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@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ pci proc | -- | -- | WC |
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Advanced APIs for drivers
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A. Exporting pages to users with remap_pfn_range, io_remap_pfn_range,
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-vm_insert_pfn
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+vmf_insert_pfn
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Drivers wanting to export some pages to userspace do it by using mmap
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interface and a combination of
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1) pgprot_noncached()
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-2) io_remap_pfn_range() or remap_pfn_range() or vm_insert_pfn()
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+2) io_remap_pfn_range() or remap_pfn_range() or vmf_insert_pfn()
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With PAT support, a new API pgprot_writecombine is being added. So, drivers can
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continue to use the above sequence, with either pgprot_noncached() or
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