[PATCH 20/41] mm/mmap: write-lock VMAs in vma_adjust

From: Suren Baghdasaryan
Date: Mon Jan 09 2023 - 15:56:27 EST


vma_adjust modifies a VMA and possibly its neighbors. Write-lock them
before making the modifications.

Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/mmap.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index f6ca4a87f9e2..1e2154137631 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -614,6 +614,12 @@ inline int vma_expand(struct ma_state *mas, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* The following helper function should be used when such adjustments
* are necessary. The "insert" vma (if any) is to be inserted
* before we drop the necessary locks.
+ * 'expand' vma is always locked before it's passed to __vma_adjust()
+ * from vma_merge() because vma should not change from the moment
+ * can_vma_merge_{before|after} decision is made.
+ * 'insert' vma is used only by __split_vma() and it's always a brand
+ * new vma which is not yet added into mm's vma tree, therefore no need
+ * to lock it.
*/
int __vma_adjust(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
unsigned long end, pgoff_t pgoff, struct vm_area_struct *insert,
@@ -633,6 +639,10 @@ int __vma_adjust(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
MA_STATE(mas, &mm->mm_mt, 0, 0);
struct vm_area_struct *exporter = NULL, *importer = NULL;

+ vma_write_lock(vma);
+ if (next)
+ vma_write_lock(next);
+
if (next && !insert) {
if (end >= next->vm_end) {
/*
@@ -676,8 +686,11 @@ int __vma_adjust(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
* If next doesn't have anon_vma, import from vma after
* next, if the vma overlaps with it.
*/
- if (remove_next == 2 && !next->anon_vma)
+ if (remove_next == 2 && !next->anon_vma) {
exporter = next_next;
+ if (exporter)
+ vma_write_lock(exporter);
+ }

} else if (end > next->vm_start) {
/*
@@ -850,6 +863,8 @@ int __vma_adjust(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
if (remove_next == 2) {
remove_next = 1;
next = next_next;
+ if (next)
+ vma_write_lock(next);
goto again;
}
}
--
2.39.0