[PATCH v1 12/16] mm: rename zap_vma_pages() to zap_vma()
From: David Hildenbrand (Arm)
Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 15:17:23 EST
Let's rename it to an even simpler name. While at it, add some
simplistic kernel doc.
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c | 2 +-
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c | 2 +-
include/linux/mm.h | 6 +++++-
lib/vdso/datastore.c | 2 +-
mm/page-writeback.c | 2 +-
5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c
index ea4ffa63f043..e96d79db69fe 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/book3s/vas-api.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static vm_fault_t vas_mmap_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
/*
* When the LPAR lost credits due to core removal or during
* migration, invalidate the existing mapping for the current
- * paste addresses and set windows in-active (zap_vma_pages in
+ * paste addresses and set windows in-active (zap_vma() in
* reconfig_close_windows()).
* New mapping will be done later after migration or new credits
* available. So continue to receive faults if the user space
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c
index ceb0a8788c0a..fa05f04364fe 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/vas.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int reconfig_close_windows(struct vas_caps *vcap, int excess_creds,
* is done before the original mmap() and after the ioctl.
*/
if (vma)
- zap_vma_pages(vma);
+ zap_vma(vma);
mutex_unlock(&task_ref->mmap_mutex);
mmap_write_unlock(task_ref->mm);
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 4710f7c7495a..4bd1500b9630 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2837,7 +2837,11 @@ void zap_vma_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
unsigned long size);
void zap_page_range_single(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
unsigned long size);
-static inline void zap_vma_pages(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+/**
+ * zap_vma - zap all page table entries in a vma
+ * @vma: The vma to zap.
+ */
+static inline void zap_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
zap_page_range_single(vma, vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start);
}
diff --git a/lib/vdso/datastore.c b/lib/vdso/datastore.c
index a565c30c71a0..222c143aebf7 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/datastore.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/datastore.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int vdso_join_timens(struct task_struct *task, struct time_namespace *ns)
mmap_read_lock(mm);
for_each_vma(vmi, vma) {
if (vma_is_special_mapping(vma, &vdso_vvar_mapping))
- zap_vma_pages(vma);
+ zap_vma(vma);
}
mmap_read_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index 601a5e048d12..29f7567e5a71 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ void folio_account_cleaned(struct folio *folio, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
* while this function is in progress, although it may have been truncated
* before this function is called. Most callers have the folio locked.
* A few have the folio blocked from truncation through other means (e.g.
- * zap_vma_pages() has it mapped and is holding the page table lock).
+ * zap_vma() has it mapped and is holding the page table lock).
* When called from mark_buffer_dirty(), the filesystem should hold a
* reference to the buffer_head that is being marked dirty, which causes
* try_to_free_buffers() to fail.
--
2.43.0