Replace vma_start_write() with vma_start_write_killable(), improving reaction time to the kill signal. Replace vma_start_write() in kvmppc_memslot_page_merge(). Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan Reviewed-by: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) --- arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c index 5fbb95d90e99..0a28b48a46b8 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c @@ -410,7 +410,10 @@ static int kvmppc_memslot_page_merge(struct kvm *kvm, ret = H_STATE; break; } - vma_start_write(vma); + if (vma_start_write_killable(vma)) { + ret = H_STATE; + break; + } /* Copy vm_flags to avoid partial modifications in ksm_madvise */ vm_flags = vma->vm_flags; ret = ksm_madvise(vma, vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end, -- 2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog