The patch titled
Subject: vma_merge: set vma iterator to correct position.
has been added to the -mm mm-unstable branch. Its filename is
vma_merge-set-vma-iterator-to-correct-position.patch
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From: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: vma_merge: set vma iterator to correct position.
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:26:50 -0500
When merging the previous value, set the vma iterator to the previous
slot. Don't use the vma iterator to get the next/prev so that it is in
the correct position for a write.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230120162650.984577-50-Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
--- a/mm/mmap.c~vma_merge-set-vma-iterator-to-correct-position
+++ a/mm/mmap.c
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct
&& can_vma_merge_after(prev, vm_flags, anon_vma, file,
pgoff, vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name)) {
merge_prev = true;
+ vma_prev(vmi);
}
}
/* Can we merge the successor? */
@@ -1026,9 +1027,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct
validate_mm(mm);
khugepaged_enter_vma(res, vm_flags);
- if (res)
- vma_iter_set(vmi, end);
-
return res;
}
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx are
maple_tree-add-mas_init-function.patch
maple_tree-fix-potential-rcu-issue.patch
maple_tree-reduce-user-error-potential.patch
test_maple_tree-test-modifications-while-iterating.patch
mm-expand-vma-iterator-interface.patch
mm-mmap-convert-brk-to-use-vma-iterator.patch
kernel-fork-convert-forking-to-using-the-vmi-iterator.patch
mmap-convert-vma_link-vma-iterator.patch
mm-mmap-remove-preallocation-from-do_mas_align_munmap.patch
mmap-change-do_mas_munmap-and-do_mas_aligned_munmap-to-use-vma-iterator.patch
mmap-convert-vma_expand-to-use-vma-iterator.patch
mm-add-temporary-vma-iterator-versions-of-vma_merge-split_vma-and-__split_vma.patch
ipc-shm-use-the-vma-iterator-for-munmap-calls.patch
userfaultfd-use-vma-iterator.patch
mm-change-mprotect_fixup-to-vma-iterator.patch
mlock-convert-mlock-to-vma-iterator.patch
coredump-convert-to-vma-iterator.patch
mempolicy-convert-to-vma-iterator.patch
task_mmu-convert-to-vma-iterator.patch
sched-convert-to-vma-iterator.patch
madvise-use-vmi-iterator-for-__split_vma-and-vma_merge.patch
mmap-pass-through-vmi-iterator-to-__split_vma.patch
mmap-use-vmi-version-of-vma_merge.patch
mm-mremap-use-vmi-version-of-vma_merge.patch
nommu-convert-nommu-to-using-the-vma-iterator.patch
mm-switch-vma_merge-split_vma-and-__split_vma-to-vma-iterator.patch
mmap-convert-__vma_adjust-to-use-vma-iterator.patch
mm-pass-through-vma-iterator-to-__vma_adjust.patch
madvise-use-split_vma-instead-of-__split_vma.patch
mm-remove-unnecessary-write-to-vma-iterator-in-__vma_adjust.patch
mm-pass-vma-iterator-through-to-__vma_adjust.patch
mm-add-vma-iterator-to-vma_adjust-arguments.patch
mmap-clean-up-mmap_region-unrolling.patch
mm-change-munmap-splitting-order-and-move_vma.patch
mm-mmap-move-anon_vma-setting-in-__vma_adjust.patch
mm-mmap-refactor-locking-out-of-__vma_adjust.patch
mm-mmap-use-vma_prepare-and-vma_complete-in-vma_expand.patch
mm-mmap-introduce-init_vma_prep-and-init_multi_vma_prep.patch
mm-dont-use-__vma_adjust-in-__split_vma.patch
mm-mmap-dont-use-__vma_adjust-in-shift_arg_pages.patch
mm-mmap-introduce-dup_vma_anon-helper.patch
mm-mmap-convert-do_brk_flags-to-use-vma_prepare-and-vma_complete.patch
mm-mmap-remove-__vma_adjust.patch
vma_merge-set-vma-iterator-to-correct-position.patch
