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xu xin eed8da1ff6 mm/mm_slot.h: add a helper function mm_slot_remove
Patch series "Two small patches to clean up mm/mm_slot.h", v3.

mm_slot.h is mainly used by THP and KSM.

Patch 1 introduces mm_slot_remove() to abstract the common
hash_del() + list_del() sequence used in both khugepaged and KSM.

Patch 2 adds a comment explaining why mm_slot_lookup/insert cannot
be converted to static inline functions.


This patch (of 2):

Both THP and KSM manage per-mm scanning slots using the mm_slot structure.
The slot is kept in a hash table and a list, and removal from both
containers requires the same two operations: hash_del() and list_del().

Introduce mm_slot_remove() to abstract the common hash_del() + list_del()
sequence used in both khugepaged and KSM.

No functional change is intended.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/202607140924549782dUh3YBPmy8g1NDMK2zIW@zte.com.cn
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260714092622583ayzGzGYSjAareKKHt_T91@zte.com.cn
Signed-off-by: xu xin <xu.xin16@zte.com.cn>
Reviewed-by: Nico Pache <npache@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: SJ Park <sj@kernel.org>
Cc: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Chengming Zhou <chengming.zhou@linux.dev>
Cc: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
Cc: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
Cc: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
Cc: Wang Yaxin <wang.yaxin@zte.com.cn>
Cc: Qi Zheng <qi.zheng@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2026-08-06 18:57:04 -07:00
arch mm: update generic_get_unmapped_area[_topdown]() to use vma_flags_t 2026-08-06 18:57:01 -07:00
block block: fix aligning of bounced dio read bios 2026-07-16 06:11:37 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto crypto: aes - Fix conditions for selecting MAC dependencies 2026-07-09 11:06:22 -04:00
Documentation dax/kmem: add sysfs interface for atomic whole-device hotplug 2026-08-06 18:57:00 -07:00
drivers mm: introduce vma_get_page_prot() and use it 2026-08-06 18:57:03 -07:00
fs mm: convert __get_unmapped_area() to use vma_flags_t 2026-08-06 18:57:01 -07:00
include mm/vma: update create_init_stack_vma() to use vma_flags_t 2026-08-06 18:57:03 -07:00
init mm: decouple protnone helpers from CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING 2026-08-04 19:18:36 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.2-20260724 2026-07-24 19:58:03 -07:00
ipc mm/vma: update do_mmap() to use vma_flags_t 2026-08-06 18:57:01 -07:00
kernel mm: prefer vma_[start,end]_pgoff() to vma->vm_pgoff in kernel/ 2026-08-04 19:19:01 -07:00
lib selftests/mm: add HMM test for mmap lock-dropping faults 2026-08-04 19:18:54 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm mm/mm_slot.h: add a helper function mm_slot_remove 2026-08-06 18:57:04 -07:00
net BPF fixes: 2026-07-24 19:31:12 -07:00
rust rust: time: fix as_micros_ceil() to round correctly for negative Delta 2026-07-18 19:07:35 +02:00
samples samples/damon/prcl: do not stop DAMON for damon_call() failure 2026-08-04 19:18:32 -07:00
scripts mm/page_owner: add MR_NEVER to enum migrate_reason and use it for last_migrate_reason 2026-07-28 21:11:50 -07:00
security keys: make keyring key-chunk byte order agree with keyring_diff_objects() 2026-07-23 18:23:39 +03:00
sound mm: introduce vma_get_page_prot() and use it 2026-08-06 18:57:03 -07:00
tools mm/vma: update create_init_stack_vma() to use vma_flags_t 2026-08-06 18:57:03 -07:00
usr kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers 2026-03-25 13:24:42 +01:00
virt mm: use linear_page_[index, delta]() consistently 2026-08-04 19:19:01 -07:00
.clang-format clang-format: fix formatting of guard() and scoped_guard() statements 2026-05-28 21:24:41 -07:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-04-02 16:48:25 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
.mailmap MAINTAINERS: update Nico Pache's email address 2026-07-28 17:37:33 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml
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CREDITS MAINTAINERS: move inactive maintainer to CREDITS 2026-07-28 21:12:03 -07:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS MAINTAINERS: move mm/interval_tree.c to rmap section 2026-08-04 19:18:59 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.2-rc5 2026-07-26 14:45:48 -07:00
README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst