Re: [PATCH v4 16/20] tools/testing/selftests/mm: test anonymous page offset merge behaviour

From: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)

Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 13:25:23 EST


On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 01:08:32PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:07:36 +0100 "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > "Fault in" is imprecise, as a read-fault won't do. "Trigger a CoW fault." might
> > > be better.
> >
> > Andrew - could you fix up? Thanks :)
>
> np.
>
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/merge.c~tools-testing-selftests-mm-test-anonymous-page-offset-merge-behaviour-fix
> +++ a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/merge.c
> @@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ TEST_F(merge, anon_and_page_offset_misma
> ASSERT_NE(ptr, MAP_FAILED);
>
> /*
> - * Map another separately, and fault in, at page offset 5:
> + * Map another separately and trigger a CoW fault, at page offset 5:
> *
> * |-----------| |---------|
> * | unfaulted | | faulted |
> _
>

LGTM thanks very much! :)

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Cheers, Lorenzo