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diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index 73f68699e7ab..bdbbb32211a5 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -1694,6 +1694,20 @@ try_again:
}
if (PageTransHuge(hpage)) {
+ /*
+ * The flag must be set after the refcount is bumped
+ * otherwise it may race with THP split.
+ * And the flag can't be set in get_hwpoison_page() since
+ * it is called by soft offline too and it is just called
+ * for !MF_COUNT_INCREASE. So here seems to be the best
+ * place.
+ *
+ * Don't need care about the above error handling paths for
+ * get_hwpoison_page() since they handle either free page
+ * or unhandlable page. The refcount is bumped iff the
+ * page is a valid handlable page.
+ */
+ SetPageHasHWPoisoned(hpage);
if (try_to_split_thp_page(p, "Memory Failure") < 0) {
action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNSPLIT_THP, MF_IGNORED);
res = -EBUSY;