Re: [PATCH] mm: enforce __must_check on VMA merge and split

[kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>]

Hi Lorenzo,

kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:

[auto build test WARNING on akpm-mm/mm-everything]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Lorenzo-Stoakes/mm-enforce-__must_check-on-VMA-merge-and-split/20241207-065244
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git mm-everything
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241206225036.273103-1-lorenzo.stoakes%40oracle.com
patch subject: [PATCH] mm: enforce __must_check on VMA merge and split
config: x86_64-randconfig-003-20241217 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20241217/202412170520.Ldy6Uwt1-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20241217/202412170520.Ldy6Uwt1-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202412170520.Ldy6Uwt1-lkp@intel.com/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   mm/vma.c: In function '__mmap_region':
>> mm/vma.c:2468:17: warning: ignoring return value of 'vma_merge_existing_range' declared with attribute 'warn_unused_result' [-Wunused-result]
    2468 |                 vma_merge_existing_range(&vmg);
         |                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


vim +2468 mm/vma.c

52956b0d7fb92e Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2434  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2435  unsigned long __mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2436  		unsigned long len, vm_flags_t vm_flags, unsigned long pgoff,
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2437  		struct list_head *uf)
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2438  {
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2439  	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2440  	struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2441  	int error;
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2442  	VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, addr);
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2443  	MMAP_STATE(map, mm, &vmi, addr, len, pgoff, vm_flags, file);
52956b0d7fb92e Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2444  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2445  	error = __mmap_prepare(&map, uf);
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2446  	if (error)
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2447  		goto abort_munmap;
52956b0d7fb92e Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2448  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2449  	/* Attempt to merge with adjacent VMAs... */
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2450  	if (map.prev || map.next) {
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2451  		VMG_MMAP_STATE(vmg, &map, /* vma = */ NULL);
52956b0d7fb92e Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2452  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2453  		vma = vma_merge_new_range(&vmg);
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2454  	}
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2455  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2456  	/* ...but if we can't, allocate a new VMA. */
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2457  	if (!vma) {
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2458  		error = __mmap_new_vma(&map, &vma);
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2459  		if (error)
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2460  			goto unacct_error;
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2461  	}
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2462  
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2463  	/* If flags changed, we might be able to merge, so try again. */
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2464  	if (map.retry_merge) {
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2465  		VMG_MMAP_STATE(vmg, &map, vma);
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2466  
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2467  		vma_iter_config(map.vmi, map.addr, map.end);
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25 @2468  		vma_merge_existing_range(&vmg);
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2469  	}
5ac87a885aecb3 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2470  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2471  	__mmap_complete(&map, vma);
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2472  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2473  	return addr;
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2474  
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2475  	/* Accounting was done by __mmap_prepare(). */
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2476  unacct_error:
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2477  	if (map.charged)
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2478  		vm_unacct_memory(map.charged);
52956b0d7fb92e Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2479  abort_munmap:
0d11630cc50a62 Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2480  	vms_abort_munmap_vmas(&map.vms, &map.mas_detach);
52956b0d7fb92e Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2481  	return error;
52956b0d7fb92e Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-10-25  2482  }
98aad6cab8cb2a Lorenzo Stoakes 2024-12-03  2483  

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