linux-kernel - [patch 1/3] mm: fix pageref leak in do_swap

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Date:	Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:24:43 +0200
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [patch 1/3] mm: fix pageref leak in do_swap_page()

By the time the memory cgroup code is notified about a swapin we
already hold a reference on the fault page.

If the cgroup callback fails make sure to unlock AND release the page
or we leak the reference.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 mm/memory.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 366dab5..db126b6 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -2536,8 +2536,7 @@ static int do_swap_page(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	if (mem_cgroup_try_charge_swapin(mm, page, GFP_KERNEL, &ptr)) {
 		ret = VM_FAULT_OOM;
-		unlock_page(page);
-		goto out;
+		goto out_page;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2599,6 +2598,7 @@ out:
 out_nomap:
 	mem_cgroup_cancel_charge_swapin(ptr);
 	pte_unmap_unlock(page_table, ptl);
+out_page:
 	unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 	return ret;
-- 
1.6.2.1.135.gde769

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