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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst index 533c79e8d2cd..e72c93161134 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.rst @@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ is not associated with a file: [stack] the stack of the main process [vdso] the "virtual dynamic shared object", the kernel system call handler + [anon:<name>] an anonymous mapping that has been + named by userspace ======= ==================================== or if empty, the mapping is anonymous. @@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ Memory Area, or VMA) there is a series of lines such as the following:: Locked: 0 kB THPeligible: 0 VmFlags: rd ex mr mw me dw + Name: name from userspace The first of these lines shows the same information as is displayed for the mapping in /proc/PID/maps. Following lines show the size of the mapping @@ -554,6 +557,9 @@ be vanished or the reverse -- new added. Interpretation of their meaning might change in future as well. So each consumer of these flags has to follow each specific kernel version for the exact semantic. +The "Name" field will only be present on a mapping that has been named by +userspace, and will show the name passed in by userspace. + This file is only present if the CONFIG_MMU kernel configuration option is enabled. |