[PATCH v2 00/13] mm: add bitmap VMA flag helpers and convert all mmap_prepare to use them · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
[PATCH v2 04/13] tools: bitmap: add missing bitmap_[subset(), andnot()] · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 04/13] tools: bitmap: add missing bitmap_[subset(), andnot()] · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 05/13] mm: add basic VMA flag operation helper functions · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 05/13] mm: add basic VMA flag operation helper functions · Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 05/13] mm: add basic VMA flag operation helper functions · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-02-09
Re: [PATCH v2 05/13] mm: add basic VMA flag operation helper functions · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 06/13] mm: update hugetlbfs to use VMA flags on mmap_prepare · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 06/13] mm: update hugetlbfs to use VMA flags on mmap_prepare · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 01/13] mm/vma: remove __private sparse decoration from vma_flags_t · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] mm/vma: remove __private sparse decoration from vma_flags_t · Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] mm/vma: remove __private sparse decoration from vma_flags_t · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 03/13] mm: add mk_vma_flags() bitmap flag macro helper · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 03/13] mm: add mk_vma_flags() bitmap flag macro helper · Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 03/13] mm: add mk_vma_flags() bitmap flag macro helper · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-02-09
Re: [PATCH v2 03/13] mm: add mk_vma_flags() bitmap flag macro helper · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 09/13] mm: update all remaining mmap_prepare users to use vma_flags_t · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 09/13] mm: update all remaining mmap_prepare users to use vma_flags_t · "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org> · 2026-01-23
Re: [PATCH v2 09/13] mm: update all remaining mmap_prepare users to use vma_flags_t · Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 09/13] mm: update all remaining mmap_prepare users to use vma_flags_t · Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 09/13] mm: update all remaining mmap_prepare users to use vma_flags_t · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 09/13] mm: update all remaining mmap_prepare users to use vma_flags_t · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 13/13] tools/testing/vma: add VMA userland tests for VMA flag functions · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 13/13] tools/testing/vma: add VMA userland tests for VMA flag functions · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com> · 2026-01-23
Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-23
Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org> · 2026-01-23
Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-23
Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-23
Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org> · 2026-01-25
Re: [PATCH v2 08/13] mm: update shmem_[kernel]_file_*() functions to use vma_flags_t · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 12/13] tools/testing/vma: separate out vma_internal.h into logical headers · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 12/13] tools/testing/vma: separate out vma_internal.h into logical headers · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-27
Re: [PATCH v2 12/13] tools/testing/vma: separate out vma_internal.h into logical headers · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 07/13] mm: update secretmem to use VMA flags on mmap_prepare · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 07/13] mm: update secretmem to use VMA flags on mmap_prepare · Chris Mason <hidden> · 2026-01-28
Re: [PATCH v2 07/13] mm: update secretmem to use VMA flags on mmap_prepare · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-28
Re: [PATCH v2 07/13] mm: update secretmem to use VMA flags on mmap_prepare · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-28
Re: [PATCH v2 07/13] mm: update secretmem to use VMA flags on mmap_prepare · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 11/13] tools/testing/vma: separate VMA userland tests into separate files · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 11/13] tools/testing/vma: separate VMA userland tests into separate files · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
Re: [PATCH v2 11/13] tools/testing/vma: separate VMA userland tests into separate files · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-02-10
[PATCH v2 02/13] mm: rename vma_flag_test/set_atomic() to vma_test/set_atomic_flag() · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 02/13] mm: rename vma_flag_test/set_atomic() to vma_test/set_atomic_flag() · Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 02/13] mm: rename vma_flag_test/set_atomic() to vma_test/set_atomic_flag() · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
[PATCH v2 10/13] mm: make vm_area_desc utilise vma_flags_t only · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 10/13] mm: make vm_area_desc utilise vma_flags_t only · Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> · 2026-02-06
Re: [PATCH v2 10/13] mm: make vm_area_desc utilise vma_flags_t only · Liam R. Howlett <hidden> · 2026-02-09
Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] mm: add bitmap VMA flag helpers and convert all mmap_prepare to use them · Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> · 2026-01-22
Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] mm: add bitmap VMA flag helpers and convert all mmap_prepare to use them · Yury Norov <hidden> · 2026-01-27
Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] mm: add bitmap VMA flag helpers and convert all mmap_prepare to use them · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-27
Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] mm: add bitmap VMA flag helpers and convert all mmap_prepare to use them · Yury Norov <hidden> · 2026-01-27
Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] mm: add bitmap VMA flag helpers and convert all mmap_prepare to use them · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden> · 2026-01-28
Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] mm: add bitmap VMA flag helpers and convert all mmap_prepare to use them · Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de> · 2026-01-28

Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] mm/vma: remove __private sparse decoration from vma_flags_t

From: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>
Date: 2026-02-06 17:02:58
Also in: dri-devel, intel-gfx, keyrings, linux-cxl, linux-ext4, linux-fsdevel, linux-mm, linux-xfs, lkml, ntfs3, nvdimm

On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 04:06:10PM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:

We need to pass around these values and access them in a way that sparse
does not allow, as __private implies noderef, i.e. disallowing dereference
of the value, which manifests as sparse warnings even when passed around
benignly.

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <redacted>

Reviewed-by: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>

-- 
Pedro

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