Re: [PATCH v3 07/23] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper
"Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)" <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:20:23 +0100
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On 3/18/26 16:50, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote: > In order to be able to efficiently combine VMA flag masks with additional > VMA flag bits we need to extend the concept introduced in mk_vma_flags() > and __mk_vma_flags() by allowing the specification of a VMA flag mask to > append VMA flag bits to. > > Update __mk_vma_flags() to allow for this and update mk_vma_flags() > accordingly, and also provide append_vma_flags() to allow for the caller > to specify which VMA flags mask to append to. > > Finally, update the VMA flags tests to reflect the change. > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <[email protected]> Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <[email protected]>