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Latest 30 postings or standalone patches (up to 30), newest first. Counts below cover matching patches in linux-perf-users touching this subsystem.

• mm: continue vma_flags_t conversion v1 · 8 matching patches

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 01/13] mm/gup: convert GUP code to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  • [PATCH 02/13] mm/filemap: convert fault and readahead logic to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  • [PATCH 03/13] mm/rmap: convert remaining VMA flag tests to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  • [PATCH 04/13] mm/migrate: convert VMA flag tests to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  • [PATCH 05/13] mm: convert THP VMA flag tests to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  • [PATCH 06/13] mm/ksm: convert VMA flag tests to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  • [PATCH 07/13] mm/madvise: convert madvise_vma_behavior() to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  • [PATCH 08/13] mm: convert miscellaneous VMA flag tests to use vma_flags_t 2026-11-05
  2026-11-05 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• uaccess: Refuse and warn on user accesses when current->mm is NULL rfc · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 10 queued Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [RFC PATCH 07/10] uaccess: Fail user nofault helpers quietly when current->mm is NULL 2026-10-26
  2026-10-26 · James Houghton <hidden>
• uprobes: Don't stall fork() when mmap_lock is busy v1 · 2 matching patches

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH bpf-next 6/9] uprobes: Don't sleep on mmap_lock with dup_mmap_sem held in dup_mmap() 2026-10-22
  • [PATCH bpf-next 7/9] fork: Let the new task point to its mm before uprobes can find it 2026-10-22
  2026-10-22 · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v6 · 26 matching patches

