+ /* When running in the kernel we expect faults to occur only to
+ * addresses in user space. All other faults represent errors in the
+ * kernel and should generate an OOPS. Unfortunatly, in the case of an
+ * erroneous fault occuring in a code path which already holds mmap_sem
+ * we will deadlock attempting to validate the fault against the
+ * address space. Luckily the kernel only validly references user
+ * space from well defined areas of code, which are listed in the
+ * exceptions table.
+ *
+ * As the vast majority of faults will be valid we will only perform
+ * the source reference check when there is a possibilty of a deadlock.
+ * Attempt to lock the address space, if we cannot we then validate the
+ * source. If this is invalid we can skip the address space check,
+ * thus avoiding the deadlock.
+ */
+ if (!down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_sem)) {
+ if ((error_code & 4) == 0 &&
+ !search_exception_tables(regs->eip))
+ goto bad_area_nosemaphore;
+ down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ }