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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index c0376efa79ec..c0e37dd1422f 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(oom_reaper_wait);
static struct task_struct *oom_reaper_list;
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(oom_reaper_lock);
-
static bool __oom_reap_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
struct mmu_gather tlb;
@@ -520,7 +519,12 @@ static bool __oom_reap_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
*/
set_bit(MMF_OOM_REAPED, &mm->flags);
out:
- mmput(mm);
+ /*
+ * Drop our reference but make sure the mmput slow path is called from a
+ * different context because we shouldn't risk we get stuck there and
+ * put the oom_reaper out of the way.
+ */
+ mmput_async(mm);
return ret;
}