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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] mm: page_isolation: check pfn validity before access
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On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 6:23 AM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:08:02 +0800 Weijie Yang <weijie.yang@samsung.com> wrote:
>
>> In the undo path of start_isolate_page_range(), we need to check
>> the pfn validity before access its page, or it will trigger an
>> addressing exception if there is hole in the zone.
>>
>
> There is not enough information in the chagnelog for me to decide how
> to handle the patch. 3.19? 3.18? 3.18+stable?
>
> When fixing bugs, please remember to fully explain the end-user impact
> of the bug. Under what circumstances does it occur?

I'm sorry to disturb you. This issue is found by code-review not a test-trigger.
In "CONFIG_HOLES_IN_ZONE" environment, there is a certain chance that
it would casue an addressing exception when start_isolate_page_range() fails,
this could affect CMA, hugepage and memory-hotplug function.


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