Re: [PATCH 13/13] mm/mremap: convert mremap code to use vma_flags_t

[Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>]

On Fri, Jul 03, 2026 at 12:17:29AM +0800, Lance Yang wrote:
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> On 2026/7/3 00:07, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 09:49:47PM +0800, Lance Yang wrote:
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> > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 08:25:36PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > > > Replace use of the legacy vm_flags_t flags with vma_flags_t values
> > > > throughout the mremap logic.
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> > > > Additionally update comments to reflect the changes to be consistent.
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> > > > No functional change intended.
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> > > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
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> > > The vm_flags_set() cases below spell out vma_start_write(), but the
> > > vm_flags_clear() cases don't?
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> > Yep as I said elsewhere, implicitly taking the lock is terrible and me doing
> > this is completely on purpose to get rid of that :)
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> > But I haven't been clear enough clearly, so I should put the argument as to why
> > that's ok in the commit message.
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> > Will do so on respin.
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> Makes sense, thanks for spelling it out! A short changelog note
> should clear it up for me :D

Yeah absolutely, that's necessary and was an oversight on my part, will correct!

Thanks for your great review here, much appreciated! :)

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Cheers, Lorenzo