linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] mm/mmap: Don't unlock VMAs in remap_file

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Date:   Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:49:17 +0000
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@...cle.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mm/mmap: Don't unlock VMAs in remap_file_pages()

On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:50:23PM +0000, Liam Howlett wrote:
> Since this call uses MAP_FIXED, do_mmap() will munlock the necessary
> range.  There is also an error in the loop test expression which will
> evaluate as false and the loop body has never execute.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
> Acked-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>