UVM_MAP(9)

NAME
uvm_map, uvm_map_pageable, uvm_map_pageable_all, uvm_map_checkprot, uvm_map_protect, uvmspace_alloc, uvmspace_exec, uvmspace_fork, uvmspace_free, uvmspace_share, uvm_uarea_alloc, uvm_uarea_free, UVM_MAPFLAG - virtual address space management interface

SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <uvm/uvm.h>
int
uvm_map(vm_map_t map, vaddr_t *startp, vsize_t size, struct uvm_object *uobj, voff_t uoffset, vsize_t alignment, unsigned int flags);
int
uvm_map_pageable(vm_map_t map, vaddr_t start, vaddr_t end, boolean_t new_pageable, int lockflags);
int
uvm_map_pageable_all(vm_map_t map, int flags, vsize_t limit);
boolean_t
uvm_map_checkprot(vm_map_t map, vaddr_t start, vaddr_t end, vm_prot_t protection);
int
uvm_map_protect(vm_map_t map, vaddr_t start, vaddr_t end, vm_prot_t new_prot, boolean_t set_max);
struct vmspace *
uvmspace_alloc(vaddr_t min, vaddr_t max, boolean_t pageable, boolean_t remove_holes);
void
uvmspace_exec(struct proc *p, vaddr_t start, vaddr_t end);
struct vmspace *
uvmspace_fork(struct process *pr);
void
uvmspace_free(struct vmspace *vm);
struct vmspace *
uvmspace_share(struct process *pr);
vaddr_t
uvm_uarea_alloc(void);
void
uvm_uarea_free(struct proc *p);
unsigned int
UVM_MAPFLAG(vm_prot_t prot, vm_prot_t maxprot, vm_inherit_t inh, int advice, int flags);

DESCRIPTION
The uvm_map() function establishes a valid mapping in map map, which must be unlocked. The new mapping has size size, which must be in PAGE_SIZE units. If alignment is non-zero, it describes the required alignment of the list, in power-of-two notation. The uobj and uoffset arguments can have four meanings. When uobj is NULL and uoffset is UVM_UNKNOWN_OFFSET, uvm_map() does not use the machine-dependent PMAP_PREFER function. If uoffset is any other value, it is used as the hint to PMAP_PREFER. When uobj is not NULL and uoffset is UVM_UNKNOWN_OFFSET, uvm_map() finds the offset based upon the virtual address, passed as startp. If uoffset is any other value, we are doing a normal mapping at this offset. The start address of the map will be returned in startp.

flags passed to uvm_map() are typically created using the UVM_MAPFLAG() macro, which uses the following values. The prot and maxprot can take a mix of the following values:

    #define PROT_MASK   0x07    /* protection mask */
    #define PROT_NONE   0x00    /* protection none */
    #define PROT_READ   0x01    /* read */
    #define PROT_WRITE  0x02    /* write */
    #define PROT_EXEC   0x04    /* exec */

The values that inh can take are:

    #define MAP_INHERIT_MASK    0x30    /* inherit mask */
    #define MAP_INHERIT_SHARE   0x00    /* "share" */
    #define MAP_INHERIT_COPY    0x10    /* "copy" */
    #define MAP_INHERIT_NONE    0x20    /* "none" */
    #define MAP_INHERIT_ZERO    0x30    /* "zero" */

The values that advice can take are:

    #define MADV_NORMAL  0x0     /* 'normal' */
    #define MADV_RANDOM  0x1     /* 'random' */
    #define MADV_SEQUENTIAL 0x2  /* 'sequential' */
    #define MADV_MASK    0x7     /* mask */

The values that flags can take are:

    #define UVM_FLAG_FIXED   0x0010000 /* find space */
    #define UVM_FLAG_OVERLAY 0x0020000 /* establish overlay */
    #define UVM_FLAG_NOMERGE 0x0040000 /* don't merge map entries */
    #define UVM_FLAG_COPYONW 0x0080000 /* set copy_on_write flag */
    #define UVM_FLAG_TRYLOCK 0x0100000 /* fail if we can not lock map */
    #define UVM_FLAG_HOLE    0x0200000 /* no backend */
    #define UVM_FLAG_QUERY   0x0400000 /* do everything,
                                          except actual execution */
    #define UVM_FLAG_NOFAULT 0x0800000 /* don't fault */
    #define UVM_FLAG_UNMAP   0x1000000 /* unmap to make space */
    #define UVM_FLAG_STACK   0x2000000 /* page may contain a stack */

The UVM_MAPFLAG macro arguments can be combined with an or operator. There are also some additional macros to extract bits from the flags. The UVM_PROTECTION, UVM_INHERIT, UVM_MAXPROTECTION and UVM_ADVICE macros return the protection, inheritance, maximum protection and advice, respectively. uvm_map() returns a standard errno.

The uvm_map_pageable() function changes the pageability of the pages in the range from start to end in map map to new_pageable. The uvm_map_pageable_all() function changes the pageability of all mapped regions. If limit is non-zero and pmap_wired_count() is implemented, ENOMEM is returned if the amount of wired pages exceed limit. The map is locked on entry if lockflags contain UVM_LK_ENTER, and locked on exit if lockflags contain UVM_LK_EXIT. uvm_map_pageable() and uvm_map_pageable_all() return a standard errno.

The uvm_map_checkprot() function checks the protection of the range from start to end in map map against protection. This returns either TRUE or FALSE.

The uvm_map_protect() function changes the protection start to end in map map to new_prot, also setting the maximum protection to the region to new_prot if set_max is non-zero. This function returns a standard errno.

The uvmspace_alloc() function allocates and returns a new address space, with ranges from min to max, setting the pageability of the address space to pageable. If remove_holes is non-zero, hardware ‘holes’ in the virtual address space will be removed from the newly allocated address space.

The uvmspace_exec() function either reuses the address space of process p if there are no other references to it, or creates a new one with uvmspace_alloc(). The range of valid addresses in the address space is reset to start through end.

The uvmspace_fork() function creates and returns a new address space based upon the address space of process pr and is typically used when allocating an address space for a child process.

The uvmspace_free() function lowers the reference count on the address space vm, freeing the data structures if there are no other references.

The uvmspace_share() function returns a reference to the address space of process pr, increasing its reference count.

The uvm_uarea_alloc() function allocates a thread's ‘uarea’, the memory where its kernel stack and PCB are stored. The uvm_uarea_free() function frees the uarea for thread p, which must no longer be running.

SEE ALSO
pmap(9)