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+.\"
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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd July 19, 2003
+.Dt VM_MAP_LOOKUP 9
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm vm_map_lookup ,
+.Nm vm_map_lookup_done
+.Nd lookup the vm_object backing a given virtual region
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/param.h
+.In vm/vm.h
+.In vm/vm_map.h
+.Ft int
+.Fo vm_map_lookup
+.Fa "vm_map_t *var_map" "vm_offset_t vaddr" "vm_prot_t fault_type"
+.Fa "vm_map_entry_t *out_entry" "vm_object_t *object" "vm_pindex_t *pindex"
+.Fa "vm_prot_t *out_prot" "boolean_t *wired"
+.Fc
+.Ft void
+.Fn vm_map_lookup_done "vm_map_t map" "vm_map_entry_t entry"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn vm_map_lookup
+function attempts to find the
+.Vt vm_object ,
+page index and protection, for the given virtual address
+.Fa vaddr ,
+in the map
+.Fa var_map ,
+assuming a page fault of the type
+.Fa fault_type
+had occurred.
+.Pp
+Return values are guaranteed until
+.Fn vm_map_lookup_done
+is called to release the lock.
+.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
+The function
+.Fn vm_map_lookup
+acquires a read-lock on the map
+.Fa *var_map ,
+but does not release it.
+The caller should invoke
+.Fn vm_map_lookup_done
+in order to release this lock.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn vm_map_lookup
+function returns
+.Dv KERN_SUCCESS ,
+and sets the
+.Fa *object ,
+.Fa *pindex ,
+.Fa *out_prot ,
+and
+.Fa *out_entry
+arguments appropriately for the hypothetical page fault.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr vm_map 9
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Bruce M Simpson Aq bms@spc.org .