linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 09/28] binder: keep vma addresses type as unsigned long

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Date:   Mon,  4 Dec 2023 11:56:59 +0000
From:   Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To:     cmllamas@...gle.com
Cc:     arve@...roid.com, brauner@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        joel@...lfernandes.org, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, maco@...roid.com, surenb@...gle.com,
        tkjos@...roid.com, Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/28] binder: keep vma addresses type as unsigned long

> The vma addresses in binder are currently stored as void __user *. This
> requires casting back and forth between the mm/ api which uses unsigned
> long. Since we also do internal arithmetic on these addresses we end up
> having to cast them _again_ to an integer type.
> 
> Lets stop all the unnecessary casting which kills code readability and
> store the virtual addresses as the native unsigned long from mm/. Note
> that this approach is preferred over uintptr_t as Linus explains in [1].
> 
> Opportunistically add a few cosmetic touchups.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wj2OHy-5e+srG1fy+ZU00TmZ1NFp6kFLbVLMXHe7A1d-g@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com>

With the discussion in [1] and addition of patch 26, I am happy with this.

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZWmEv6-OBEZ08vy5@google.com/