[PATCH v8 5/6] fs/proc/task_mmu: remove conversion of seq_file position to unsigned

From: Suren Baghdasaryan
Date: Sat Jul 19 2025 - 14:30:55 EST


Back in 2.6 era, last_addr used to be stored in seq_file->version
variable, which was unsigned long. As a result, sentinels to represent
gate vma and end of all vmas used unsigned values. In more recent
kernels we don't used seq_file->version anymore and therefore conversion
from loff_t into unsigned type is not needed. Similarly, sentinel values
don't need to be unsigned. Remove type conversion for set_file position
and change sentinel values to signed. While at it, change the hardcoded
sentinel values with named definitions for better documentation.

Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 751479eb128f..90237df1ed33 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
#include <asm/tlbflush.h>
#include "internal.h"

+#define SENTINEL_VMA_END -1
+#define SENTINEL_VMA_GATE -2
+
#define SEQ_PUT_DEC(str, val) \
seq_put_decimal_ull_width(m, str, (val) << (PAGE_SHIFT-10), 8)
void task_mem(struct seq_file *m, struct mm_struct *mm)
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *proc_get_vma(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
if (vma) {
*ppos = vma->vm_start;
} else {
- *ppos = -2UL;
+ *ppos = SENTINEL_VMA_GATE;
vma = get_gate_vma(priv->mm);
}

@@ -145,11 +148,11 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *proc_get_vma(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *ppos)
{
struct proc_maps_private *priv = m->private;
- unsigned long last_addr = *ppos;
+ loff_t last_addr = *ppos;
struct mm_struct *mm;

/* See m_next(). Zero at the start or after lseek. */
- if (last_addr == -1UL)
+ if (last_addr == SENTINEL_VMA_END)
return NULL;

priv->task = get_proc_task(priv->inode);
@@ -170,9 +173,9 @@ static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *ppos)
return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
}

- vma_iter_init(&priv->iter, mm, last_addr);
+ vma_iter_init(&priv->iter, mm, (unsigned long)last_addr);
hold_task_mempolicy(priv);
- if (last_addr == -2UL)
+ if (last_addr == SENTINEL_VMA_GATE)
return get_gate_vma(mm);

return proc_get_vma(priv, ppos);
@@ -180,8 +183,8 @@ static void *m_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *ppos)

static void *m_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *ppos)
{
- if (*ppos == -2UL) {
- *ppos = -1UL;
+ if (*ppos == SENTINEL_VMA_GATE) {
+ *ppos = SENTINEL_VMA_END;
return NULL;
}
return proc_get_vma(m->private, ppos);
--
2.50.0.727.gbf7dc18ff4-goog