Merge commit 'v3.6-rc1' into linux-next

* commit 'v3.6-rc1': (9532 commits)
  Linux 3.6-rc1
  mm: remove node_start_pfn checking in new WARN_ON for now
  ARM: mmp: add missing irqs.h
  arm: mvebu: fix typo in .dtsi comment for Armada XP SoCs
  ARM: PRIMA2: delete redundant codes to restore LATCHED when timer resumes
  libceph: fix crypto key null deref, memory leak
  ceph: simplify+fix atomic_open
  sh: explicitly include sh_dma.h in setup-sh7722.c
  um: Add arch/x86/um to MAINTAINERS
  um: pass siginfo to guest process
  um: fix ubd_file_size for read-only files
  md/dm-raid: DM_RAID should select MD_RAID10
  md/raid1: submit IO from originating thread instead of md thread.
  raid5: raid5d handle stripe in batch way
  raid5: make_request use batch stripe release
  um: pull interrupt_end() into userspace()
  um: split syscall_trace(), pass pt_regs to it
  um: switch UPT_SET_RETURN_VALUE and regs_return_value to pt_regs
  MIPS: Loongson 2: Sort out clock managment.
  locks: remove unused lm_release_private
  ...

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diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index 4e7e2ec67078..77825883298f 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -236,6 +236,58 @@ void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pages)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_pages_list);
 
+/*
+ * get_kernel_pages() - pin kernel pages in memory
+ * @kiov:	An array of struct kvec structures
+ * @nr_segs:	number of segments to pin
+ * @write:	pinning for read/write, currently ignored
+ * @pages:	array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
+ *		Should be at least nr_segs long.
+ *
+ * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number
+ * requested. If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages
+ * were pinned, returns -errno. Each page returned must be released
+ * with a put_page() call when it is finished with.
+ */
+int get_kernel_pages(const struct kvec *kiov, int nr_segs, int write,
+		struct page **pages)
+{
+	int seg;
+
+	for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
+		if (WARN_ON(kiov[seg].iov_len != PAGE_SIZE))
+			return seg;
+
+		pages[seg] = kmap_to_page(kiov[seg].iov_base);
+		page_cache_get(pages[seg]);
+	}
+
+	return seg;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_kernel_pages);
+
+/*
+ * get_kernel_page() - pin a kernel page in memory
+ * @start:	starting kernel address
+ * @write:	pinning for read/write, currently ignored
+ * @pages:	array that receives pointer to the page pinned.
+ *		Must be at least nr_segs long.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if page is pinned. If the page was not pinned, returns
+ * -errno. The page returned must be released with a put_page() call
+ * when it is finished with.
+ */
+int get_kernel_page(unsigned long start, int write, struct page **pages)
+{
+	const struct kvec kiov = {
+		.iov_base = (void *)start,
+		.iov_len = PAGE_SIZE
+	};
+
+	return get_kernel_pages(&kiov, 1, write, pages);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_kernel_page);
+
 static void pagevec_lru_move_fn(struct pagevec *pvec,
 	void (*move_fn)(struct page *page, struct lruvec *lruvec, void *arg),
 	void *arg)