,7 @@ read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos) } out: + page_offline_thaw(); up_read(&kclist_lock); if (ret) return ret; -- 2.31.1