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diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index d8aebc52265f..649e7d440bd7 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3195,7 +3195,16 @@ static int handle_pte_fault(struct mm_struct *mm,
pte_t entry;
spinlock_t *ptl;
- entry = ACCESS_ONCE(*pte);
+ /*
+ * some architectures can have larger ptes than wordsize,
+ * e.g.ppc44x-defconfig has CONFIG_PTE_64BIT=y and CONFIG_32BIT=y,
+ * so READ_ONCE or ACCESS_ONCE cannot guarantee atomic accesses.
+ * The code below just needs a consistent view for the ifs and
+ * we later double check anyway with the ptl lock held. So here
+ * a barrier will do.
+ */
+ entry = *pte;
+ barrier();
if (!pte_present(entry)) {
if (pte_none(entry)) {
if (vma->vm_ops) {