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x86: add a list for custom page fault handlers.

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Provides kernel modules a way to register custom page fault handlers.
On every page fault this will call a list of registered functions. The
functions may handle the fault and force do_page_fault() to return
immediately.

This functionality is similar to the now removed page fault notifiers.
Custom page fault handlers are used by debugging and reverse engineering
tools. Mmiotrace is one such tool and a patch to add it into the tree
will follow.

The custom page fault handlers are called earlier in do_page_fault()
than the page fault notifiers were.

Signed-off-by: Pekka Paalanen <pq@iki.fi>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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Pekka Paalanen
2008-05-12 21:20:56 +02:00
committed by Thomas Gleixner
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@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ config IOMMU_LEAK
Add a simple leak tracer to the IOMMU code. This is useful when you
are debugging a buggy device driver that leaks IOMMU mappings.
config PAGE_FAULT_HANDLERS
bool "Custom page fault handlers"
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
help
Allow the use of custom page fault handlers. A kernel module may
register a function that is called on every page fault. Custom
handlers are used by some debugging and reverse engineering tools.
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# IO delay types:
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