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userfaultfd: verify VMA state across UFFDIO_COPY retry

From:  Mike Rapoport <rppt-AT-kernel.org>
To:  Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>
Subject:  [PATCH v2 0/3] userfaultfd: verify VMA state across UFFDIO_COPY retry
Date:  Wed, 27 May 2026 21:47:48 +0300
Message-ID:  <20260527184751.4147364-1-rppt@kernel.org>
Cc:  David Carlier <devnexen-AT-gmail.com>, David Hildenbrand <david-AT-kernel.org>, Heechan Kang <gganji11-AT-naver.com>, "Liam R. Howlett" <liam-AT-infradead.org>, Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs-AT-kernel.org>, Michael Bommarito <michael.bommarito-AT-gmail.com>, Mike Rapoport <rppt-AT-kernel.org>, Peter Xu <peterx-AT-redhat.com>, linux-mm-AT-kvack.org, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org
Archive-link:  Article

From: "Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" <rppt@kernel.org>

... and two more small fixes.

This applies on top of the current mm-unstable with
"userfaultfd: snapshot VMA state across UFFDIO_COPY retry"
reverted.

v2 changes:
* rename vma_snapshot to mfill_retry_state and related functions,
  variables and constants 
* drop redundant check for effective ops
* drop vma_uffd_copy_ops()
* restore large comment about MAP_PRIVATE handling and massage other
  comments
* new patches:
  - guard against bugs that could end up with NULL ops in
    __mfill_atomic_pte()
  - remove redundant check in vm_uffd_ops()

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260519052516.3315196-1-rppt...

Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) (3):
  userfaultfd: verify VMA state across UFFDIO_COPY retry
  userfaultfd: refuse to __mfill_atomic_pte() for unsupported VMAs
  userfaultfd: remove redundant check in vm_uffd_ops()

 mm/userfaultfd.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

-- 
2.53.0




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