[PATCH 04/13] mm: update generic_get_unmapped_area[_topdown]() to use vma_flags_t

[Zi Yan]

On Mon Jun 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM EDT, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> As part of the changes converting VMA flags from a system word size to a
> bitmap, extend this change to generic_get_unmapped_area() and
> generic_get_unmapped_area_topdown(), which also allows us to convert
> stack_guard_placement() as well.
>
> We retain arch_get_unmapped_area() and arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown()
> as-is for now, using legacy_to_vma_flags() as necessary to do so.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs at kernel.org>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/slice.c |  6 ++++--
>  include/linux/sched/mm.h         |  4 ++--
>  mm/mmap.c                        | 16 ++++++++--------
>  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy at nvidia.com>

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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi