linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm: limit the scope of vma_start

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Message-ID: <61ef9a4e-cc9d-46c9-94cf-4d9231ded749@suse.cz>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025 10:42:27 +0200
From: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc: jannh@...gle.com, Liam.Howlett@...cle.com, lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com,
 pfalcato@...e.de, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm: limit the scope of vma_start_read()

On 7/31/25 17:19, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> Limit the scope of vma_start_read() as it is used only as a helper for
> higher-level locking functions implemented inside mmap_lock.c and we are
> about to introduce more complex RCU rules for this function.
> The change is pure code refactoring and has no functional changes.
> 
> Suggested-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>