Re: [PATCH v2 01/33] mm: move vma_start_pgoff() into mm.h and clean up

From: Zi Yan

Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 22:29:52 EST


On Fri Jul 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM EDT, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> vma_last_pgoff() already lives there, so it's a bit odd to keep
> vma_start_pgoff() in mm/interval_tree.c. Move them together.
>
> These each return unsigned long, which pgoff_t is typedef'd to. Make this
> consistent and have these functions return pgoff_t instead.
>
> Additionally, express vma_last_pgoff() in terms of vma_start_pgoff(), since
> we wrap the vma->vm_pgoff access, we may as well use it here.
>
> Also while we're here, const-ify the VMA and cleanup a bit.
>
> Also update the VMA userland tests to reflect the change.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <gourry@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <vbabka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/mm.h | 9 +++++++--
> mm/interval_tree.c | 5 -----
> tools/testing/vma/include/dup.h | 5 +++++
> 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi