Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] Use killable vma write locking in most places

[PATCH v4 0/4] Use killable vma write locking in most places · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-22
[PATCH v4 1/4] mm/vma: cleanup error handling path in vma_expand() · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-22
Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] mm/vma: cleanup error handling path in vma_expand() · Barry Song <hidden> · 2026-03-22
[PATCH v4 2/4] mm: replace vma_start_write() with vma_start_write_killable() · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-22
Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] mm: replace vma_start_write() with vma_start_write_killable() · "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org> · 2026-03-23
Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] mm: replace vma_start_write() with vma_start_write_killable() · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-23
[PATCH v4 3/4] KVM: s390: avoid kvm_s390_handle_pv() error overwrite · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-22
Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] KVM: s390: avoid kvm_s390_handle_pv() error overwrite · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-23
Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] KVM: s390: avoid kvm_s390_handle_pv() error overwrite · "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org> · 2026-03-23
Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] KVM: s390: avoid kvm_s390_handle_pv() error overwrite · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-23
[PATCH v4 4/4] mm: use vma_start_write_killable() in process_vma_walk_lock() · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-22
Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] mm: use vma_start_write_killable() in process_vma_walk_lock() · "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@kernel.org> · 2026-03-23
Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] mm: use vma_start_write_killable() in process_vma_walk_lock() · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-23
Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] Use killable vma write locking in most places · Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> · 2026-03-22
Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] Use killable vma write locking in most places · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-23
Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] Use killable vma write locking in most places · Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> · 2026-03-24

From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2026-03-22 16:17:25
Also in: kvm, linux-mm, linux-s390, lkml

On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:43:04 -0700 Suren Baghdasaryan [off-list ref] wrote:

Now that we have vma_start_write_killable() we can replace most of the
vma_start_write() calls with it, improving reaction time to the kill
signal.

Thanks.  Sashiko review raised a few possible issues:
	https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260322054309.898214-1-surenb@google.com

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