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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index bf05fc872ae8..b7e94ebbd09e 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ pmd_t *mm_find_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	pud_t *pud;
 	pmd_t *pmd = NULL;
+	pmd_t pmde;
 
 	pgd = pgd_offset(mm, address);
 	if (!pgd_present(*pgd))
@@ -579,7 +580,13 @@ pmd_t *mm_find_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 		goto out;
 
 	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, address);
-	if (!pmd_present(*pmd))
+	/*
+	 * Some THP functions use the sequence pmdp_clear_flush(), set_pmd_at()
+	 * without holding anon_vma lock for write.  So when looking for a
+	 * genuine pmde (in which to find pte), test present and !THP together.
+	 */
+	pmde = ACCESS_ONCE(*pmd);
+	if (!pmd_present(pmde) || pmd_trans_huge(pmde))
 		pmd = NULL;
 out:
 	return pmd;
@@ -615,9 +622,6 @@ pte_t *__page_check_address(struct page *page, struct mm_struct *mm,
 	if (!pmd)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (pmd_trans_huge(*pmd))
-		return NULL;
-
 	pte = pte_offset_map(pmd, address);
 	/* Make a quick check before getting the lock */
 	if (!sync && !pte_present(*pte)) {