From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE0CF31A56D for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:10:12 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789434614; cv=none; b=SwicdpOfZuWkNhkWIEvsnp/AVo4cjmZ76KjJWW90J1iaiotlCGuFjHNgTVbhO4zPzRgUEJgRWZYoB86U2JlbfmXMGGFlDFegHc5uY00B78C27fxxtCdK5ByWNBnF080+lg8wKEpPjE6cWfdC5GgI6lA7z+iVCvvXLeCnsEarjJM= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789434614; c=relaxed/simple; bh=cuzzYh8vDz8AvK9UhkBVL+BBXD2q+YKJ/8R4+DfJ578=; h=Date:To:From:Subject:Message-Id; b=QiVCeDJGCst0WatJIirUsJobsZQcQJLniuCIuBrE31UVpsVZZTUYhgIh0haFlVCs+moC5O9CwY45qFbGkR4QlwEe3ts12Dur5hrCJzUZFVZpTsp/C9+1cxcV68LfC9BJzJodks4tVpiqJEr0s2+b61ERzaLwu2Ow8W75cp0U5ow= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linux-foundation.org header.i=@linux-foundation.org header.b=F4BLTSge; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linux-foundation.org header.i=@linux-foundation.org header.b="F4BLTSge" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B26601F00898; Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:10:12 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linux-foundation.org; s=korg; t=1789434612; bh=G6xbncjCwI1A58Co0AIcESi3U6CQ/5u5gtA+aLKF/BY=; h=Date:To:From:Subject; b=F4BLTSgefPl34QeiGgjnsMUs7xeNfoZJXQBQ/m/KLfYfiDv7IXjzTvYbwMdFlB8P/ P0p3x2VmU/VA9pZhTGa4s/59Ti31PwCL2d6BKllvVnmN8viqHo14Hxfyt2rebVHBd2 9zQ9CBLRYAXTeSpf0jr+JibLJuR6+bt95qmy0WOA= Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:10:12 -0700 To: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org,ljs@kernel.org,akpm@linux-foundation.org From: Andrew Morton Subject: + mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-check-in-lru_gen_look_around.patch added to mm-new branch Message-Id: <20260915011012.B26601F00898@smtp.kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: The patch titled Subject: mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() has been added to the -mm mm-new branch. Its filename is mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-check-in-lru_gen_look_around.patch This patch will shortly appear at https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-check-in-lru_gen_look_around.patch This patch will later appear in the mm-new branch at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm Note, mm-new is a provisional staging ground for work-in-progress patches, and acceptance into mm-new is a notification for others take notice and to finish up reviews. Please do not hesitate to respond to review feedback and post updated versions to replace or incrementally fixup patches in mm-new. The mm-new branch of mm.git is not included in linux-next If a few days of testing in mm-new is successful, the patch will me moved into mm.git's mm-unstable branch, which is included in linux-next Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next via various branches at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm and is updated there most days ------------------------------------------------------ From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" Subject: mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:57:55 +0100 A kernel-owned or fixed mapping is one which sets VMA_PFNMAP_BIT, VMA_MIXEDMAP_BIT or VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT, which is precisely what VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS tests for other than VMA_IO_BIT, which is safe to drop as only kernel-owned mappings may set it. Using these predicates rather than VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS makes the check self-documenting and helps eliminate the confusion around 'special' flags. No functional change intended. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260914-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v2-35-7d9781ed5361@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- mm/vmscan.