+ mm-huge_memory-remove-unused-can_split_folio.patch added to mm-new branch

+ mm-huge_memory-remove-unused-can_split_folio.patch added to mm-new branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: mm/huge_memory: remove unused can_split_folio()
has been added to the -mm mm-new branch.  Its filename is
     mm-huge_memory-remove-unused-can_split_folio.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-huge_memory-remove-unused-can_split_folio.patch

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

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From: "Kiryl Shutsemau (Meta)" <kas@kernel.org>
Subject: mm/huge_memory: remove unused can_split_folio()
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:03:44 +0100

Patch series "mm/huge_memory: drop dead split helper variants".

Two trivial cleanups in the folio split API, found while auditing the
split helpers for the inode UAF fix [1]:

 - can_split_folio() is dead: only the !THP stub remains, no definition
   under CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE and no callers. Leftover from an
   earlier cleanup.

 - split_folio_to_list_to_order() has no direct callers; its only user
   is split_folio_to_order(), which always passes a NULL list. Fold it.

No functional change.


This patch (of 2):

can_split_folio() has no callers and no definition under
CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE; only the !THP stub remains, left behind by an
earlier cleanup.  Remove it.

No functional change.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260716100345.473473-1-kirill@shutemov.name
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260716100345.473473-2-kirill@shutemov.name
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/aldjhtfVByHDQXe6@thinkstation [1]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20260714122344.351895-1-kirill@shutemov.name [2]
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau (Meta) <kas@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Cc: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
Cc: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
Cc: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
Cc: Liam R. Howlett <liam@infradead.org>
Cc: Nico Pache <npache@redhat.com>
Cc: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 include/linux/huge_mm.h |    5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h~mm-huge_memory-remove-unused-can_split_folio
+++ a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
@@ -642,11 +642,6 @@ thp_get_unmapped_area_vmaflags(struct fi
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool
-can_split_folio(struct folio *folio, int caller_pins, int *pextra_pins)
-{
-	return false;
-}
 static inline int
 split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct list_head *list,
 		unsigned int new_order)
_

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

fs-proc-task_mmu-fix-pagemap_scan-written-state-for-unpopulated-ptes.patch
mm-hugetlb-fix-swap-entry-corruption-when-clearing-uffd-wp-at-fork.patch
fs-proc-task_mmu-fix-pagemap_scan-written-state-for-pmd-holes.patch
mm-decouple-protnone-helpers-from-config_numa_balancing.patch
mm-rename-uffd-wp-pte-bit-macros-to-uffd.patch
mm-rename-uffd-wp-pte-accessors-to-uffd.patch
userfaultfd-test-uffd-vma-flags-through-the-vma_flags_t-api.patch
mm-add-vm_uffd_rwp-vma-flag.patch
mm-add-mm_cp_uffd_rwp-change_protection-flag.patch
mm-preserve-rwp-marker-across-pte-rewrites.patch
mm-handle-vm_uffd_rwp-in-khugepaged-rmap-and-gup.patch
userfaultfd-add-uffdio_register_mode_rwp-and-uffdio_rwprotect-plumbing.patch
mm-userfaultfd-add-rwp-fault-delivery-and-expose-uffdio_register_mode_rwp.patch
mm-pagemap-add-page_is_accessed-for-rwp-tracking.patch
userfaultfd-add-uffd_feature_rwp_async-for-async-fault-resolution.patch
userfaultfd-add-uffdio_set_mode-for-runtime-sync-async-toggle.patch
selftests-mm-add-userfaultfd-rwp-tests.patch
documentation-userfaultfd-document-rwp-working-set-tracking.patch
selftests-mm-add-pagemap_scan-test-for-thp-pmd-holes.patch
mm-huge_memory-remove-unused-can_split_folio.patch
mm-huge_memory-fold-split_folio_to_list_to_order-into-split_folio_to_order.patch