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authorOlof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>2019-05-15 22:51:48 -0700
committerOlof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>2019-05-15 22:51:48 -0700
commit7a0c4c17089a8aff52f516f0f52002be52950aae (patch)
tree474dc451d62a1ba788ed52c4cecf93f9e50cc39a /include/linux/sched/mm.h
parenta842b514db723d7bec5e8f9e6f57e5cfbb6b1f37 (diff)
parentaffe2a51001450c32886f70248b57eac0f9b68ef (diff)
Merge branch 'fixes' into arm/soc
Merge in a few pending fixes from pre-5.1 that didn't get sent in: MAINTAINERS: update arch/arm/mach-davinci ARM: dts: ls1021: Fix SGMII PCS link remaining down after PHY disconnect ARM: dts: imx6q-logicpd: Reduce inrush current on USBH1 ARM: dts: imx6q-logicpd: Reduce inrush current on start ARM: dts: imx: Fix the AR803X phy-mode ARM: dts: sun8i: a33: Reintroduce default pinctrl muxing arm64: dts: allwinner: a64: Rename hpvcc-supply to cpvdd-supply ARM: sunxi: fix a leaked reference by adding missing of_node_put ARM: sunxi: fix a leaked reference by adding missing of_node_put Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/sched/mm.h')
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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.