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-rw-r--r--include/linux/mm_types.h15
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 165c58b12ccc..003619fab20e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@ struct vma_numab_state {
* per VM-area/task. A VM area is any part of the process virtual memory
* space that has a special rule for the page-fault handlers (ie a shared
* library, the executable area etc).
+ *
+ * Only explicitly marked struct members may be accessed by RCU readers before
+ * getting a stable reference.
*/
struct vm_area_struct {
/* The first cache line has the info for VMA tree walking. */
@@ -675,7 +678,11 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
#endif
};
- struct mm_struct *vm_mm; /* The address space we belong to. */
+ /*
+ * The address space we belong to.
+ * Unstable RCU readers are allowed to read this.
+ */
+ struct mm_struct *vm_mm;
pgprot_t vm_page_prot; /* Access permissions of this VMA. */
/*
@@ -688,7 +695,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
};
#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
- /* Flag to indicate areas detached from the mm->mm_mt tree */
+ /*
+ * Flag to indicate areas detached from the mm->mm_mt tree.
+ * Unstable RCU readers are allowed to read this.
+ */
bool detached;
/*
@@ -706,6 +716,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
* slowpath.
*/
int vm_lock_seq;
+ /* Unstable RCU readers are allowed to read this. */
struct vma_lock *vm_lock;
#endif