From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: [PATCH 0/6] mm: vma flag tweaks
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 10:50:13 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1772704455.git.ljs@kernel.org> (raw)
The ongoing work around introducing non-system word VMA flags has
introduced a number of helper functions and macros to make life easier when
working with these flags and to make conversions from the legacy use of
VM_xxx flags more straightforward.
This series improves these to reduce confusion as to what they do and to
improve consistency and readability.
Firstly the series renames vma_flags_test() to vma_flags_test_any() to make
it abundantly clear that this function tests whether any of the flags are
set (as opposed to vma_flags_test_all()).
It then renames vma_desc_test_flags() to vma_desc_test_any() for the same
reason. Note that we drop the 'flags' suffix here, as
vma_desc_test_any_flags() would be cumbersome and 'test' implies a flag
test.
Similarly, we rename vma_test_all_flags() to vma_test_all() for
consistency.
Next, we have a couple of instances (erofs, zonefs) where we are now
testing for vma_desc_test_any(desc, VMA_SHARED_BIT) &&
vma_desc_test_any(desc, VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT).
This is silly, so this series introduces vma_desc_test_all() so these
callers can instead invoke vma_desc_test_all(desc, VMA_SHARED_BIT,
VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT).
We then observe that quite a few instances of vma_flags_test_any() and
vma_desc_test_any() are in fact only testing against a single flag.
Using the _any() variant here is just confusing - 'any' of single item
reads strangely and is liable to cause confusion.
So in these instances the series reintroduces vma_flags_test() and
vma_desc_test() as helpers which test against a single flag.
The fact that vma_flags_t is a struct and that vma_flag_t utilises sparse
to avoid confusion with vm_flags_t makes it impossible for a user to misuse
these helpers without it getting flagged somewhere.
The series also updates __mk_vma_flags() and functions invoked by it to
explicitly mark them always inline to match expectation and to be
consistent with other VMA flag helpers.
It also renames vma_flag_set() to vma_flags_set_flag() (a function only
used by __mk_vma_flags()) to be consistent with other VMA flag helpers.
Finally it updates the VMA tests for each of these changes, and introduces
explicit tests for vma_flags_test() and vma_desc_test() to assert that they
behave as expected.
Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) (6):
mm: rename VMA flag helpers to be more readable
mm: add vma_desc_test_all() and use it
mm: always inline __mk_vma_flags() and invoked functions
mm: reintroduce vma_flags_test() as a singular flag test
mm: reintroduce vma_desc_test() as a singular flag test
tools/testing/vma: add test for vma_flags_test(), vma_desc_test()
drivers/char/mem.c | 2 +-
drivers/dax/device.c | 2 +-
fs/erofs/data.c | 3 +-
fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c | 2 +-
fs/ntfs3/file.c | 2 +-
fs/resctrl/pseudo_lock.c | 2 +-
fs/zonefs/file.c | 3 +-
include/linux/dax.h | 4 +-
include/linux/hugetlb_inline.h | 2 +-
include/linux/mm.h | 100 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
include/linux/mm_types.h | 2 +-
mm/hugetlb.c | 12 ++--
mm/memory.c | 2 +-
mm/secretmem.c | 2 +-
tools/testing/vma/include/custom.h | 5 +-
tools/testing/vma/include/dup.h | 48 ++++++++++----
tools/testing/vma/tests/vma.c | 58 +++++++++++++----
17 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-05 10:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-05 10:50 Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) [this message]
2026-03-05 10:50 ` [PATCH 1/6] mm: rename VMA flag helpers to be more readable Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-05 10:50 ` [PATCH 2/6] mm: add vma_desc_test_all() and use it Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-05 10:50 ` [PATCH 3/6] mm: always inline __mk_vma_flags() and invoked functions Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-05 10:50 ` [PATCH 4/6] mm: reintroduce vma_flags_test() as a singular flag test Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-05 13:49 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-05 10:50 ` [PATCH 5/6] mm: reintroduce vma_desc_test() " Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-05 13:49 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-05 10:50 ` [PATCH 6/6] tools/testing/vma: add test for vma_flags_test(), vma_desc_test() Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-05 13:52 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
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