This causes constructions like

down_write(&mm1->mmap_sem);
if (down_write_trylock(&mm2->mmap_sem)) {
       ...
       up_write(&mm2->mmap_sem);
}
up_write(&mm1->mmap_sem);

generate a lockdep warning about circular locking dependence.

Call rwsem_acquire() with trylock set to 1.
--- ./kernel/rwsem.c.pbonrem    2007-03-06 19:09:50.000000000 +0300
+++ ./kernel/rwsem.c    2007-04-06 14:02:18.000000000 +0400
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int down_write_trylock(struct rw_semapho
        int ret = __down_write_trylock(sem);
 
        if (ret == 1)
-               rwsem_acquire(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
+               rwsem_acquire(&sem->dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_);
        return ret;
 }
 

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