+ * @return Duplication of given leaflet
+ *
+ */
+struct leaflet*
+dup_leaflet(struct leaflet* leaflet);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Maps a number of contiguous ptes in kernel
+ * address space
+ *
+ * @param pte the pte to be mapped
+ * @param lvl_size size of the page pointed by the given pte
+ * @param n number of ptes
+ * @return ptr_t
+ */
+ptr_t
+vmap_ptes_at(pte_t pte, size_t lvl_size, int n);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Maps a number of contiguous ptes in kernel
+ * address space (leaf page size)
+ *
+ * @param pte the pte to be mapped
+ * @param n number of ptes
+ * @return ptr_t
+ */
+static inline ptr_t
+vmap_leaf_ptes(pte_t pte, int n)
+{
+ return vmap_ptes_at(pte, LFT_SIZE, n);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Maps a contiguous range of physical address
+ * into kernel address space (leaf page size)
+ *
+ * @param paddr start of the physical address range
+ * @param size size of the physical range
+ * @param prot default protection to be applied
+ * @return ptr_t
+ */
+static inline ptr_t
+vmap(struct leaflet* leaflet, pte_attr_t prot)
+{
+ pte_t _pte = mkpte(page_addr(leaflet_ppfn(leaflet)), prot);
+ return vmap_ptes_at(_pte, LFT_SIZE, leaflet_nfold(leaflet));
+}
+
+void
+vunmap(ptr_t ptr, struct leaflet* leaflet);
+
+static inline ptr_t
+vmap_range(pfn_t start, size_t npages, pte_attr_t prot)
+{
+ pte_t _pte = mkpte(page_addr(start), prot);
+ return vmap_ptes_at(_pte, LFT_SIZE, npages);
+}
+
+static inline void
+vunmap_range(pfn_t start, size_t npages)
+{
+ pte_t* ptep = mkptep_va(VMS_SELF, start);
+ vmm_set_ptes_contig(ptep, null_pte, LFT_SIZE, npages);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Allocate a page in kernel space.
+ *
+ * @param ptep
+ * @param pte
+ * @param order
+ * @return pte_t