Re: Linux 4.4.150

[Greg KH]

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7c46ece5f27..7789195c6a59 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
-SUBLEVEL = 149
+SUBLEVEL = 150
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Blurry Fish Butt
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-invert.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-invert.h
index 44b1203ece12..a0c1525f1b6f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-invert.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-invert.h
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+/*
+ * A clear pte value is special, and doesn't get inverted.
+ *
+ * Note that even users that only pass a pgprot_t (rather
+ * than a full pte) won't trigger the special zero case,
+ * because even PAGE_NONE has _PAGE_PROTNONE | _PAGE_ACCESSED
+ * set. So the all zero case really is limited to just the
+ * cleared page table entry case.
+ */
 static inline bool __pte_needs_invert(u64 val)
 {
-	return !(val & _PAGE_PRESENT);
+	return val && !(val & _PAGE_PRESENT);
 }
 
 /* Get a mask to xor with the page table entry to get the correct pfn. */