Re: [PATCH 04/10] mm/mmap/vma_merge: use the proper vma pointer in case 4

From: Lorenzo Stoakes
Date: Wed Mar 15 2023 - 15:54:36 EST


On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 12:12:52PM +0100, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> Almost all cases now use the 'next' pointer for the vma following
> the merged area, and the cases diagram shows it as XXXX. Case 4 is
> different as it uses 'mid' and NNNN, so change it for consistency. No
> functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/mmap.c | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> index c33237b283c9..420d6847c94c 100644
> --- a/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -851,9 +851,9 @@ can_vma_merge_after(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long vm_flags,
> * vma, PPPPPP is the prev vma specified, and NNNNNN the next vma after:
> *
> * AAAA AAAA AAAA
> - * PPPPPPNNNNNN PPPPPPNNNNNN PPPPPPNNNNNN
> + * PPPPPPNNNNNN PPPPPPXXXXXX PPPPPPNNNNNN
> * cannot merge might become might become
> - * PPNNNNNNNNNN PPPPPPPPPPNN
> + * PPXXXXXXXXXX PPPPPPPPPPNN
> * mmap, brk or case 4 below case 5 below
> * mremap move:
> * AAAA AAAA
> @@ -972,9 +972,9 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> res = next;
> if (prev && addr < prev->vm_end) { /* case 4 */
> vma_end = addr;
> - adjust = mid;
> + adjust = next;
> adj_next = -(prev->vm_end - addr);
> - err = dup_anon_vma(mid, prev);
> + err = dup_anon_vma(next, prev);
> } else {
> vma = next; /* case 3 */
> vma_start = addr;
> --
> 2.39.2
>

Reviewed-By: Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@xxxxxxxxx>