Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] tools/testing/vma: eliminate dependency on vma->__vm_flags

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon Nov 24 2025 - 13:04:53 EST


On Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:43:18 +0000 Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It seems that the ordering of things has messed us up a bit here!
>
> So this patch (3/4) currently introduces an issue where vm_flags_reset() is
> missing from the VMA userland tests.
>
> Then 4/4, now with the vma_internal.h fixes in place, puts vm_flags_reset()
> back in place (this was my mistake in the series originally!).
>
> But then this fix-patch, now applied as the latest patch from me in mm-new,
> breaks the tests again by duplicating this function :)
>
> So, I'm not sure if too late for rebases - if not, then just squash this
> into 3/4.
>
> If it is - then just drop this patch altogether and we'll live with this
> being broken for a single commit!

All confused. I dropped the whole series - please resend?