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Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/sched/mm.h | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/shmem_fs.h | 1 |
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h index 0cd9f10423fb..a3fda9f024c3 100644 --- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h +++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h @@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ static inline void mmdrop(struct mm_struct *mm) __mmdrop(mm); } +/* + * This has to be called after a get_task_mm()/mmget_not_zero() + * followed by taking the mmap_sem for writing before modifying the + * vmas or anything the coredump pretends not to change from under it. + * + * NOTE: find_extend_vma() called from GUP context is the only place + * that can modify the "mm" (notably the vm_start/end) under mmap_sem + * for reading and outside the context of the process, so it is also + * the only case that holds the mmap_sem for reading that must call + * this function. Generally if the mmap_sem is hold for reading + * there's no need of this check after get_task_mm()/mmget_not_zero(). + * + * This function can be obsoleted and the check can be removed, after + * the coredump code will hold the mmap_sem for writing before + * invoking the ->core_dump methods. + */ +static inline bool mmget_still_valid(struct mm_struct *mm) +{ + return likely(!mm->core_state); +} + /** * mmget() - Pin the address space associated with a &struct mm_struct. * @mm: The address space to pin. diff --git a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h index f3fb1edb3526..20d815a33145 100644 --- a/include/linux/shmem_fs.h +++ b/include/linux/shmem_fs.h @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct shmem_inode_info { struct list_head swaplist; /* chain of maybes on swap */ struct shared_policy policy; /* NUMA memory alloc policy */ struct simple_xattrs xattrs; /* list of xattrs */ + atomic_t stop_eviction; /* hold when working on inode */ struct inode vfs_inode; }; |