This patch introduces a new macro/function that informs a paravirt
guest when its page table is not more in use, and can be released.
In case we're not paravirt, just do nothing.
Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h | 7 +++++++
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h b/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h
index b467be6..dbe1267 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/pgalloc.h
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
#define QUICK_PGD 0 /* We preserve special mappings over free */
#define QUICK_PT 1 /* Other page table pages that are zero on free */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+#include <asm/paravirt.h>
+#else
+#define paravirt_release_pgd(pgd) do { } while (0)
+#endif
+
#define pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, pte) \
set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(_PAGE_TABLE | __pa(pte)))
#define pud_populate(mm, pud, pmd) \
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ static inline pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
static inline void pgd_free(pgd_t *pgd)
{
BUG_ON((unsigned long)pgd & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+ paravirt_release_pgd(pgd);
quicklist_free(QUICK_PGD, pgd_dtor, pgd);
}
--
1.4.4.2
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