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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index ca6d2a0..b99e8281 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -352,13 +352,17 @@ static inline bool ksm_test_exit(struct mm_struct *mm)
/*
* We use break_ksm to break COW on a ksm page: it's a stripped down
*
- * if (get_user_pages(current, mm, addr, 1, 1, 1, &page, NULL) == 1)
+ * if (get_user_pages(addr, 1, 1, 1, &page, NULL) == 1)
* put_page(page);
*
* but taking great care only to touch a ksm page, in a VM_MERGEABLE vma,
* in case the application has unmapped and remapped mm,addr meanwhile.
* Could a ksm page appear anywhere else? Actually yes, in a VM_PFNMAP
* mmap of /dev/mem or /dev/kmem, where we would not want to touch it.
+ *
+ * FAULT_FLAG/FOLL_REMOTE are because we do this outside the context
+ * of the process that owns 'vma'. We also do not want to enforce
+ * protection keys here anyway.
*/
static int break_ksm(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
{
@@ -367,12 +371,14 @@ static int break_ksm(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr)
do {
cond_resched();
- page = follow_page(vma, addr, FOLL_GET | FOLL_MIGRATION);
+ page = follow_page(vma, addr,
+ FOLL_GET | FOLL_MIGRATION | FOLL_REMOTE);
if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(page))
break;
if (PageKsm(page))
ret = handle_mm_fault(vma->vm_mm, vma, addr,
- FAULT_FLAG_WRITE);
+ FAULT_FLAG_WRITE |
+ FAULT_FLAG_REMOTE);
else
ret = VM_FAULT_WRITE;
put_page(page);
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