  Entire posting: LANDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v6 01/39] mm/vma: fix mmap_prepare file handling, remove file_doesnt_need_get 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 02/39] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_[flags_]can_merge() 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 03/39] mm: consistently validate VMA state after mmap[_prepare] hooks 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 04/39] mm/vma: ensure mmap_prepare doesn't set actions on a mergeable vma 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 05/39] mm: make map_kernel_pages_[prepare,complete] internal and unexported 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 06/39] mm/vma: tidy up map kernel pages enum values 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 07/39] mm: assert mmap lock held, use new flags API in vm_insert_page[s] 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 08/39] mm: add mmap action for discontiguous kernel page mapping 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 16/39] mm/vma: only allow mmap to clear VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT if not mm-managed 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 17/39] mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 21/39] mm/gup: error out early on !VMA_MAYREAD_BIT VMAs 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 23/39] mm/mlock: clear VMA_LOCKED_MASK over mmap callback 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 24/39] mm/mlock: eliminate weird VMA_IO_BIT abuse and simplify 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 25/39] mm/vma: enforce that mm-managed mappings may not set VMA_IO_BIT 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 26/39] mm: remove VMA_IO_BIT check in vma[_flags]_is_mm_managed() 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 27/39] mm: remove hugetlb_inline.h 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 28/39] mm: rename is_vm_hugetlb_page() to vma_is_hugetlb() 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 29/39] mm: drop some redundant checks around hugetlb VMAs 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 30/39] mm/vma: introduce vma[_flags]_is_mm_backed() 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 31/39] mm/madvise: update is_valid_guard_vma() to use vma_is_mm_backed() 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 32/39] mm/uffd: use predicates for userfaultfd checks 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 33/39] mm/madvise: use predicates for madvise(..., MADV_DOFORK) 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 34/39] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS usage when hugetlb explicitly tested 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 35/39] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 36/39] mm: avoid use of VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS in migrate_vma_setup() 2026-10-13
  • [PATCH v6 39/39] mm/huge_memory: remove vma_is_special_huge() 2026-10-13
  2026-10-13 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v5 · 25 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v5 01/38] mm/vma: fix mmap_prepare file handling, remove file_doesnt_need_get 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 02/38] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_[flags_]can_merge() 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 03/38] mm: consistently validate VMA state after mmap[_prepare] hooks 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 04/38] mm/vma: ensure mmap_prepare doesn't set actions on a mergeable vma 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 05/38] mm: make map_kernel_pages_[prepare,complete] internal and unexported 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 06/38] mm/vma: tidy up map kernel pages enum values 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 07/38] mm: add mmap action for discontiguous kernel page mapping 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 15/38] mm/vma: only allow mmap to clear VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT if not mm-managed 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 16/38] mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 20/38] mm/gup: error out early on !VMA_MAYREAD_BIT VMAs 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 22/38] mm/mlock: clear VMA_LOCKED_MASK over mmap callback 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 23/38] mm/mlock: eliminate weird VMA_IO_BIT abuse and simplify 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 24/38] mm/vma: enforce that mm-managed mappings may not set VMA_IO_BIT 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 25/38] mm: remove VMA_IO_BIT check in vma[_flags]_is_mm_managed() 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 26/38] mm: remove hugetlb_inline.h 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 27/38] mm: rename is_vm_hugetlb_page() to vma_is_hugetlb() 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 28/38] mm: drop some redundant checks around hugetlb VMAs 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 29/38] mm/madvise: update is_valid_guard_vma() to use vma_can_merge() 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 30/38] mm/vma: introduce vma[_flags]_is_mm_backed() 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 31/38] mm/uffd: use predicates for userfaultfd checks 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 32/38] mm/madvise: use predicates for madvise(..., MADV_DOFORK) 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 33/38] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS usage when hugetlb explicitly tested 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 34/38] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 35/38] mm: avoid use of VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS in migrate_vma_setup() 2026-10-09
  • [PATCH v5 38/38] mm/huge_memory: remove vma_is_special_huge() 2026-10-09
  2026-10-09 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v4 · 25 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v4 01/38] mm/vma: fix mmap_prepare file handling, remove file_doesnt_need_get 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 02/38] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_[flags_]can_merge() 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 03/38] mm: consistently validate VMA state after mmap[_prepare] hooks 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 04/38] mm/vma: ensure mmap_prepare doesn't set actions on a mergeable vma 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 05/38] mm: make map_kernel_pages_[prepare,complete] internal and unexported 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 06/38] mm/vma: tidy up map kernel pages enum values 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 07/38] mm: add mmap action for discontiguous kernel page mapping 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 15/38] mm/vma: only allow mmap to clear VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT if not mm-managed 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 16/38] mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 20/38] mm/gup: error out early on !VMA_MAYREAD_BIT VMAs 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 22/38] mm/mlock: clear VMA_LOCKED_MASK over mmap callback 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 23/38] mm/mlock: eliminate weird VMA_IO_BIT abuse and simplify 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 24/38] mm/vma: enforce that mm-managed mappings may not set VMA_IO_BIT 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 25/38] mm: remove VMA_IO_BIT check in vma[_flags]_is_mm_managed() 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 26/38] mm: remove hugetlb_inline.h 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 27/38] mm: rename is_vm_hugetlb_page() to vma_is_hugetlb() 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 28/38] mm: drop some redundant checks around hugetlb VMAs 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 29/38] mm/madvise: update is_valid_guard_vma() to use vma_can_merge() 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 30/38] mm/vma: introduce vma[_flags]_is_mm_backed() 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 31/38] mm/uffd: use predicates for userfaultfd checks 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 32/38] mm/madvise: use predicates for madvise(..., MADV_DOFORK) 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 33/38] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS usage when hugetlb explicitly tested 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 34/38] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 35/38] mm: avoid use of VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS in migrate_vma_setup() 2026-10-03
  • [PATCH v4 38/38] mm/huge_memory: remove vma_is_special_huge() 2026-10-03
  2026-10-03 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: distinguish HW PTE pointers from SW PTE value pointers v3 · 4 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 3 of 9 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v3 1/9] mm: introduce hw_pte_t for PTE table storage 2026-09-22
  • [PATCH v3 2/9] mm: rename pointers to software PTE values as ptentp 2026-09-22
  • [PATCH v3 3/9] mm: use hw_pte_t for generic PTE table storage 2026-09-22
  • [PATCH v3 7/9] mm/kasan: use hw_pte_t for the early shadow PTE table 2026-09-22
