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SubjectRe: [PATCH] mempolicy: refix mbind_range() vma issue
>> +		pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((vmstart - vma->vm_start)>>  PAGE_SHIFT);
>> prev = vma_merge(mm, prev, vmstart, vmend, vma->vm_flags,
>> - vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, vma->vm_pgoff,
>> + vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff,
>> new_pol);
>> if (prev) {
>> vma = prev;
>
> This is essentially a revert of the aforementioned commit.
>
> What you added instead is the fixing of @prev: only when mbind is
> vma-aligned can the new area be potentially merged into the preceding
> one. Otherwise that original vma is the one we need to check for
> compatibility with the mbind range and leave the original prev alone:
>
> [prev ][vma ]
> |start
>
> [prev ][vma][mbind vma ]
>
> This should NOT attempt to merge mbind vma with prev (and forget about
> and leak vma, iirc), but check if vma and the mbind vma are compatible
> or should be separate areas.
>
> Could you please add something to that extent to the changelog?

When making new test case, I've found one bug in my patch. So, I've
sent new patch w/ detailed bug explanaion. :)

Thanks.




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