[PATCH] Proper fix for highmem kmap_atomic functions for VMI for 2.6.21

Since lazy MMU batching mode still allows interrupts to enter, it is
possible for interrupt handlers to try to use kmap_atomic, which fails when
lazy mode is active, since the PTE update to highmem will be delayed.  The
best workaround is to issue an explicit flush in kmap_atomic_functions
case; this is the only way nested PTE updates can happen in the interrupt
handler.

Thanks to Jeremy Fitzhardinge for noting the bug and suggestions on a fix.

This patch gets reverted again when we start 2.6.22 and the bug gets fixed
differently.

Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de>
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/mm/highmem.c b/arch/i386/mm/highmem.c
index bb2de1089add..ac70d09df7ee 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mm/highmem.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page, enum km_type type)
 
 	vaddr = __fix_to_virt(FIX_KMAP_BEGIN + idx);
 	set_pte(kmap_pte-idx, mk_pte(page, kmap_prot));
+	arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode();
 
 	return (void*) vaddr;
 }
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ void *kmap_atomic_pfn(unsigned long pfn, enum km_type type)
 	idx = type + KM_TYPE_NR*smp_processor_id();
 	vaddr = __fix_to_virt(FIX_KMAP_BEGIN + idx);
 	set_pte(kmap_pte-idx, pfn_pte(pfn, kmap_prot));
+	arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode();
 
 	return (void*) vaddr;
 }