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[PATCH] mm/mremap: Document MREMAP_FIXED dependency on MREMAP_MAYMOVE

From Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject [PATCH] mm/mremap: Document MREMAP_FIXED dependency on MREMAP_MAYMOVE
Date 2017-07-10 13:40 +0200
Message-ID <u1FcL-4qZ-39@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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In the header file, just specify the dependency of MREMAP_FIXED
on MREMAP_MAYMOVE and make it explicit for the user space.

Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/mman.h | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mman.h b/include/uapi/linux/mman.h
index ade4acd..8cae3f6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mman.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mman.h
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <asm/mman.h>
 
-#define MREMAP_MAYMOVE	1
-#define MREMAP_FIXED	2
+#define MREMAP_MAYMOVE	1 /* VMA can move after remap and resize */
+#define MREMAP_FIXED	2 /* VMA can remap at particular address */
+
+/* NOTE: MREMAP_FIXED must be set with MREMAP_MAYMOVE, not alone */
 
 #define OVERCOMMIT_GUESS		0
 #define OVERCOMMIT_ALWAYS		1
-- 
1.8.5.2

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[PATCH] mm/mremap: Document MREMAP_FIXED dependency on MREMAP_MAYMOVE Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-07-10 13:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] mm/mremap: Document MREMAP_FIXED dependency on  MREMAP_MAYMOVE Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2017-07-10 15:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] mm/mremap: Document MREMAP_FIXED dependency on  MREMAP_MAYMOVE Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com> - 2017-07-10 19:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] mm/mremap: Document MREMAP_FIXED dependency on  MREMAP_MAYMOVE Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-07-11 04:20 +0200

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