Re: [PATCH 1/6] mm: mmap: fix fput in error path

From: linmiaohe
Date: Fri Oct 09 2020 - 22:05:35 EST


Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 09, 2020 at 03:04:20PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>> On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 17:03:37 +0200 "Christian König" <ckoenig.leichtzumerken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Patch "495c10cc1c0c CHROMIUM: dma-buf: restore args..."
>> > adds a workaround for a bug in mmap_region.
>> >
>> > As the comment states ->mmap() callback can change
>> > vma->vm_file and so we might call fput() on the wrong file.
>> >
>> > Revert the workaround and proper fix this in mmap_region.
>> >
>>
>> Doesn't this patch series address the same thing as
>> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200916090733.31427-1-linmiaohe@xxxxxxxxxx?
>
>Same basic issue, looks like both of these patches should be combined to plug it fully.
>
>Jason

I think so too. Both of these patches fix the fput at possible wrong @file due to ->mmap() callback can change vma->vm_file.