[PATCH V1 1/1] accel/amdxdna: Fix unsafe use of handle_mm_fault()

From: Lizhi Hou

Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 14:12:24 EST


handle_mm_fault() must not be called from the mmap callback because
the VMA has not yet been linked. The handle_mm_fault() API contract
assumes that the VMA is already linked.

Remove the handle_mm_fault() call from the mmap callback. For shmem
BOs, use remap_pfn_range() instead. For imported BOs, mark the
mapping as invalid and rely on the first command submission to fault
in the pages.

Fixes: e486147c912f ("accel/amdxdna: Add BO import and export")
Signed-off-by: Lizhi Hou <lizhi.hou@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c
index 0d165b66c1fc..3092e327c500 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_gem.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <linux/dma-buf.h>
#include <linux/dma-direct.h>
#include <linux/iosys-map.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/pagemap.h>
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>

@@ -490,16 +491,10 @@ static int amdxdna_insert_pages(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo,
{
struct amdxdna_dev *xdna = to_xdna_dev(to_gobj(abo)->dev);
unsigned long num_pages = vma_pages(vma);
- unsigned long offset = 0;
+ unsigned long i;
int ret;

- if (!is_import_bo(abo)) {
- ret = drm_gem_shmem_mmap(&abo->base, vma);
- if (ret) {
- XDNA_ERR(xdna, "Failed shmem mmap %d", ret);
- return ret;
- }
- } else {
+ if (is_import_bo(abo)) {
vma->vm_private_data = NULL;
vma->vm_ops = NULL;
ret = dma_buf_mmap(abo->dma_buf, vma, 0);
@@ -508,23 +503,33 @@ static int amdxdna_insert_pages(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo,
return ret;
}

+ amdxdna_mark_mapp_invalid(abo, vma);
+
/* Drop the reference drm_gem_mmap_obj() acquired.*/
drm_gem_object_put(to_gobj(abo));
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ ret = drm_gem_shmem_mmap(&abo->base, vma);
+ if (ret) {
+ XDNA_ERR(xdna, "Failed shmem mmap %d", ret);
+ return ret;
}

- do {
- vm_fault_t fault_ret;
+ for (i = 0; i < num_pages; i++) {

- fault_ret = handle_mm_fault(vma, vma->vm_start + offset,
- FAULT_FLAG_WRITE, NULL);
- if (fault_ret & VM_FAULT_ERROR) {
- XDNA_ERR(xdna, "Fault in page failed");
- amdxdna_mark_mapp_invalid(abo, vma);
- break;
+ ret = remap_pfn_range(vma, vma->vm_start + (i << PAGE_SHIFT),
+ page_to_pfn(abo->base.pages[vma->vm_pgoff + i]),
+ PAGE_SIZE, vma->vm_page_prot);
+ if (ret) {
+ if (i > 0)
+ zap_special_vma_range(vma, vma->vm_start, i << PAGE_SHIFT);
+ dma_resv_lock(to_gobj(abo)->resv, NULL);
+ drm_gem_shmem_put_pages_locked(&abo->base);
+ dma_resv_unlock(to_gobj(abo)->resv);
+ return ret;
}
-
- offset += PAGE_SIZE;
- } while (--num_pages);
+ }

return 0;
}
--
2.34.1