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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/sched/mm.h')
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diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h index d32e3932b2e3..be1ae55f5ab9 100644 --- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h +++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h @@ -5,4 +5,99 @@ #include <linux/mm_types.h> #include <linux/gfp.h> +/* + * Routines for handling mm_structs + */ +extern struct mm_struct * mm_alloc(void); + +/** + * mmgrab() - Pin a &struct mm_struct. + * @mm: The &struct mm_struct to pin. + * + * Make sure that @mm will not get freed even after the owning task + * exits. This doesn't guarantee that the associated address space + * will still exist later on and mmget_not_zero() has to be used before + * accessing it. + * + * This is a preferred way to to pin @mm for a longer/unbounded amount + * of time. + * + * Use mmdrop() to release the reference acquired by mmgrab(). + * + * See also <Documentation/vm/active_mm.txt> for an in-depth explanation + * of &mm_struct.mm_count vs &mm_struct.mm_users. + */ +static inline void mmgrab(struct mm_struct *mm) +{ + atomic_inc(&mm->mm_count); +} + +/* mmdrop drops the mm and the page tables */ +extern void __mmdrop(struct mm_struct *); +static inline void mmdrop(struct mm_struct *mm) +{ + if (unlikely(atomic_dec_and_test(&mm->mm_count))) + __mmdrop(mm); +} + +static inline void mmdrop_async_fn(struct work_struct *work) +{ + struct mm_struct *mm = container_of(work, struct mm_struct, async_put_work); + __mmdrop(mm); +} + +static inline void mmdrop_async(struct mm_struct *mm) +{ + if (unlikely(atomic_dec_and_test(&mm->mm_count))) { + INIT_WORK(&mm->async_put_work, mmdrop_async_fn); + schedule_work(&mm->async_put_work); + } +} + +/** + * mmget() - Pin the address space associated with a &struct mm_struct. + * @mm: The address space to pin. + * + * Make sure that the address space of the given &struct mm_struct doesn't + * go away. This does not protect against parts of the address space being + * modified or freed, however. + * + * Never use this function to pin this address space for an + * unbounded/indefinite amount of time. + * + * Use mmput() to release the reference acquired by mmget(). + * + * See also <Documentation/vm/active_mm.txt> for an in-depth explanation + * of &mm_struct.mm_count vs &mm_struct.mm_users. + */ +static inline void mmget(struct mm_struct *mm) +{ + atomic_inc(&mm->mm_users); +} + +static inline bool mmget_not_zero(struct mm_struct *mm) +{ + return atomic_inc_not_zero(&mm->mm_users); +} + +/* mmput gets rid of the mappings and all user-space */ +extern void mmput(struct mm_struct *); +#ifdef CONFIG_MMU +/* same as above but performs the slow path from the async context. Can + * be called from the atomic context as well + */ +extern void mmput_async(struct mm_struct *); +#endif + +/* Grab a reference to a task's mm, if it is not already going away */ +extern struct mm_struct *get_task_mm(struct task_struct *task); +/* + * Grab a reference to a task's mm, if it is not already going away + * and ptrace_may_access with the mode parameter passed to it + * succeeds. + */ +extern struct mm_struct *mm_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode); +/* Remove the current tasks stale references to the old mm_struct */ +extern void mm_release(struct task_struct *, struct mm_struct *); + #endif /* _LINUX_SCHED_MM_H */ |