From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>
To: "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] mm: reintroduce vma_desc_test() as a singular flag test
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 14:49:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f5ce8c6b-d8bc-414d-ac6b-167b59c1174f@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3a65ca23defb05060333f0586428fe279a484564.1772704455.git.ljs@kernel.org>
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>
--
Cheers,
David
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-05 13:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-05 10:50 [PATCH 0/6] mm: vma flag tweaks Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
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 14:48 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
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) [this message]
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)
2026-03-05 15:01 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-05 15:42 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
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