linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/5] mmap: don't assume f_op->mmap() doesn't change vma->vm

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Date:	Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:04:18 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, fuse-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	miklos@...redi.hu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, npiggin@...e.de
Cc:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] mmap: don't assume f_op->mmap() doesn't change vma->vm_file

mmap_region() assumes that vma->vm_file isn't changed by f_op->mmap()
and continues to use cache file after f_op->mmap() returns.  Don't
assume that.  This will be used by FUSE to redirect mmap to
shmem_file.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
---
 mm/mmap.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 4a38411..46a7ae5 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ munmap_back:
 		vma->vm_file = file;
 		get_file(file);
 		error = file->f_op->mmap(file, vma);
+		file = vma->vm_file;
 		if (error)
 			goto unmap_and_free_vma;
 		if (vm_flags & VM_EXECUTABLE)
-- 
1.6.0.2

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