[PATCH] hugetlb: Fix possible deadlock
From: Ethan Tidmore
Date: Tue Mar 24 2026 - 20:52:22 EST
In allocate_file_region_entries() error path the function region_chg()
returns but does not release the lock 'resv->lock'.
Release lock 'resv->lock' before returning.
Fixes: 0db9d74ed8845 ("hugetlb: disable region_add file_region coalescing")
Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/hugetlb.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index d6ea11113f1d..230fd8c63588 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -807,8 +807,10 @@ static long region_chg(struct resv_map *resv, long f, long t,
if (*out_regions_needed == 0)
*out_regions_needed = 1;
- if (allocate_file_region_entries(resv, *out_regions_needed))
+ if (allocate_file_region_entries(resv, *out_regions_needed)) {
+ spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
return -ENOMEM;
+ }
resv->adds_in_progress += *out_regions_needed;
--
2.53.0