linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 5/7] mm: replace vma->vm_flags indirect modification in ksm

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Message-ID: <87o7qkzzi4.fsf@mpe.ellerman.id.au>
Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:45:23 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 5/7] mm: replace vma->vm_flags indirect modification
 in ksm_madvise

Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com> writes:
> Replace indirect modifications to vma->vm_flags with calls to modifier
> functions to be able to track flag changes and to keep vma locking
> correctness.
>
> Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
> Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>
> Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@...nel.org>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_uvmem.c | 6 +++++-

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> (powerpc)

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