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Normally, callers to handle_mm_fault() are supposed to check the
vma->vm_flags first. hmm_range_fault() checks for VM_READ but doesn't
check for VM_WRITE if the caller requests a page to be faulted in with
write permission (via the hmm_range.pfns[] value). If the vma is write
protected, this can result in an infinite loop:
hmm_range_fault()
walk_page_range()
...
hmm_vma_walk_hole()
hmm_vma_walk_hole_()
hmm_vma_do_fault()
handle_mm_fault(FAULT_FLAG_WRITE)
/* returns VM_FAULT_WRITE */
/* returns -EBUSY */
/* returns -EBUSY */
/* returns -EBUSY */
/* loops on -EBUSY and range->valid */
Prevent this by checking for vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE before calling
handle_mm_fault().
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190823221753.2514-3-rcampbell@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@mellanox.com>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.