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28.Dd September 12, 2013
29.Dt VM_MAP_FIND 9
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm vm_map_find
33.Nd find a free region within a map, and optionally map a vm_object
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35.In sys/param.h
36.In vm/vm.h
37.In vm/vm_map.h
38.Ft int
39.Fo vm_map_find
40.Fa "vm_map_t map" "vm_object_t object" "vm_ooffset_t offset"
41.Fa "vm_offset_t *addr" "vm_size_t length" "vm_offset_t max_addr"
42.Fa "int find_space" "vm_prot_t prot" "vm_prot_t max" "int cow"
43.Fc
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Fn vm_map_find
47function attempts to find a free region in the target
48.Fa map ,
49with the given
50.Fa length.
51If a free region is found,
52.Fn vm_map_find
53creates a mapping of
54.Fa object
55via a call to
56.Xr vm_map_insert 9 .
57.Pp
58The arguments
59.Fa offset ,
60.Fa prot ,
61.Fa max ,
62and
63.Fa cow
64are passed unchanged to
65.Xr vm_map_insert 9
66when creating the mapping, if and only if a free region is found.
67.Pp
68If
69.Fa object
70is
71.Pf non- Dv NULL ,
72the reference count on the object must be incremented
73by the caller before calling this function to account for the new entry.
74.Pp
75If
76.Fa max_addr
77is non-zero,
78it specifies an upper bound on the mapping.
79The mapping will only succeed if a free region can be found that resides
80entirely below
81.Fa max_addr .
82.Pp
83The
84.Fa find_space
85argument specifies the strategy to use when searching for a free region of
86the requested length.
87For all values other than
88.Dv VMFS_NO_SPACE ,
89.Xr vm_map_findspace 9
90is called to locate a free region of the requested length with a starting
91address at or above
92.Fa *addr .
93The following strategies are supported:
94.Bl -tag -width "Dv VMFS_ALIGNED_SPACE Ns"
95.It Dv VMFS_NO_SPACE
96The mapping will only succeed if there is a free region of the requested
97length at the given address
98.Fa *addr .
99.It Dv VMFS_ANY_SPACE
100The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region.
101.It Dv VMFS_SUPER_SPACE
102The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region that begins on
103a superpage boundary.
104If
105.Fa object
106is
107.Pf non- Dv NULL
108and is already backed by superpages,
109then the mapping will require a free region that aligns relative to the
110existing superpages rather than one beginning on a superpage boundary.
111.It Dv VMFS_OPTIMAL_SPACE
112The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region.
113However, if
114.Fa object
115is
116.Pf non- Dv NULL
117and is already backed by superpages,
118this strategy will attempt to find a free region aligned relative to
119the existing superpages.
120.It Dv VMFS_ALIGNED_SPACE Ns Pq Fa n
121The mapping will succeed as long as there is a free region that aligns on
122a
123.Pf 2^ Fa n
124boundary.
125.El
126.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
127This function acquires a lock on
128.Fa map
129by calling
130.Xr vm_map_lock 9 ,
131and holds it until the function returns.
132.Pp
133The search for a free region is defined to be first-fit, from the address
134.Fa addr
135onwards.
136.Sh RETURN VALUES
137The
138.Fn vm_map_find
139function returns
140.Dv KERN_SUCCESS
141if the mapping was successfully created.
142If space could not be found or
143.Fa find_space
144was
145.Dv VMFS_NO_SPACE
146and the given address,
147.Fa addr ,
148was already mapped,
149.Dv KERN_NO_SPACE
150will be returned.
151If the discovered range turned out to be bogus,
152.Dv KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS
153will be returned.
154.Sh SEE ALSO
155.Xr vm_map 9 ,
156.Xr vm_map_findspace 9 ,
157.Xr vm_map_insert 9 ,
158.Xr vm_map_lock 9
159.Sh AUTHORS
160This manual page was written by
161.An Bruce M Simpson Aq Mt bms@spc.org .
162