RE: [RFC PATCH v2 00/13] mm: rework anon_vma and remove anon_vma_chain

From: wangtao

Date: Tue Jul 07 2026 - 04:25:06 EST


>
> On 7/7/26 08:32, tao wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Since v1 was relatively complex and difficult to extend, this version
> > adopts a simpler anon_vma implementation approach.
>
> I really hate to repeat myself, but you seemed to have missed my main point
> [1]
>
I saw it, and I’ve waited for a while as well.

If there are technical issues, please point them out directly.
Or is this simply how technical discussions are usually conducted in the Linux community or the mm subsystem?

Thanks,
Tao

> "Lorenzo has been hard at work exploring various design options (and I'm
> afraid he might be one of the 3 people on this planet that understand
> anon_vma in full detail), so I suggest we wait for a redesign proposal from
> him and see if that is doable?"
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/70377626-500d-46f2-a3f5-
> a0d2914ce365@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> David