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s390_pci_mmio_write(2) System Calls Manual s390_pci_mmio_write(2)

NAME

s390_pci_mmio_write, s390_pci_mmio_read - transfer data to/from PCI MMIO memory page

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/syscall.h>      /* Definition of SYS_* constants */
#include <unistd.h>
int syscall(SYS_s390_pci_mmio_write, unsigned long mmio_addr,
                       const void user_buffer[.length], size_t length);
int syscall(SYS_s390_pci_mmio_read, unsigned long mmio_addr,
                       void user_buffer[.length], size_t length);

Note: glibc provides no wrappers for these system calls, necessitating the use of syscall(2).

DESCRIPTION

The s390_pci_mmio_write() system call writes length bytes of data from the user-space buffer user_buffer to the PCI MMIO memory location specified by mmio_addr. The s390_pci_mmio_read() system call reads length bytes of data from the PCI MMIO memory location specified by mmio_addr to the user-space buffer user_buffer.

These system calls must be used instead of the simple assignment or data-transfer operations that are used to access the PCI MMIO memory areas mapped to user space on the Linux System z platform. The address specified by mmio_addr must belong to a PCI MMIO memory page mapping in the caller's address space, and the data being written or read must not cross a page boundary. The length value cannot be greater than the system page size.

RETURN VALUE

On success, s390_pci_mmio_write() and s390_pci_mmio_read() return 0. On failure, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The address in mmio_addr is invalid.
user_buffer does not point to a valid location in the caller's address space.
Invalid length argument.
PCI support is not enabled.
Insufficient memory.

STANDARDS

Linux on s390.

HISTORY

Linux 3.19. System z EC12.

SEE ALSO

syscall(2)

2024-05-02 Linux man-pages (unreleased)