[PATCH v1 05/11] watch_queue: zero page->private when freeing pages
From: Zi Yan
Date: Sun Feb 22 2026 - 22:34:00 EST
This prepares for upcoming checks in page freeing path.
Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/watch_queue.c | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/watch_queue.c b/kernel/watch_queue.c
index 52f89f1137da..8f887eafd438 100644
--- a/kernel/watch_queue.c
+++ b/kernel/watch_queue.c
@@ -301,8 +301,10 @@ long watch_queue_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int nr_notes)
return 0;
error_p:
- while (--i >= 0)
+ while (--i >= 0) {
+ set_page_private(pages[i], 0);
__free_page(pages[i]);
+ }
kfree(pages);
error:
(void) account_pipe_buffers(pipe->user, nr_pages, pipe->nr_accounted);
@@ -398,8 +400,10 @@ static void __put_watch_queue(struct kref *kref)
struct watch_filter *wfilter;
int i;
- for (i = 0; i < wqueue->nr_pages; i++)
+ for (i = 0; i < wqueue->nr_pages; i++) {
+ set_page_private(wqueue->notes[i], 0);
__free_page(wqueue->notes[i]);
+ }
kfree(wqueue->notes);
bitmap_free(wqueue->notes_bitmap);
--
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