Re: [PATCH RESEND] kernel/fork: Update obsolete use_mm references to kthread_use_mm

[Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>]

On Tue, Jan 06, 2026 at 10:29:03AM +0100, David Hildenbrand (Red Hat) wrote:
> On 1/6/26 10:26, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Tue 06-01-26 07:05:28, mingzhu.wang(王明珠) wrote:
> > > The comment for get_task_mm() in kernel/fork.c incorrectly references the deprecated function `use_mm()`, which has been renamed to `kthread_use_mm()` in kernel/kthread.c.
> > > This patch updates the documentation to reflect the current function names, ensuring accuracy when developers refer to the kernel thread memory context API.
> > > No functional changes were introduced.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: mingzhu.wang <mingzhu.wang@transsion.com>
> > > ---
> > >   kernel/fork.c | 2 +-
> > >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c index c4ada32598bd..64e228c541bc 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/fork.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/fork.c
> > > @@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ struct file *get_task_exe_file(struct task_struct *task)
> > >    * @task: The task.
> > >    *
> > >    * Returns %NULL if the task has no mm.  Checks PF_KTHREAD (meaning
> > > - * this kernel workthread has transiently adopted a user mm with use_mm,
> > > + * this kernel workthread has transiently adopted a user mm with
> > > + kthread_use_mm,
> > 
> > Please do not wrap the line here.
> 
> But please do so in the patch description, where the maximum should usually
> be 72 characters per line. :)

75 ;-P

https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes

> -- 
> Cheers
> David

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.