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diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index ede7e7f5d1ab..6d7296dd11b8 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -3856,6 +3856,25 @@ retry:
page = alloc_huge_page(vma, haddr, 0);
if (IS_ERR(page)) {
+ /*
+ * Returning error will result in faulting task being
+ * sent SIGBUS. The hugetlb fault mutex prevents two
+ * tasks from racing to fault in the same page which
+ * could result in false unable to allocate errors.
+ * Page migration does not take the fault mutex, but
+ * does a clear then write of pte's under page table
+ * lock. Page fault code could race with migration,
+ * notice the clear pte and try to allocate a page
+ * here. Before returning error, get ptl and make
+ * sure there really is no pte entry.
+ */
+ ptl = huge_pte_lock(h, mm, ptep);
+ if (!huge_pte_none(huge_ptep_get(ptep))) {
+ ret = 0;
+ spin_unlock(ptl);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ spin_unlock(ptl);
ret = vmf_error(PTR_ERR(page));
goto out;
}