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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 1283fc825458..72940fb38666 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ struct page *__page_cache_alloc(gfp_t gfp)
do {
cpuset_mems_cookie = read_mems_allowed_begin();
n = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
- page = alloc_pages_exact_node(n, gfp, 0);
+ page = __alloc_pages_node(n, gfp, 0);
} while (!page && read_mems_allowed_retry(cpuset_mems_cookie));
return page;
@@ -2473,21 +2473,6 @@ ssize_t generic_perform_write(struct file *file,
iov_iter_count(i));
again:
- /*
- * Bring in the user page that we will copy from _first_.
- * Otherwise there's a nasty deadlock on copying from the
- * same page as we're writing to, without it being marked
- * up-to-date.
- *
- * Not only is this an optimisation, but it is also required
- * to check that the address is actually valid, when atomic
- * usercopies are used, below.
- */
- if (unlikely(iov_iter_fault_in_readable(i, bytes))) {
- status = -EFAULT;
- break;
- }
-
status = a_ops->write_begin(file, mapping, pos, bytes, flags,
&page, &fsdata);
if (unlikely(status < 0))
@@ -2495,8 +2480,17 @@ again:
if (mapping_writably_mapped(mapping))
flush_dcache_page(page);
-
+ /*
+ * 'page' is now locked. If we are trying to copy from a
+ * mapping of 'page' in userspace, the copy might fault and
+ * would need PageUptodate() to complete. But, page can not be
+ * made Uptodate without acquiring the page lock, which we hold.
+ * Deadlock. Avoid with pagefault_disable(). Fix up below with
+ * iov_iter_fault_in_readable().
+ */
+ pagefault_disable();
copied = iov_iter_copy_from_user_atomic(page, i, offset, bytes);
+ pagefault_enable();
flush_dcache_page(page);
status = a_ops->write_end(file, mapping, pos, bytes, copied,
@@ -2519,6 +2513,14 @@ again:
*/
bytes = min_t(unsigned long, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset,
iov_iter_single_seg_count(i));
+ /*
+ * This is the fallback to recover if the copy from
+ * userspace above faults.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(iov_iter_fault_in_readable(i, bytes))) {
+ status = -EFAULT;
+ break;
+ }
goto again;
}
pos += copied;