Re: [PATCH v4 06/11] mm: thp: check pmd migration entry in common path

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Fri Mar 24 2017 - 12:50:34 EST


On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 11:09:25AM -0500, Zi Yan wrote:
> Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> > Again. That's doesn't look right..
>
> It will be changed:
>
> ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pmd);
> +retry_locked:
> + if (unlikely(!pmd_present(*pmd))) {
> + if (likely(!(flags & FOLL_MIGRATION))) {
> + spin_unlock(ptl);
> + return no_page_table(vma, flags);
> + }
> + pmd_migration_entry_wait(mm, pmd);
> + goto retry_locked;

Nope. pmd_migration_entry_wait() unlocks the ptl.

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Kirill A. Shutemov