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• mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code v4 · 23 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 13 of 25 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v4 01/25] mm/vma: add vma_flags_empty(), vma_flags_and(), vma_flags_diff_pair() 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 02/25] tools/testing/vma: add unit tests flag empty, diff_pair, and[_mask] 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 03/25] mm/vma: add further vma_flags_t unions 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 04/25] tools/testing/vma: convert bulk of test code to vma_flags_t 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 05/25] mm/vma: use new VMA flags for sticky flags logic 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 06/25] tools/testing/vma: fix VMA flag tests 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 07/25] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 08/25] tools/testing/vma: add simple test for append_vma_flags() 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 09/25] mm: unexport vm_brk_flags() and eliminate vm_flags parameter 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 10/25] mm/vma: introduce vma_flags_same[_mask/_pair]() 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 11/25] mm/vma: introduce [vma_flags,legacy]_to_[legacy,vma_flags]() helpers 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 12/25] tools/testing/vma: test that legacy flag helpers work correctly 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 13/25] mm/vma: introduce vma_test[_any[_mask]](), and make inlining consistent 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 14/25] tools/testing/vma: update VMA flag tests to test vma_test[_any_mask]() 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 15/25] mm: introduce vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask() 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 16/25] tools/testing/vma: test vma_flags_count,vma[_flags]_test_single_mask 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 17/25] mm: convert do_brk_flags() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 19/25] mm/vma: introduce vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 20/25] tools/testing/vma: update VMA tests to test vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 21/25] mm/vma: convert as much as we can in mm/vma.c to vma_flags_t 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 23/25] mm/vma: convert vma_modify_flags[_uffd]() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 24/25] mm/vma: convert __mmap_region() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-20
  • [PATCH v4 25/25] mm: simplify VMA flag tests of excluded flags 2026-03-20
  2026-03-20 · Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code v3 · 22 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH v3 01/23] mm/vma: add vma_flags_empty(), vma_flags_and(), vma_flags_diff_pair() 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 02/23] tools/testing/vma: add unit tests flag empty, diff_pair, and[_mask] 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 03/23] mm/vma: add further vma_flags_t unions 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 04/23] tools/testing/vma: convert bulk of test code to vma_flags_t 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 05/23] mm/vma: use new VMA flags for sticky flags logic 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 06/23] tools/testing/vma: fix VMA flag tests 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 07/23] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 08/23] tools/testing/vma: add simple test for append_vma_flags() 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 09/23] mm: unexport vm_brk_flags() and eliminate vm_flags parameter 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 10/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_flags_same[_mask/_pair]() 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 11/23] mm/vma: introduce [vma_flags,legacy]_to_[legacy,vma_flags]() helpers 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 12/23] tools/testing/vma: test that legacy flag helpers work correctly 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 13/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_test[_any[_mask]](), and make inlining consistent 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 14/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA flag tests to test vma_test[_any_mask]() 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 15/23] mm: introduce vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask() 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 16/23] tools/testing/vma: test vma_flags_count,vma[_flags]_test_single_mask 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 17/23] mm: convert do_brk_flags() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 19/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 20/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA tests to test vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 21/23] mm/vma: convert as much as we can in mm/vma.c to vma_flags_t 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 22/23] mm/vma: convert vma_modify_flags[_uffd]() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-18
  • [PATCH v3 23/23] mm/vma: convert __mmap_region() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-18
  2026-03-18 · Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code v2 · 22 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH v2 01/23] mm/vma: add vma_flags_empty(), vma_flags_and(), vma_flags_diff_pair() 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 02/23] tools/testing/vma: add unit tests flag empty, diff_pair, and[_mask] 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 03/23] mm/vma: add further vma_flags_t unions 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 04/23] tools/testing/vma: convert bulk of test code to vma_flags_t 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 05/23] mm/vma: use new VMA flags for sticky flags logic 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 06/23] tools/testing/vma: fix VMA flag tests 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 07/23] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 08/23] tools/testing/vma: add simple test for append_vma_flags() 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 09/23] mm: unexport vm_brk_flags() and eliminate vm_flags parameter 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 10/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_flags_same[_mask/_pair]() 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 11/23] mm/vma: introduce [vma_flags,legacy]_to_[legacy,vma_flags]() helpers 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 12/23] tools/testing/vma: test that legacy flag helpers work correctly 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 13/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_test[_any[_mask]](), and make inlining consistent 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 14/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA flag tests to test vma_test[_any_mask]() 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 15/23] mm: introduce vma_flags_count() and vma[_flags]_test_single_mask() 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 16/23] tools/testing/vma: test vma_flags_count,vma[_flags]_test_single_mask 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 17/23] mm: convert do_brk_flags() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 19/23] mm/vma: introduce vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 20/23] tools/testing/vma: update VMA tests to test vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 21/23] mm/vma: convert as much as we can in mm/vma.c to vma_flags_t 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 22/23] mm/vma: convert vma_modify_flags[_uffd]() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-16
  • [PATCH v2 23/23] mm/vma: convert __mmap_region() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-16
  2026-03-16 · Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
• mm/vma: convert vm_flags_t to vma_flags_t in vma code v1 · 20 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 01/20] mm/vma: add vma_flags_empty(), vma_flags_and(), vma_flags_diff_pair() 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 02/20] tools/testing/vma: add unit tests flag empty, diff_pair, and[_mask] 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 03/20] mm/vma: add further vma_flags_t unions 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 04/20] tools/testing/vma: convert bulk of test code to vma_flags_t 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 05/20] mm/vma: use new VMA flags for sticky flags logic 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 06/20] tools/testing/vma: fix VMA flag tests 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 07/20] mm/vma: add append_vma_flags() helper 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 08/20] tools/testing/vma: add simple test for append_vma_flags() 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 09/20] mm: unexport vm_brk_flags() and eliminate vm_flags parameter 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 10/20] mm/vma: introduce vma_flags_same[_mask/_pair]() 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 11/20] mm/vma: introduce [vma_flags,legacy]_to_[legacy,vma_flags]() helpers 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 12/20] tools/testing/vma: test that legacy flag helpers work correctly 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 13/20] mm: convert do_brk_flags() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 14/20] mm/vma: introduce vma_test[_any[_mask]](), and make inlining consistent 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 15/20] tools/testing/vma: update VMA flag tests to test vma_test[_any_mask]() 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 16/20] mm/vma: introduce vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 17/20] tools/testing/vma: update VMA tests to test vma_clear_flags[_mask]() 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 18/20] mm/vma: convert as much as we can in mm/vma.c to vma_flags_t 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 19/20] mm/vma: convert vma_modify_flags[_uffd]() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-12
  • [PATCH 20/20] mm/vma: convert __mmap_region() to use vma_flags_t 2026-03-12
  2026-03-12 · Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
• [PATCH 02/20] tools/testing/vma: add unit tests for vma_flags_[empty, diff_pair, and]() 2026-03-12 · Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) <ljs@kernel.org>
• convert the majority of file systems to mmap_prepare v1 · 2 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 01/10] mm: rename call_mmap/mmap_prepare to vfs_mmap/mmap_prepare 2025-06-16
  • [PATCH 02/10] mm/nommu: use file_has_valid_mmap_hooks() helper 2025-06-16
  2025-06-16 · Lorenzo Stoakes <hidden>
• arch, mm: reduce code duplication in mem_init() v2 · 2 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 13 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 09/13] arch, mm: set max_mapnr when allocating memory map for FLATMEM 2025-03-13
  • [PATCH v2 10/13] arch, mm: set high_memory in free_area_init() 2025-03-13
  2025-03-13 · Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
• arch, mm: reduce code duplication in mem_init() v1 · 2 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 09/13] arch, mm: set max_mapnr when allocating memory map for FLATMEM 2025-03-06
  • [PATCH 10/13] arch, mm: set high_memory in free_area_init() 2025-03-06
  2025-03-06 · Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
• Shadow stacks for userspace v7 · 1 matching patch

