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diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 2b58d192ea24..6c2b3873678e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
* For areas with an address space and backing store,
* linkage into the address_space->i_mmap interval tree, 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 {
@@ -280,6 +284,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
unsigned long rb_subtree_last;
} linear;
struct list_head nonlinear;
+ const char __user *anon_name;
} shared;
/*
@@ -509,4 +514,13 @@ static inline void clear_tlb_flush_pending(struct mm_struct *mm)
}
#endif
+/* 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 */