[PATCH v3 2/4] mm: fail get_vaddr_frames() for filesystem-dax mappings

From: Dan Williams
Date: Wed Nov 29 2017 - 13:15:08 EST


Until there is a solution to the dma-to-dax vs truncate problem it is
not safe to allow V4L2, Exynos, and other frame vector users to create
long standing / irrevocable memory registrations against filesytem-dax
vmas.

Cc: Inki Dae <inki.dae@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Seung-Woo Kim <sw0312.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Joonyoung Shim <jy0922.shim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 3565fce3a659 ("mm, x86: get_user_pages() for dax mappings")
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/frame_vector.c | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mm/frame_vector.c b/mm/frame_vector.c
index 2f98df0d460e..297c7238f7d4 100644
--- a/mm/frame_vector.c
+++ b/mm/frame_vector.c
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ int get_vaddr_frames(unsigned long start, unsigned int nr_frames,
ret = -EFAULT;
goto out;
}
+
+ /*
+ * While get_vaddr_frames() could be used for transient (kernel
+ * controlled lifetime) pinning of memory pages all current
+ * users establish long term (userspace controlled lifetime)
+ * page pinning. Treat get_vaddr_frames() like
+ * get_user_pages_longterm() and disallow it for filesystem-dax
+ * mappings.
+ */
+ if (vma_is_fsdax(vma))
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP))) {
vec->got_ref = true;
vec->is_pfns = false;