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diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index edc06c52bc82..af775855e58f 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -767,13 +767,17 @@ unsigned long page_address_in_vma(struct page *page, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
return vma_address(page, vma);
}
+/*
+ * Returns the actual pmd_t* where we expect 'address' to be mapped from, or
+ * NULL if it doesn't exist. No guarantees / checks on what the pmd_t*
+ * represents.
+ */
pmd_t *mm_find_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
{
pgd_t *pgd;
p4d_t *p4d;
pud_t *pud;
pmd_t *pmd = NULL;
- pmd_t pmde;
pgd = pgd_offset(mm, address);
if (!pgd_present(*pgd))
@@ -788,15 +792,6 @@ pmd_t *mm_find_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
goto out;
pmd = pmd_offset(pud, address);
- /*
- * Some THP functions use the sequence pmdp_huge_clear_flush(), set_pmd_at()
- * without holding anon_vma lock for write. So when looking for a
- * genuine pmde (in which to find pte), test present and !THP together.
- */
- pmde = *pmd;
- barrier();
- if (!pmd_present(pmde) || pmd_trans_huge(pmde))
- pmd = NULL;
out:
return pmd;
}