[PATCH 11/13] mm/mlock: convert mlock code to use vma_flags_t
Zi Yan
ziy at nvidia.com
Wed Jul 8 19:01:22 PDT 2026
On Mon Jun 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM EDT, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Replace use of the legacy vm_flags_t flags with vma_flags_t values
> throughout the mlock logic.
>
> Additionally update comments to reflect the changes to be consistent.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs at kernel.org>
> ---
> mm/mlock.c | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
> 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
>
LGTM. What confused me when I was reading the code is VMA_LOCKED_MASK
and VMA_LOCKED_BIT, since both share the same prefix VMA_LOCKED. Before
looking at the definition of VMA_LOCKED_MASK, I was wondering when to
use _BIT or _MASK. But it is just a naming thing.
Anyway,
Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy at nvidia.com>
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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi
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