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
> Suggested-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c | 2 +-
> drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c | 2 +-
> drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c | 2 +-
> include/linux/mm.h | 3 +--
> mm/gup.c| 9 +++--
> mm/gup_test.c | 5 ++---
> virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 4 ++--
> 7 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe
Jason
