linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] binder: Don't use mmput() from shrinker function.

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Date:   Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:54:45 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arve Hjonnevag <arve@...roid.com>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>,
        Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>,
        syzbot <syzbot+e5344baa319c9a96edec@...kaller.appspotmail.com>,
        acme@...nel.org, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com,
        jolsa@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, mingo@...hat.com, namhyung@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com,
        "open list:ANDROID DRIVERS" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] binder: Don't use mmput() from shrinker function.

On Thu 16-07-20 22:41:14, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> On 2020/07/16 17:35, Michal Hocko wrote:
[...]
> > But in order for this to happen the shrinker would have to do the last
> > put on the mm. But mm cannot go away from under uprobe_mmap so those two
> > paths cannot race with each other.
> 
> and mm1 != mm2 is possible, isn't it?

OK, I have missed that information. You are right. Can you make this
into the changelog please?
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs