From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>
To: Sarthak Sharma <sarthak.sharma@arm.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>,
"Liam R . Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>,
Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>,
Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
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Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
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Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/6] tools/lib/mm: add shared file helpers
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:27:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ad6296f2-dae7-4be9-89ce-78a974b94c82@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260813181230.483746-3-sarthak.sharma@arm.com>
On 8/13/26 20:12, Sarthak Sharma wrote:
> Move read_file(), write_file(), read_num(), write_num() and
> write_num_ignore_einval() out of tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.c
> into a new shared helper under tools/lib/mm/.
>
> These helpers are used by mm selftests today and will also be needed by
> shared hugepage helpers in subsequent patches. Move them to a generic
> location so they can be reused outside selftests as well.
>
> Keep the helpers exposed to mm selftests through vm_util.h by including
> the new shared header there, and link the new helper into the
> selftests/mm build.
>
> Update the explicit x86 protection_keys 32-bit and 64-bit build rules
> to preserve prerequisite paths, now that file_utils.c is built from
> tools/lib/mm.
>
> Add tools/lib/mm/ to the MEMORY MANAGEMENT - MISC entry in MAINTAINERS.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sarthak Sharma <sarthak.sharma@arm.com>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
--
Cheers,
David
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 12:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-13 18:12 [PATCH v7 0/6] selftests/mm: separate GUP microbenchmarking from functional testing Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-13 18:12 ` [PATCH v7 1/6] selftests/mm: make file helpers return errors Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-24 7:59 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-08-24 12:17 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-24 12:27 ` Mark Brown
2026-08-24 12:29 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-25 8:40 ` Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-25 9:05 ` Usama Anjum
2026-08-25 9:12 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-13 18:12 ` [PATCH v7 2/6] tools/lib/mm: add shared file helpers Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-24 7:59 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-08-24 12:27 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm) [this message]
2026-08-13 18:12 ` [PATCH v7 3/6] tools/lib/mm: move hugepage_settings out of selftests Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-24 7:59 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-08-24 12:32 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-13 18:12 ` [PATCH v7 4/6] tools/mm: move gup_test from selftests/mm to tools/mm Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-24 7:59 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-08-24 12:33 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-13 18:12 ` [PATCH v7 5/6] tools/mm: make gup_bench a benchmark only tool Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-24 7:59 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-08-24 12:37 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-25 8:43 ` Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-13 18:12 ` [PATCH v7 6/6] selftests/mm: add a GUP selftest Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-24 7:59 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-08-24 10:11 ` Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-25 9:26 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-25 11:09 ` Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-25 11:12 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-24 4:12 ` [PATCH v7 0/6] selftests/mm: separate GUP microbenchmarking from functional testing Sarthak Sharma
2026-08-25 10:43 ` Usama Anjum
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