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diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 22bfa7a47a0b..05fab3bc5b4b 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
#include <linux/rmap.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/delayacct.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/writeback.h>
#include <linux/memcontrol.h>
@@ -99,6 +101,14 @@ int randomize_va_space __read_mostly =
2;
#endif
+/*
+ * mutex protecting text section modification (dynamic code patching).
+ * some users need to sleep (allocating memory...) while they hold this lock.
+ *
+ * NOT exported to modules - patching kernel text is a really delicate matter.
+ */
+DEFINE_MUTEX(text_mutex);
+
static int __init disable_randmaps(char *s)
{
randomize_va_space = 0;
@@ -1999,7 +2009,7 @@ gotten:
* Don't let another task, with possibly unlocked vma,
* keep the mlocked page.
*/
- if (vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
+ if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) && old_page) {
lock_page(old_page); /* for LRU manipulation */
clear_page_mlock(old_page);
unlock_page(old_page);