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[v3,6/6] mm: move vma locking out of vma_prepare and dup_anon_vma

Message ID 20230803172652.2849981-7-surenb@google.com (mailing list archive)
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Series make vma locking more obvious | expand

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Suren Baghdasaryan Aug. 3, 2023, 5:26 p.m. UTC
vma_prepare() is currently the central place where vmas are being locked
before vma_complete() applies changes to them. While this is convenient,
it also obscures vma locking and makes it harder to follow the locking
rules. Move vma locking out of vma_prepare() and take vma locks
explicitly at the locations where vmas are being modified. Move vma
locking and replace it with an assertion inside dup_anon_vma() to further
clarify the locking pattern inside vma_merge().

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linuxfoundation.org>
Suggested-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
---
 mm/mmap.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

Comments

Liam R. Howlett Aug. 3, 2023, 6:32 p.m. UTC | #1
* Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> [230803 13:27]:
> vma_prepare() is currently the central place where vmas are being locked
> before vma_complete() applies changes to them. While this is convenient,
> it also obscures vma locking and makes it harder to follow the locking
> rules. Move vma locking out of vma_prepare() and take vma locks
> explicitly at the locations where vmas are being modified. Move vma
> locking and replace it with an assertion inside dup_anon_vma() to further
> clarify the locking pattern inside vma_merge().
> 
> Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linuxfoundation.org>
> Suggested-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> ---
>  mm/mmap.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> index 850a39dee075..ae28d6f94c34 100644
> --- a/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -476,16 +476,6 @@ static inline void init_vma_prep(struct vma_prepare *vp,
>   */
>  static inline void vma_prepare(struct vma_prepare *vp)
>  {
> -	vma_start_write(vp->vma);
> -	if (vp->adj_next)
> -		vma_start_write(vp->adj_next);
> -	if (vp->insert)
> -		vma_start_write(vp->insert);
> -	if (vp->remove)
> -		vma_start_write(vp->remove);
> -	if (vp->remove2)
> -		vma_start_write(vp->remove2);
> -
>  	if (vp->file) {
>  		uprobe_munmap(vp->vma, vp->vma->vm_start, vp->vma->vm_end);
>  
> @@ -618,7 +608,7 @@ static inline int dup_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
>  	 * anon pages imported.
>  	 */
>  	if (src->anon_vma && !dst->anon_vma) {
> -		vma_start_write(dst);
> +		vma_assert_write_locked(dst);
>  		dst->anon_vma = src->anon_vma;
>  		return anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
>  	}
> @@ -650,10 +640,12 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  	bool remove_next = false;
>  	struct vma_prepare vp;
>  
> +	vma_start_write(vma);
>  	if (next && (vma != next) && (end == next->vm_end)) {
>  		int ret;
>  
>  		remove_next = true;
> +		vma_start_write(next);
>  		ret = dup_anon_vma(vma, next);
>  		if (ret)
>  			return ret;
> @@ -708,6 +700,8 @@ int vma_shrink(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  	if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
> +	vma_start_write(vma);
> +
>  	init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
>  	vma_prepare(&vp);
>  	vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, start, end, 0);
> @@ -940,16 +934,21 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
>  	if (!merge_prev && !merge_next)
>  		return NULL; /* Not mergeable. */
>  
> +	if (prev)

Maybe if (merge_prev) instead of prev?  We will write lock prev if it
exists and won't change with the current check (case 3 and 8,
specifically), with this change case 4 will need to lock prev as it
shifts prev->vm_end lower.

