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Diffstat (limited to 'mm/madvise.c')
-rw-r--r-- | mm/madvise.c | 53 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c index 8dbd38b8e4a..35b1479b7c9 100644 --- a/mm/madvise.c +++ b/mm/madvise.c @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ #include <linux/mempolicy.h> #include <linux/hugetlb.h> #include <linux/sched.h> +#include <linux/ksm.h> /* * Any behaviour which results in changes to the vma->vm_flags needs to @@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ static long madvise_behavior(struct vm_area_struct * vma, struct mm_struct * mm = vma->vm_mm; int error = 0; pgoff_t pgoff; - int new_flags = vma->vm_flags; + unsigned long new_flags = vma->vm_flags; switch (behavior) { case MADV_NORMAL: @@ -57,8 +58,18 @@ static long madvise_behavior(struct vm_area_struct * vma, new_flags |= VM_DONTCOPY; break; case MADV_DOFORK: + if (vma->vm_flags & VM_IO) { + error = -EINVAL; + goto out; + } new_flags &= ~VM_DONTCOPY; break; + case MADV_MERGEABLE: + case MADV_UNMERGEABLE: + error = ksm_madvise(vma, start, end, behavior, &new_flags); + if (error) + goto out; + break; } if (new_flags == vma->vm_flags) { @@ -237,37 +248,16 @@ static long madvise_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct **prev, unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int behavior) { - long error; - switch (behavior) { - case MADV_DOFORK: - if (vma->vm_flags & VM_IO) { - error = -EINVAL; - break; - } - case MADV_DONTFORK: - case MADV_NORMAL: - case MADV_SEQUENTIAL: - case MADV_RANDOM: - error = madvise_behavior(vma, prev, start, end, behavior); - break; case MADV_REMOVE: - error = madvise_remove(vma, prev, start, end); - break; - + return madvise_remove(vma, prev, start, end); case MADV_WILLNEED: - error = madvise_willneed(vma, prev, start, end); - break; - + return madvise_willneed(vma, prev, start, end); case MADV_DONTNEED: - error = madvise_dontneed(vma, prev, start, end); - break; - + return madvise_dontneed(vma, prev, start, end); default: - BUG(); - break; + return madvise_behavior(vma, prev, start, end, behavior); } - return error; } static int @@ -282,12 +272,17 @@ madvise_behavior_valid(int behavior) case MADV_REMOVE: case MADV_WILLNEED: case MADV_DONTNEED: +#ifdef CONFIG_KSM + case MADV_MERGEABLE: + case MADV_UNMERGEABLE: +#endif return 1; default: return 0; } } + /* * The madvise(2) system call. * @@ -312,6 +307,12 @@ madvise_behavior_valid(int behavior) * so the kernel can free resources associated with it. * MADV_REMOVE - the application wants to free up the given range of * pages and associated backing store. + * MADV_DONTFORK - omit this area from child's address space when forking: + * typically, to avoid COWing pages pinned by get_user_pages(). + * MADV_DOFORK - cancel MADV_DONTFORK: no longer omit this area when forking. + * MADV_MERGEABLE - the application recommends that KSM try to merge pages in + * this area with pages of identical content from other such areas. + * MADV_UNMERGEABLE- cancel MADV_MERGEABLE: no longer merge pages with others. * * return values: * zero - success |