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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2015-02-12 13:50:21 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2015-02-12 13:50:21 -0800 |
commit | 6bec0035286119eefc32a5b1102127e6a4032cb2 (patch) | |
tree | 440fab001b4c877b0b0c9fd62d8392e956e387e3 /Documentation | |
parent | 5d8e7fb6916556e9b476de33404e8c9e2c9aee61 (diff) | |
parent | 15d0f5ea348b9c4e6d41df294dde38a56a39c7bf (diff) | |
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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.txt | 8 |
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: |