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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 8ad35aa45436..5ba743aaba87 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -552,8 +552,9 @@ void oom_kill_process(struct oom_control *oc, struct task_struct *p,
victim = p;
}
- /* mm cannot safely be dereferenced after task_unlock(victim) */
+ /* Get a reference to safely compare mm after task_unlock(victim) */
mm = victim->mm;
+ atomic_inc(&mm->mm_count);
/*
* We should send SIGKILL before setting TIF_MEMDIE in order to prevent
* the OOM victim from depleting the memory reserves from the user
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ void oom_kill_process(struct oom_control *oc, struct task_struct *p,
}
rcu_read_unlock();
+ mmdrop(mm);
put_task_struct(victim);
}
#undef K