linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 01/19] mm: introduce MAP_SHARED_VALIDATE, a mechanism to safely define new mmap flags

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Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:45:04 -0700
From:   "hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>
To:     "Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     "hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>,
        "jack@...e.cz" <jack@...e.cz>,
        "linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        "darrick.wong@...cle.com" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "luto@...nel.org" <luto@...nel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com" <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
        "linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
        "tytso@....edu" <tytso@....edu>, "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/19] mm: introduce MAP_SHARED_VALIDATE, a mechanism to
 safely define new mmap flags

> How about the following incremental update? It allows ->mmap_validate()
> to be used as a full replacement for ->mmap() and it limits the error
> code freedom to a centralized mmap_status_errno() routine:

Nah - my earlier comment was simply misinformed because I didn't
read the whole patch and the _validate name mislead me.

So I think the current calling conventions are ok, I'd just like a
better name (mmap_flags maybe?) and avoid the need the file system
also has to implement ->mmap.