From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE024494810; Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:19:13 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789424354; cv=none; b=Ew/Xv4tKF9L9m+hafXFgKTLI3Mz+PQw22qfJsV8sbEO59D5xYnISqeAT8WDGlP3hl4weDm2rBPPnoNk+duVjcYyK/OPjr9bQgvVmlA7HINl2zjPBluqUzKp55Vy5XfXVYgd3/8TZjGv3/GsaqUsqQK+NcTSkjZCF+jM/IB13lQs= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789424354; c=relaxed/simple; bh=ZMreeLGZXd1a0gHBZICLTBw5/fHg1G2tHuRz1UXG1HU=; h=From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type:Date: Message-Id; b=hRQ7El40UsWzycRaHG+1vY8LevAmTU8ENPmVeP/0IYAHcIzB6+YNBzn74qMaHt+J015gjs+Zy3sNL9uMCa9M3CDNKGTzRAiQIE4lnPZt1l1hfxy3lbzrbaBDbDesO18nkouSTumLPtipvQBdUfEJsI3ALSSGbzdjT682yoTSQfk= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=mMm/Ui1q; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="mMm/Ui1q" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4018B1F000FF; Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:19:12 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1789424353; bh=ZMreeLGZXd1a0gHBZICLTBw5/fHg1G2tHuRz1UXG1HU=; h=From:Subject:Reply-To:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Date; b=mMm/Ui1qEue4J65cMUHYcoQbb032A+jJjWk3BF1cweAjtspH2Xj/LPmSZ9nTgE3gJ aTjG22CVqZYrffds+j8TrrCWhr6wtS2HlA2+SQ/m5kN1p6y2XjAmxEQNLxBZh8p4s7 PAbcPLuGAsZU9mvGaGZtzvClvXWKSyhGPbk5amXpeNc8v1OgyHTnc4MMXvf5k0RCgh n1wtPA13dqaQCSpPe5b+zChW4WLrmFWpHNZzLkiJkSyPP66BBAz81Fzy5Q0FTEtVdq gEA/nqsBZjrt/qRTk8h+zt3apaVZsYuuTfqVPPeZ9btsxZgZnHLRUZFDxGKOPqxCEJ a1w53x0K4+zyQ== From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 37/40] mm: eliminate VM_SPECIAL, VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS Reply-To: sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev To: =?utf-8?b?TG9yZW56byBTdG9ha2VzIChBUk0p?= Cc: "Alexander Gordeev" , kvm@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org, "Oliver Upton" , "Vasily Gorbik" , linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Heiko Carstens" , dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, "Marc Zyngier" , linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, "Christian Borntraeger" , linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, selinux@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20260914-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v2-37-7d9781ed5361@kernel.org> References: <20260914-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v2-0-7d9781ed5361@kernel.org> <20260914-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v2-37-7d9781ed5361@kernel.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:19:11 +0000 Message-Id: <20260914221912.4018B1F000FF@smtp.kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: > 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/20260914-b4-mmap-pr= epare-vma-flag-sanify-v2-0-7d9781ed5361@kernel.org?part=3D37