linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] mm: export zap_page_range_single and list_lru

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Message-ID: <43f54b5d-4eb0-4997-a61f-ef413b81766d@lucifer.local>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 15:22:25 +0000
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
To: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@...nel.org>
Cc: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] mm: export zap_page_range_single and list_lru_add/del

On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 01:30:16PM +0100, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote:
> On 2/5/26 13:24, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 12:19:22PM +0000, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 01:13:57PM +0100, David Hildenbrand (arm) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Could Rust just use zap_vma_ptes() or does it want to zap things in VMAs
> > > > that are not VM_PFNMAP?
> > >
> > > The VMA is VM_MIXEDMAP, not VM_PFNMAP.
> >
> > OK this smells like David's cleanup could extend it to allow for
> > VM_MIXEDMAP :) then we solve the export problem.
>
> My thinking ... and while at it, gonna remove these functions to make them a
> bit more ... consistent in naming.

Sounds good :)

>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> David

Cheers, Lorenzo