Re: [PATCH 5/6] mm: reintroduce vma_desc_test() as a singular flag test

David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-05T13:50:00Z

On 3/5/26 11:50, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote:
> Similar to vma_flags_test(), we have previously renamed vma_desc_test() to
> vma_desc_test_any(). Now that is in place, we can reintroduce
> vma_desc_test() to explicitly check for a single VMA flag.
>
> As with vma_flags_test(), this is useful as often flag tests are against a
> single flag, and vma_desc_test_any(flags, VMA_READ_BIT) reads oddly and
> potentially causes confusion.
>
> As with vma_flags_test() a combination of sparse and vma_flags_t being a
> struct means that users cannot misuse this function without it getting
> flagged.
>
> Also update the VMA tests to reflect this change.

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>

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Cheers,

David