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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2015-02-12 13:50:21 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2015-02-12 13:50:21 -0800
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Merge branch 'for-3.20/bdi' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block
Pull backing device changes from Jens Axboe: "This contains a cleanup of how the backing device is handled, in preparation for a rework of the life time rules. In this part, the most important change is to split the unrelated nommu mmap flags from it, but also removing a backing_dev_info pointer from the address_space (and inode), and a cleanup of other various minor bits. Christoph did all the work here, I just fixed an oops with pages that have a swap backing. Arnd fixed a missing export, and Oleg killed the lustre backing_dev_info from staging. Last patch was from Al, unexporting parts that are now no longer needed outside" * 'for-3.20/bdi' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block: Make super_blocks and sb_lock static mtd: export new mtd_mmap_capabilities fs: make inode_to_bdi() handle NULL inode staging/lustre/llite: get rid of backing_dev_info fs: remove default_backing_dev_info fs: don't reassign dirty inodes to default_backing_dev_info nfs: don't call bdi_unregister ceph: remove call to bdi_unregister fs: remove mapping->backing_dev_info fs: export inode_to_bdi and use it in favor of mapping->backing_dev_info nilfs2: set up s_bdi like the generic mount_bdev code block_dev: get bdev inode bdi directly from the block device block_dev: only write bdev inode on close fs: introduce f_op->mmap_capabilities for nommu mmap support fs: kill BDI_CAP_SWAP_BACKED fs: deduplicate noop_backing_dev_info
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt8
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt b/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt
index 8e1ddec2c78a..ae57b9ea0d41 100644
--- a/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt
+++ b/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ and it's also much more restricted in the latter case:
even if this was created by another process.
- If possible, the file mapping will be directly on the backing device
- if the backing device has the BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT capability and
+ if the backing device has the NOMMU_MAP_DIRECT capability and
appropriate mapping protection capabilities. Ramfs, romfs, cramfs
and mtd might all permit this.
- If the backing device device can't or won't permit direct sharing,
- but does have the BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY capability, then a copy of the
+ but does have the NOMMU_MAP_COPY capability, then a copy of the
appropriate bit of the file will be read into a contiguous bit of
memory and any extraneous space beyond the EOF will be cleared
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ directly (can't be copied).
The file->f_op->mmap() operation will be called to actually inaugurate the
mapping. It can be rejected at that point. Returning the ENOSYS error will
-cause the mapping to be copied instead if BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY is specified.
+cause the mapping to be copied instead if NOMMU_MAP_COPY is specified.
The vm_ops->close() routine will be invoked when the last mapping on a chardev
is removed. An existing mapping will be shared, partially or not, if possible
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ want to handle it, despite the fact it's got an operation. For instance, it
might try directing the call to a secondary driver which turns out not to
implement it. Such is the case for the framebuffer driver which attempts to
direct the call to the device-specific driver. Under such circumstances, the
-mapping request will be rejected if BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY is not specified, and a
+mapping request will be rejected if NOMMU_MAP_COPY is not specified, and a
copy mapped otherwise.
IMPORTANT NOTE: