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Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) 597e4b9ab4 mm/mremap: fix locked_vm leak by splitting VMA for MREMAP_DONTUNMAP
The MREMAP_DONTUNMAP feature is highly unusual in that it permits mremap()
operations that keep the original VMA in place.

Historically this has led to a lot of bugs where non-obvious interactions
occur between existing mremap() operations and the original VMA.

Fix another of these - partial copies.

The long-standing mremap() partial VMA logic has the baked-in assumption
that the originating VMA is unmapped and thus moved.

However MREMAP_DONTUNMAP defeats this by performing a partial copy
instead since it keeps the source VMA around.

An mremap(..., MREMAP_DONTUNMAP) operation disallows resizing of the VMA,
but the operation can be performed partially:

                           |-----------------|
                           |                 |
                           |                 v
                        <------>          <------>
                        .new_sz.           new_sz
                     |--.------.--|       |------|
                     |  .source.  |       | dest |
                     |--.------.--|       |------|
                     <------------>
                         old_sz

The page tables in the specified range are moved, but the original VMA is
kept intact.

This interacts poorly with mlock()'d VMAs, as the VMA_LOCKED_BIT flag is
cleared for the entire source VMA and set for the entire destination VMA.

This results in an mm->locked_vm leak as the change is therefore not
accounted correctly.

The clear solution here is to make the portion of the source VMA which is
mremap()'d distinct from the rest of it, a.k.a. split it.

Therefore resolve this issue by splitting it ahead of the rest of the
mremap() operation if the VMA is mlock()'d.

This is valid, as the source VMA will lose its VMA_LOCKED_BIT flag, so if a
partial remap it will become distinct from the rest of the VMA.

In order to make this change re-expose split_vma() in vma.h for
CONFIG_MMU (nommu doesn't compile mremap.c and uses a static helper
instead).

Finally, update the sys_map_count check to account for this case.

Note that the early check does not use needs_pre_split() - this is because
the VMA has not been looked up by this point, so be conservative and assume
that the VMA is mlock()'d in this case for the purposes of the
sys_map_count check.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260930-fix-dontunmap-partial-self-merge-v2-2-f388985a0f0a@kernel.org
Fixes: e346b38130 ("mm/mremap: add MREMAP_DONTUNMAP to mremap()")
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>
Acked-by: Kiryl Shutsemau (Meta) <kas@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Jose A. Perez de Azpillaga <azpijr@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Anirudh Srinivasan <asrinivasan@oss.tenstorrent.com>
Cc: Liam R. Howlett <liam@infradead.org>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Cc: Brian Geffon <bgeffon@google.com>
Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
History 2026-10-06 16:44:17 -07:00
arch bpf-fixes 2026-10-02 12:59:32 -07:00
block block-7.3-20261002 2026-10-02 12:25:40 -07:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto crypto: aes - Fix undesired override of some optimized AES modes 2026-09-30 08:38:06 -07:00
Documentation smb client fixes for v7.3-rc6 2026-10-02 14:04:11 -07:00
drivers pci-v7.3-fixes-3 2026-10-02 12:45:08 -07:00
fs smb client fixes for v7.3-rc6 2026-10-02 14:04:11 -07:00
include smb client fixes for v7.3-rc6 2026-10-02 14:04:11 -07:00
init Random number generator fixes for Linux 7.3-rc6. 2026-10-02 11:28:45 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.3-20261002 2026-10-02 12:17:24 -07:00
ipc mm.git review status for master..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-08-23 08:07:11 -07:00
kernel bpf-fixes 2026-10-02 12:59:32 -07:00
lib 14 hotfixes. 10 are cc:stable. 11 are for MM. 2026-09-14 08:59:09 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm mm/mremap: fix locked_vm leak by splitting VMA for MREMAP_DONTUNMAP 2026-10-06 16:44:17 -07:00
net netfilter pull request 26-09-30 2026-10-01 12:00:40 +02:00
rust rust: net: netlink: validate attribute length before casting to c_int 2026-09-29 12:28:03 +02:00
samples rust: samples: add missing newlines in rust_print_main 2026-09-01 02:20:22 +02:00
scripts hid-for-linus-2026092202 2026-09-22 10:30:17 -07:00
security ipe/stable-7.3 PR 20260925 2026-09-25 15:55:03 -07:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v7.3 2026-10-02 14:45:01 +02:00
tools mm/mremap: fix locked_vm leak from MREMAP_DONTUNMAP self-merge 2026-10-06 16:44:17 -07:00
usr usr: Correct a spelling by changing a letter 2026-08-05 14:51:58 +02:00
virt KVM: WARN if vCPU creation is in-progress when locking all vCPUs 2026-09-26 00:49:49 -04:00
.clang-format drm/bridge: rename drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain_scoped() to drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain() 2026-07-14 17:55:51 +02:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
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.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-09-07 10:01:33 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
.mailmap MAINTAINERS: update Eric Dumazet's email address 2026-09-24 13:33:37 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS Driver core fixes for 7.3-rc2 2026-09-05 11:59:05 -07:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS slab fixes for 7.3-rc5 2026-10-02 10:51:34 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.3-rc5 2026-09-27 13:55:01 -07:00
README README: remove out of place emdashes 2026-07-15 10:51:29 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst