include/linux/shmem_fs.h
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File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/linux/shmem_fs.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 8439 bytes
- Lines
- 239
- 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.
- Uses kernel synchronization; read lock ordering, sleepability, and interrupt context assumptions before translating.
- 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/file.hlinux/swap.hlinux/mempolicy.hlinux/pagemap.hlinux/percpu_counter.hlinux/xattr.hlinux/fs_parser.hlinux/userfaultfd_k.hlinux/bits.h
Detected Declarations
struct swap_iocbstruct shmem_inode_infostruct shmem_quota_limitsstruct shmem_sb_infoenum sgp_typefunction shmem_mappingfunction shmem_allowable_huge_ordersfunction shmem_hpage_pmd_enabledfunction shmem_swap_usagefunction shmem_unchargefunction shmem_filefunction shmem_freezefunction fallocate
Annotated Snippet
struct shmem_inode_info {
spinlock_t lock;
unsigned int seals; /* shmem seals */
unsigned long flags;
unsigned long alloced; /* data pages alloced to file */
unsigned long swapped; /* subtotal assigned to swap */
union {
struct offset_ctx dir_offsets; /* stable directory offsets */
struct {
struct list_head shrinklist; /* shrinkable hpage inodes */
struct list_head swaplist; /* chain of maybes on swap */
};
};
struct timespec64 i_crtime; /* file creation time */
struct shared_policy policy; /* NUMA memory alloc policy */
struct list_head xattrs; /* list of xattrs */
pgoff_t fallocend; /* highest fallocate endindex */
unsigned int fsflags; /* for FS_IOC_[SG]ETFLAGS */
atomic_t stop_eviction; /* hold when working on inode */
#ifdef CONFIG_TMPFS_QUOTA
struct dquot __rcu *i_dquot[MAXQUOTAS];
#endif
struct inode vfs_inode;
};
#define SHMEM_FL_USER_VISIBLE (FS_FL_USER_VISIBLE | FS_CASEFOLD_FL)
#define SHMEM_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE \
(FS_IMMUTABLE_FL | FS_APPEND_FL | FS_NODUMP_FL | FS_NOATIME_FL | FS_CASEFOLD_FL)
#define SHMEM_FL_INHERITED (FS_NODUMP_FL | FS_NOATIME_FL | FS_CASEFOLD_FL)
struct shmem_quota_limits {
qsize_t usrquota_bhardlimit; /* Default user quota block hard limit */
qsize_t usrquota_ihardlimit; /* Default user quota inode hard limit */
qsize_t grpquota_bhardlimit; /* Default group quota block hard limit */
qsize_t grpquota_ihardlimit; /* Default group quota inode hard limit */
};
struct shmem_sb_info {
unsigned long max_blocks; /* How many blocks are allowed */
struct percpu_counter used_blocks; /* How many are allocated */
unsigned long max_inodes; /* How many inodes are allowed */
unsigned long free_ispace; /* How much ispace left for allocation */
raw_spinlock_t stat_lock; /* Serialize shmem_sb_info changes */
umode_t mode; /* Mount mode for root directory */
unsigned char huge; /* Whether to try for hugepages */
kuid_t uid; /* Mount uid for root directory */
kgid_t gid; /* Mount gid for root directory */
bool full_inums; /* If i_ino should be uint or ino_t */
bool noswap; /* ignores VM reclaim / swap requests */
ino_t next_ino; /* The next per-sb inode number to use */
ino_t __percpu *ino_batch; /* The next per-cpu inode number to use */
struct mempolicy *mpol; /* default memory policy for mappings */
spinlock_t shrinklist_lock; /* Protects shrinklist */
struct list_head shrinklist; /* List of shinkable inodes */
unsigned long shrinklist_len; /* Length of shrinklist */
struct shmem_quota_limits qlimits; /* Default quota limits */
struct simple_xattr_cache xa_cache;
};
static inline struct shmem_inode_info *SHMEM_I(struct inode *inode)
{
return container_of(inode, struct shmem_inode_info, vfs_inode);
}
/*
* Functions in mm/shmem.c called directly from elsewhere:
*/
extern const struct fs_parameter_spec shmem_fs_parameters[];
extern void shmem_init(void);
extern int shmem_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc);
struct file *shmem_file_setup(const char *name, loff_t size, vma_flags_t flags);
struct file *shmem_kernel_file_setup(const char *name, loff_t size, vma_flags_t vma_flags);
extern struct file *shmem_file_setup_with_mnt(struct vfsmount *mnt,
const char *name, loff_t size, vma_flags_t flags);
int shmem_zero_setup(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
int shmem_zero_setup_desc(struct vm_area_desc *desc);
extern unsigned long shmem_get_unmapped_area(struct file *, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags);
extern int shmem_lock(struct file *file, int lock, struct ucounts *ucounts);
#ifdef CONFIG_SHMEM
bool shmem_mapping(const struct address_space *mapping);
#else
static inline bool shmem_mapping(const struct address_space *mapping)
{
return false;
}
#endif /* CONFIG_SHMEM */
void shmem_unlock_mapping(struct address_space *mapping);
struct page *shmem_read_mapping_page_gfp(struct address_space *mapping,
pgoff_t index, gfp_t gfp_mask);
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/file.h`, `linux/swap.h`, `linux/mempolicy.h`, `linux/pagemap.h`, `linux/percpu_counter.h`, `linux/xattr.h`, `linux/fs_parser.h`, `linux/userfaultfd_k.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct swap_iocb`, `struct shmem_inode_info`, `struct shmem_quota_limits`, `struct shmem_sb_info`, `enum sgp_type`, `function shmem_mapping`, `function shmem_allowable_huge_orders`, `function shmem_hpage_pmd_enabled`, `function shmem_swap_usage`, `function shmem_uncharge`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
- Synchronization appears in or near this file; preserve lock ordering, sleepability, and interrupt-context constraints.
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.