Add comment describing the use of pagefault_disable() and
pagefault_enable() in the LinuxKPI. Suggested by: rpokala@ MFC after: 1 week Sponsored by: Mellanox Technologies
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@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ extern int linux_copyout(const void *kaddr, void *uaddr, size_t len);
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extern size_t linux_clear_user(void *uaddr, size_t len);
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extern int linux_access_ok(int rw, const void *uaddr, size_t len);
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/*
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* NOTE: Each pagefault_disable() call must have a corresponding
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* pagefault_enable() call in the same scope. The former creates a new
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* block and defines a temporary variable, and the latter uses the
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* temporary variable and closes the block. Failure to balance the
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* calls will result in a compile-time error.
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*/
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#define pagefault_disable(void) do { \
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int __saved_pflags = \
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vm_fault_disable_pagefaults()
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