diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c index 289121e76753..7554adc9c824 100644 --- a/mm/vmscan.c +++ b/mm/vmscan.c @@ -1257,6 +1257,20 @@ retry: if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio)) flags |= TTU_SPLIT_HUGE_PMD; + /* + * Without TTU_SYNC, try_to_unmap will only begin to + * hold PTL from the first present PTE within a large + * folio. Some initial PTEs might be skipped due to + * races with parallel PTE writes in which PTEs can be + * cleared temporarily before being written new present + * values. This will lead to a large folio is still + * mapped while some subpages have been partially + * unmapped after try_to_unmap; TTU_SYNC helps + * try_to_unmap acquire PTL from the first PTE, + * eliminating the influence of temporary PTE values. + */ + if (folio_test_large(folio) && list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list)) + flags |= TTU_SYNC; try_to_unmap(folio, flags); if (folio_mapped(folio)) {