linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] mm/hugetlb: Fix race condition of uffd missing/minor handling

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Date:   Mon, 3 Oct 2022 20:28:03 -0400
From:   Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
To:     Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Axel Rasmussen <axelrasmussen@...gle.com>,
        Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] mm/hugetlb: Fix race condition of uffd missing/minor
 handling

On Mon, Oct 03, 2022 at 02:45:47PM -0700, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> This also explains why the new locking exposes the race.
> hugetlb_change_protection needs to take the i_mmap_sema in write mode because
> it could unshare pmds.  Previously, hugetlb page faults took i_mmap_sema in
> read mode so this race could not happen.

Makes sense, thanks for explaining.

-- 
Peter Xu