Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://oss.sgi.com/xfs/xfs

[pandora-kernel.git] / arch / x86 / mm / gup.c

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/gup.c b/arch/x86/mm/gup.c
index be54176..6340cef 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/x86/mm/gup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/gup.c
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ static int gup_pud_range(pgd_t pgd, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
        return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * get_user_pages_fast() - pin user pages in memory
+ * @start:     starting user address
+ * @nr_pages:  number of pages from start to pin
+ * @write:     whether pages will be written to
+ * @pages:     array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
+ *             Should be at least nr_pages long.
+ *
+ * Attempt to pin user pages in memory without taking mm->mmap_sem.
+ * If not successful, it will fall back to taking the lock and
+ * calling get_user_pages().
+ *
+ * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number
+ * requested. If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages
+ * were pinned, returns -errno.
+ */
 int get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages, int write,
                        struct page **pages)
 {