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Driver Entry Pointssegmap(9E)


NAME

 segmap - map device memory into user space

SYNOPSIS

 
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/vm.h>
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
int prefixsegmap(dev_t dev, off_t off, struct as *asp, caddr_t *addrp, off_t len, unsigned int prot, unsigned int maxprot, unsigned int flags, cred_t *cred_p);

INTERFACE LEVEL

 

Architecture independent level 2 (DKI only).

ARGUMENTS

 
dev
Device whose memory is to be mapped.
off
Offset within device memory at which mapping begins.
asp
Pointer to the address space into which the device memory should be mapped.
addrp
Pointer to the address in the address space to which the device memory should be mapped.
len
Length (in bytes) of the memory to be mapped.
prot
A bit field that specifies the protections. Possible settings are:
PROT_READ
Read access is desired.
PROT_WRITE
Write access is desired.
PROT_EXEC
Execute access is desired.
PROT_USER
User-level access is desired (the mapping is being done as a result of a mmap(2) system call).
PROT_ALL
All access is desired.
maxprot
Maximum protection flag possible for attempted mapping; the PROT_WRITE bit may be masked out if the user opened the special file read-only.
flags
Flags indicating type of mapping. Possible values are (other bits may be set):
MAP_SHARED
Changes should be shared.
MAP_PRIVATE
Changes are private.
cred_p
Pointer to the user credentials structure.

DESCRIPTION

 

The segmap() entry point is an optional routine for character drivers that support memory mapping. The mmap(2) system call, when applied to a character special file, allows device memory to be mapped into user space for direct access by the user application.

Typically, a character driver that needs to support the mmap(2) system call supplies either an devmap(9E) entry point, or both an devmap(9E) and a segmap() entry point routine (see the devmap(9E) reference page). If no segmap() entry point is provided for the driver, devmap_setup(9F) is used as a default.

A driver for a memory-mapped device would provide a segmap() entry point if it:

  • needs to maintain a separate context for each user mapping. See devmap_setup(9F) for details.
  • needs to assign device access attributes to the user mapping.

The responsibilities of a segmap() entry point are:

RETURN VALUES

 

The segmap() routine should return 0 if the driver is successful in performing the memory map of its device address space into the specified address space.

The segmap() must return an error number on failure. For example, valid error numbers would be ENXIO if the offset/length pair specified exceeds the limits of the device memory, or EINVAL if the driver detects an invalid type of mapping attempted.

If one of the mapping routines ddi_devmap_segmap() or devmap_setup()fails, you must return the error number returned by the respective routine.

SEE ALSO

 

mmap(2), devmap(9E), devmap_setup(9F), ddi_devmap_segmap(9F), ddi_device_acc_attr(9S)

Writing Device Drivers


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 14 Jan 1997

 
      
      
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