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1 files changed, 27 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 76eb4193acd..d9ae2067952 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) {
@@ -211,37 +222,16 @@ 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
@@ -256,12 +246,17 @@ 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.
*
@@ -286,6 +281,12 @@ 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