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From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org>
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Subject: [PATCH v2 00/23] mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:07:49 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1773665966.git.ljs@kernel.org> (raw)

This series converts a lot of the existing use of the legacy vm_flags_t
data type to the new vma_flags_t type which replaces it.

In order to do so it adds a number of additional helpers:

* vma_flags_empty() - Determines whether a vma_flags_t value has no bits
  set.

* vma_flags_and() - Performs a bitwise AND between two vma_flags_t values.

* vma_flags_diff_pair() - Determines which flags are not shared between a
  pair of VMA flags (typically non-constant values)

* append_vma_flags() - Similar to mk_vma_flags(), but allows a vma_flags_t
  value to be specified (typically a constant value) which will be copied
  and appended to to create a new vma_flags_t value, with additional flags
  specified to append to it.

* vma_flags_same() - Determines if a vma_flags_t value is exactly equal to
  a set of VMA flags.

* vma_flags_same_mask() - Determines if a vma_flags_t value is eactly equal
  to another vma_flags_t value (typically constant).

* vma_flags_same_pair() - Determines if a pair of vma_flags_t values are
  exactly equal to one another (typically both non-constant).

* vma_flags_to_legacy() - Converts a vma_flags_t value to a vm_flags_t
  value, used to enable more iterative introduction of the use of
  vma_flags_t.

* legacy_to_vma_flags() - Converts a vm_flags_t value to a vma_flags-t
  value, for the same purpose.

* vma_flags_test_single_mask() - Tests whether a vma_flags_t value contain
  the single flag specified in an input vma_flags_t flag mask, or if that
  flag mask is empty, is defined to return false. Useful for
  config-predicated VMA flag mask defines.

* vma_test() - Tests whether a VMA's flags contain a specific singular VMA
  flag.

* vma_test_any() - Tests whether a VMA's flags contain any of a set of VMA
  flags.

* vma_test_any_mask() - Tests whether a VMA's flags contain any of the
  flags specified in another, typically constant, vma_flags_t value.

* vma_test_single_mask() - Tests whether a VMA's flags contain the single
  flag specified in an input vma_flags_t flag mask, or if that flag mask is
  empty, is defined to return false. Useful for config-predicated VMA flag
  mask defines.

* vma_clear_flags() - Clears a specific set of VMA flags from a vma_flags_t
  value.

* vma_clear_flags_mask() - Clears those flag set in a vma_flags_t value
  (typically constant) from a (typically not constant) vma_flags_t value.

The series mostly focuses on the the VMA specific code, especially that
contained in mm/vma.c and mm/vma.h.

It updates both brk() and mmap() logic to utils vma_flags_t values as much
as is practiaclly possible at this point, changing surrounding logic to be
able to do so.

It also updates the vma_modify_xxx() functions where they interact with VMA
flags directly to use vm_flags_t values where possible.

There is extensive testing added in the VMA userland tests to assert that
all of these new VMA flag functions work correctly.


v2:
* Rebased on mm-unstable.
* Added vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask() for testing whether
  flags have a single flag set depending on an input flag mask, returning false
  if the flag mask is empty.
* Added tests for vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask().
* Updated the KSM VMA_DROPPABLE test to use vma_flags_test_single_mask().
* Updated the newly-introduced-since-rebase vma_supports_mlock() to use
  vma_flags_t.

v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/cover.1773342102.git.ljs@kernel.org/

Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) (23):
  mm/vma: add vma_flags_empty(), vma_flags_and(), vma_flags_diff_pair()
  tools/testing/vma: add unit tests flag empty, diff_pair, and[_mask]
  mm/vma: add further vma_flags_t unions
  tools/testing/vma: convert bulk of test code to vma_flags_t
  mm/vma: use new VMA flags for sticky flags logic
  tools/testing/vma: fix VMA flag tests
  mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper
  tools/testing/vma: add simple test for append_vma_flags()
  mm: unexport vm_brk_flags() and eliminate vm_flags parameter
  mm/vma: introduce vma_flags_same[_mask/_pair]()
  mm/vma: introduce [vma_flags,legacy]_to_[legacy,vma_flags]() helpers
  tools/testing/vma: test that legacy flag helpers work correctly
  mm/vma: introduce vma_test[_any[_mask]](), and make inlining
    consistent
  tools/testing/vma: update VMA flag tests to test vma_test[_any_mask]()
  mm: introduce vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask()
  tools/testing/vma: test vma_flags_count,vma[_flags]_test_single_mask
  mm: convert do_brk_flags() to use vma_flags_t
  mm: update vma_supports_mlock() to use new VMA flags
  mm/vma: introduce vma_clear_flags[_mask]()
  tools/testing/vma: update VMA tests to test vma_clear_flags[_mask]()
  mm/vma: convert as much as we can in mm/vma.c to vma_flags_t
  mm/vma: convert vma_modify_flags[_uffd]() to use vma_flags_t
  mm/vma: convert __mmap_region() to use vma_flags_t

 arch/arc/include/asm/page.h        |   2 +-
 arch/arm/include/asm/page.h        |   2 +-
 arch/arm64/include/asm/page.h      |   3 +-
 arch/hexagon/include/asm/page.h    |   2 +-
 arch/loongarch/include/asm/page.h  |   2 +-
 arch/mips/include/asm/page.h       |   2 +-
 arch/nios2/include/asm/page.h      |   2 +-
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h    |   4 +-
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/page_32.h |   2 +-
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/page_64.h |  12 +-
 arch/riscv/include/asm/page.h      |   2 +-
 arch/s390/include/asm/page.h       |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/page_types.h  |   2 +-
 arch/x86/um/asm/vm-flags.h         |   4 +-
 fs/binfmt_elf.c                    |   3 +-
 include/linux/ksm.h                |  10 +-
 include/linux/mm.h                 | 328 ++++++++++++++++++++------
 include/linux/mm_types.h           |  52 ++++-
 include/linux/mman.h               |  49 ----
 include/linux/userfaultfd_k.h      |   3 +
 mm/internal.h                      |   7 +-
 mm/ksm.c                           |  43 ++--
 mm/madvise.c                       |  10 +-
 mm/mlock.c                         |  38 +--
 mm/mmap.c                          |  19 +-
 mm/mprotect.c                      |  53 +++--
 mm/mremap.c                        |   6 +-
 mm/mseal.c                         |  10 +-
 mm/userfaultfd.c                   |  21 +-
 mm/vma.c                           | 210 ++++++++++-------
 mm/vma.h                           |  86 ++++++-
 mm/vma_exec.c                      |   5 +-
 security/selinux/hooks.c           |   4 +-
 tools/include/linux/bitmap.h       |  13 ++
 tools/lib/bitmap.c                 |  10 +
 tools/testing/vma/include/custom.h |  25 --
 tools/testing/vma/include/dup.h    | 277 ++++++++++++++++------
 tools/testing/vma/include/stubs.h  |  11 +-
 tools/testing/vma/shared.c         |   8 +-
 tools/testing/vma/shared.h         |  22 +-
 tools/testing/vma/tests/merge.c    | 311 +++++++++++++------------
 tools/testing/vma/tests/mmap.c     |  18 +-
 tools/testing/vma/tests/vma.c      | 358 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h   |   6 +
 44 files changed, 1423 insertions(+), 636 deletions(-)

--
2.53.0

             reply	other threads:[~2026-03-16 13:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-16 13:07 Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) [this message]
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 01/23] mm/vma: add vma_flags_empty(), vma_flags_and(), vma_flags_diff_pair() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 14:40   ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-19 16:50     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 02/23] tools/testing/vma: add unit tests flag empty, diff_pair, and[_mask] Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 03/23] mm/vma: add further vma_flags_t unions Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 14:42   ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 04/23] tools/testing/vma: convert bulk of test code to vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 05/23] mm/vma: use new VMA flags for sticky flags logic Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 06/23] tools/testing/vma: fix VMA flag tests Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 07/23] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 08/23] tools/testing/vma: add simple test for append_vma_flags() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 09/23] mm: unexport vm_brk_flags() and eliminate vm_flags parameter Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:07 ` [PATCH v2 10/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_flags_same[_mask/_pair]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 11/23] mm/vma: introduce [vma_flags,legacy]_to_[legacy,vma_flags]() helpers Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 12/23] tools/testing/vma: test that legacy flag helpers work correctly Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 13/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_test[_any[_mask]](), and make inlining consistent Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 14/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA flag tests to test vma_test[_any_mask]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 15/23] mm: introduce vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 16/23] tools/testing/vma: test vma_flags_count,vma[_flags]_test_single_mask Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 17/23] mm: convert do_brk_flags() to use vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 23:23   ` Paul Moore
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 18/23] mm: update vma_supports_mlock() to use new VMA flags Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 19/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_clear_flags[_mask]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 20/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA tests to test vma_clear_flags[_mask]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 21/23] mm/vma: convert as much as we can in mm/vma.c to vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 22/23] mm/vma: convert vma_modify_flags[_uffd]() to use vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 13:08 ` [PATCH v2 23/23] mm/vma: convert __mmap_region() " Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 16:17 ` [PATCH v2 00/23] mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code Andrew Morton
2026-03-16 16:21 ` Andrew Morton

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