Re: [PATCH 03/13] mm: convert __get_unmapped_area() to use vma_flags_t

Lance Yang <[email protected]> Thu, 2 Jul 2026 19:37:22 +0800
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 08:25:26PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
>Update __get_unmapped_area() to be parameterised by vma_flags_t rather than
>vm_flags_t as part of the effort to move VMA flags from a system word to a
>bitmap.
>
>We cascade the changes up to arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown() and
>arch_get_unmapped_area(), where, for now, we use vma_flags_to_legacy() in
>order to propagate the VMA flags.
>
>No functional change intended.
>
>Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
>---

Nothing suspicious that I could spot :) Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Lance Yang <[email protected]>