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

  • [PATCH v7 13/41] mm: Make pte_mkwrite() take a VMA 2023-02-27
  2023-02-27 · Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
• Shadow stacks for userspace v6 · 1 matching patch

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

  • [PATCH v6 13/41] mm: Make pte_mkwrite() take a VMA 2023-02-18
  2023-02-18 · Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
• introduce vm_flags modifier functions v2 · 3 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH v2 2/6] mm: replace VM_LOCKED_CLEAR_MASK with VM_LOCKED_MASK 2023-01-25
  • [PATCH v2 3/6] mm: replace vma->vm_flags direct modifications with modifier calls 2023-01-25
  • [PATCH v2 5/6] mm: introduce mod_vm_flags_nolock and use it in untrack_pfn 2023-01-25
  2023-01-25 · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
• mm/mmap: Drop __SXXX/__PXXX macros from across platforms v7 · 4 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 12 of 26 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH V7 01/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with __P000 2022-07-11
  • [PATCH V7 02/26] mm/mmap: Define DECLARE_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-07-11
  • [PATCH V7 07/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-07-11
  • [PATCH V7 26/26] mm/mmap: Drop ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-07-11
  2022-07-11 · Anshuman Khandual <hidden>
• mm/mmap: Drop __SXXX/__PXXX macros from across platforms v6 · 4 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH V6 01/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with __P000 2022-06-30
  • [PATCH V6 02/26] mm/mmap: Define DECLARE_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-30
  • [PATCH V6 07/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-30
  • [PATCH V6 26/26] mm/mmap: Drop ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-30
  2022-06-30 · Anshuman Khandual <hidden>
• mm/mmap: Drop __SXXX/__PXXX macros from across platforms v5 · 4 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH V5 01/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with __P000 2022-06-27
  • [PATCH V5 02/26] mm/mmap: Define DECLARE_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-27
  • [PATCH V5 07/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-27
  • [PATCH V5 26/26] mm/mmap: Drop ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-27
  2022-06-27 · Anshuman Khandual <hidden>
• mm/mmap: Drop __SXXX/__PXXX macros from across platforms v4 · 4 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH V4 01/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with __P000 2022-06-24
  • [PATCH V4 02/26] mm/mmap: Define DECLARE_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-24
  • [PATCH V4 07/26] mm/mmap: Build protect protection_map[] with ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-24
  • [PATCH V4 26/26] mm/mmap: Drop ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-06-24
  2022-06-24 · Anshuman Khandual <hidden>
• mm/mmap: Drop protection_map[] and platform's __SXXX/__PXXX requirements v3 · 7 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 6 of 30 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH V3 02/30] mm/mmap: Clarify protection_map[] indices 2022-02-28
  • [PATCH V3 03/30] mm/mmap: Add new config ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-02-28
  • [PATCH V3 11/30] mm/mmap: Drop protection_map[] 2022-02-28
  • [PATCH V3 12/30] mm/mmap: Drop arch_filter_pgprot() 2022-02-28
  • [PATCH V3 13/30] mm/mmap: Drop arch_vm_get_page_pgprot() 2022-02-28
  • [PATCH V3 29/30] mm/mmap: Drop generic vm_get_page_prot() 2022-02-28
  • [PATCH V3 30/30] mm/mmap: Drop ARCH_HAS_VM_GET_PAGE_PROT 2022-02-28
  2022-02-28 · Anshuman Khandual <hidden>
• [PATCH] mm: Remove arch_remap() and mm-arch-hooks.h 2020-12-18 · Christophe Leroy <hidden>
• PMEM: Introduce stray write protection for PMEM rfc · 1 matching patch

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

  • [PATCH RFC PKS/PMEM 01/58] x86/pks: Add a global pkrs option 2020-10-09
  2020-10-09 · <hidden>
• mm/gup: fix gup_fast with dynamic page table folding v2 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 3 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [RFC PATCH v2 2/3] mm: make pXd_addr_end() functions page-table entry aware 2020-09-07
  2020-09-07 · Gerald Schaefer <gerald.schaefer@linux.ibm.com>
• [PATCH 28/29] nommu: use flush_icache_user_range in brk and mmap 2020-05-15 · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
• mm: consolidate definitions of page table accessors v2 · 2 matching patches

  Entire posting: PENDING · 1 of 12 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH v2 02/12] mm: introduce include/linux/pgtable.h 2020-05-14
  • [PATCH v2 03/12] mm: reorder includes after introduction of linux/pgtable.h 2020-05-14
  2020-05-14 · Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
• mm: consolidate definitions of page table accessors v1 · 2 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 02/12] mm: introduce include/linux/pgtable.h 2020-05-12
  • [PATCH 03/12] mm: reorder includes after introduction of linux/pgtable.h 2020-05-12
  2020-05-12 · Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
• [PATCH 30/31] nommu: use flush_icache_user_range in brk and mmap 2020-05-10 · Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
• 5.1.5-stable review v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 60 of 122 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 5.1 084/122] x86/mpx, mm/core: Fix recursive munmap() corruption 2019-05-23
  2019-05-23 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• 5.0.19-stable review v1 · 1 matching patch

  Entire posting: PENDING · 63 of 139 reviewed Open cover letterLifecycle progress covers the full posting, including patches outside this subsystem and inbox.

  • [PATCH 5.0 075/139] x86/mpx, mm/core: Fix recursive munmap() corruption 2019-05-23
  2019-05-23 · Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
• Add support for fast mremap v1 · 2 matching patches

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

  • [PATCH 1/4] treewide: remove unused address argument from pte_alloc functions (v2) 2018-10-13
  • [PATCH 2/4] mm: speed up mremap by 500x on large regions (v2) 2018-10-13
  2018-11-08 · Joel Fernandes <hidden>
• [PATCH v2 2/2] mm: speed up mremap by 500x on large regions 2018-10-12 · Joel Fernandes (Google) <hidden>
• [PATCH v2 1/2] treewide: remove unused address argument from pte_alloc functions 2018-10-12 · Joel Fernandes (Google) <hidden>
• [RFC v2 7/7] mm: Remove mm-arch-hooks.h 2016-11-01 · Christopher Covington <hidden>
• Tracking user space vDSO remaping v4 · 1 matching patch

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  • [PATCH v4 1/2] mm: Introducing arch_remap hook 2015-03-26
  2015-03-26 · Laurent Dufour <hidden>