[PATCH] ksm: Stop iterating VMAs when ksm_test_exit returns true

From: Wang Wensheng

Date: Sun Jul 26 2026 - 09:37:12 EST


In scan_get_next_rmap_item() the break statement only exits the inner
while loop, leaving remaining VMAs to be iterated even if ksm_test_exit()
returns true. Replace it with a goto statement to avoid the unnecessary
work.

Signed-off-by: Wang Wensheng <wsw9603@xxxxxxx>
---
mm/ksm.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index 7d5b76478f0b..5ed9db676b9f 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -2666,7 +2666,7 @@ static struct ksm_rmap_item *scan_get_next_rmap_item(struct page **page)
struct folio *folio;

if (ksm_test_exit(mm))
- break;
+ goto no_vmas;

int found;

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