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-rw-r--r--arch/x86_64/mm/fault.c11
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86_64/mm/fault.c
index fd07b86c062d..2a9c836133a9 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/mm/fault.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static noinline void pgtable_bad(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs,
}
/*
- * Handle a fault on the vmalloc or module mapping area
+ * Handle a fault on the vmalloc area
*
* This assumes no large pages in there.
*/
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ static int vmalloc_fault(unsigned long address)
that. */
if (!pte_present(*pte) || pte_pfn(*pte) != pte_pfn(*pte_ref))
BUG();
- __flush_tlb_all();
return 0;
}
@@ -346,9 +345,13 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs,
* protection error (error_code & 9) == 0.
*/
if (unlikely(address >= TASK_SIZE64)) {
+ /*
+ * Don't check for the module range here: its PML4
+ * is always initialized because it's shared with the main
+ * kernel text. Only vmalloc may need PML4 syncups.
+ */
if (!(error_code & 0xd) &&
- ((address >= VMALLOC_START && address < VMALLOC_END) ||
- (address >= MODULES_VADDR && address < MODULES_END))) {
+ ((address >= VMALLOC_START && address < VMALLOC_END))) {
if (vmalloc_fault(address) < 0)
goto bad_area_nosemaphore;
return;