Re: [PATCH 03/13] mm: convert __get_unmapped_area() to use vma_flags_t
From: Zi Yan
Date: Mon Jul 06 2026 - 22:29:37 EST
On Mon Jun 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM EDT, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Update __get_unmapped_area() to be parameterised by vma_flags_t rather than
> vm_flags_t as part of the effort to move VMA flags from a system word to a
> bitmap.
>
> We cascade the changes up to arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown() and
> arch_get_unmapped_area(), where, for now, we use vma_flags_to_legacy() in
> order to propagate the VMA flags.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c | 3 ++-
> include/linux/huge_mm.h | 10 +++++-----
> include/linux/mm.h | 6 ++++--
> include/linux/sched/mm.h | 12 ++++++------
> mm/huge_memory.c | 21 ++++++++++++---------
> mm/mmap.c | 27 ++++++++++++++-------------
> 6 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
>
<snip>
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
> index 95d0040df584..b301ec90740a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h
> @@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ unsigned long mm_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
> unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff,
> unsigned long flags);
>
> -unsigned long mm_get_unmapped_area_vmflags(struct file *filp,
> - unsigned long addr,
> - unsigned long len,
> - unsigned long pgoff,
> - unsigned long flags,
> - vm_flags_t vm_flags);
> +unsigned long mm_get_unmapped_area_vmaflags(struct file *filp,
> + unsigned long addr,
> + unsigned long len,
> + unsigned long pgoff,
> + unsigned long flags,
> + vma_flags_t vma_flags);
Want to use two-tab indentation while at it?
<snip>
> @@ -812,19 +811,20 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
> }
> #endif
>
> -unsigned long mm_get_unmapped_area_vmflags(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
> - unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff,
> - unsigned long flags, vm_flags_t vm_flags)
> +unsigned long mm_get_unmapped_area_vmaflags(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr,
> + unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff,
> + unsigned long flags, vma_flags_t vma_flags)
Ditto.
LGTM.
Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi