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From: Jonathan Mini <j_mini@efn.org>
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Subject: dirty bit in page allocations.
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  I need to read and set the dirty bit on pages of allocated kernel memory. I
allocate the memory via malloc, and then export it to the userland via mmap.
What I need to do is clear and test the dirty bit on those pages. This way, I
can dump only those pages which have been modified instead of the entire set
of pages.
  What are the functions/macros/etc which will allow me to do this?

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