vm_page_reference (9)

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man9/vm_page_reference.9freebsd".)

NAME

vm_page_aflag_clear , vm_page_aflag_set , vm_page_reference - change page atomic flags

SYNOPSIS

In sys/param.h In vm/vm.h In vm/vm_page.h Ft void Fn vm_page_aflag_clear vm_page_t m uint8_t bits Ft void Fn vm_page_aflag_set vm_page_t m uint8_t bits Ft void Fn vm_page_reference vm_page_t m

DESCRIPTION

The Fn vm_page_aflag_clear atomically clears the specified bits on the page's aflags

The Fn vm_page_aflag_set atomically sets the specified bits on the page's aflags

The Fn vm_page_reference m call is the same as

vm_page_aflag_set(m, PGA_REFERENCED);

Lp and is the recommended way to mark the page as referenced from third-party kernel modules.

These functions neither block nor require any locks to be held around the calls for correctness.

The functions arguments are:

Fa m

The page whose aflags are updated.

Fa bits

The bits that are set or cleared on the page's flags.

The following aflags can be set or cleared:

Fa PGA_REFERENCED

The bit may be set to indicate that the page has been recently accessed. For instance, pmap(9) sets this bit to reflect the accessed attribute of the page mapping typically updated by processor's memory management unit on the page access.

Fa PGA_WRITEABLE

A writeable mapping for the page may exist.

Both PGA_REFERENCED and PGA_WRITEABLE bits are only valid for the managed pages.

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by An Chad David Aq davidc@acns.ab.ca .