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From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>,
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Subject: [PATCH 03/15] mm: document vm_operations_struct->open the same as close()
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:27:18 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <52a7b9a003ea51521ab3c0baf30337a7800a3af7.1773346620.git.ljs@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1773346620.git.ljs@kernel.org>

Describe when the operation is invoked and the context in which it is
invoked, matching the description already added for vm_op->close().

While we're here, update all outdated references to an 'area' field for
VMAs to the more consistent 'vma'.

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
---
 include/linux/mm.h | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index cc5960a84382..12a0b4c63736 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -748,15 +748,20 @@ struct vm_uffd_ops;
  * to the functions called when a no-page or a wp-page exception occurs.
  */
 struct vm_operations_struct {
-	void (*open)(struct vm_area_struct * area);
+	/**
+	 * @open: Called when a VMA is remapped or split. Not called upon first
+	 * mapping a VMA.
+	 * Context: User context.  May sleep.  Caller holds mmap_lock.
+	 */
+	void (*open)(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 	/**
 	 * @close: Called when the VMA is being removed from the MM.
 	 * Context: User context.  May sleep.  Caller holds mmap_lock.
 	 */
-	void (*close)(struct vm_area_struct * area);
+	void (*close)(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 	/* Called any time before splitting to check if it's allowed */
-	int (*may_split)(struct vm_area_struct *area, unsigned long addr);
-	int (*mremap)(struct vm_area_struct *area);
+	int (*may_split)(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr);
+	int (*mremap)(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 	/*
 	 * Called by mprotect() to make driver-specific permission
 	 * checks before mprotect() is finalised.   The VMA must not
@@ -768,7 +773,7 @@ struct vm_operations_struct {
 	vm_fault_t (*huge_fault)(struct vm_fault *vmf, unsigned int order);
 	vm_fault_t (*map_pages)(struct vm_fault *vmf,
 			pgoff_t start_pgoff, pgoff_t end_pgoff);
-	unsigned long (*pagesize)(struct vm_area_struct * area);
+	unsigned long (*pagesize)(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 	/* notification that a previously read-only page is about to become
 	 * writable, if an error is returned it will cause a SIGBUS */
-- 
2.53.0



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-12 20:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 47+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-12 20:27 [PATCH 00/15] mm: expand mmap_prepare functionality and usage Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 01/15] mm: various small mmap_prepare cleanups Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 21:14   ` Andrew Morton
2026-03-13 12:13     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-13  8:00   ` kernel test robot
2026-03-16 14:44     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-15 22:56   ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-15 23:06     ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-16 14:47       ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 14:44     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 21:27       ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 02/15] mm: add documentation for the mmap_prepare file operation callback Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-13  0:12   ` Randy Dunlap
2026-03-16 14:51     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-15 23:23   ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-16 19:16     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 22:59       ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-12 20:27 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) [this message]
2026-03-16  0:43   ` [PATCH 03/15] mm: document vm_operations_struct->open the same as close() Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-16 14:31     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 04/15] mm: add vm_ops->mapped hook Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-13 11:02   ` Usama Arif
2026-03-13 11:58     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16  2:18       ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-16 13:39         ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16 23:39           ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-17  8:42             ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 05/15] fs: afs: correctly drop reference count on mapping failure Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-13 11:07   ` Usama Arif
2026-03-13 12:00     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-16  2:32       ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-16 14:29         ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-17  3:41           ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2026-03-17  8:58             ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 06/15] mm: add mmap_action_simple_ioremap() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 07/15] misc: open-dice: replace deprecated mmap hook with mmap_prepare Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 08/15] hpet: " Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 09/15] mtdchar: replace deprecated mmap hook with mmap_prepare, clean up Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 10/15] stm: replace deprecated mmap hook with mmap_prepare Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 11/15] staging: vme_user: " Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 12/15] mm: allow handling of stacked mmap_prepare hooks in more drivers Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 13/15] drivers: hv: vmbus: replace deprecated mmap hook with mmap_prepare Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 14/15] uio: replace deprecated mmap hook with mmap_prepare in uio_info Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 20:27 ` [PATCH 15/15] mm: add mmap_action_map_kernel_pages[_full]() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 23:15   ` Randy Dunlap
2026-03-16 14:54     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-12 21:23 ` [PATCH 00/15] mm: expand mmap_prepare functionality and usage Andrew Morton

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