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Diffstat (limited to 'include/qemu/mmap-alloc.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/qemu/mmap-alloc.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/qemu/mmap-alloc.h b/include/qemu/mmap-alloc.h index 456ff87df1..90d0eee705 100644 --- a/include/qemu/mmap-alloc.h +++ b/include/qemu/mmap-alloc.h @@ -7,18 +7,22 @@ size_t qemu_fd_getpagesize(int fd); size_t qemu_mempath_getpagesize(const char *mem_path); /** - * qemu_ram_mmap: mmap the specified file or device. + * qemu_ram_mmap: mmap anonymous memory, the specified file or device. + * + * mmap() abstraction to map guest RAM, simplifying flag handling, taking + * care of alignment requirements and installing guard pages. * * Parameters: * @fd: the file or the device to mmap * @size: the number of bytes to be mmaped * @align: if not zero, specify the alignment of the starting mapping address; * otherwise, the alignment in use will be determined by QEMU. - * @readonly: true for a read-only mapping, false for read/write. - * @shared: map has RAM_SHARED flag. - * @is_pmem: map has RAM_PMEM flag. + * @qemu_map_flags: QEMU_MAP_* flags * @map_offset: map starts at offset of map_offset from the start of fd * + * Internally, MAP_PRIVATE, MAP_ANONYMOUS and MAP_SHARED_VALIDATE are set + * implicitly based on other parameters. + * * Return: * On success, return a pointer to the mapped area. * On failure, return MAP_FAILED. @@ -26,9 +30,7 @@ size_t qemu_mempath_getpagesize(const char *mem_path); void *qemu_ram_mmap(int fd, size_t size, size_t align, - bool readonly, - bool shared, - bool is_pmem, + uint32_t qemu_map_flags, off_t map_offset); void qemu_ram_munmap(int fd, void *ptr, size_t size); |