+ ipc-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     Subject: ipc: use new return type vm_fault_t
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     ipc-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t.patch

This patch should soon appear at
    http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/ipc-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t.patch
and later at
    http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/ipc-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t.patch

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From: Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: ipc: use new return type vm_fault_t

Use new return type vm_fault_t for fault handler.  For now, this is just
documenting that the function returns a VM_FAULT value rather than an
errno.  Once all instances are converted, vm_fault_t will become a
distinct type.

Commit 1c8f422059ae ("mm: change return type to vm_fault_t")

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180425043413.GA21467@jordon-HP-15-Notebook-PC
Signed-off-by: Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Manfred Spraul <manfred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 ipc/shm.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN ipc/shm.c~ipc-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t ipc/shm.c
--- a/ipc/shm.c~ipc-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t
+++ a/ipc/shm.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void exit_shm(struct task_struct *task)
 	up_write(&shm_ids(ns).rwsem);
 }
 
-static int shm_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+static vm_fault_t shm_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	struct file *file = vmf->vma->vm_file;
 	struct shm_file_data *sfd = shm_file_data(file);
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx are

include-mm-adding-new-inline-function-vmf_error.patch
fs-dax-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t.patch
mm-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t.patch
mm-change-return-type-to-vm_fault_t.patch
kernel-relay-change-return-type-to-vm_fault_t.patch
ipc-adding-new-return-type-vm_fault_t.patch

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