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+/* Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * See ../COPYING for licensing terms.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/mmu_context.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#include <asm/mmu_context.h>
+
+/*
+ * use_mm
+ * Makes the calling kernel thread take on the specified
+ * mm context.
+ * (Note: this routine is intended to be called only
+ * from a kernel thread context)
+ */
+void use_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+ struct mm_struct *active_mm;
+ struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+
+ task_lock(tsk);
+ active_mm = tsk->active_mm;
+ if (active_mm != mm) {
+ atomic_inc(&mm->mm_count);
+ tsk->active_mm = mm;
+ }
+ tsk->mm = mm;
+ switch_mm(active_mm, mm, tsk);
+ task_unlock(tsk);
+#ifdef finish_arch_post_lock_switch
+ finish_arch_post_lock_switch();
+#endif
+
+ if (active_mm != mm)
+ mmdrop(active_mm);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(use_mm);
+
+/*
+ * unuse_mm
+ * Reverses the effect of use_mm, i.e. releases the
+ * specified mm context which was earlier taken on
+ * by the calling kernel thread
+ * (Note: this routine is intended to be called only
+ * from a kernel thread context)
+ */
+void unuse_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+ struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+
+ task_lock(tsk);
+ sync_mm_rss(mm);
+ tsk->mm = NULL;
+ /* active_mm is still 'mm' */
+ enter_lazy_tlb(mm, tsk);
+ task_unlock(tsk);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unuse_mm);