linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 05/16] mm/vma: rename __mmap_prepare() function to avoid confusion

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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:22:00 +0100
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v2 05/16] mm/vma: rename __mmap_prepare() function to avoid confusion

Now we have the f_op->mmap_prepare() hook, having a static function called
__mmap_prepare() that has nothing to do with it is confusing, so rename the
function to __mmap_setup().

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
---
 mm/vma.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/vma.c b/mm/vma.c
index abe0da33c844..36a9f4d453be 100644
--- a/mm/vma.c
+++ b/mm/vma.c
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ static void update_ksm_flags(struct mmap_state *map)
 }
 
 /*
- * __mmap_prepare() - Prepare to gather any overlapping VMAs that need to be
+ * __mmap_setup() - Prepare to gather any overlapping VMAs that need to be
  * unmapped once the map operation is completed, check limits, account mapping
  * and clean up any pre-existing VMAs.
  *
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ static void update_ksm_flags(struct mmap_state *map)
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success, error code otherwise.
  */
-static int __mmap_prepare(struct mmap_state *map, struct list_head *uf)
+static int __mmap_setup(struct mmap_state *map, struct list_head *uf)
 {
 	int error;
 	struct vma_iterator *vmi = map->vmi;
@@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ static unsigned long __mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
 
 	map.check_ksm_early = can_set_ksm_flags_early(&map);
 
-	error = __mmap_prepare(&map, uf);
+	error = __mmap_setup(&map, uf);
 	if (!error && have_mmap_prepare)
 		error = call_mmap_prepare(&map);
 	if (error)
@@ -2679,7 +2679,7 @@ static unsigned long __mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
 
 	return addr;
 
-	/* Accounting was done by __mmap_prepare(). */
+	/* Accounting was done by __mmap_setup(). */
 unacct_error:
 	if (map.charged)
 		vm_unacct_memory(map.charged);
-- 
2.51.0