linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] mm/mseal: separate out and simplify VMA gap check

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Message-ID: <2862cc9d-9939-4bbb-9e55-486b7df3d445@lucifer.local>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:47:48 +0100
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
To: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@...e.de>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jeff Xu <jeffxu@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] mm/mseal: separate out and simplify VMA gap check

On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 11:43:57AM -0400, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> Yes, but the existence of a function legitimizes their thought prior to
> sending it for review.  That is, seeing a function that already does it
> makes okay to include the option in the planning.

True.

OK, based on what you're saying and what Pedro's saying, next respin/fixpatch
I"ll put this in mseal.c as a static function, even if it makes me cringe a bit
to do it.

And then Pedro can remove it in his series :)

For the record I don't agree with this check being performed... it seems silly
to me.