  2026-09-22 · Muhammad Usama Anjum <hidden>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v3 · 27 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v3 01/40] mm/vma: fix mmap_prepare file handling, remove file_doesnt_need_get 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 02/40] mm/vma: predicate setting mmap_prepare VMA fields on new vma alloc 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 03/40] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_[flags_]can_merge() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 04/40] mm: consistently validate VMA state after mmap[_prepare] hooks 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 05/40] mm/vma: ensure mmap_prepare doesn't set actions on a mergeable vma 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 06/40] mm: make map_kernel_pages_[prepare,complete] internal and unexported 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 07/40] mm/vma: tidy up map kernel pages enum values 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 08/40] mm: add mmap action for discontiguous kernel page mapping 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 16/40] mm/vma: only allow mmap to clear VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT if kernel-owned 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 17/40] mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 21/40] mm/gup: error out early on !VMA_MAYREAD_BIT VMAs 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 23/40] mm/mlock: clear VMA_LOCKED_MASK over mmap callback 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 24/40] mm/mlock: eliminate weird VMA_IO_BIT abuse and simplify 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 25/40] mm/vma: enforce that only kernel-owned mappings may set VMA_IO_BIT 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 26/40] mm: remove VMA_IO_BIT check in vma[_flags]_is_kernel_owned() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 27/40] mm: remove hugetlb_inline.h 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 28/40] mm: rename is_vm_hugetlb_page() to vma_is_hugetlb() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 29/40] mm: drop some redundant checks around hugetlb VMAs 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 30/40] mm/madvise: update is_valid_guard_vma() to use vma_can_merge() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 31/40] mm/vma: introduce vma[_flags]_is_persistent() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 32/40] mm/uffd: use predicates for userfaultfd checks 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 33/40] mm/madvise: use predicates for madvise(..., MADV_DOFORK) 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 34/40] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS usage when hugetlb explicitly tested 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 35/40] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 36/40] mm: avoid use of VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS in migrate_vma_setup() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 39/40] mm/huge_memory: remove vma_is_special_huge() 2026-09-17
  • [PATCH v3 40/40] mm/vma: introduce and use vma[_flags]_can_gup() 2026-09-17
  2026-09-17 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v2 · 27 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 01/40] mm/vma: fix mmap_prepare file handling, remove file_doesnt_need_get 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 02/40] mm/vma: predicate setting mmap_prepare VMA fields on new vma alloc 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 03/40] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_[flags_]can_merge() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 04/40] mm: consistently validate VMA state after mmap[_prepare] hooks 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 05/40] mm/vma: ensure mmap_prepare doesn't set actions on a mergeable vma 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 06/40] mm: make map_kernel_pages_[prepare,complete] internal and unexported 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 07/40] mm/vma: tidy up map kernel pages enum values 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 08/40] mm: add mmap action for discontiguous kernel page mapping 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 16/40] mm/vma: only allow mmap to clear VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT if kernel-owned 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 17/40] mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 21/40] mm/gup: error out early on !VMA_MAYREAD_BIT VMAs 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 23/40] mm/mlock: clear VMA_LOCKED_MASK over mmap callback 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 24/40] mm/mlock: eliminate weird VMA_IO_BIT abuse and simplify 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 25/40] mm/vma: enforce that only kernel-owned mappings may set VMA_IO_BIT 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 26/40] mm: remove VMA_IO_BIT check in vma[_flags]_is_kernel_owned() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 27/40] mm: remove hugetlb_inline.h 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 28/40] mm: rename is_vm_hugetlb_page() to vma_is_hugetlb() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 29/40] mm: drop some redundant checks around hugetlb VMAs 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 30/40] mm/madvise: update is_valid_guard_vma() to use vma_can_merge() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 31/40] mm/vma: introduce vma[_flags]_is_persistent() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 32/40] mm/uffd: use predicates for userfaultfd checks 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 33/40] mm/madvise: use predicates for madvise(..., MADV_DOFORK) 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 34/40] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS usage when hugetlb explicitly tested 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 35/40] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 36/40] mm: avoid use of VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS in migrate_vma_setup() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 39/40] mm/huge_memory: remove vma_is_special_huge() 2026-09-14
  • [PATCH v2 40/40] mm/vma: introduce and use vma[_flags]_can_gup() 2026-09-14
  2026-09-14 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA flag semantics explicit, eliminate VM_SPECIAL v1 · 26 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 01/39] mm/vma: predicate setting mmap_prepare VMA fields on new vma alloc 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 02/39] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_[flags_]can_merge() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 03/39] mm: consistently validate VMA state after mmap[_prepare] hooks 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 04/39] mm/vma: ensure mmap_prepare doesn't set actions on a mergeable vma 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 05/39] mm: make map_kernel_pages_[prepare,complete] internal and unexported 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 06/39] mm/vma: tidy up map kernel pages enum values 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 07/39] mm: add mmap action for discontiguous kernel page mapping 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 15/39] mm/vma: only allow mmap to clear VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT if kernel-owned 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 16/39] mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 20/39] mm/gup: error out early on !VMA_MAYREAD_BIT VMAs 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 22/39] mm/mlock: clear VMA_LOCKED_MASK over mmap callback 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 23/39] mm/mlock: eliminate weird VMA_IO_BIT abuse and simplify 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 24/39] mm/vma: enforce that only kernel-owned mappings may set VMA_IO_BIT 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 25/39] mm: remove VMA_IO_BIT check in vma[_flags]_is_kernel_owned() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 26/39] mm: remove hugetlb_inline.h 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 27/39] mm: rename is_vm_hugetlb_page() to vma_is_hugetlb() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 28/39] mm: drop some redundant checks around hugetlb VMAs 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 29/39] mm/madvise: update is_valid_guard_vma() to use vma_can_merge() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 30/39] mm/vma: introduce vma[_flags]_is_persistent() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 31/39] mm/uffd: use predicates for userfaultfd checks 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 32/39] mm/madvise: use predicates for madvise(..., MADV_DOFORK) 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 33/39] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS usage when hugetlb explicitly tested 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 34/39] mm: eliminate VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS check in lru_gen_look_around() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 35/39] mm: avoid use of VMA_SPECIAL_FLAGS in migrate_vma_setup() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 38/39] mm/huge_memory: remove vma_is_special_huge() 2026-09-08
  • [PATCH 39/39] mm/vma: introduce and use vma[_flags]_can_gup() 2026-09-08
  2026-09-08 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: distinguish PTE table storage from PTE values v2 · 4 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 8 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 1/8] mm: introduce hw_pte_t for PTE table storage 2026-09-03
  • [PATCH v2 2/8] mm: rename pointers to software PTE values as ptentp 2026-09-03
  • [PATCH v2 3/8] mm: use hw_pte_t for generic PTE table storage 2026-09-03
  • [PATCH v2 6/8] mm/kasan: use hw_pte_t for the early shadow PTE table 2026-09-03
  2026-09-03 · Muhammad Usama Anjum <hidden>
• [RFC v1 04/19] ptwrite uprobes: Add infrastructure for ptwrite uprobes 2026-08-31 · Andi Kleen <ak@kernel.org>
• mm/damon/perf: add ARM SPE AUX backend rfc · 3 matching patches

