linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm: rename walk_page_range

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Message-ID: <669b8132-3dae-4f0d-a3e0-7c73a50205a8@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:27:58 +0100
From: "David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)" <david@...nel.org>
To: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: "Liam R . Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>,
 Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
 Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
 Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm: rename walk_page_range_mm()

On 10.11.25 18:22, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Make it clear we're referencing an unsafe variant of this function
> explicitly.
> 
> This is laying the foundation for exposing more such functions and
> maintaining a consistent naming scheme.
> 
> As a part of this change, rename check_ops_valid() to check_ops_safe() for
> consistency.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
> ---

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Red Hat) <david@...nel.org>

-- 
Cheers

David