[PATCH] mm/mmu_notifier: Fix mmget() assert in __mmu_interval_notifier_insert

From: Jann Horn
Date: Mon Aug 31 2020 - 20:08:19 EST


The comment talks about having to hold mmget() (which means mm_users), but
the actual check is on mm_count (which would be mmgrab()).

Given that MMU notifiers are torn down in
mmput() -> __mmput() -> exit_mmap() -> mmu_notifier_release(),
I believe that the comment is correct and the check should be on
mm->mm_users. Fix it up accordingly.

Fixes: 99cb252f5e68 ("mm/mmu_notifier: add an interval tree notifier")
Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Can someone please double-check this? I'm like 90% sure that I fixed
this the right way around, but it'd be good if someone more familiar
with mmu notifiers could confirm.

mm/mmu_notifier.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/mmu_notifier.c b/mm/mmu_notifier.c
index 4fc918163dd3..5654dd19addc 100644
--- a/mm/mmu_notifier.c
+++ b/mm/mmu_notifier.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static int __mmu_interval_notifier_insert(
return -EOVERFLOW;

/* Must call with a mmget() held */
- if (WARN_ON(atomic_read(&mm->mm_count) <= 0))
+ if (WARN_ON(atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) <= 0))
return -EINVAL;

/* pairs with mmdrop in mmu_interval_notifier_remove() */

base-commit: 15bc20c6af4ceee97a1f90b43c0e386643c071b4
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2.28.0.402.g5ffc5be6b7-goog