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) --- a/mm/vmscan.c~mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-check-in-lru_gen_look_around +++ a/mm/vmscan.c @@ -4418,8 +4418,8 @@ bool lru_gen_look_around(struct page_vma if (spin_is_contended(pvmw->ptl)) return true; - /* exclude special VMAs containing anon pages from COW */ - if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL) + /* exclude kernel-owned and fixed VMAs containing anon pages from COW */ + if (vma_is_kernel_owned(vma) || vma_is_fixed_mapping(vma)) return true; /* avoid taking the LRU lock under the PTL when possible */ _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from ljs@kernel.org are mm-vmpressure-remove-window-size-todo.patch tools-testing-selftests-mm-add-missing-gitignore-entries.patch mm-move-drivers-char-memc-to-mm-char-memc.patch mm-implement-file_is_dev_zero-to-uniquely-identify-dev-zero.patch mm-vma-only-permit-map_private-dev-zero-to-be-mapped-anonymous.patch mm-vma-make-map_private-mapped-dev-zero-mappings-truly-anonymous.patch tools-testing-vma-add-test-to-assert-map_private-dev-zero-is-anon.patch tools-testing-selftests-mm-add-map_private-dev-zero-merge-tests.patch mm-madvise-swap-in-cowd-map_private-file-mappings-on-madv_willneed.patch mm-huge_memory-zap-deposited-page-tables-after-an-rcu-grace-period.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-most-2-level-architectures.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-mmu-riscv.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-mmu-arm.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-arc-microblaze-xtensa.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sparc64.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-m68k-coldfire.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sh-x2.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-m68k-motorola.patch mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sparc32.patch mm-make-userland-page-table-freeing-rcu-safe.patch mm-change-the-contract-for-free_pgtables-update-docs.patch mm-vma-fix-mmap_prepare-file-handling-remove-file_doesnt_need_get.patch mm-vma-predicate-setting-mmap_prepare-vma-fields-on-new-vma-alloc.patch mm-vma-introduce-and-use-vma_can_merge.patch mm-consistently-validate-vma-state-after-mmap-hooks.patch mm-vma-ensure-mmap_prepare-doesnt-set-actions-on-a-mergeable-vma.patch mm-make-map_kernel_pages_-internal-and-unexported.patch mm-vma-tidy-up-map-kernel-pages-enum-values.patch mm-add-mmap-action-for-discontiguous-kernel-page-mapping.patch docs-filesystems-update-mmap_prepare-docs-for-discontig-kernel-pgs.patch drivers-usb-mon-update-to-use-mmap_prepare-map-kernel-pages.patch infiniband-update-hfi1-to-use-remap_vmalloc_range.patch selinux-reject-writable-opens-of-policy-file-drop-mmap-shared-write-check.patch alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page.patch bpf-arena-mark-arena_map_mmap-mappings-vm_mixedmap.patch mm-vma-add-vma_is_kernel_owned-predicates.patch mm-vma-only-allow-mmap-to-clear-vma_maywrite_bit-if-kernel-owned.patch mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping.patch scsi-sg-convert-mmap-hook-to-mmap_prepare-and-rework.patch fbdev-defio-assert-fbinfo_virtfb-drop-vm_io-add-vm_mixedmap.patch hsi-cmt_speech-convert-mmap-hook-to-mmap_prepare-refactor.patch mm-gup-error-out-early-on-vma_mayread_bit-vmas.patch uprobes-remove-vm_io-set-vm_mixedmap-for-mapped-kernel-pages.patch mm-mlock-clear-vma_locked_mask-over-mmap-callback.patch mm-mlock-eliminate-weird-vma_io_bit-abuse-and-simplify.patch mm-vma-enforce-that-only-kernel-owned-mappings-may-set-vma_io_bit.patch mm-remove-vma_io_bit-check-in-vma_is_kernel_owned.patch mm-remove-hugetlb_inlineh.patch mm-rename-is_vm_hugetlb_page-to-vma_is_hugetlb.patch mm-drop-some-redundant-checks-around-hugetlb-vmas.patch mm-madvise-update-is_valid_guard_vma-to-use-vma_can_merge.patch mm-vma-introduce-vma_is_persistent.patch mm-uffd-use-predicates-for-userfaultfd-checks.patch mm-madvise-use-predicates-for-madvise-madv_dofork.patch mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-usage-when-hugetlb-explicitly-tested.patch mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-check-in-lru_gen_look_around.patch mm-avoid-use-of-vma_special_flags-in-migrate_vma_setup.patch mm-eliminate-vm_special-vma_special_flags.patch fuse-dax-do-not-set-vm_mixedmap.patch mm-huge_memory-remove-vma_is_special_huge.patch mm-vma-introduce-and-use-vma_can_gup.patch