  Entire posting: Pending Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [RFC PATCH 1/4] mm/damon/perf: introduce AUX backend interface and Kconfig 2026-08-16
  • [RFC PATCH 2/4] mm/damon/perf: add AUX trace-buffer PMU backend for ARM SPE 2026-08-16
  • [RFC PATCH 3/4] mm/damon/perf: add KUnit tests for the SPE record parser 2026-08-16
  2026-08-16 · Kunwu Chan <hidden>
• mm/rmap: index MAP_PRIVATE file-backed folios by anonymous pgoff v5 · 12 matching patches

  Entire posting: LANDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v5 01/16] mm/vma: introduce VMA anon page offset field and add helpers 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 02/16] mm: provide vma_[flags_]is_cow_mapping() and remove is_cow_mapping() 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 04/16] mm: abstract vma_address() and introduce vma_anon_address() 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 05/16] mm: update print_bad_page_map() to show anon index if appropriate 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 06/16] mm: introduce and use vma_filebacked_address() 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 07/16] mm/vma: fix self-merge check in copy_vma() 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 09/16] mm: propagate VMA anonymous page offset on map, remap, split + merge 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 10/16] mm/rmap: track whether the page VMA mapped pgoff is anonymous 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 11/16] mm: clean up vma_address_end() 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 12/16] mm/huge_memory: update remove_migration_pmd() to accept a folio 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 13/16] mm/migrate: calculate large folio page index using PFN 2026-08-13
  • [PATCH v5 14/16] mm/rmap: use anon pgoff to track MAP_PRIVATE file-backed anon folios 2026-08-13
  2026-08-13 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm/rmap: index MAP_PRIVATE file-backed folios by anonymous pgoff v4 · 14 matching patches

