From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> The DAX code neglected to put the refcount on the huge zero page. Also we must notify on splits. Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/huge_memory.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c index 5ffdcaa..326d17e 100644 --- a/mm/huge_memory.c +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c @@ -2951,7 +2951,9 @@ again: if (unlikely(!pmd_trans_huge(*pmd))) goto unlock; if (vma_is_dax(vma)) { - pmdp_huge_clear_flush(vma, haddr, pmd); + pmd_t _pmd = pmdp_huge_clear_flush_notify(vma, haddr, pmd); + if (is_huge_zero_pmd(_pmd)) + put_huge_zero_page(); } else if (is_huge_zero_pmd(*pmd)) { __split_huge_zero_page_pmd(vma, haddr, pmd); } else { -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>