Source to mach/memory_object.h

/*
 * Copyright (c) 1999 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * @APPLE_LICENSE_HEADER_START@
 * 
 * "Portions Copyright (c) 1999 Apple Computer, Inc.  All Rights
 * Reserved.  This file contains Original Code and/or Modifications of
 * Original Code as defined in and that are subject to the Apple Public
 * Source License Version 1.0 (the 'License').  You may not use this file
 * except in compliance with the License.  Please obtain a copy of the
 * License at http://www.apple.com/publicsource and read it before using
 * this file.
 * 
 * The Original Code and all software distributed under the License are
 * distributed on an 'AS IS' basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND APPLE HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES,
 * INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.  Please see the
 * License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
 * under the License."
 * 
 * @APPLE_LICENSE_HEADER_END@
 */

/* 
 * Mach Operating System
 * Copyright (c) 1991,1990,1989,1988 Carnegie Mellon University
 * All Rights Reserved.
 * 
 * Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its
 * documentation is hereby granted, provided that both the copyright
 * notice and this permission notice appear in all copies of the
 * software, derivative works or modified versions, and any portions
 * thereof, and that both notices appear in supporting documentation.
 * 
 * CARNEGIE MELLON ALLOWS FREE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IN ITS "AS IS"
 * CONDITION.  CARNEGIE MELLON DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND FOR
 * ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 * 
 * Carnegie Mellon requests users of this software to return to
 * 
 *  Software Distribution Coordinator  or  [email protected]
 *  School of Computer Science
 *  Carnegie Mellon University
 *  Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890
 * 
 * any improvements or extensions that they make and grant Carnegie Mellon
 * the rights to redistribute these changes.
 */
/*
 *	File:	memory_object.h
 *	Author:	Michael Wayne Young
 *
 *	External memory management interface definition.
 */

#ifndef	_MACH_MEMORY_OBJECT_H_
#define _MACH_MEMORY_OBJECT_H_

/*
 *	User-visible types used in the external memory
 *	management interface:
 */

#import <mach/port.h>

typedef	mach_port_t	memory_object_t;
					/* Represents a memory object ... */
					/*  Used by user programs to specify */
					/*  the object to map; used by the */
					/*  kernel to retrieve or store data */

typedef	mach_port_t	memory_object_control_t;
					/* Provided to a memory manager; ... */
					/*  used to control a memory object */

typedef	mach_port_t	memory_object_name_t;
					/* Used to describe the memory ... */
					/*  object in vm_regions() calls */

typedef	int		memory_object_copy_strategy_t;
					/* How memory manager handles copy: */
#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_COPY_NONE		0
					/* ... No special support */
#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_COPY_CALL		1
					/* ... Make call on memory manager */
#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_COPY_DELAY 	2
					/* ... Memory manager doesn't ... */
					/*     change data externally. */
#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_COPY_TEMPORARY 	3
					/* ... Memory manager doesn't ... */
					/*     change data externally, and */
					/*     doesn't need to see changes. */

typedef	int		memory_object_return_t;
					/* Which pages to return to manager
					   this time (lock_request) */
#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_RETURN_NONE	0
					/* ... don't return any. */
#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_RETURN_DIRTY	1
					/* ... only dirty pages. */
#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_RETURN_ALL	2
					/* ... dirty and precious pages. */

#define		MEMORY_OBJECT_NULL	MACH_PORT_NULL

#endif	/* _MACH_MEMORY_OBJECT_H_ */