Re: [PATCH 03/15] mm: document vm_operations_struct->open the same as close()

["Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org>]

On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 05:43:41PM -0700, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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 While we're here, update all outdated references to an 'area' field for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.
>
> It's also called from dup_mmap() which is part of forking.

Ah yup :) will update thanks!

>
> > +        * 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
> >

Cheers, Lorenzo