1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
index 2726ddc457fd..4409dabe31c6 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
@@ -234,6 +234,14 @@ static inline pte_t pte_modify(pte_t pte, pgprot_t newprot)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+/*
+ * Helper function that returns the kernel pagetable entry controlling
+ * the virtual address 'address'. NULL means no pagetable entry present.
+ * NOTE: the return type is pte_t but if the pmd is PSE then we return it
+ * as a pte too.
+ */
+extern pte_t *lookup_address(unsigned long address, int *level);
+
 /* local pte updates need not use xchg for locking */
 static inline pte_t native_local_ptep_get_and_clear(pte_t *ptep)
 {