  Entire posting: SUPERSEDED Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v4 01/20] mm/vma: introduce VMA anon page offset field and add helpers 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 02/20] mm: provide vma_[flags_]is_cow_mapping() and remove is_cow_mapping() 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 04/20] mm: abstract vma_address() and introduce vma_anon_address() 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 05/20] mm: update print_bad_page_map() to show anon index if appropriate 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 06/20] mm: introduce and use vma_filebacked_address() 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 07/20] mm/vma: fix self-merge check in copy_vma() 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 09/20] mm: propagate VMA anonymous page offset on map, remap, split + merge 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 10/20] mm/rmap: track whether the page VMA mapped pgoff is anonymous 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 11/20] mm: clean up vma_address_end() 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 12/20] mm/huge_memory: update remove_migration_pmd() to accept a folio 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 13/20] mm/migrate: calculate large folio page index using PFN 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 14/20] mm/rmap: use anon pgoff to track MAP_PRIVATE file-backed anon folios 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 17/20] mm/vma: only permit MAP_PRIVATE /dev/zero to be mapped anonymous 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH v4 18/20] mm/vma: make MAP_PRIVATE-mapped /dev/zero mappings truly anonymous 2026-08-06
  2026-08-06 · Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: distinguish PTE table storage from PTE values v1 · 4 matching patches

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  • [PATCH 1/9] mm: introduce hw_pte_t for PTE table storage 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH 3/9] mm: name pointers to copied PTE values ptentp 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH 4/9] mm: use hw_pte_t for generic PTE table storage 2026-08-06
  • [PATCH 7/9] mm/kasan: use hw_pte_t for the early shadow PTE table 2026-08-06
  2026-08-06 · Muhammad Usama Anjum <hidden>
• mm: distinguish PTE table storage from PTE values rfc · 4 matching patches

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  • [PATCH RFC 03/11] mm: name pointers to copied PTE values ptentp 2026-07-27
  • [PATCH RFC 04/11] mm: use hw_pte_t for generic PTE table storage 2026-07-27
  • [PATCH RFC 06/11] mm/kasan: use hw_pte_t for the early shadow PTE table 2026-07-27
  • [PATCH RFC 07/11] mm/mremap: use ptep_get() for the destination PTE 2026-07-27
  2026-07-27 · Muhammad Usama Anjum <hidden>
• [PATCH] tools: Use fputc() calls in some functions 2026-07-23 · Markus Elfring <hidden>
• mm/kwatch: dynamic hardware watchpoints for hunting memory corruption v2 · 7 matching patches

