vm_insert_pfn_prot (9) Linux Manual Page
vm_insert_pfn_prot – insert single pfn into user vma with specified pgprot
Synopsis
int vm_insert_pfn_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr, unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t pgprot);Arguments
vma
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- user vma to map to
addr
- target user address of this page
pfn
- source kernel pfn
pgprot
- pgprot flags for the inserted page
Description
This is exactly like vm_insert_pfn, except that it allows drivers to to override pgprot on a per-page basis.
This only makes sense for IO mappings, and it makes no sense for cow mappings. In general, using multiple vmas is preferable; vm_insert_pfn_prot should only be used if using multiple VMAs is impractical.