[PATCH] mm/huge_memory: update file PMD counter before folio_put()

From: Yin Tirui

Date: Tue May 26 2026 - 06:22:46 EST


__split_huge_pmd_locked() updates the file/shmem RSS counter after
dropping the PMD mapping's folio reference. If folio_put() drops the
last reference, mm_counter_file() can later read freed folio state via
folio_test_swapbacked().

Move the counter update before folio_put().

Fixes: fadae2953072 ("thp: use mm_file_counter to determine update which rss counter")
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yin Tirui <yintirui@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/huge_memory.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 0135c29a4372..a5f4a48b7b77 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3145,7 +3145,9 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
if (!folio_test_referenced(folio) && pmd_young(old_pmd))
folio_set_referenced(folio);
folio_remove_rmap_pmd(folio, page, vma);
+ add_mm_counter(mm, mm_counter_file(folio), -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
folio_put(folio);
+ return;
}
add_mm_counter(mm, mm_counter_file(folio), -HPAGE_PMD_NR);
return;
--
2.43.0