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diff --git a/Documentation/cachetlb.txt b/Documentation/cachetlb.txt index 4ae418889b881c..1f312a9893d91e 100644 --- a/Documentation/cachetlb.txt +++ b/Documentation/cachetlb.txt @@ -362,6 +362,15 @@ maps this page at its virtual address. likely that you will need to flush the instruction cache for copy_to_user_page(). + void flush_anon_page(struct page *page, unsigned long vmaddr) + When the kernel needs to access the contents of an anonymous + page, it calls this function (currently only + get_user_pages()). Note: flush_dcache_page() deliberately + doesn't work for an anonymous page. The default + implementation is a nop (and should remain so for all coherent + architectures). For incoherent architectures, it should flush + the cache of the page at vmaddr in the current user process. + void flush_icache_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end) When the kernel stores into addresses that it will execute out of (eg when loading modules), this function is called. |