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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h index 5afb5e0fe903..e896ebef8c24 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h @@ -39,23 +39,23 @@ static inline void native_set_pte(pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte) * pte_offset_map_lock() on 32-bit PAE kernels was reading the pmd_t with * a "*pmdp" dereference done by GCC. Problem is, in certain places * where pte_offset_map_lock() is called, concurrent page faults are - * allowed, if the mmap_sem is hold for reading. An example is mincore + * allowed, if the mmap_lock is hold for reading. An example is mincore * vs page faults vs MADV_DONTNEED. On the page fault side * pmd_populate() rightfully does a set_64bit(), but if we're reading the * pmd_t with a "*pmdp" on the mincore side, a SMP race can happen * because GCC will not read the 64-bit value of the pmd atomically. * * To fix this all places running pte_offset_map_lock() while holding the - * mmap_sem in read mode, shall read the pmdp pointer using this + * mmap_lock in read mode, shall read the pmdp pointer using this * function to know if the pmd is null or not, and in turn to know if * they can run pte_offset_map_lock() or pmd_trans_huge() or other pmd * operations. * - * Without THP if the mmap_sem is held for reading, the pmd can only + * Without THP if the mmap_lock is held for reading, the pmd can only * transition from null to not null while pmd_read_atomic() runs. So * we can always return atomic pmd values with this function. * - * With THP if the mmap_sem is held for reading, the pmd can become + * With THP if the mmap_lock is held for reading, the pmd can become * trans_huge or none or point to a pte (and in turn become "stable") * at any time under pmd_read_atomic(). We could read it truly * atomically here with an atomic64_read() for the THP enabled case (and |