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diff --git a/mm/userfaultfd.c b/mm/userfaultfd.c
index 09976745be23..31207b47ea92 100644
--- a/mm/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/mm/userfaultfd.c
@@ -301,8 +301,23 @@ retry:
out_unlock:
up_read(&dst_mm->mmap_sem);
out:
- if (page)
+ if (page) {
+ /*
+ * We encountered an error and are about to free a newly
+ * allocated huge page. It is possible that there was a
+ * reservation associated with the page that has been
+ * consumed. See the routine restore_reserve_on_error
+ * for details. Unfortunately, we can not call
+ * restore_reserve_on_error now as it would require holding
+ * mmap_sem. Clear the PagePrivate flag so that the global
+ * reserve count will not be incremented in free_huge_page.
+ * The reservation map will still indicate the reservation
+ * was consumed and possibly prevent later page allocation.
+ * This is better than leaking a global reservation.
+ */
+ ClearPagePrivate(page);
put_page(page);
+ }
BUG_ON(copied < 0);
BUG_ON(err > 0);
BUG_ON(!copied && !err);