Re: [PATCH v2 01/33] mm: move vma_start_pgoff() into mm.h and clean up

"Zi Yan" <[email protected]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:29:09 -0400
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On Fri Jul 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM EDT, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> vma_last_pgoff() already lives there, so it's a bit odd to keep
> vma_start_pgoff() in mm/interval_tree.c. Move them together.
>
> These each return unsigned long, which pgoff_t is typedef'd to. Make this
> consistent and have these functions return pgoff_t instead.
>
> Additionally, express vma_last_pgoff() in terms of vma_start_pgoff(), sin=
ce
> we wrap the vma->vm_pgoff access, we may as well use it here.
>
> Also while we're here, const-ify the VMA and cleanup a bit.
>
> Also update the VMA userland tests to reflect the change.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Pedro Falcato <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
> ---
>  include/linux/mm.h              | 9 +++++++--
>  mm/interval_tree.c              | 5 -----
>  tools/testing/vma/include/dup.h | 5 +++++
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <[email protected]>

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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi