Re: [PATCH 5/6] mm: reintroduce vma_desc_test() as a singular flag test

[Pedro Falcato]

On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 10:50:18AM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote:
> Similar to vma_flags_test(), we have previously renamed vma_desc_test() to
> vma_desc_test_any(). Now that is in place, we can reintroduce
> vma_desc_test() to explicitly check for a single VMA flag.
> 
> As with vma_flags_test(), this is useful as often flag tests are against a
> single flag, and vma_desc_test_any(flags, VMA_READ_BIT) reads oddly and
> potentially causes confusion.
> 
> As with vma_flags_test() a combination of sparse and vma_flags_t being a
> struct means that users cannot misuse this function without it getting
> flagged.
> 
> Also update the VMA tests to reflect this change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@xxxxxxx>

Similarly LGTM.

-- 
Pedro