any page faults from kernel mode are invalid if no exception handler is defined for them, regardless whether mmap_sem is held at the time of fault. To easier detect code that can trigger the above error, add a check also for the case where mmap_sem is acquired. As this has an overhead make it a VM debug check. Signed-off-by: Imre Deak Signed-off-by: Russell King ¬l¾â“