phys_to_virt(9)

NAME

phys_to_virt - map physical address to virtual

SYNOPSIS

void * phys_to_virt(unsigned long address);

ARGUMENTS

address
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@wil.cx>
Author.
Alan Cox <alan@redhat.com>
Author.

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