[Xen-devel] question on get_page_and_type()

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From:	"Santos, Jose Renato G" <joserenato.santos@xxxxxx>
Date:	Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:51:58 -0000
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Thread-topic:	question on get_page_and_type()

Could someone please explain the following

What is the purpose of get_page_and_type(page, domain, PGT_writable_page) and why is it needed when doing a grant copy in __gnttab_copy()?

Why can't we just use get_page() to prevent the page from being freed while we are doing the copy?

Thanks

Renato

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