Re: [PATCH v2 12/13] mm/mprotect: convert mprotect code to use vma_flags_t

"Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)" <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:09:16 +0200
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On 7/11/26 20:45, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Replace use of the legacy vm_flags_t flags with vma_flags_t values
> throughout the mprotect logic.
> 
> Note that we retain the legacy vm_flags_t bit shifting code in
> do_mprotect_pkey(), deferring a vma_flags_t approach to this for the time
> being.
> 
> Additionally update comments to reflect the changes to be consistent.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <[email protected]>