linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] mm: use vma_is_stack() and vma_is

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Message-ID: <2000511c-d551-5b3d-a9a9-adb4ba3be1f1@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:25:43 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        selinux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] mm: use vma_is_stack() and vma_is_heap()

On 12.07.23 16:38, Kefeng Wang wrote:
> Use the helpers to simplify code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
> ---
>   fs/proc/task_mmu.c   | 24 ++++--------------------
>   fs/proc/task_nommu.c | 15 +--------------
>   2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> 

Please squash patch #1 and this patch and call it something like

"mm: factor out VMA stack and heap checks"

And then, maybe also keep the comments in these functions, they sound 
reasonable to have.

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb