From: "Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)" <vbabka@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/23] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:20:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50ff8894-3013-48e3-91ae-e96499ac394b@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <868641e2dbf62e3e04108a0b8092df25c250e3b9.1773846935.git.ljs@kernel.org>
On 3/18/26 16:50, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote:
> In order to be able to efficiently combine VMA flag masks with additional
> VMA flag bits we need to extend the concept introduced in mk_vma_flags()
> and __mk_vma_flags() by allowing the specification of a VMA flag mask to
> append VMA flag bits to.
>
> Update __mk_vma_flags() to allow for this and update mk_vma_flags()
> accordingly, and also provide append_vma_flags() to allow for the caller
> to specify which VMA flags mask to append to.
>
> Finally, update the VMA flags tests to reflect the change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <vbabka@kernel.org>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-19 17:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-18 15:50 [PATCH v3 00/23] mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 01/23] mm/vma: add vma_flags_empty(), vma_flags_and(), vma_flags_diff_pair() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 02/23] tools/testing/vma: add unit tests flag empty, diff_pair, and[_mask] Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 03/23] mm/vma: add further vma_flags_t unions Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 04/23] tools/testing/vma: convert bulk of test code to vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 05/23] mm/vma: use new VMA flags for sticky flags logic Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-19 14:50 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 06/23] tools/testing/vma: fix VMA flag tests Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 07/23] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-19 17:20 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) [this message]
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 08/23] tools/testing/vma: add simple test for append_vma_flags() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 09/23] mm: unexport vm_brk_flags() and eliminate vm_flags parameter Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-19 17:27 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 10/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_flags_same[_mask/_pair]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-19 17:31 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 11/23] mm/vma: introduce [vma_flags,legacy]_to_[legacy,vma_flags]() helpers Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-19 17:38 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 12/23] tools/testing/vma: test that legacy flag helpers work correctly Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 13/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_test[_any[_mask]](), and make inlining consistent Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 8:48 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 14/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA flag tests to test vma_test[_any_mask]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 15/23] mm: introduce vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 8:59 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 16/23] tools/testing/vma: test vma_flags_count,vma[_flags]_test_single_mask Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 17/23] mm: convert do_brk_flags() to use vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 9:57 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-20 13:42 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 15:06 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-20 16:38 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 18/23] mm: update vma_supports_mlock() to use new VMA flags Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 10:03 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 19/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_clear_flags[_mask]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 10:04 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 20/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA tests to test vma_clear_flags[_mask]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 21/23] mm/vma: convert as much as we can in mm/vma.c to vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 10:15 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-20 18:28 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 22/23] mm/vma: convert vma_modify_flags[_uffd]() to use vma_flags_t Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 10:39 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-20 11:08 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 11:56 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-20 12:15 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 15:50 ` [PATCH v3 23/23] mm/vma: convert __mmap_region() " Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-20 10:51 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-18 17:47 ` [PATCH v3 00/23] mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code Andrew Morton
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