Re: [PATCH v2] mm/rmap: synchronize lock and unlock target in anon_vma_clone
From: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
Date: Mon Aug 17 2026 - 14:02:50 EST
On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 11:07:49AM +0800, Lance Yang wrote:
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> On 2026/8/17 10:34, Eric Kim wrote:
> > Currently, in anon_vma_clone(), active_anon_vma is assigned from
> > src->anon_vma and is used when unlocking anon_vma after linking
> > new AVCs. However, the corresponding lock operation uses
> > src->anon_vma directly.
> >
> > Use active_anon_vma consistently to make the lock/unlock pair explicit.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Kim <seohyun.kim@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v2:
> > - Clarify the commit message to explain that src->anon_vma and
> > active_anon_vma refer to the same anon_vma.
>
> Just a heads-up... since only the commit message changed, the Reviewed-by
> tags from v1 still apply, so please carry them over ...
Yup, if you're not fundamentally changing the patch you should retain all
existing tags like this.
FWIW:
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Cheers, Lorenzo