Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm: update architecture and driver code to use vm_flags_t

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To: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm: update architecture and driver code to use vm_flags_t
From: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:18:40 +0200
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In-reply-to: <b6eb1894abc5555ece80bb08af5c022ef780c8bc.1750274467.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>

On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 08:42:54PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> In future we intend to change the vm_flags_t type, so it isn't correct for
> architecture and driver code to assume it is unsigned long. Correct this
> assumption across the board.
> 
> Overall, this patch does not introduce any functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>


-- 
Oscar Salvador
SUSE Labs

References:
- [PATCH 0/3] use vm_flags_t consistently
  - From: Lorenzo Stoakes
- [PATCH 3/3] mm: update architecture and driver code to use vm_flags_t
  - From: Lorenzo Stoakes

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