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diff --git a/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst b/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst index 50ee0dfc95be..a834fad9de12 100644 --- a/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst +++ b/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst @@ -14,15 +14,20 @@ tables. Access to higher level tables protected by mm->page_table_lock. There are helpers to lock/unlock a table and other accessor functions: - pte_offset_map_lock() - maps pte and takes PTE table lock, returns pointer to the taken - lock; + maps PTE and takes PTE table lock, returns pointer to PTE with + pointer to its PTE table lock, or returns NULL if no PTE table; + - pte_offset_map_nolock() + maps PTE, returns pointer to PTE with pointer to its PTE table + lock (not taken), or returns NULL if no PTE table; + - pte_offset_map() + maps PTE, returns pointer to PTE, or returns NULL if no PTE table; + - pte_unmap() + unmaps PTE table; - pte_unmap_unlock() unlocks and unmaps PTE table; - pte_alloc_map_lock() - allocates PTE table if needed and take the lock, returns pointer - to taken lock or NULL if allocation failed; - - pte_lockptr() - returns pointer to PTE table lock; + allocates PTE table if needed and takes its lock, returns pointer to + PTE with pointer to its lock, or returns NULL if allocation failed; - pmd_lock() takes PMD table lock, returns pointer to taken lock; - pmd_lockptr() |