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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:44:43 -0700
From: Andy Grover <andy.grover@...cle.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: mingo@...hat.com, npiggin@...e.de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Document get_user_pages_fast()
While better than get_user_pages(), the usage of gupf(),
especially the return values and the fact that it can
potentially only partially pin the range, warranted some
documentation.
Signed-off-by: Andy Grover <andy.grover@...cle.com>
---
mm/util.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index 2599e83..55bef16 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -223,6 +223,22 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm)
}
#endif
+/**
+ * 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 __attribute__((weak)) get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start,
int nr_pages, int write, struct page **pages)
{
--
1.5.6.3
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