Re: [PATCH 04/13] mm: update generic_get_unmapped_area[_topdown]() to use vma_flags_t

Lance Yang <[email protected]> Thu, 2 Jul 2026 19:41:35 +0800
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 08:25:27PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
>As part of the changes converting VMA flags from a system word size to a
>bitmap, extend this change to generic_get_unmapped_area() and
>generic_get_unmapped_area_topdown(), which also allows us to convert
>stack_guard_placement() as well.
>
>We retain arch_get_unmapped_area() and arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown()
>as-is for now, using legacy_to_vma_flags() as necessary to do so.
>
>No functional change intended.
>
>Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
>---

Nothing jumped out at me ;) Feel free to add:

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