include/linux/pagewalk.h
Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/include/linux/pagewalk.h
File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/linux/pagewalk.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 7593 bytes
- Lines
- 202
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Allocates kernel memory; connect allocation flags and lifetime to context constraints.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
linux/mm.h
Detected Declarations
struct mm_walkstruct mm_walk_opsstruct mm_walkstruct folio_walkenum page_walk_lockenum page_walk_actionenum folio_walk_level
Annotated Snippet
struct mm_walk_ops {
int (*pgd_entry)(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long next, struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*p4d_entry)(p4d_t *p4d, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long next, struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*pud_entry)(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long next, struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*pmd_entry)(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long next, struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*pte_entry)(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long next, struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*pte_hole)(unsigned long addr, unsigned long next,
int depth, struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*hugetlb_entry)(pte_t *pte, unsigned long hmask,
unsigned long addr, unsigned long next,
struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*test_walk)(unsigned long addr, unsigned long next,
struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*pre_vma)(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
struct mm_walk *walk);
void (*post_vma)(struct mm_walk *walk);
int (*install_pte)(unsigned long addr, unsigned long next,
pte_t *ptep, struct mm_walk *walk);
enum page_walk_lock walk_lock;
};
/*
* Action for pud_entry / pmd_entry callbacks.
* ACTION_SUBTREE is the default
*/
enum page_walk_action {
/* Descend to next level, splitting huge pages if needed and possible */
ACTION_SUBTREE = 0,
/* Continue to next entry at this level (ignoring any subtree) */
ACTION_CONTINUE = 1,
/* Call again for this entry */
ACTION_AGAIN = 2
};
/**
* struct mm_walk - walk_page_range data
* @ops: operation to call during the walk
* @mm: mm_struct representing the target process of page table walk
* @pgd: pointer to PGD; only valid with no_vma (otherwise set to NULL)
* @vma: vma currently walked (NULL if walking outside vmas)
* @action: next action to perform (see enum page_walk_action)
* @no_vma: walk ignoring vmas (vma will always be NULL)
* @private: private data for callbacks' usage
*
* (see the comment on walk_page_range() for more details)
*/
struct mm_walk {
const struct mm_walk_ops *ops;
struct mm_struct *mm;
pgd_t *pgd;
struct vm_area_struct *vma;
enum page_walk_action action;
bool no_vma;
void *private;
};
int walk_page_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
unsigned long end, const struct mm_walk_ops *ops,
void *private);
int walk_kernel_page_table_range(unsigned long start,
unsigned long end, const struct mm_walk_ops *ops,
pgd_t *pgd, void *private);
int walk_kernel_page_table_range_lockless(unsigned long start,
unsigned long end, const struct mm_walk_ops *ops,
pgd_t *pgd, void *private);
int walk_page_range_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
unsigned long end, const struct mm_walk_ops *ops,
void *private);
int walk_page_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma, const struct mm_walk_ops *ops,
void *private);
int walk_page_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t first_index,
pgoff_t nr, const struct mm_walk_ops *ops,
void *private);
typedef int __bitwise folio_walk_flags_t;
/* Walk shared zeropages (small + huge) as well. */
#define FW_ZEROPAGE ((__force folio_walk_flags_t)BIT(0))
enum folio_walk_level {
FW_LEVEL_PTE,
FW_LEVEL_PMD,
FW_LEVEL_PUD,
};
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/mm.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct mm_walk`, `struct mm_walk_ops`, `struct mm_walk`, `struct folio_walk`, `enum page_walk_lock`, `enum page_walk_action`, `enum folio_walk_level`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.