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@@ -97,26 +97,28 @@ static int populate_range(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
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}
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-/***
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- * sys_remap_file_pages - remap arbitrary pages of a shared backing store
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- * file within an existing vma.
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+/**
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+ * sys_remap_file_pages - remap arbitrary pages of an existing VM_SHARED vma
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* @start: start of the remapped virtual memory range
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* @size: size of the remapped virtual memory range
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- * @prot: new protection bits of the range
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- * @pgoff: to be mapped page of the backing store file
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+ * @prot: new protection bits of the range (see NOTE)
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+ * @pgoff: to-be-mapped page of the backing store file
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* @flags: 0 or MAP_NONBLOCKED - the later will cause no IO.
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*
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- * this syscall works purely via pagetables, so it's the most efficient
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+ * sys_remap_file_pages remaps arbitrary pages of an existing VM_SHARED vma
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+ * (shared backing store file).
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+ *
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+ * This syscall works purely via pagetables, so it's the most efficient
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* way to map the same (large) file into a given virtual window. Unlike
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* mmap()/mremap() it does not create any new vmas. The new mappings are
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* also safe across swapout.
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*
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- * NOTE: the 'prot' parameter right now is ignored, and the vma's default
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- * protection is used. Arbitrary protections might be implemented in the
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- * future.
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+ * NOTE: the 'prot' parameter right now is ignored (but must be zero),
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+ * and the vma's default protection is used. Arbitrary protections
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+ * might be implemented in the future.
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*/
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asmlinkage long sys_remap_file_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
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- unsigned long __prot, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags)
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+ unsigned long prot, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags)
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{
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struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
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struct address_space *mapping;
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@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_remap_file_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
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int err = -EINVAL;
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int has_write_lock = 0;
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- if (__prot)
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+ if (prot)
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return err;
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/*
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* Sanitize the syscall parameters:
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