Re: [PATCH v4 21/21] mm/mmap: Drop incorrect comment from vms_gather_munmap_vmas()

From: Lorenzo Stoakes
Date: Thu Jul 11 2024 - 11:40:21 EST


On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 03:22:50PM GMT, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> From: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The comment has been outdated since 6b73cff239e52 ("mm: change munmap
> splitting order and move_vma()"). The move_vma() was altered to fix the
> fragile state of the accounting since then.
>
> Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/mmap.c | 7 +------
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> index 7a440e7da55a..ca3872e5fbd8 100644
> --- a/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -2675,13 +2675,8 @@ static int vms_gather_munmap_vmas(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
>
> /*
> * If we need to split any vma, do it now to save pain later.
> - *
> - * Note: mremap's move_vma VM_ACCOUNT handling assumes a partially
> - * unmapped vm_area_struct will remain in use: so lower split_vma
> - * places tmp vma above, and higher split_vma places tmp vma below.
> + * Does it split the first one?
> */
> -
> - /* Does it split the first one? */
> if (vms->start > vms->vma->vm_start) {
>
> /*
> --
> 2.43.0
>

Looks good to me,

Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>