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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2][RFC] add MAP_UNLOCKED mmap flag
On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 11:40:55AM +0200, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 11:37:52AM +0200, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 08:53:44PM +0200, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 08:34:36PM +0200, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 07:02:18PM +0200, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> > > > > diff --git a/include/asm-generic/mman.h b/include/asm-generic/mman.h
> > > > > index 32c8bd6..59e0f29 100644
> > > > > --- a/include/asm-generic/mman.h
> > > > > +++ b/include/asm-generic/mman.h
> > > > > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
> > > > > #define MAP_NONBLOCK 0x10000 /* do not block on IO */
> > > > > #define MAP_STACK 0x20000 /* give out an address that is best suited for process/thread stacks */
> > > > > #define MAP_HUGETLB 0x40000 /* create a huge page mapping */
> > > > > +#define MAP_UNLOCKED 0x80000 /* force page unlocking */
> > > > >
> > > > > #define MCL_CURRENT 1 /* lock all current mappings */
> > > > > #define MCL_FUTURE 2 /* lock all future mappings */
> > > > > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> > > > > index 73f5e4b..7c2abdb 100644
> > > > > --- a/mm/mmap.c
> > > > > +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> > > > > @@ -985,6 +985,9 @@ unsigned long do_mmap_pgoff(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> > > > > if (!can_do_mlock())
> > > > > return -EPERM;
> > > > >
> > > > > + if (flags & MAP_UNLOKED)
> > > > > + vm_flags &= ~VM_LOCKED;
> > >
> > > > Should we do something special about (MAP_UNLOCKED | MAP_LOCKED)?
> > >
> > > It is simpler to just ignore it. What do you think?
> >
> > I think we should filter it out. It's unlocking even when MAP_LOCKED
> > is set and doing mlock-specific checks also no mlock will happen.
>
> What do you mean by "filter it out"? Return error.

Yes, sorry for being vague. I mean returning -EINVAL for both flags
being set.

Hannes


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