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-rw-r--r--include/linux/memblock.h1
-rw-r--r--mm/memblock.c17
-rw-r--r--tools/include/linux/pfn.h1
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/memblock.h b/include/linux/memblock.h
index fc4d75c6cec3..673d5cae7c81 100644
--- a/include/linux/memblock.h
+++ b/include/linux/memblock.h
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ static inline __init_memblock bool memblock_bottom_up(void)
phys_addr_t memblock_phys_mem_size(void);
phys_addr_t memblock_reserved_size(void);
+unsigned long memblock_estimated_nr_free_pages(void);
phys_addr_t memblock_start_of_DRAM(void);
phys_addr_t memblock_end_of_DRAM(void);
void memblock_enforce_memory_limit(phys_addr_t memory_limit);
diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index 3b9dc2d89b8a..213057603b65 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -1731,6 +1731,23 @@ phys_addr_t __init_memblock memblock_reserved_size(void)
return memblock.reserved.total_size;
}
+/**
+ * memblock_estimated_nr_free_pages - return estimated number of free pages
+ * from memblock point of view
+ *
+ * During bootup, subsystems might need a rough estimate of the number of free
+ * pages in the whole system, before precise numbers are available from the
+ * buddy. Especially with CONFIG_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT, the numbers
+ * obtained from the buddy might be very imprecise during bootup.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * An estimated number of free pages from memblock point of view.
+ */
+unsigned long __init memblock_estimated_nr_free_pages(void)
+{
+ return PHYS_PFN(memblock_phys_mem_size() - memblock_reserved_size());
+}
+
/* lowest address */
phys_addr_t __init_memblock memblock_start_of_DRAM(void)
{
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/pfn.h b/tools/include/linux/pfn.h
index 7512a58189eb..f77a30d70152 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/pfn.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/pfn.h
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
#define PFN_UP(x) (((x) + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT)
#define PFN_DOWN(x) ((x) >> PAGE_SHIFT)
#define PFN_PHYS(x) ((phys_addr_t)(x) << PAGE_SHIFT)
+#define PHYS_PFN(x) ((unsigned long)((x) >> PAGE_SHIFT))
#endif