Get parameters which are the keys for a futex
int get_futex_key(u32 __user * uaddr, int fshared, union futex_key * key, int rw);
uaddr
virtual address of the futex
fshared
0 for a PROCESS_PRIVATE futex, 1 for PROCESS_SHARED
key
address where result is stored.
rw
mapping needs to be read/write (values: VERIFY_READ, VERIFY_WRITE)
a negative error code or 0
The key words are stored in *key on success.
For shared mappings, it's (page->index, file_inode(vma->vm_file), offset_within_page). For private mappings, it's (uaddr, current->mm). We can usually work out the index without swapping in the page.
lock_page might sleep, the caller should not hold a spinlock.
Rusty Russell <[email protected]>
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