linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] mm/memory: Change vmf_anon

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 03:31:49 +0000
From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To: "Vishal Moola (Oracle)" <vishal.moola@...il.com>
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, muchun.song@...ux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] mm/memory: Change vmf_anon_prepare() to be
 non-static

On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 03:47:28PM -0800, Vishal Moola (Oracle) wrote:
> In order to handle hugetlb faults under the VMA lock, hugetlb can use
> vmf_anon_prepare() to ensure we can safely prepare an anon_vma. Change
> it to be a non-static function so it can be used within hugetlb as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>