Change the get_user_pages() call with fast_gup() which doesn't require holding the mmap_sem thereby removing the mmap_sem from all fast paths. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra --- kernel/futex.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/kernel/futex.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/futex.c +++ linux-2.6/kernel/futex.c @@ -232,9 +232,7 @@ static int get_futex_key(u32 __user *uad } again: - down_read(&mm->mmap_sem); - err = get_user_pages(current, mm, address, 1, 0, 0, &page, NULL); - up_read(&mm->mmap_sem); + err = get_user_pages_fast(address, 1, 0, &page); if (err < 0) return err; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/