phys_to_virt (9) Linux Manual Page
phys_to_virt – map physical address to virtual
Synopsis
void *phys_to_virt(phys_addr_t address);Arguments
address
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- address to remap
Description
The returned virtual address is a current CPU mapping for the memory address given. It is only valid to use this function on addresses that have a kernel mapping
This function does not handle bus mappings for DMA transfers. In almost all conceivable cases a device driver should not be using this function
Authors
Matthew Wilcox <matthew [at] wil.cx>
- Author.
Alan Cox <alan [at] lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
- Author.