Re: [PATCH 3/6] mm: always inline __mk_vma_flags() and invoked functions

From: Andrew Morton

Date: Wed Mar 25 2026 - 14:34:40 EST


On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:23:53 +0000 "Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)" <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Maybe 'into an inline constant value' is better?

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How about

: Be explicit about __mk_vma_flags() (which is used by the mk_vma_flags()
: macro) always being inline, as we rely on the compiler turning all
: constants into compile-time ones.