vm_page_rename(9)

NAME

vm_page_rename - move a page

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/param.h>
#include <vm/vm.h>
#include <vm/vm_page.h>
void
vm_page_rename(vm_page_t m, vm_object_t new_object,
        vm_pindex_t new_pindex);

DESCRIPTION

The vm_page_rename() function removes a page from one ob

ject, and adds it
to another at the given page index. The page is added to

the given
object, and is removed from the object that is currently as

sociated with.
If the page is currently on the cache queue it will be deac

tivated unless
it is wired or unmanaged, in which case the deactivation

will fail. The
entire page is marked as dirty after the move.

The arguments to vm_page_rename() are:

m The page to move.

new_object The object the page should be inserted into.

new_pindex The page index into new_object at which the

new page

should be inserted.

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Chad David <davidc@ac

ns.ab.ca>.

BSD July 17, 2001

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