---

yaml
---
r: 311838
b: refs/heads/master
c: d189922
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: f21f8062201fc6361f65de92e758a76375ba8c59
+refs/heads/master: d189922862e03ce6c7adc1e99d3b94e632dc8e89

trunk/mm/shmem.c

@@ -263,6 +263,24 @@ static int shmem_radix_tree_replace(struct address_space *mapping,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Sometimes, before we decide whether to proceed or to fail, we must check
+ * that an entry was not already brought back from swap by a racing thread.
+ *
+ * Checking page is not enough: by the time a SwapCache page is locked, it
+ * might be reused, and again be SwapCache, using the same swap as before.
+ */
+static bool shmem_confirm_swap(struct address_space *mapping,
+			       pgoff_t index, swp_entry_t swap)
+{
+	void *item;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	item = radix_tree_lookup(&mapping->page_tree, index);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return item == swp_to_radix_entry(swap);
+}
+
 /*
  * Like add_to_page_cache_locked, but error if expected item has gone.
  */
@@ -1124,9 +1142,9 @@ static int shmem_getpage_gfp(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
 		/* We have to do this with page locked to prevent races */
 		lock_page(page);
 		if (!PageSwapCache(page) || page_private(page) != swap.val ||
-		    page->mapping) {
+		    !shmem_confirm_swap(mapping, index, swap)) {
 			error = -EEXIST;	/* try again */
-			goto failed;
+			goto unlock;
 		}
 		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
 			error = -EIO;
@@ -1142,9 +1160,12 @@ static int shmem_getpage_gfp(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
 
 		error = mem_cgroup_cache_charge(page, current->mm,
 						gfp & GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
-		if (!error)
+		if (!error) {
 			error = shmem_add_to_page_cache(page, mapping, index,
 						gfp, swp_to_radix_entry(swap));
+			/* We already confirmed swap, and make no allocation */
+			VM_BUG_ON(error);
+		}
 		if (error)
 			goto failed;
 
@@ -1245,14 +1266,10 @@ static int shmem_getpage_gfp(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
 unacct:
 	shmem_unacct_blocks(info->flags, 1);
 failed:
-	if (swap.val && error != -EINVAL) {
-		struct page *test = find_get_page(mapping, index);
-		if (test && !radix_tree_exceptional_entry(test))
-			page_cache_release(test);
-		/* Have another try if the entry has changed */
-		if (test != swp_to_radix_entry(swap))
-			error = -EEXIST;
-	}
+	if (swap.val && error != -EINVAL &&
+	    !shmem_confirm_swap(mapping, index, swap))
+		error = -EEXIST;
+unlock:
 	if (page) {
 		unlock_page(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
@@ -1264,7 +1281,7 @@ static int shmem_getpage_gfp(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
 		spin_unlock(&info->lock);
 		goto repeat;
 	}
-	if (error == -EEXIST)
+	if (error == -EEXIST)	/* from above or from radix_tree_insert */
 		goto repeat;
 	return error;
 }