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26.Dd September 12, 2013
27.Dt VM_MAP_FIND 9
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm vm_map_find
31.Nd find a free region within a map, and optionally map a vm_object
32.Sh SYNOPSIS
33.In sys/param.h
34.In vm/vm.h
35.In vm/vm_map.h
36.Ft int
37.Fo vm_map_find
38.Fa "vm_map_t map" "vm_object_t object" "vm_ooffset_t offset"
39.Fa "vm_offset_t *addr" "vm_size_t length" "vm_offset_t max_addr"
40.Fa "int find_space" "vm_prot_t prot" "vm_prot_t max" "int cow"
41.Fc
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43The
44.Fn vm_map_find
45function attempts to find a free region in the target
46.Fa map ,
47with the given
48.Fa length.
49If a free region is found,
50.Fn vm_map_find
51creates a mapping of
52.Fa object
53via a call to
54.Xr vm_map_insert 9 .
55.Pp
56The arguments
57.Fa offset ,
58.Fa prot ,
59.Fa max ,
60and
61.Fa cow
62are passed unchanged to
63.Xr vm_map_insert 9
64when creating the mapping, if and only if a free region is found.
65.Pp
66If
67.Fa object
68is
69.Pf non- Dv NULL ,
70the reference count on the object must be incremented
71by the caller before calling this function to account for the new entry.
72.Pp
73If
74.Fa max_addr
75is non-zero,
76it specifies an upper bound on the mapping.
77The mapping will only succeed if a free region can be found that resides
78entirely below
79.Fa max_addr .
80.Pp
81The
82.Fa find_space
83argument specifies the strategy to use when searching for a free region of
84the requested length.
85For all values other than
86.Dv VMFS_NO_SPACE ,
87.Xr vm_map_findspace 9
88is called to locate a free region of the requested length with a starting
89address at or above
90.Fa *addr .
91The following strategies are supported:
92.Bl -tag -width "Dv VMFS_ALIGNED_SPACE Ns"
93.It Dv VMFS_NO_SPACE
94The mapping will only succeed if there is a free region of the requested
95length at the given address
96.Fa *addr .
97.It Dv VMFS_ANY_SPACE
98The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region.
99.It Dv VMFS_SUPER_SPACE
100The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region that begins on
101a superpage boundary.
102If
103.Fa object
104is
105.Pf non- Dv NULL
106and is already backed by superpages,
107then the mapping will require a free region that aligns relative to the
108existing superpages rather than one beginning on a superpage boundary.
109.It Dv VMFS_OPTIMAL_SPACE
110The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region.
111However, if
112.Fa object
113is
114.Pf non- Dv NULL
115and is already backed by superpages,
116this strategy will attempt to find a free region aligned relative to
117the existing superpages.
118.It Dv VMFS_ALIGNED_SPACE Ns Pq Fa n
119The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region that aligns on
120a
121.Pf 2^ Fa n
122boundary.
123.El
124.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
125This function acquires a lock on
126.Fa map
127by calling
128.Xr vm_map_lock 9 ,
129and holds it until the function returns.
130.Pp
131The search for a free region is defined to be first-fit, from the address
132.Fa addr
133onwards.
134.Sh RETURN VALUES
135The
136.Fn vm_map_find
137function returns
138.Dv KERN_SUCCESS
139if the mapping was successfully created.
140If space could not be found or
141.Fa find_space
142was
143.Dv VMFS_NO_SPACE
144and the given address,
145.Fa addr ,
146was already mapped,
147.Dv KERN_NO_SPACE
148will be returned.
149If the discovered range turned out to be bogus,
150.Dv KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS
151will be returned.
152.Sh SEE ALSO
153.Xr vm_map 9 ,
154.Xr vm_map_findspace 9 ,
155.Xr vm_map_insert 9 ,
156.Xr vm_map_lock 9
157.Sh AUTHORS
158This manual page was written by
159.An Bruce M Simpson Aq Mt bms@spc.org .
160