linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm: update architecture and driver code to use vm_flags

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Message-ID: <20250619-eiskunstlauf-entkleidet-a9e1c0463f24@brauner>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:43:03 +0200
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm: update architecture and driver code to use
 vm_flags_t

On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 08:42:54PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> In future we intend to change the vm_flags_t type, so it isn't correct for
> architecture and driver code to assume it is unsigned long. Correct this
> assumption across the board.
> 
> Overall, this patch does not introduce any functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
> ---

Acked-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>