Re: [PATCH 23/30] mm/vma: make vma_set_range() static, drop insert_vm_struct() decl

Gregory Price <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:57:21 -0400
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 01:23:34PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> With __install_special_mapping() moved to vma.c, vma_set_range() can be
> made into a static function there and is now completely isolated from the
> rest of mm.
> 
> While we're here, we can also remove the insert_vm_struct() declaration
> from mm.h - the function is implemented in vma.c and already declared in
> vma.h, and has no users outside of mm.
> 
> Also update the VMA userland tests to reflect this change.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
> ---
>  5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

Net negative lines of code, the best kind of commit

Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <[email protected]>