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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst index 4f13b01e42eb..670ba66b60e4 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst @@ -1213,6 +1213,10 @@ otherwise noted. file-backed memory mapping, most notably establishing relevant private state and VMA callbacks. + If further action such as pre-population of page tables is required, + this can be specified by the vm_area_desc->action field and related + parameters. + Note that the file operations are implemented by the specific filesystem in which the inode resides. When opening a device node (character or block special) most filesystems will call special |