linux-kernel - [PATCH 11/25] [PATCH] introduce paravirt_release

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Date:	Wed,  8 Aug 2007 01:18:58 -0300
From:	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au, ak@...e.de,
	mingo@...e.hu, chrisw@...s-sol.org, jeremy@...p.org,
	avi@...ranet.com, anthony@...emonkey.ws,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, lguest@...abs.org,
	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: [PATCH 11/25] [PATCH] introduce paravirt_release_pgd()

This patch introduces a new macro/function that informs a paravirt
guest when its page table is not more in use, and can be released.
In case we're not paravirt, just do nothing.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h b/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h
index b467be6..dbe1267 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 #define QUICK_PGD 0	/* We preserve special mappings over free */
 #define QUICK_PT 1	/* Other page table pages that are zero on free */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+#include <asm/paravirt.h>
+#else
+#define paravirt_release_pgd(pgd) do { } while (0)
+#endif
+
 #define pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, pte) \
 		set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(_PAGE_TABLE | __pa(pte)))
 #define pud_populate(mm, pud, pmd) \
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ static inline pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
 static inline void pgd_free(pgd_t *pgd)
 {
 	BUG_ON((unsigned long)pgd & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	paravirt_release_pgd(pgd);
 	quicklist_free(QUICK_PGD, pgd_dtor, pgd);
 }
 
-- 
1.4.4.2

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