Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] mm/page_alloc: make sure tail_page->private is zero at page free time

From: David Hildenbrand (Arm)

Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 08:54:25 EST


On 7/9/26 20:06, Zi Yan wrote:
> Any code using tail_page->private of a folio, a compound page or a
> high-order page is supposed to reset it after use, otherwise ->private data
> can leak to new page user and cause unexpected issues. Add a bad_page()
> check at page free path for it.
>
> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <vbabka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Cheers,

David