devm_ioremap(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’– devm_ioremap β€” the Kernel API Manual, bestie edition πŸŽ€

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 ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

devm_ioremap β€” Managed ioremap(), no cap πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

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 🫢


✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • dev β€” the generic device you're remapping the IO address for πŸŽ€ she's the main character here, everything's tied to her
  • offset β€” the resource address you wanna map, iykyk πŸ“
  • size β€” how big the map is, bestie. the size. of the map. πŸ’€

πŸ”₯ DESCRIPTION πŸ”₯

Managed ioremap. periodt πŸ’…

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 πŸ‘‘

not me being obsessed with automatic cleanup… devm girlies stay winning 🧚

πŸ‘‘ SEE ALSO πŸ‘‘

Kernel file ./lib/devres.c and her whole friend group:

like… the whole devres squad showed up πŸŒˆπŸ’œ


and that's the page!! πŸ“

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 πŸ«ΆπŸ’– mwah, go map something responsibly ✨

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