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  • [RFC PATCH v2 05/13] mm/kwatch: add watch expression parser and dereference engine 2026-07-17
  • [RFC PATCH v2 06/13] mm/kwatch: add lockless per-task context pool 2026-07-17
  • [RFC PATCH v2 08/13] mm/kwatch: add hardware breakpoint backend 2026-07-17
  • [RFC PATCH v2 09/13] mm/kwatch: add probe lifecycle runtime 2026-07-17
  • [RFC PATCH v2 10/13] mm/kwatch: add anchor thread for global watchpoints 2026-07-17
  • [RFC PATCH v2 11/13] mm/kwatch: add debugfs control plane 2026-07-17
  • [RFC PATCH v2 12/13] mm/kwatch: add KUnit tests for the watch expression parser 2026-07-17
  2026-07-17 · Jinchao Wang <hidden>
• riscv: add Svnapot PTE folding support v2 · 2 matching patches

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  • [PATCH v2 05/15] mm: extend pte batch and leaf-size helpers 2026-07-16
  • [PATCH v2 10/15] mm/gup: add fast-GUP specific lockless PTE helpers 2026-07-16
  2026-07-16 · Yunhui Cui <cuiyunhui@bytedance.com>
• mm/kwatch: dynamic hardware watchpoints for hunting memory corruption rfc · 7 matching patches

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  • [RFC PATCH 05/13] mm/kwatch: add watch expression parser and dereference engine 2026-07-14
  • [RFC PATCH 06/13] mm/kwatch: add lockless per-task context pool 2026-07-14
  • [RFC PATCH 08/13] mm/kwatch: add hardware breakpoint backend 2026-07-14
  • [RFC PATCH 09/13] mm/kwatch: add probe lifecycle runtime 2026-07-14
  • [RFC PATCH 10/13] mm/kwatch: add anchor thread for global watchpoints 2026-07-14
  • [RFC PATCH 11/13] mm/kwatch: add debugfs control plane 2026-07-14
  • [RFC PATCH 12/13] mm/kwatch: add KUnit tests for the watch expression parser 2026-07-14
  2026-07-14 · Jinchao Wang <hidden>
• mm: make VMA page offset handling more consistent v2 · 24 matching patches

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  • [PATCH v2 01/33] mm: move vma_start_pgoff() into mm.h and clean up 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 05/33] mm/rmap: update mm/interval_tree.c comments 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 06/33] mm/rmap: parameterise vma_interval_tree_*() by address_space 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 07/33] mm/rmap: elide unnecessary static inline's in interval_tree.c 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 08/33] mm/rmap: rename vma_interval_tree_*() to mapping_rmap_tree_*() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 09/33] mm/rmap: parameterise anon_vma_interval_tree_*() by anon_vma 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 10/33] mm/rmap: rename anon_vma_interval_tree_*() params and use pgoff_t 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 11/33] mm/rmap: rename anon_vma_interval_tree_*() to anon_rmap_tree_*() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 13/33] mm/vma: introduce and use vmg_pages(), vmg_[start, end]_pgoff() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 14/33] mm/vma: clean up anon_vma_compatible() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 15/33] mm/vma: refactor vmg_adjust_set_range() for clarity 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 16/33] mm/vma: minor cleanup of expand_[upwards, downwards]() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 18/33] mm/vma: use vma_start_pgoff(), linear_page_index() in mm code 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 20/33] mm/vma: remove duplicative vma_pgoff_offset() helper 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 21/33] mm: use linear_page_[index, delta]() consistently 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 23/33] mm/vma: add and use vma_[add/sub]_pgoff() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 24/33] mm/vma: move __install_special_mapping() to vma.c 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 25/33] mm/vma: make vma_set_range() static, drop insert_vm_struct() decl 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 26/33] mm/vma: update vma_shrink() to not pass start, pgoff parameters 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 27/33] mm/vma: update vmg_adjust_set_range() to offset pgoff instead 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 28/33] mm/vma: slightly rework the anonymous check in __mmap_new_vma() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 29/33] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_set_pgoff() 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 30/33] mm/vma: correct incorrect vma.h inclusion 2026-07-10
  • [PATCH v2 31/33] mm/vma: use guard clauses in can_vma_merge_[before, after]() 2026-07-10
  2026-07-10 · Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: make VMA page offset handling more consistent v1 · 21 matching patches

