linux-kernel - [PATCH 21/23] x86: Allow get_locked

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Date:   Tue, 9 May 2023 22:08:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
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Subject: [PATCH 21/23] x86: Allow get_locked_pte() to fail

In rare transient cases, not yet made possible, pte_offset_map() and
pte_offset_map_lock() may not find a page table: handle appropriately.

Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
index 525876e7b9f4..eb844549cd83 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
@@ -367,8 +367,10 @@ static void unmap_ldt_struct(struct mm_struct *mm, struct ldt_struct *ldt)
 
 		va = (unsigned long)ldt_slot_va(ldt->slot) + offset;
 		ptep = get_locked_pte(mm, va, &ptl);
-		pte_clear(mm, va, ptep);
-		pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
+		if (ptep) {
+			pte_clear(mm, va, ptep);
+			pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
+		}
 	}
 
 	va = (unsigned long)ldt_slot_va(ldt->slot);
-- 
2.35.3