From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from gabe.freedesktop.org (gabe.freedesktop.org [131.252.210.177]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 97210C88E72 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:44:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gabe.freedesktop.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1BEC10E5FB; Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:44:44 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: gabe.freedesktop.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="LYJD4w0B"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from tor.source.kernel.org (tor.source.kernel.org [172.105.4.254]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1FB3510E3B6 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:44:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) by tor.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9845960515; Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:44:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B8E671F000FF; Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:44:42 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1789667083; bh=bOLX5ZIt85Wehm+S/ctj8x4KFEci3aDFtZl9D7sbGF4=; h=From:Subject:Reply-To:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Date; b=LYJD4w0BXe8i3saYW8Yd7W0JnFONEfC0+5OoOwuCKELG/BV3vFWzaLwBKoVewFfYi sQpJ4HMiWXqZkykwzKj2MSVlbzj1iRlzRTo0GX7CnzESn2uqzpd7m4+oivlk/PLvDM 7LC0WUg1nZx04a1shcupTt9K9uh0y7m1DlCLvi1oJ5OtyCiajKKKpwT01AWYnln57b 7aY2sbcvheXsLNVanbNzIx1XYo3p9iXhpam+PMGeDPKeO69zYx/NO57JuLwAyNnKQY deiSRJDStCLB0GuJ3T4BTUqlFp9gLgEaTZN+0OXy/8pgfmF4tu9oXgxm5IPX8NgNxu PVfwwTSrEFtLQ== From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 37/40] mm: eliminate VM_SPECIAL, VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS To: =?utf-8?b?TG9yZW56byBTdG9ha2VzIChBUk0p?= Cc: "Christian Borntraeger" , linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, "Alexander Gordeev" , selinux@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, "Oliver Upton" , "Vasily Gorbik" , kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, "Marc Zyngier" , linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, "Heiko Carstens" , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20260917-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v3-37-4583d8a23bca@kernel.org> References: <20260917-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v3-0-4583d8a23bca@kernel.org> <20260917-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v3-37-4583d8a23bca@kernel.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:44:42 +0000 Message-Id: <20260917174442.B8E671F000FF@smtp.kernel.org> X-BeenThere: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Direct Rendering Infrastructure - Development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev Errors-To: dri-devel-bounces@lists.freedesktop.org Sender: "dri-devel" > Every user of the VM_SPECIAL or VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS has now been converted = to > predicates which explicitly express what is actually being checked for > rather than the nebulous concept of possessing 'special' VMA flags. >=20 > In any case 'special' is not so special a term of art in mm - it includes > VDSO/VVAR mappings, special in the sense of vm_normal_folio() and probably > other cases too. >=20 > Therefore make things less special by eliminating these now unused flags. >=20 > No functional change intended. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great! --=20 Sashiko AI review =C2=B7 https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260917-b4-mmap-pr= epare-vma-flag-sanify-v3-0-4583d8a23bca@kernel.org?part=3D37