+ mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name.patch added to mm-new branch

+ mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name.patch added to mm-new branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: mm/vma: refactor vma_modify_flags_name() to vma_modify_name()
has been added to the -mm mm-new branch.  Its filename is
     mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name.patch

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From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Subject: mm/vma: refactor vma_modify_flags_name() to vma_modify_name()
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:58:39 +0100

The single instance in which we use this function doesn't actually need to
change VMA flags, so remove this parameter and update the caller
accordingly.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250714135839.178032-1-lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 mm/madvise.c |    4 ++--
 mm/vma.c     |    4 +---
 mm/vma.h     |   15 +++++++--------
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

--- a/mm/madvise.c~mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name
+++ a/mm/madvise.c
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ static int madvise_update_vma(vm_flags_t
 		return 0;
 
 	if (set_new_anon_name)
-		vma = vma_modify_flags_name(&vmi, madv_behavior->prev, vma,
-			range->start, range->end, new_flags, anon_name);
+		vma = vma_modify_name(&vmi, madv_behavior->prev, vma,
+			range->start, range->end, anon_name);
 	else
 		vma = vma_modify_flags(&vmi, madv_behavior->prev, vma,
 			range->start, range->end, new_flags);
--- a/mm/vma.c~mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name
+++ a/mm/vma.c
@@ -1650,17 +1650,15 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify_flags(
 }
 
 struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_flags_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+*vma_modify_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
 		       struct vm_area_struct *prev,
 		       struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		       unsigned long start,
 		       unsigned long end,
-		       vm_flags_t vm_flags,
 		       struct anon_vma_name *new_name)
 {
 	VMG_VMA_STATE(vmg, vmi, prev, vma, start, end);
 
-	vmg.vm_flags = vm_flags;
 	vmg.anon_name = new_name;
 
 	return vma_modify(&vmg);
--- a/mm/vma.h~mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name
+++ a/mm/vma.h
@@ -290,15 +290,14 @@ __must_check struct vm_area_struct
 		unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 		vm_flags_t vm_flags);
 
-/* We are about to modify the VMA's flags and/or anon_name. */
+/* We are about to modify the VMA's anon_name. */
 __must_check struct vm_area_struct
-*vma_modify_flags_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *prev,
-		       struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		       unsigned long start,
-		       unsigned long end,
-		       vm_flags_t vm_flags,
-		       struct anon_vma_name *new_name);
+*vma_modify_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+		 struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+		 struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+		 unsigned long start,
+		 unsigned long end,
+		 struct anon_vma_name *new_name);
 
 /* We are about to modify the VMA's memory policy. */
 __must_check struct vm_area_struct
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com are

mm-mremap-perform-some-simple-cleanups.patch
mm-mremap-refactor-initial-parameter-sanity-checks.patch
mm-mremap-put-vma-check-and-prep-logic-into-helper-function.patch
mm-mremap-cleanup-post-processing-stage-of-mremap.patch
mm-mremap-use-an-explicit-uffd-failure-path-for-mremap.patch
mm-mremap-check-remap-conditions-earlier.patch
mm-mremap-move-remap_is_valid-into-check_prep_vma.patch
mm-mremap-clean-up-mlock-populate-behaviour.patch
mm-mremap-permit-mremap-move-of-multiple-vmas.patch
mm-mremap-permit-mremap-move-of-multiple-vmas-fix.patch
tools-testing-selftests-extend-mremap_test-to-test-multi-vma-mremap.patch
mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name.patch
mm-vma-refactor-vma_modify_flags_name-to-vma_modify_name-fix.patch