devm_ioremap(9)
π devm_ioremap β the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition π
okay so this is devm_ioremap(9) from the Kernel API Manual and it's literally the managed remap girlie you've been looking for β¨
πΈ NAME πΈ
devm_ioremap β Managed ioremap(), no cap π
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
void __iomem * devm_ioremap (struct device *dev , resource_size_t offset
, resource_size_t size );
like, three args, one pointer back, we love a clean signature π«Ά
β¨ ARGUMENTS β¨
devβ the generic device you're remapping the IO address for π she's the main character here, everything's tied to heroffsetβ the resource address you wanna map, iykyk πsizeβ how big the map is, bestie. the size. of the map. π
π₯ DESCRIPTION π₯
Managed ioremap. periodt π
The map is automatically unmapped on driver detach β so you don't gotta remember to clean up yourself, she handles it. literally the whole point. iconic behaviour fr fr π
not me being obsessed with automatic cleanupβ¦ devm girlies stay winning π§
π SEE ALSO π
Kernel file ./lib/devres.c and her whole friend group:
devm_ioremap_uc(9)devm_ioremap_wc(9)devm_iounmap(9)devm_ioremap_resource(9)devm_ioremap_resource_wc(9)devm_ioport_map(9)devm_ioport_unmap(9)devm_arch_phys_wc_add(9)devm_arch_io_reserve_memtype_wc(9)
likeβ¦ the whole devres squad showed up ππ
and that's the page!! π
cute little sign-off: this one lives in ./lib, dated October 2026, and yeah β it's devm_ioremap(9) all the way down, bestie π«Άπ mwah, go map something responsibly β¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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