[PATCH 13/13] mm/mremap: convert mremap code to use vma_flags_t

[Zi Yan]

On Thu Jul 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 09:49:47PM +0800, Lance Yang wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 08:25:36PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
>> >Replace use of the legacy vm_flags_t flags with vma_flags_t values
>> >throughout the mremap logic.
>> >
>> >Additionally update comments to reflect the changes to be consistent.
>> >
>> >No functional change intended.
>> >
>> >Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs at kernel.org>
>> >---
>>
>> The vm_flags_set() cases below spell out vma_start_write(), but the
>> vm_flags_clear() cases don't?
>
> Yep as I said elsewhere, implicitly taking the lock is terrible and me doing
> this is completely on purpose to get rid of that :)
>
> But I haven't been clear enough clearly, so I should put the argument as to why
> that's ok in the commit message.
>
> Will do so on respin.

How about also add a comment to vma_clear*() telling us a lock is not
needed and why like you explained a lock is needed for vma_set*()?
This asymmetry could confuse people. 

This patch looks good to me.

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

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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi