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27.Dd November 11, 2021
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_sunbusy ,
36.Nm vm_page_trysbusy ,
37.Nm vm_page_tryxbusy ,
38.Nm vm_page_xbusied ,
39.Nm vm_page_xunbusy ,
40.Nm vm_page_assert_sbusied ,
41.Nm vm_page_assert_unbusied ,
42.Nm vm_page_assert_xbusied
43.Nd protect page identity changes and page content references
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.In sys/param.h
46.In vm/vm.h
47.In vm/vm_page.h
48.Ft int
49.Fn vm_page_busied "vm_page_t m"
50.Ft void
51.Fn vm_page_busy_downgrade "vm_page_t m"
52.Ft bool
53.Fn vm_page_busy_sleep "vm_page_t m" "const char *msg" "int allocflags"
54.Ft int
55.Fn vm_page_sbusied "vm_page_t m"
56.Ft void
57.Fn vm_page_sunbusy "vm_page_t m"
58.Ft int
59.Fn vm_page_trysbusy "vm_page_t m"
60.Ft int
61.Fn vm_page_tryxbusy "vm_page_t m"
62.Ft int
63.Fn vm_page_xbusied "vm_page_t m"
64.Ft void
65.Fn vm_page_xunbusy "vm_page_t m"
66.Pp
67.Cd "options INVARIANTS"
68.Cd "options INVARIANT_SUPPORT"
69.Ft void
70.Fn vm_page_assert_sbusied "vm_page_t m"
71.Ft void
72.Fn vm_page_assert_unbusied "vm_page_t m"
73.Ft void
74.Fn vm_page_assert_xbusied "vm_page_t m"
75.Sh DESCRIPTION
76Page identity is usually protected by higher level locks like vm_object
77locks and vm page locks.
78However, sometimes it is not possible to hold such locks for the time
79necessary to complete the identity change.
80In such case the page can be exclusively busied by a thread which needs
81to own the identity for a certain amount of time.
82.Pp
83In other situations, threads do not need to change the identity of the
84page but they want to prevent other threads from changing the identity
85themselves.
86For example, when a thread wants to access or update page contents
87without a lock held the page is shared busied.
88.Pp
89Before busying a page the vm_object lock must be held.
90The same rule applies when a page is unbusied.
91This makes the vm_object lock a real busy interlock.
92.Pp
93The
94.Fn vm_page_busied
95function returns non-zero if the current thread busied
96.Fa m
97in either exclusive or shared mode.
98Returns zero otherwise.
99.Pp
100The
101.Fn vm_page_busy_downgrade
102function must be used to downgrade
103.Fa m
104from an exclusive busy state to a shared busy state.
105.Pp
106The
107.Fn vm_page_busy_sleep
108checks the busy state of the page
109.Fa m
110and puts the invoking thread to sleep if the page is busy.
111The VM object for the page must be locked.
112The
113.Fa allocflags
114parameter must be either
115.Dv 0 ,
116in which case the function will sleep if the page is busied,
117or
118.Dv VM_ALLOC_IGN_SBUSY ,
119in which case the function will sleep only if the page is exclusively
120busied.
121A return value of true indicates that the invoking thread was put to
122sleep and that the object was unlocked.
123A return value of false indicates that the invoking thread did not sleep
124and the object remains locked.
125The parameter
126.Fa msg
127is a string describing the sleep condition for userland tools.
128.Pp
129The
130.Fn vm_page_busied
131function returns non-zero if the current thread busied
132.Fa m
133in shared mode.
134Returns zero otherwise.
135.Pp
136The
137.Fn vm_page_sunbusy
138function shared unbusies
139.Fa m .
140.Pp
141The
142.Fn vm_page_trysbusy
143attempts to shared busy
144.Fa m .
145If the operation cannot immediately succeed
146.Fn vm_page_trysbusy
147returns 0, otherwise a non-zero value is returned.
148.Pp
149The
150.Fn vm_page_tryxbusy
151attempts to exclusive busy
152.Fa m .
153If the operation cannot immediately succeed
154.Fn vm_page_tryxbusy
155returns 0, otherwise a non-zero value is returned.
156.Pp
157The
158.Fn vm_page_xbusied
159function returns non-zero if the current thread busied
160.Fa m
161in exclusive mode.
162Returns zero otherwise.
163.Pp
164The
165.Fn vm_page_xunbusy
166function exclusive unbusies
167.Fa m .
168Assertions on the busy state allow kernels compiled with
169.Cd "options INVARIANTS"
170and
171.Cd "options INVARIANT_SUPPORT"
172to panic if they are not respected.
173.Pp
174The
175.Fn vm_page_assert_sbusied
176function panics if
177.Fa m
178is not shared busied.
179.Pp
180The
181.Fn vm_page_assert_unbusied
182function panics if
183.Fa m
184is not unbusied.
185.Pp
186The
187.Fn vm_page_assert_xbusied
188function panics if
189.Fa m
190is not exclusive busied.
191.Sh SEE ALSO
192.Xr vm_page_aflag 9 ,
193.Xr vm_page_alloc 9 ,
194.Xr vm_page_deactivate 9 ,
195.Xr vm_page_free 9 ,
196.Xr vm_page_grab 9 ,
197.Xr vm_page_insert 9 ,
198.Xr vm_page_lookup 9 ,
199.Xr vm_page_rename 9 ,
200.Xr VOP_GETPAGES 9
201