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diff --git a/include/linux/vmalloc.h b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
index 132b260aef1..89338b468d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ void vmalloc_sync_all(void);
/*
* Lowlevel-APIs (not for driver use!)
*/
+
+static inline size_t get_vm_area_size(const struct vm_struct *area)
+{
+ /* return actual size without guard page */
+ return area->size - PAGE_SIZE;
+}
+
extern struct vm_struct *get_vm_area(unsigned long size, unsigned long flags);
extern struct vm_struct *__get_vm_area(unsigned long size, unsigned long flags,
unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
@@ -70,6 +77,10 @@ extern int map_vm_area(struct vm_struct *area, pgprot_t prot,
struct page ***pages);
extern void unmap_kernel_range(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size);
+/* Allocate/destroy a 'vmalloc' VM area. */
+extern struct vm_struct *alloc_vm_area(size_t size);
+extern void free_vm_area(struct vm_struct *area);
+
/*
* Internals. Dont't use..
*/