git: 04132e010043 - main - vm_fault: Reset m_needs_zeroing properly
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Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:04:40 UTC
The branch main has been updated by markj:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=04132e01004316ddd0e0cde6ef15b100b7b1844d
commit 04132e01004316ddd0e0cde6ef15b100b7b1844d
Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-08 04:21:09 +0000
Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-08 14:04:29 +0000
vm_fault: Reset m_needs_zeroing properly
- When allocating a page, we should only consider the PG_ZERO flag when
handling the top-level page.
- Unconditionally reset the flag when restarting the fault handler.
Previously, vm_fault_busy_sleep() would fail to reset it.
PR: 294039
Reviewed by: kib
Tested by: Peter Much <pmc@citylink.dinoex.sub.org>
MFC after: 3 days
Fixes: cff67bc43df1 ("vm_fault: only rely on PG_ZERO when the page was newly allocated")
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56234
---
sys/vm/vm_fault.c | 7 +++----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
index 125311912c20..9f00e3b51a37 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ vm_fault_might_be_cow(struct faultstate *fs)
static void
vm_fault_deallocate(struct faultstate *fs)
{
-
- fs->m_needs_zeroing = true;
vm_fault_page_release(&fs->m_cow);
vm_fault_page_release(&fs->m);
vm_object_pip_wakeup(fs->object);
@@ -1373,7 +1371,8 @@ vm_fault_allocate(struct faultstate *fs, struct pctrie_iter *pages)
vm_waitpfault(dset, vm_pfault_oom_wait * hz);
return (FAULT_RESTART);
}
- fs->m_needs_zeroing = (fs->m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0;
+ if (fs->object == fs->first_object)
+ fs->m_needs_zeroing = (fs->m->flags & PG_ZERO) == 0;
fs->oom_started = false;
return (FAULT_CONTINUE);
@@ -1708,7 +1707,6 @@ vm_fault(vm_map_t map, vm_offset_t vaddr, vm_prot_t fault_type,
fs.fault_flags = fault_flags;
fs.map = map;
fs.lookup_still_valid = false;
- fs.m_needs_zeroing = true;
fs.oom_started = false;
fs.nera = -1;
fs.can_read_lock = true;
@@ -1717,6 +1715,7 @@ vm_fault(vm_map_t map, vm_offset_t vaddr, vm_prot_t fault_type,
RetryFault:
fs.fault_type = fault_type;
+ fs.m_needs_zeroing = true;
/*
* Find the backing store object and offset into it to begin the