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diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 059839c..557f9b6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
* linkage into the address_space->i_mmap prio tree, or
* linkage to the list of like vmas hanging off its node, or
* linkage of vma in the address_space->i_mmap_nonlinear list.
+ *
+ * For private anonymous mappings, a pointer to a null terminated string
+ * in the user process containing the name given to the vma, or NULL
+ * if unnamed.
*/
union {
struct {
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
} vm_set;
struct raw_prio_tree_node prio_tree_node;
+ const char __user *anon_name;
} shared;
/*
@@ -345,4 +350,14 @@ static inline cpumask_t *mm_cpumask(struct mm_struct *mm)
return mm->cpu_vm_mask_var;
}
+
+/* Return the name for an anonymous mapping or NULL for a file-backed mapping */
+static inline const char __user *vma_get_anon_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ if (vma->vm_file)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return vma->shared.anon_name;
+}
+
#endif /* _LINUX_MM_TYPES_H */