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diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 6e0b286649f1..6c44170c4aca 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ 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 {
@@ -281,6 +285,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
unsigned long rb_subtree_last;
} linear;
struct list_head nonlinear;
+ const char __user *anon_name;
} shared;
/*
@@ -525,4 +530,13 @@ enum tlb_flush_reason {
NR_TLB_FLUSH_REASONS,
};
+/* 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 */