mm: move vma locking out of vma_prepare and dup_anon_vma

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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().

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230804152724.3090321-7-surenb@google.com
Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linuxfoundation.org>
Suggested-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

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Suren Baghdasaryan 2023-08-04 08:27:24 -07:00 • committed by Andrew Morton

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