> +		vma_start_write(prev);
> +
>  	res = vma = prev;
>  	remove = remove2 = adjust = NULL;
>  
>  	/* Can we merge both the predecessor and the successor? */
>  	if (merge_prev && merge_next &&
>  	    is_mergeable_anon_vma(prev->anon_vma, next->anon_vma, NULL)) {
> +		vma_start_write(next);
>  		remove = next;				/* case 1 */
>  		vma_end = next->vm_end;
>  		err = dup_anon_vma(prev, next);
>  		if (curr) {				/* case 6 */
> +			vma_start_write(curr);
>  			remove = curr;
>  			remove2 = next;
>  			if (!next->anon_vma)
> @@ -957,6 +956,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
>  		}
>  	} else if (merge_prev) {			/* case 2 */
>  		if (curr) {
> +			vma_start_write(curr);
>  			err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr);
>  			if (end == curr->vm_end) {	/* case 7 */
>  				remove = curr;
> @@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
>  			}
>  		}
>  	} else { /* merge_next */
> +		vma_start_write(next);
>  		res = next;
>  		if (prev && addr < prev->vm_end) {	/* case 4 */
>  			vma_end = addr;
> @@ -983,6 +984,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
>  			vma_pgoff = next->vm_pgoff - pglen;
>  			if (curr) {			/* case 8 */
>  				vma_pgoff = curr->vm_pgoff;
> +				vma_start_write(curr);
>  				remove = curr;
>  				err = dup_anon_vma(next, curr);
>  			}
> @@ -2373,6 +2375,9 @@ int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  	if (new->vm_ops && new->vm_ops->open)
>  		new->vm_ops->open(new);
>  
> +	vma_start_write(vma);
> +	vma_start_write(new);
> +
>  	init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
>  	vp.insert = new;
>  	vma_prepare(&vp);
> @@ -3078,6 +3083,8 @@ static int do_brk_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  		if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
>  			goto unacct_fail;
>  
> +		vma_start_write(vma);
> +
>  		init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
>  		vma_prepare(&vp);
>  		vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, vma->vm_start, addr + len, 0);
> -- 
> 2.41.0.585.gd2178a4bd4-goog
>
Suren Baghdasaryan Aug. 3, 2023, 7:14 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 11:32 AM Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com> wrote:
>
> * Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> [230803 13:27]:
> > vma_prepare() is currently the central place where vmas are being locked
> > before vma_complete() applies changes to them. While this is convenient,
> > it also obscures vma locking and makes it harder to follow the locking
> > rules. Move vma locking out of vma_prepare() and take vma locks
> > explicitly at the locations where vmas are being modified. Move vma
> > locking and replace it with an assertion inside dup_anon_vma() to further
> > clarify the locking pattern inside vma_merge().
> >
> > Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linuxfoundation.org>
> > Suggested-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> > ---
> >  mm/mmap.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
> >  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> > index 850a39dee075..ae28d6f94c34 100644
> > --- a/mm/mmap.c
> > +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> > @@ -476,16 +476,6 @@ static inline void init_vma_prep(struct vma_prepare *vp,
> >   */
> >  static inline void vma_prepare(struct vma_prepare *vp)
> >  {
> > -     vma_start_write(vp->vma);
> > -     if (vp->adj_next)
> > -             vma_start_write(vp->adj_next);
> > -     if (vp->insert)
> > -             vma_start_write(vp->insert);
> > -     if (vp->remove)
> > -             vma_start_write(vp->remove);
> > -     if (vp->remove2)
> > -             vma_start_write(vp->remove2);
> > -
> >       if (vp->file) {
> >               uprobe_munmap(vp->vma, vp->vma->vm_start, vp->vma->vm_end);
> >
> > @@ -618,7 +608,7 @@ static inline int dup_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
> >        * anon pages imported.
> >        */
> >       if (src->anon_vma && !dst->anon_vma) {
> > -             vma_start_write(dst);
> > +             vma_assert_write_locked(dst);
> >               dst->anon_vma = src->anon_vma;
> >               return anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
> >       }
> > @@ -650,10 +640,12 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> >       bool remove_next = false;
> >       struct vma_prepare vp;
> >
> > +     vma_start_write(vma);
> >       if (next && (vma != next) && (end == next->vm_end)) {
> >               int ret;
> >
> >               remove_next = true;
> > +             vma_start_write(next);
> >               ret = dup_anon_vma(vma, next);
> >               if (ret)
> >                       return ret;
> > @@ -708,6 +700,8 @@ int vma_shrink(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> >       if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
> >               return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > +     vma_start_write(vma);
> > +
> >       init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
> >       vma_prepare(&vp);
> >       vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, start, end, 0);
> > @@ -940,16 +934,21 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> >       if (!merge_prev && !merge_next)
> >               return NULL; /* Not mergeable. */
> >
> > +     if (prev)
>
> Maybe if (merge_prev) instead of prev?  We will write lock prev if it
> exists and won't change with the current check (case 3 and 8,
> specifically), with this change case 4 will need to lock prev as it
> shifts prev->vm_end lower.

