nodemask_t nmask;
LIST_HEAD(pagelist);
int err = 0;
- struct vm_area_struct *vma;
nodes_clear(nmask);
node_set(source, nmask);
- vma = check_range(mm, mm->mmap->vm_start, mm->task_size, &nmask,
+ /*
+ * This does not "check" the range but isolates all pages that
+ * need migration. Between passing in the full user address
+ * space range and MPOL_MF_DISCONTIG_OK, this call can not fail.
+ */
+ VM_BUG_ON(!(flags & (MPOL_MF_MOVE | MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL)));
+ check_range(mm, mm->mmap->vm_start, mm->task_size, &nmask,
flags | MPOL_MF_DISCONTIG_OK, &pagelist);
- if (IS_ERR(vma))
- return PTR_ERR(vma);
if (!list_empty(&pagelist)) {
err = migrate_pages(&pagelist, new_node_page, dest,
*
* Returns effective policy for a VMA at specified address.
* Falls back to @task or system default policy, as necessary.
- * Current or other task's task mempolicy and non-shared vma policies
- * are protected by the task's mmap_sem, which must be held for read by
- * the caller.
+ * Current or other task's task mempolicy and non-shared vma policies must be
+ * protected by task_lock(task) by the caller.
* Shared policies [those marked as MPOL_F_SHARED] require an extra reference
* count--added by the get_policy() vm_op, as appropriate--to protect against
* freeing by another task. It is the caller's responsibility to free the