+ mm-damon-core-hide-damon_insert_region.patch added to mm-new branch

+ mm-damon-core-hide-damon_insert_region.patch added to mm-new branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: mm/damon/core: hide damon_insert_region()
has been added to the -mm mm-new branch.  Its filename is
     mm-damon-core-hide-damon_insert_region.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-damon-core-hide-damon_insert_region.patch

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    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
Subject: mm/damon/core: hide damon_insert_region()
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 08:40:17 -0700

damon_insert_region() is being used by only DAMON core, but exposed to
DAMON API callers.  Exposing something that is not really being used by
others will only increase the maintenance cost.  Hide it.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260522154026.80546-7-sj@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
Cc: Brendan Higgins <brendan.higgins@linux.dev>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 include/linux/damon.h |   11 -----------
 mm/damon/core.c       |   11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/damon.h~mm-damon-core-hide-damon_insert_region
+++ a/include/linux/damon.h
@@ -1013,17 +1013,6 @@ void damon_add_probe(struct damon_ctx *c
 
 struct damon_region *damon_new_region(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
 
-/*
- * Add a region between two other regions
- */
-static inline void damon_insert_region(struct damon_region *r,
-		struct damon_region *prev, struct damon_region *next,
-		struct damon_target *t)
-{
-	__list_add(&r->list, &prev->list, &next->list);
-	t->nr_regions++;
-}
-
 void damon_destroy_region(struct damon_region *r, struct damon_target *t);
 int damon_set_regions(struct damon_target *t, struct damon_addr_range *ranges,
 		unsigned int nr_ranges, unsigned long min_region_sz);
--- a/mm/damon/core.c~mm-damon-core-hide-damon_insert_region
+++ a/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ static void damon_add_region(struct damo
 	t->nr_regions++;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Add a region between two other regions
+ */
+static inline void damon_insert_region(struct damon_region *r,
+		struct damon_region *prev, struct damon_region *next,
+		struct damon_target *t)
+{
+	__list_add(&r->list, &prev->list, &next->list);
+	t->nr_regions++;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DAMON_DEBUG_SANITY
 static void damon_verify_del_region(struct damon_target *t)
 {
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from sj@kernel.org are

mm-damon-core-make-charge_addr_from-aware-of-end-address-exclusivity.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-min_region_sz-remaining-quota-as-empty.patch
mm-damon-core-merge-regions-after-applying-damos-schemes.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-failed-region-quota-charge-ratio.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-implement-fail_charge_numdenom-files.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-document-fail_charge_numdenom.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-usage-document-fail_charge_numdenom-files.patch
docs-abi-damon-document-fail_charge_numdenom.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-fail_charge_numdenom-committing.patch
selftests-damon-_damon_sysfs-support-failed-region-quota-charge-ratio.patch
selftests-damon-drgn_dump_damon_status-support-failed-region-quota-charge-ratio.patch
selftests-damon-sysfspy-test-failed-region-quota-charge-ratio.patch
docs-mm-damon-maintainer-profile-add-ai-review-usage-guideline.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_ctx-paused.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-add-pause-file-under-context-dir.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-update-for-context-pause-resume-feature.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-usage-update-for-pause-file.patch
docs-abi-damon-update-for-pause-sysfs-file.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-pause-commitment.patch
selftests-damon-_damon_sysfs-support-pause-file-staging.patch
selftests-damon-drgn_dump_damon_status-dump-pause.patch
selftests-damon-sysfspy-check-pause-on-assert_ctx_committed.patch
selftests-damon-sysfspy-pause-damon-before-dumping-status.patch
mm-damon-introduce-damon_set_region_system_rams_default.patch
mm-damon-reclaim-cover-all-system-rams.patch
mm-damon-lru_sort-cover-all-system-rams.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-damon_set_region_biggest_system_ram_default.patch
mm-damon-stat-use-damon_set_region_system_rams_default.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-reclaim-update-for-entire-memory-monitoring.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-lru_sort-update-for-entire-memory-monitoring.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-usage-mark-scheme-filters-sysfs-dir-as-deprecated.patch
docs-abi-damon-mark-schemes-s-filters-deprecated.patch
mm-damon-reclaim-add-autotune_monitoring_intervals-parameter.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-reclaim-update-for-autotune_monitoring_intervals.patch
mm-damon-stat-add-a-parameter-for-reading-kdamond-pid.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-stat-document-kdamond_pid-parameter.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-struct-damon_probe.patch
mm-damon-core-embed-damon_probe-objects-in-damon_ctx.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_filter.patch
mm-damon-core-commit-probes.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_region-probe_hits.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_ops-apply_probes.patch
mm-damon-core-do-data-attributes-monitoring.patch
mm-damon-paddr-support-data-attributes-monitoring.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-probes-dir.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-probe-dir.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-filters-directory.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-filter-dir.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-filter-dir-files.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-setup-probes-on-damon-core-api-parameters.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-implement-tried_regions-r-probes.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-implement-probe-dir.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-implement-probe-hits-file.patch
mm-damon-trace-probe_hits.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-probes-dir.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-document-data-attributes-monitoring.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-usage-document-data-attributes-monitoring.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_filter_type_memcg.patch
mm-damon-paddr-support-damon_filter_type_memcg.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-add-filters-f-path-file.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-move-memcg_path_to_id-to-sysfs-common.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-setup-damon_filter-memcg_id-from-path.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-update-for-memcg-damon-filter.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-usage-update-for-memcg-damon-filter.patch
mm-damon-core-safely-handle-no-region-case-in-damon_set_regions.patch
mm-damon-core-do-not-use-region-out-of-a-loop-in-damon_set_regions.patch
samples-damon-mtier-replace-damon_add_region-with-damon_set_regions.patch
mm-damon-tests-vaddr-kunit-replace-damon_add_region-with-damon_set_regions.patch
mm-damon-core-hide-damon_add_region.patch
mm-damon-core-hide-damon_insert_region.patch
mm-damon-core-hide-damon_destroy_region.patch
mm-damon-core-add-kdamond_call-debug_sanity-check.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-damon_verify_nr_regions.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-add-damon_set_regions-test-cases.patch
selftests-damon-sysfspy-stop-kdamonds-before-failing.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-monitoring-intervals-goal-dir.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-addr_unit-file-existence.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-pause-file-existence.patch