Re: [PATCH 13/13] mm/mremap: convert mremap code to use vma_flags_t
Lance Yang <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Jul 2026 00:17:29 +0800
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On 2026/7/3 00:07, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 09:49:47PM +0800, Lance Yang wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 08:25:36PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: >>> Replace use of the legacy vm_flags_t flags with vma_flags_t values >>> throughout the mremap logic. >>> >>> Additionally update comments to reflect the changes to be consistent. >>> >>> No functional change intended. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]> >>> --- >> >> The vm_flags_set() cases below spell out vma_start_write(), but the >> vm_flags_clear() cases don't? > > Yep as I said elsewhere, implicitly taking the lock is terrible and me doing > this is completely on purpose to get rid of that :) > > But I haven't been clear enough clearly, so I should put the argument as to why > that's ok in the commit message. > > Will do so on respin. Makes sense, thanks for spelling it out! A short changelog note should clear it up for me :D [...]