# Re: \[PATCH 01/22\] mm: drop unused \_\_mm\_flags\_set\_mask\_bits\_word()

- From: David Hildenbrand (Arm) \<david@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2026-07-21 14:57:18 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2026/07/17290490
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-mm/2026/07/17257816/t.md

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On 7/14/26 16:03, Kevin Brodsky wrote:
> Commit 39f8049cd49f ("mm: update coredump logic to correctly
> use bitmap mm flags") added coredump-specific helpers for the
> remaining masked mm-flags update users.
> 
> That left __mm_flags_set_mask_bits_word() without any callers.
> This is a special-purpose helper that is unlikely to be useful for
> other purposes; best to remove it.
> 
> Assisted-by: Codex:GPT-5.5
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <redacted>
> ---

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>

-- 
Cheers,

David

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