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  • [PATCH 01/30] mm: move vma_start_pgoff() into mm.h and clean up 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 05/30] mm/rmap: update mm/interval_tree.c comments 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 06/30] mm/rmap: parameterise vma_interval_tree_*() by address_space 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 07/30] mm/rmap: elide unnecessary static inline's in interval_tree.c 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 08/30] mm/rmap: rename vma_interval_tree_*() to mapping_interval_tree_*() 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 09/30] mm/rmap: parameterise anon_vma_interval_tree_*() by anon_vma 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 11/30] mm/vma: introduce and use vmg_pages(), vmg_[start, end]_pgoff() 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 12/30] mm/vma: clean up anon_vma_compatible() 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 13/30] mm/vma: refactor vmg_adjust_set_range() for clarity 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 14/30] mm/vma: minor cleanup of expand_[upwards, downwards]() 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 16/30] mm/vma: use vma_start_pgoff(), linear_page_index() in mm code 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 18/30] mm/vma: remove duplicative vma_pgoff_offset() helper 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 19/30] mm: use linear_page_[index, delta]() consistently 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 21/30] mm/vma: add and use vma_[add/sub]_pgoff() 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 22/30] mm/vma: move __install_special_mapping() to vma.c 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 23/30] mm/vma: make vma_set_range() static, drop insert_vm_struct() decl 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 24/30] mm/vma: update vma_shrink() to not pass unnecessary pgoff parameter 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 25/30] mm/vma: update vmg_adjust_set_range() to offset pgoff instead 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 26/30] mm/vma: introduce and use vma_set_pgoff() 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 27/30] mm/vma: correct incorrect vma.h inclusion 2026-06-29
  • [PATCH 28/30] mm/vma: use guard clauses in can_vma_merge_[before, after]() 2026-06-29
  2026-06-29 · Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm: split the file's i_mmap tree for NUMA v2 · 3 matching patches

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  • [PATCH v2 1/4] mm: use mapping_mapped to simplify the code 2026-06-11
  • [PATCH v2 2/4] mm: use get_i_mmap_root to access the file's i_mmap 2026-06-11
  • [PATCH v2 3/4] mm/fs: split the file's i_mmap tree 2026-06-11
  2026-06-11 · Huang Shijie <hidden>
• tools build: Append -fzero-init-padding-bits=all option v7 · 1 matching patch

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  • [PATCH v7 15/23] tools: mm: Append extra cflags 2026-06-02
  2026-06-02 · Leo Yan <leo.yan@arm.com>
• Silence spurious warnings and crashes from kunit test suites v1 · 1 matching patch

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  • [PATCH 2/7] kfence: kunit: skip when no pool is available 2026-05-14
  2026-05-14 · Jia He <hidden>
• [PATCH] mm/madvise: preserve uprobe breakpoints across MADV_DONTNEED 2026-04-29 · Darko Tominac <hidden>
• mm/damon: introduce perf event based access check v3 · 4 matching patches

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  • [RFC PATCH v3 1/4] mm/damon/core: add code borrowed from report-based monitoring work 2026-04-23
  • [RFC PATCH v3 2/4] mm/damon/core: add common code for perf event based access check 2026-04-23
  • [RFC PATCH v3 3/4] mm/damon/vaddr: support perf event based access check 2026-04-23
  • [RFC PATCH v3 4/4] mm/damon/paddr: support perf event based access check 2026-04-23
  2026-04-23 · Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@gmail.com>
• mm: split the file's i_mmap tree for NUMA v1 · 3 matching patches

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  • [PATCH 1/3] mm: use mapping_mapped to simplify the code 2026-04-13
  • [PATCH 2/3] mm: use get_i_mmap_root to access the file's i_mmap 2026-04-13
  • [PATCH 3/3] mm: split the file's i_mmap tree for NUMA 2026-04-13
  2026-04-13 · Huang Shijie <hidden>
• tools build: Append -fzero-init-padding-bits=all option v6 · 1 matching patch

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  • [PATCH v6 14/24] tools: mm: Append extra cflags 2026-03-23
  2026-03-23 · Leo Yan <leo.yan@arm.com>