3 files changed, 45 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
index 9d7d69a523bb..6ab372da9657 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
@@ -121,36 +121,11 @@ int create_tmp_file(unsigned long long len)
 	return(fd);
 }
 
-static int create_anon_file(unsigned long long len)
-{
-	void *addr;
-	int fd;
-
-	fd = open("/dev/anon", O_RDWR);
-	if(fd < 0) {
-		perror("opening /dev/anon");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	addr = mmap(NULL, len, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
-	if(addr == MAP_FAILED){
-		perror("mapping physmem file");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	munmap(addr, len);
-
-	return(fd);
-}
-
-extern int have_devanon;
-
 int create_mem_file(unsigned long long len)
 {
 	int err, fd;
 
-	if(have_devanon)
-		fd = create_anon_file(len);
-	else fd = create_tmp_file(len);
+	fd = create_tmp_file(len);
 
 	err = os_set_exec_close(fd, 1);
 	if(err < 0){
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
index d261888f39c4..8176b0b52047 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/process.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 #include "ptrace_user.h"
 #include "os.h"
 #include "user.h"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "kern_util.h"
 #include "longjmp.h"
 #include "skas_ptrace.h"
+#include "kern_constants.h"
 
 #define ARBITRARY_ADDR -1
 #define FAILURE_PID    -1
@@ -187,6 +189,48 @@ int os_unmap_memory(void *addr, int len)
         return(0);
 }
 
+#ifndef MADV_REMOVE
+#define MADV_REMOVE	0x5		/* remove these pages & resources */
+#endif
+
+int os_drop_memory(void *addr, int length)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = madvise(addr, length, MADV_REMOVE);
+	if(err < 0)
+		err = -errno;
+	return err;
+}
+
+int can_drop_memory(void)
+{
+	void *addr;
+	int fd;
+
+	printk("Checking host MADV_REMOVE support...");
+	fd = create_mem_file(UM_KERN_PAGE_SIZE);
+	if(fd < 0){
+		printk("Creating test memory file failed, err = %d\n", -fd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	addr = mmap64(NULL, UM_KERN_PAGE_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+		      MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+	if(addr == MAP_FAILED){
+		printk("Mapping test memory file failed, err = %d\n", -errno);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if(madvise(addr, UM_KERN_PAGE_SIZE, MADV_REMOVE) != 0){
+		printk("MADV_REMOVE failed, err = %d\n", -errno);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	printk("OK\n");
+	return 1;
+}
+
 void init_new_thread_stack(void *sig_stack, void (*usr1_handler)(int))
 {
 	int flags = 0, pages;
diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/start_up.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/start_up.c
index 32753131f8d8..387e26af301a 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/start_up.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/start_up.c
@@ -470,25 +470,6 @@ int can_do_skas(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-int have_devanon = 0;
-
-/* Runs on boot kernel stack - already safe to use printk. */
-
-void check_devanon(void)
-{
-	int fd;
-
-	printk("Checking for /dev/anon on the host...");
-	fd = open("/dev/anon", O_RDWR);
-	if(fd < 0){
-		printk("Not available (open failed with errno %d)\n", errno);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	printk("OK\n");
-	have_devanon = 1;
-}
-
 int __init parse_iomem(char *str, int *add)
 {
 	struct iomem_region *new;
@@ -664,6 +645,5 @@ void os_check_bugs(void)
 {
 	check_ptrace();
 	check_sigio();
-	check_devanon();
 }