Commit fc986a38b670 ("mm: huge_memory: convert madvise_free_huge_pmd to
use a folio") replaced the page_mapcount() with folio_mapcount() to check
whether the folio is shared by other mapping.
It's not correct for large folios. folio_mapcount() returns the total
mapcount of large folio which is not suitable to detect whether the folio
is shared.
Use folio_estimated_sharers() which returns a estimated number of shares.
That means it's not 100% correct. It should be OK for madvise case here.
User-visible effects is that the THP is skipped when user call madvise.
But the correct behavior is THP should be split and processed then.
NOTE: this change is a temporary fix to reduce the user-visible effects
before the long term fix from David is ready.
Fixes: fc986a38b670 ("mm: huge_memory: convert madvise_free_huge_pmd to use a folio")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Yin Fengwei <fengwei.yin@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@xxxxxxx>
---
mm/huge_memory.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 154c210892a1..0b709d2c46c6 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ bool madvise_free_huge_pmd(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* If other processes are mapping this folio, we couldn't discard
* the folio unless they all do MADV_FREE so let's skip the folio.
*/
- if (folio_mapcount(folio) != 1)
+ if (folio_estimated_sharers(folio) != 1)
goto out;
if (!folio_trylock(folio))
--
2.39.2
