linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH mmotm] mempolicy: mbind_range() set_policy() after vma

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Date:   Fri, 4 Mar 2022 19:06:37 +0100
From:   Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:     Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH mmotm] mempolicy: mbind_range() set_policy() after
 vma_merge()

On 03/03, Hugh Dickins wrote:
>
> Just delete that optimization now (though it could be made conditional
> on vma not having a set_policy).  Also remove the "next" variable:
> it turned out to be blameless, but also pointless.
>
> Fixes: 3964acd0dbec ("mm: mempolicy: fix mbind_range() && vma_adjust() interaction")

I can't believe I ever looked at this code ;)

Acked-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>


offtopic question... can't vma_replace_policy() check vm_ops && vm_ops->set_policy
at the start, before mpol_dup() ?

Oleg.