Ah, I see. I was trying to make sure we don't miss any locks and
over-locked it for case 3 and 8.
Ok, I'll change the check to if (merge_prev) and will add a separate
locking for case 4. I think that's what you meant?

>
> > +             vma_start_write(prev);
> > +
> >       res = vma = prev;
> >       remove = remove2 = adjust = NULL;
> >
> >       /* Can we merge both the predecessor and the successor? */
> >       if (merge_prev && merge_next &&
> >           is_mergeable_anon_vma(prev->anon_vma, next->anon_vma, NULL)) {
> > +             vma_start_write(next);
> >               remove = next;                          /* case 1 */
> >               vma_end = next->vm_end;
> >               err = dup_anon_vma(prev, next);
> >               if (curr) {                             /* case 6 */
> > +                     vma_start_write(curr);
> >                       remove = curr;
> >                       remove2 = next;
> >                       if (!next->anon_vma)
> > @@ -957,6 +956,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> >               }
> >       } else if (merge_prev) {                        /* case 2 */
> >               if (curr) {
> > +                     vma_start_write(curr);
> >                       err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr);
> >                       if (end == curr->vm_end) {      /* case 7 */
> >                               remove = curr;
> > @@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> >                       }
> >               }
> >       } else { /* merge_next */
> > +             vma_start_write(next);
> >               res = next;
> >               if (prev && addr < prev->vm_end) {      /* case 4 */
> >                       vma_end = addr;
> > @@ -983,6 +984,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> >                       vma_pgoff = next->vm_pgoff - pglen;
> >                       if (curr) {                     /* case 8 */
> >                               vma_pgoff = curr->vm_pgoff;
> > +                             vma_start_write(curr);
> >                               remove = curr;
> >                               err = dup_anon_vma(next, curr);
> >                       }
> > @@ -2373,6 +2375,9 @@ int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> >       if (new->vm_ops && new->vm_ops->open)
> >               new->vm_ops->open(new);
> >
> > +     vma_start_write(vma);
> > +     vma_start_write(new);
> > +
> >       init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
> >       vp.insert = new;
> >       vma_prepare(&vp);
> > @@ -3078,6 +3083,8 @@ static int do_brk_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> >               if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
> >                       goto unacct_fail;
> >
> > +             vma_start_write(vma);
> > +
> >               init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
> >               vma_prepare(&vp);
> >               vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, vma->vm_start, addr + len, 0);
> > --
> > 2.41.0.585.gd2178a4bd4-goog
> >
Liam R. Howlett Aug. 3, 2023, 7:20 p.m. UTC | #3
* Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> [230803 15:16]:
> On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 11:32 AM Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com> wrote:
> >
> > * Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> [230803 13:27]:
> > > vma_prepare() is currently the central place where vmas are being locked
> > > before vma_complete() applies changes to them. While this is convenient,
> > > it also obscures vma locking and makes it harder to follow the locking
> > > rules. Move vma locking out of vma_prepare() and take vma locks
> > > explicitly at the locations where vmas are being modified. Move vma
> > > locking and replace it with an assertion inside dup_anon_vma() to further
> > > clarify the locking pattern inside vma_merge().
> > >
> > > Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linuxfoundation.org>
> > > Suggested-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> > > ---
> > >  mm/mmap.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
> > >  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> > > index 850a39dee075..ae28d6f94c34 100644
> > > --- a/mm/mmap.c
> > > +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> > > @@ -476,16 +476,6 @@ static inline void init_vma_prep(struct vma_prepare *vp,
> > >   */
> > >  static inline void vma_prepare(struct vma_prepare *vp)
> > >  {
> > > -     vma_start_write(vp->vma);
> > > -     if (vp->adj_next)
> > > -             vma_start_write(vp->adj_next);
> > > -     if (vp->insert)
> > > -             vma_start_write(vp->insert);
> > > -     if (vp->remove)
> > > -             vma_start_write(vp->remove);
> > > -     if (vp->remove2)
> > > -             vma_start_write(vp->remove2);
> > > -
> > >       if (vp->file) {
> > >               uprobe_munmap(vp->vma, vp->vma->vm_start, vp->vma->vm_end);
> > >
> > > @@ -618,7 +608,7 @@ static inline int dup_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
> > >        * anon pages imported.
> > >        */
> > >       if (src->anon_vma && !dst->anon_vma) {
> > > -             vma_start_write(dst);
> > > +             vma_assert_write_locked(dst);
> > >               dst->anon_vma = src->anon_vma;
> > >               return anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
> > >       }
> > > @@ -650,10 +640,12 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > >       bool remove_next = false;
> > >       struct vma_prepare vp;
> > >
> > > +     vma_start_write(vma);
> > >       if (next && (vma != next) && (end == next->vm_end)) {
> > >               int ret;
> > >
> > >               remove_next = true;
> > > +             vma_start_write(next);
> > >               ret = dup_anon_vma(vma, next);
> > >               if (ret)
> > >                       return ret;
> > > @@ -708,6 +700,8 @@ int vma_shrink(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > >       if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
> > >               return -ENOMEM;
> > >
> > > +     vma_start_write(vma);
> > > +
> > >       init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
> > >       vma_prepare(&vp);
> > >       vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, start, end, 0);
> > > @@ -940,16 +934,21 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> > >       if (!merge_prev && !merge_next)
> > >               return NULL; /* Not mergeable. */
> > >
> > > +     if (prev)
> >
> > Maybe if (merge_prev) instead of prev?  We will write lock prev if it
> > exists and won't change with the current check (case 3 and 8,
> > specifically), with this change case 4 will need to lock prev as it
> > shifts prev->vm_end lower.
> 
> Ah, I see. I was trying to make sure we don't miss any locks and
> over-locked it for case 3 and 8.
> Ok, I'll change the check to if (merge_prev) and will add a separate
> locking for case 4. I think that's what you meant?

Yes, I think that will cover all the cases.  Thanks.

> 
> >
> > > +             vma_start_write(prev);
> > > +
> > >       res = vma = prev;
> > >       remove = remove2 = adjust = NULL;
> > >
> > >       /* Can we merge both the predecessor and the successor? */
> > >       if (merge_prev && merge_next &&
> > >           is_mergeable_anon_vma(prev->anon_vma, next->anon_vma, NULL)) {
> > > +             vma_start_write(next);
> > >               remove = next;                          /* case 1 */
> > >               vma_end = next->vm_end;
> > >               err = dup_anon_vma(prev, next);
> > >               if (curr) {                             /* case 6 */
> > > +                     vma_start_write(curr);
> > >                       remove = curr;
> > >                       remove2 = next;
> > >                       if (!next->anon_vma)
> > > @@ -957,6 +956,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> > >               }
> > >       } else if (merge_prev) {                        /* case 2 */
> > >               if (curr) {
> > > +                     vma_start_write(curr);
> > >                       err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr);
> > >                       if (end == curr->vm_end) {      /* case 7 */
> > >                               remove = curr;
> > > @@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> > >                       }
> > >               }
> > >       } else { /* merge_next */
> > > +             vma_start_write(next);
> > >               res = next;
> > >               if (prev && addr < prev->vm_end) {      /* case 4 */
> > >                       vma_end = addr;
> > > @@ -983,6 +984,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> > >                       vma_pgoff = next->vm_pgoff - pglen;
> > >                       if (curr) {                     /* case 8 */
> > >                               vma_pgoff = curr->vm_pgoff;
> > > +                             vma_start_write(curr);
> > >                               remove = curr;
> > >                               err = dup_anon_vma(next, curr);
> > >                       }
> > > @@ -2373,6 +2375,9 @@ int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > >       if (new->vm_ops && new->vm_ops->open)
> > >               new->vm_ops->open(new);
> > >
> > > +     vma_start_write(vma);
> > > +     vma_start_write(new);
> > > +
> > >       init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
> > >       vp.insert = new;
> > >       vma_prepare(&vp);
> > > @@ -3078,6 +3083,8 @@ static int do_brk_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > >               if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
> > >                       goto unacct_fail;
> > >
> > > +             vma_start_write(vma);
> > > +
> > >               init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
> > >               vma_prepare(&vp);
> > >               vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, vma->vm_start, addr + len, 0);
> > > --
> > > 2.41.0.585.gd2178a4bd4-goog
> > >
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 850a39dee075..ae28d6f94c34 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -476,16 +476,6 @@  static inline void init_vma_prep(struct vma_prepare *vp,
  */
 static inline void vma_prepare(struct vma_prepare *vp)
 {
-	vma_start_write(vp->vma);
-	if (vp->adj_next)
-		vma_start_write(vp->adj_next);
-	if (vp->insert)
-		vma_start_write(vp->insert);
-	if (vp->remove)
-		vma_start_write(vp->remove);
-	if (vp->remove2)
-		vma_start_write(vp->remove2);
-
 	if (vp->file) {
 		uprobe_munmap(vp->vma, vp->vma->vm_start, vp->vma->vm_end);
 
@@ -618,7 +608,7 @@  static inline int dup_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
 	 * anon pages imported.
 	 */
 	if (src->anon_vma && !dst->anon_vma) {
-		vma_start_write(dst);
+		vma_assert_write_locked(dst);
 		dst->anon_vma = src->anon_vma;
 		return anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
 	}
@@ -650,10 +640,12 @@  int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	bool remove_next = false;
 	struct vma_prepare vp;
 
+	vma_start_write(vma);
 	if (next && (vma != next) && (end == next->vm_end)) {
 		int ret;
 
 		remove_next = true;
+		vma_start_write(next);
 		ret = dup_anon_vma(vma, next);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -708,6 +700,8 @@  int vma_shrink(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	vma_start_write(vma);
+
 	init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
 	vma_prepare(&vp);
 	vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, start, end, 0);
@@ -940,16 +934,21 @@  struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	if (!merge_prev && !merge_next)
 		return NULL; /* Not mergeable. */
 
+	if (prev)
+		vma_start_write(prev);
+
 	res = vma = prev;
 	remove = remove2 = adjust = NULL;
 
 	/* Can we merge both the predecessor and the successor? */
 	if (merge_prev && merge_next &&
 	    is_mergeable_anon_vma(prev->anon_vma, next->anon_vma, NULL)) {
+		vma_start_write(next);
 		remove = next;				/* case 1 */
 		vma_end = next->vm_end;
 		err = dup_anon_vma(prev, next);
 		if (curr) {				/* case 6 */
+			vma_start_write(curr);
 			remove = curr;
 			remove2 = next;
 			if (!next->anon_vma)
@@ -957,6 +956,7 @@  struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
 		}
 	} else if (merge_prev) {			/* case 2 */
 		if (curr) {
+			vma_start_write(curr);
 			err = dup_anon_vma(prev, curr);
 			if (end == curr->vm_end) {	/* case 7 */
 				remove = curr;
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@  struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
 			}
 		}
 	} else { /* merge_next */
+		vma_start_write(next);
 		res = next;
 		if (prev && addr < prev->vm_end) {	/* case 4 */
 			vma_end = addr;
@@ -983,6 +984,7 @@  struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
 			vma_pgoff = next->vm_pgoff - pglen;
 			if (curr) {			/* case 8 */
 				vma_pgoff = curr->vm_pgoff;
+				vma_start_write(curr);
 				remove = curr;
 				err = dup_anon_vma(next, curr);
 			}
@@ -2373,6 +2375,9 @@  int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (new->vm_ops && new->vm_ops->open)
 		new->vm_ops->open(new);
 
+	vma_start_write(vma);
+	vma_start_write(new);
+
 	init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
 	vp.insert = new;
 	vma_prepare(&vp);
@@ -3078,6 +3083,8 @@  static int do_brk_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		if (vma_iter_prealloc(vmi))
 			goto unacct_fail;
 
+		vma_start_write(vma);
+
 		init_vma_prep(&vp, vma);
 		vma_prepare(&vp);
 		vma_adjust_trans_huge(vma, vma->vm_start, addr + len, 0);