+ mm-damon-reclaim-remove-unnecessary-damon_call-param-validation.patch added to mm-new branch

+ mm-damon-reclaim-remove-unnecessary-damon_call-param-validation.patch added to mm-new branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: mm/damon/reclaim: remove unnecessary damon_call() param validation
has been added to the -mm mm-new branch.  Its filename is
     mm-damon-reclaim-remove-unnecessary-damon_call-param-validation.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-damon-reclaim-remove-unnecessary-damon_call-param-validation.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-new branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: SJ Park <sj@kernel.org>
Subject: mm/damon/reclaim: remove unnecessary damon_call() param validation
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 18:03:32 -0700

DAMON_RECLAIM avoids passing NULL or unstarted damon_ctx to damon_call()
with its own validation.  The validation is no longer needed, because the
DAMON core layer now handles the corner cases itself.  Remove the
unnecessary check.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260903010334.93622-4-sj@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: SJ Park <sj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 mm/damon/reclaim.c |    8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

--- a/mm/damon/reclaim.c~mm-damon-reclaim-remove-unnecessary-damon_call-param-validation
+++ a/mm/damon/reclaim.c
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ static int damon_reclaim_commit_inputs_f
 	return damon_reclaim_apply_parameters();
 }
 
-static bool damon_reclaim_damon_has_started;
-
 static int damon_reclaim_commit_inputs_store(const char *val,
 					     const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
@@ -293,10 +291,6 @@ static int damon_reclaim_commit_inputs_s
 	if (!commit_inputs_request)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Skip damon_call() if ctx has not successfully started. */
-	if (!damon_reclaim_damon_has_started)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	err = damon_call(ctx, &control);
 
 	return err ? err : control.return_code;
@@ -343,8 +337,6 @@ static int damon_reclaim_turn(bool on)
 	err = damon_start(&ctx, 1, true);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	if (!damon_reclaim_damon_has_started)
-		damon_reclaim_damon_has_started = true;
 	return damon_call(ctx, &call_control);
 }
 
_

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

mm-damon-core-skip-applying-scheme-if-region-split-for-quota-fails.patch
mm-damon-paddr-respect-folio-end-for-damos_stat.patch
mm-damon-paddr-respect-folio-end-for-damos-actions-except-stat.patch
mm-damon-vaddr-respect-folio-end-for-damos_stat.patch
mm-damon-vaddr-respect-folio-end-for-damos_migrate_hotcold.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-extreme-memory-state-in-damon_get_node_mem_bp.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-extreme-memory-state-in-get_node_memcg_used_bp.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-extreme-memory-state-in-get_in_active_mem_bp.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_filter_type_pgidle_unset.patch
mm-damon-paddr-support-pgidle_unset-probe-filter-type.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-support-pgidle_unset-probe-filter-type.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-document-pgidle_unset-probe-filter-type.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_prep-struct.patch
mm-damon-core-commit-preps.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_operations-prep_probes.patch
mm-damon-paddr-support-damon_prep.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-preps-directory.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-preps-nr_preps-file.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-create-directories-for-nr_preps-writes.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-prep_action-file.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-pass-preps-to-damon-core.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-probe-prep-sysfs-files.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-document-probe-preps.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-usage-document-probe-preps-sysfs-files.patch
docs-abi-damon-document-probe-prep-sysfs-files.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-committing-psi-goal-to-psi-goal.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-uninitialized-damos_quota_goal-last_psi_total.patch
mm-damon-core-copy-nid-for-eligible_mem_bp-damos-quota-goal-commit.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-set-next-refresh-jiffies-per-sysfs-context.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-damon_commit_filter.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-add-damon_commit_probes-test.patch
selftests-damon-_damon_sysfs-implement-damonprobes.patch
selftests-damon-drgn_dump_damon_status-dump-probes.patch
selftests-damon-sysfspy-extend-commit-assertion-function-for-probes.patch
selftests-damon-sysfspy-test-damon-probes.patch
mm-damon-core-use-damon_nr_samples_per_aggr-for-max-merge-threshold.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-debug-messages.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-debug-messages-fix.patch
mm-damon-vaddr-remove-a-debug-message.patch
mm-damon-core-validate-number-of-probes-in-valid_probe_params.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-remove-probes-number-validation.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-extend-set_regions-test-for-error-case.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-=0-size-damon_set_regions-inputs.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-overlapping-ranges-for-set_regions.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-damon_nr_samples_per_aggr.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-hugepage_mem_bp-quota-goal.patch
docs-mm-damon-maintainer-profile-update-ai-review-for-sashiko-replies.patch
docs-abi-damon-recommend-subsystem-doc-instead-of-admin-guide.patch
mm-damon-core-error-damos_commit_quota_goal-for-zero-target_value.patch
revert-mm-damon-lru_sort-error-out-for-10000-active_mem_bp.patch
revert-samples-damon-mtier-error-out-for-zero-quota-goal-target-values.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-null-ctx-parameter-in-damon_call.patch
mm-damon-core-set-ctx-call_controls_obsolete-in-damon_new_ctx.patch
mm-damon-reclaim-remove-unnecessary-damon_call-param-validation.patch
mm-damon-lru_sort-remove-unnecessary-damon_call-param-validation.patch