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REMAP_VMALLOC_RANGE(9) Memory Management in Linux REMAP_VMALLOC_RANGE(9)

NAME

remap_vmalloc_range - map vmalloc pages to userspace

SYNOPSIS

int remap_vmalloc_range(struct vm_area_struct * vma, void * addr, unsigned long pgoff);

ARGUMENTS

vma
vma to cover (map full range of vma)
addr
vmalloc memory
pgoff
number of pages into addr before first page to map

RETURNS

0 for success, -Exxx on failure
This function checks that addr is a valid vmalloc'ed area, and that it is big enough to cover the vma. Will return failure if that criteria isn't met.
Similar to remap_pfn_range (see mm/memory.c)

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February 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16