# HG changeset patch # User Andrea Arcangeli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> # Date 1210115798 -7200 # Node ID eb924315351f6b056428e35c983ad28040420fea # Parent 5b2eb7d28a4517daf91b08b4dcfbb58fd2b42d0b mmap sems
This patch adds a lock ordering rule to avoid a potential deadlock when multiple mmap_sems need to be locked. Signed-off-by: Dean Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Andrea Arcangeli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c --- a/mm/filemap.c +++ b/mm/filemap.c @@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ generic_file_direct_IO(int rw, struct ki * * ->i_mutex (generic_file_buffered_write) * ->mmap_sem (fault_in_pages_readable->do_page_fault) + * + * When taking multiple mmap_sems, one should lock the lowest-addressed + * one first proceeding on up to the highest-addressed one. * * ->i_mutex * ->i_alloc_sem (various) _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
