Re: [PATCH 1/7] mm/gup: remove unused vmas parameter from get_user_pages()

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On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 12:27:13AM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> No invocation of get_user_pages() uses the vmas parameter, so remove
> it.
> 
> The GUP API is confusing and caveated. Recent changes have done much to
> improve that, however there is more we can do. Exporting vmas is a prime
> target as the caller has to be extremely careful to preclude their use
> after the mmap_lock has expired or otherwise be left with dangling
> pointers.
> 
> Removing the vmas parameter focuses the GUP functions upon their primary
> purpose - pinning (and outputting) pages as well as performing the actions
> implied by the input flags.
> 
> This is part of a patch series aiming to remove the vmas parameter
> altogether.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@xxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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