Reference

ioremap(9)

map bus memory into CPU space

NAME

ioremap - map bus memory into CPU space

SYNOPSIS

void __iomem * ioremap(unsigned long offset, unsigned long size);

ARGUMENTS

offset

bus address of the memory

size

size of the resource to map

DESCRIPTION

ioremap performs a platform specific sequence of operations to make bus memory CPU accessible via the readb/readw/readl/writeb/ writew/writel functions and the other mmio helpers. The returned address is not guaranteed to be usable directly as a virtual address.

AUTHORS

Matthew Wilcox <[email protected]>

Author.

Alan Cox <[email protected]>

Author.

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