linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/rmap: Convert rmap_t into enum rmap

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Message-ID: <2b5e55ae-b7c5-3274-a6e0-61951d0c9068@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri, 14 Jul 2023 08:46:01 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>, linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/rmap: Convert rmap_t into enum rmap_flags

On 14.07.23 08:14, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> rmap_t tracks bitwise positions for various page reverse map related flags.
> enum could provide more compact representation. This converts these flags
> into an enum listing, without any functional change.
> 
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
> Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
> ---
> This applies on v6.5-rc1

No,

please read Documentation/dev-tools/sparse.rst for "Using sparse for typechecking".

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb