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27.Dd August 07, 2013
28.Dt VM_PAGE_BUSY 9
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm vm_page_busied ,
32.Nm vm_page_busy_downgrade ,
33.Nm vm_page_busy_sleep ,
34.Nm vm_page_sbusied ,
35.Nm vm_page_sbusy ,
36.Nm vm_page_sleep_if_busy ,
37.Nm vm_page_sunbusy ,
38.Nm vm_page_trysbusy ,
39.Nm vm_page_tryxbusy ,
40.Nm vm_page_xbusied ,
41.Nm vm_page_xbusy ,
42.Nm vm_page_xunbusy ,
43.Nm vm_page_assert_sbusied ,
44.Nm vm_page_assert_unbusied ,
45.Nm vm_page_assert_xbusied
46.Nd protect page identity changes and page content references
47.Sh SYNOPSIS
48.In sys/param.h
49.In vm/vm.h
50.In vm/vm_page.h
51.Ft int
52.Fn vm_page_busied "vm_page_t m"
53.Ft void
54.Fn vm_page_busy_downgrade "vm_page_t m"
55.Ft void
56.Fn vm_page_busy_sleep "vm_page_t m" "const char *msg"
57.Ft int
58.Fn vm_page_sbusied "vm_page_t m"
59.Ft void
60.Fn vm_page_sbusy "vm_page_t m"
61.Ft int
62.Fn vm_page_sleep_if_busy "vm_page_t m" "const char *msg"
63.Ft void
64.Fn vm_page_sunbusy "vm_page_t m"
65.Ft int
66.Fn vm_page_trysbusy "vm_page_t m"
67.Ft int
68.Fn vm_page_tryxbusy "vm_page_t m"
69.Ft int
70.Fn vm_page_xbusied "vm_page_t m"
71.Ft void
72.Fn vm_page_xbusy "vm_page_t m"
73.Ft void
74.Fn vm_page_xunbusy "vm_page_t m"
75.Pp
76.Cd "options INVARIANTS"
77.Cd "options INVARIANT_SUPPORT"
78.Ft void
79.Fn vm_page_assert_sbusied "vm_page_t m"
80.Ft void
81.Fn vm_page_assert_unbusied "vm_page_t m"
82.Ft void
83.Fn vm_page_assert_xbusied "vm_page_t m"
84.Sh DESCRIPTION
85Page identity is usually protected by higher level locks like vm_object
86locks and vm page locks.
87However, sometimes it is not possible to hold such locks for the time
88necessary to complete the identity change.
89In such case the page can be exclusively busied by a thread which needs
90to own the identity for a certain amount of time.
91.Pp
92In other situations, threads do not need to change the identity of the
93page but they want to prevent other threads from changing the identity
94themselves.
95For example, when a thread wants to access or update page contents
96without a lock held the page is shared busied.
97.Pp
98Before busing a page the vm_object lock must be held.
99The same rule applies when a page is unbusied.
100This makes the vm_object lock a real busy interlock.
101.Pp
102The
103.Fn vm_page_busied
104function returns non-zero if the current thread busied
105.Fa m
106in either exclusive or shared mode.
107Returns zero otherwise.
108.Pp
109The
110.Fn vm_page_busy_downgrade
111function must be used to downgrade
112.Fa m
113from an exclusive busy state to a shared busy state.
114.Pp
115The
116.Fn vm_page_busy_sleep
117function puts the invoking thread to sleep using the appropriate
118waitchannels for the busy mechanism.
119The parameter
120.Fa msg
121is a string describing the sleep condition for userland tools.
122.Pp
123The
124.Fn vm_page_busied
125function returns non-zero if the current thread busied
126.Fa m
127in shared mode.
128Returns zero otherwise.
129.Pp
130The
131.Fn vm_page_sbusy
132function shared busies
133.Fa m .
134.Pp
135The
136.Fn vm_page_sleep_if_busy
137function puts the invoking thread to sleep, using the appropriate
138waitchannels for the busy mechanism, if
139.Fa m .
140is busied in either exclusive or shared mode.
141If the invoking thread slept a non-zero value is returned, otherwise
1420 is returned.
143The parameter
144.Fa msg
145is a string describing the sleep condition for userland tools.
146.Pp
147The
148.Fn vm_page_sunbusy
149function shared unbusies
150.Fa m .
151.Pp
152The
153.Fn vm_page_trysbusy
154attempts to shared busy
155.Fa m .
156If the operation cannot immediately succeed
157.Fn vm_page_trysbusy
158returns 0, otherwise a non-zero value is returned.
159.Pp
160The
161.Fn vm_page_tryxbusy
162attempts to exclusive busy
163.Fa m .
164If the operation cannot immediately succeed
165.Fn vm_page_tryxbusy
166returns 0, otherwise a non-zero value is returned.
167.Pp
168The
169.Fn vm_page_xbusied
170function returns non-zero if the current thread busied
171.Fa m
172in exclusive mode.
173Returns zero otherwise.
174.Pp
175The
176.Fn vm_page_xbusy
177function exclusive busies
178.Fa m .
179.Pp
180The
181.Fn vm_page_xunbusy
182function exclusive unbusies
183.Fa m .
184Assertions on the busy state allow kernels compiled with
185.Cd "options INVARIANTS"
186and
187.Cd "options INVARIANT_SUPPORT"
188to panic if they are not respected.
189.Pp
190The
191.Fn vm_page_assert_sbusied
192function panics if
193.Fa m
194is not shared busied.
195.Pp
196The
197.Fn vm_page_assert_unbusied
198function panics if
199.Fa m
200is not unbusied.
201.Pp
202The
203.Fn vm_page_assert_xbusied
204function panics if
205.Fa m
206is not exclusive busied.
207.Sh SEE ALSO
208.Xr VOP_GETPAGES 9 ,
209.Xr vm_page_aflag 9 ,
210.Xr vm_page_alloc 9 ,
211.Xr vm_page_deactivate 9 ,
212.Xr vm_page_free 9 ,
213.Xr vm_page_grab 9 ,
214.Xr vm_page_insert 9 ,
215.Xr vm_page_lookup 9 ,
216.Xr vm_page_rename 9
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