tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm(9)
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tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm(9) π
Okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β this is the page for tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm, and it's giving βwe're about to nuke a whole address spaceβ energy. π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm β initialize an mmu_gather structure for page-table tear-down. No cap, that's literally the whole vibe. β¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm (struct mmu_gather *tlb , struct mm_struct *mm );
π ARGUMENTS π
tlbβ themmu_gatherstructure you're initializing, bestie. This is the lil' gather struct getting set up. πmmβ themm_structof the target address space. Yes, that address space. The main character. π
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
Okay so in this case, mm is without users and we're going to destroy the full address space (exit/execve). It's dramatic, but that's the assignment. π
Called to initialize an (on-stack) mmu_gather structure for page-table tear-down from mm. That's the whole plot β initialize it, then let the tear-down do its thing. Periodt. π
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file: ./mm/mmu_gather.c
tlb_flush_rmaps(9)tlb_remove_table_sync_rcu(9)tlb_gather_mmu(9)tlb_gather_mmu_vma(9)tlb_finish_mmu(9)
Catch u later, bestie π§π β source/version: ./mm, dated October 2026, and this iconic page is tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm(9). Slay. π
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