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[Xen-devel] a question about count_info

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Subject: [Xen-devel] a question about count_info
From: "strongerwill" <strongerwill@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:39:52 +0800
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Hi guys:
   I am working on Xen 4.0.0. In my project, I need to know the reference number of a paticular page. But I found the result do not match what I think. I need your help.
 
For example, I allocate a buffer in kernel (dom0)
char * buf = kmalloc( 4096, ...);
Then I use my designed hypercall to read the count_info like this way:
// add is the location of the buffer
l1_pgentry_t nl1e = guest_map_l1e(current, add, &tmp);
                unsigned long pfn = 0, mfn = 0;
                p2m_type_t p2mt = 0;
                struct page_info *page = NULL;
                pfn = l1e_get_pfn(nl1e);
                mfn = mfn_x( gfn_to_mfn( current->domain, pfn, &p2mt ) );
                debug_trace(printk("pfn %lx, mfn %lx, p2mt %x nl1e.l1 %llx\n", pfn, mfn, p2mt, nl1e.l1));
// here I check the validation of mfn, then try to get page
                page = mfn_to_page(mfn);
                debug_trace(printk("page count %lx, marked count %lx, page typeinfo %lx\n",
                        page->count_info, page->count_info & PGC_count_mask, page->u.inuse.type_info));
 
the output likes this:
 
pfn 5a4d0, mfn 5a4d0, p2mt 1  nl1e.l1 800000005a4d0063 
page count 80000002, marked count 2, page typeinfo 74000001
 
When I allocate memory using vmalloc
the output likes this:
 
pfn 351ed, mfn 351ed, p2mt 1 nl1e.l1 80000000351ed063
page count 80000003, marked count 3, page typeinfo 74000002
 
previously I think the referece number (count_info) of  these new allocated buffers should be "1". Now the output confuses me. Any one can explain this?
Thanks very much
 
 
Yueqiang
 
2010-08-05

strongerwill
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