linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 8/8] x86: vma: pass atomic parameter to do

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Date:   Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:31:26 +0800
From:   Yang Shi <yang.shi@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     yang.shi@...ux.alibaba.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 8/8] x86: vma: pass atomic parameter to do_munmap()

It sounds unnecessary to release mmap_sem in the middle of unmmaping
vdso map.

This is API change only.

Signed-off-by: Yang Shi <yang.shi@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
---
 arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
index 5b8b556..6359ae5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int map_vdso(const struct vdso_image *image, unsigned long addr)
 
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
-		do_munmap(mm, text_start, image->size, NULL);
+		do_munmap(mm, text_start, image->size, NULL, true);
 	} else {
 		current->mm->context.vdso = (void __user *)text_start;
 		current->mm->context.vdso_image = image;
-- 
1.8.3.1