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VM_MAP_INSERT(9)					   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					  VM_MAP_INSERT(9)

NAME
vm_map_insert -- insert an object into a map SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h> #include <vm/vm.h> #include <vm/vm_map.h> int vm_map_insert(vm_map_t map, vm_object_t object, vm_ooffset_t offset, vm_offset_t start, vm_offset_t end, vm_prot_t prot, vm_prot_t max, int cow); DESCRIPTION
The vm_map_insert() function inserts a mapping for the entire vm_object object into the target map map. The offset argument specifies the offset into the object at which to begin mapping. The object's size should match that of the specified address range. The start and end arguments specify the bounds of the mapped object's window in the address space of map. The cow argument specifies the flags which should be propagated to the new entry, for example, to indicate that this is a copy-on-write map- ping. IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
This function implicitly creates a new vm_map_entry by calling the internal function vm_map_entry_create(). This function may use the Giant lock to ensure that only a single thread is present in the function. RETURN VALUES
The vm_map_insert() function returns KERN_SUCCESS if the mapping could be made successfully. Otherwise, KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS will be returned if the start of the range could not be found, or KERN_NO_SPACE if the range was found to be part of an existing entry or if it overlaps the end of the map. SEE ALSO
vm_map(9) AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>. BSD
July 19, 2003 BSD

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VM_MAP_FIND(9)						   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					    VM_MAP_FIND(9)

NAME
vm_map_find -- find a free region within a map, and optionally map a vm_object SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h> #include <vm/vm.h> #include <vm/vm_map.h> int vm_map_find(vm_map_t map, vm_object_t object, vm_ooffset_t offset, vm_offset_t *addr, vm_size_t length, vm_offset_t max_addr, int find_space, vm_prot_t prot, vm_prot_t max, int cow); DESCRIPTION
The vm_map_find() function attempts to find a free region in the target map, with the given length. If a free region is found, vm_map_find() creates a mapping of object via a call to vm_map_insert(9). The arguments offset, prot, max, and cow are passed unchanged to vm_map_insert(9) when creating the mapping, if and only if a free region is found. If object is non-NULL, the reference count on the object must be incremented by the caller before calling this function to account for the new entry. If max_addr is non-zero, it specifies an upper bound on the mapping. The mapping will only succeed if a free region can be found that resides entirely below max_addr. The find_space argument specifies the strategy to use when searching for a free region of the requested length. For all values other than VMFS_NO_SPACE, vm_map_findspace(9) is called to locate a free region of the requested length with a starting address at or above *addr. The following strategies are supported: VMFS_NO_SPACE The mapping will only succeed if there is a free region of the requested length at the given address *addr. VMFS_ANY_SPACE The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region. VMFS_SUPER_SPACE The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region that begins on a superpage boundary. If object is non-NULL and is already backed by superpages, then the mapping will require a free region that aligns relative to the existing superpages rather than one beginning on a superpage boundary. VMFS_OPTIMAL_SPACE The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region. However, if object is non-NULL and is already backed by superpages, this strategy will attempt to find a free region aligned relative to the existing superpages. VMFS_ALIGNED_SPACE(n) The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region that aligns on a 2^n boundary. IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
This function acquires a lock on map by calling vm_map_lock(9), and holds it until the function returns. The search for a free region is defined to be first-fit, from the address addr onwards. RETURN VALUES
The vm_map_find() function returns KERN_SUCCESS if the mapping was successfully created. If space could not be found or find_space was VMFS_NO_SPACE and the given address, addr, was already mapped, KERN_NO_SPACE will be returned. If the discovered range turned out to be bogus, KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS will be returned. SEE ALSO
vm_map(9), vm_map_findspace(9), vm_map_insert(9), vm_map_lock(9) AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>. BSD
September 12, 2013 BSD
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