From dc24e273244e9d712257d5a6c20a32c7f5ca84e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josef Bacik Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:39:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] mm/filemap: read mapping->a_ops->free_folio under i_lock memory_failure() -> ... -> filemap_remove_folio() can read mapping->a_ops after the inode has been freed. Once the folio is deleted from the pagecache it no longer pins the mapping, so after i_lock is dropped e.g., a concurrent final iput() can evict and free the inode before filemap_free_folio() looks up mapping->a_ops->free_folio. Most callers hold a reference on the inode, but not all. Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst explicitly states that ->free_folio() must not assume the original address_space mapping still exists. Fix it by loading ->free_folio while i_lock is still held, similar to what folio_unmap_invalidate() does. Inline filemap_free_folio() into its remaining caller such that delete_from_page_cache_batch() also just loads the callback before dropping the i_lock. The bug was found by code inspection and has not been reproduced. Fix generated by an LLM and sent by Josef Bacik in private. Fixes: 59c66c5f8c4f ("mm: factor out page cache page freeing into a separate function") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Josef Bacik [ david: get rid of filemap_free_folio() entirely; improve patch description ] Reviewed-by: Rik van Riel Tested-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum Reviewed-by: Zi Yan Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261031-fixes_core-v3-6-d6437171ecc3@kernel.org Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) --- mm/filemap.c | 29 ++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c index b74bc1e5015c..906b013c11eb 100644 --- a/mm/filemap.c +++ b/mm/filemap.c @@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ void __filemap_remove_folio(struct folio *folio, void *shadow) page_cache_delete(mapping, folio, shadow); } -static void filemap_free_folio(const struct address_space *mapping, - struct folio *folio) -{ - void (*free_folio)(struct folio *); - - free_folio = mapping->a_ops->free_folio; - if (free_folio) - free_folio(folio); - - folio_put_refs(folio, folio_nr_pages(folio)); -} - /** * filemap_remove_folio - Remove folio from page cache. * @folio: The folio. @@ -250,6 +238,7 @@ static void filemap_free_folio(const struct address_space *mapping, void filemap_remove_folio(struct folio *folio) { struct address_space *mapping = folio->mapping; + void (*free_folio)(struct folio *folio); BUG_ON(!folio_test_locked(folio)); spin_lock(&mapping->host->i_lock); @@ -258,9 +247,12 @@ void filemap_remove_folio(struct folio *folio) xa_unlock_irq(&mapping->i_pages); if (mapping_shrinkable(mapping)) inode_lru_list_add(mapping->host); + free_folio = mapping->a_ops->free_folio; spin_unlock(&mapping->host->i_lock); - filemap_free_folio(mapping, folio); + if (free_folio) + free_folio(folio); + folio_put_refs(folio, folio_nr_pages(folio)); } /* @@ -320,6 +312,7 @@ static void page_cache_delete_batch(struct address_space *mapping, void delete_from_page_cache_batch(struct address_space *mapping, struct folio_batch *fbatch) { + void (*free_folio)(struct folio *folio); int i; if (!folio_batch_count(fbatch)) @@ -337,10 +330,16 @@ void delete_from_page_cache_batch(struct address_space *mapping, xa_unlock_irq(&mapping->i_pages); if (mapping_shrinkable(mapping)) inode_lru_list_add(mapping->host); + free_folio = mapping->a_ops->free_folio; spin_unlock(&mapping->host->i_lock); - for (i = 0; i < folio_batch_count(fbatch); i++) - filemap_free_folio(mapping, fbatch->folios[i]); + for (i = 0; i < folio_batch_count(fbatch); i++) { + struct folio *folio = fbatch->folios[i]; + + if (free_folio) + free_folio(folio); + folio_put_refs(folio, folio_nr_pages(folio)); + } } int filemap_check_errors(struct address_space *mapping)