mm: add zap_vma_ptes(): a library function to unmap driver ptes
authorJack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:33:53 +0000 (22:33 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:41:47 +0000 (09:41 -0700)
zap_vma_ptes() is intended to be used by drivers to unmap ptes assigned to the
driver private vmas.  This interface is similar to zap_page_range() but is
less general & less likely to be abused.

Needed by the GRU driver.

Signed-off-by: Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>
Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
include/linux/mm.h
mm/memory.c

index 5e2c8af..335288b 100644 (file)
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@ struct zap_details {
 struct page *vm_normal_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
                pte_t pte);
 
+int zap_vma_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
+               unsigned long size);
 unsigned long zap_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
                unsigned long size, struct zap_details *);
 unsigned long unmap_vmas(struct mmu_gather **tlb,
index 67f0ab9..6793b9c 100644 (file)
@@ -994,6 +994,29 @@ unsigned long zap_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
        return end;
 }
 
+/**
+ * zap_vma_ptes - remove ptes mapping the vma
+ * @vma: vm_area_struct holding ptes to be zapped
+ * @address: starting address of pages to zap
+ * @size: number of bytes to zap
+ *
+ * This function only unmaps ptes assigned to VM_PFNMAP vmas.
+ *
+ * The entire address range must be fully contained within the vma.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful.
+ */
+int zap_vma_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
+               unsigned long size)
+{
+       if (address < vma->vm_start || address + size > vma->vm_end ||
+                       !(vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP))
+               return -1;
+       zap_page_range(vma, address, size, NULL);
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(zap_vma_ptes);
+
 /*
  * Do a quick page-table lookup for a single page.
  */