linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add MAP_HUGETLB for mmaping pseudo-anonymous huge page regions

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Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:44:04 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Eric B Munson <ebmunson@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-man@...r.kernel.org, mtk.manpages@...il.com,
	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, ebmunson@...ibm.com,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add MAP_HUGETLB for mmaping pseudo-anonymous huge
 page regions

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:14:53 +0100
Eric B Munson <ebmunson@...ibm.com> wrote:

> This patch adds a flag for mmap that will be used to request a huge
> page region that will look like anonymous memory to user space.  This
> is accomplished by using a file on the internal vfsmount.  MAP_HUGETLB
> is a modifier of MAP_ANONYMOUS and so must be specified with it.  The
> region will behave the same as a MAP_ANONYMOUS region using small pages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric B Munson <ebmunson@...ibm.com>
> ---
>  include/asm-generic/mman-common.h |    1 +
>  include/linux/hugetlb.h           |    7 +++++++
>  mm/mmap.c                         |   19 +++++++++++++++++++

alpha fix:

From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>

mm/mmap.c: In function 'do_mmap_pgoff':
mm/mmap.c:953: error: 'MAP_HUGETLB' undeclared (first use in this function)
mm/mmap.c:953: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
mm/mmap.c:953: error: for each function it appears in.)

Cc: Adam Litke <agl@...ibm.com>
Cc: David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc: Eric B Munson <ebmunson@...ibm.com>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>
Cc: Lee Schermerhorn <lee.schermerhorn@...com>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>
Cc: Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
---

 arch/alpha/include/asm/mman.h |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff -puN arch/alpha/include/asm/mman.h~hugetlb-add-map_hugetlb-for-mmaping-pseudo-anonymous-huge-page-regions-alpha-fix arch/alpha/include/asm/mman.h
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/mman.h~hugetlb-add-map_hugetlb-for-mmaping-pseudo-anonymous-huge-page-regions-alpha-fix
+++ a/arch/alpha/include/asm/mman.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define MAP_NORESERVE	0x10000		/* don't check for reservations */
 #define MAP_POPULATE	0x20000		/* populate (prefault) pagetables */
 #define MAP_NONBLOCK	0x40000		/* do not block on IO */
+#define MAP_HUGETLB	0x80000		/* create a huge page mapping */
 
 #define MS_ASYNC	1		/* sync memory asynchronously */
 #define MS_SYNC		2		/* synchronous memory sync */
_

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