devm_ioremap_resource_wc(9)
π devm_ioremap_resource_wc(9) β the kernel API manual, but make it cute
okay so bestie, you're in the Kernel API Manual and today's main character is devm_ioremap_resource_wc(9) β literally right there in the title. Let's get into it β¨
π NAME π
devm_ioremap_resource_wc β it's the write-combined variant of devm_ioremap_resource(). same energy, wc-flavored. no cap π«Ά
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
void __iomem * devm_ioremap_resource_wc (struct device *dev , const struct resource *res );
look at her. iconic signature. take a moment π
πΈ ARGUMENTS πΈ
devβ the generic device that's gonna handle the resource for you. she's the main character holding the paperwork ποΈresβ the resource to be handled. the thing actually getting dealt with π
π₯ RETURN π₯
you get back a pointer to the remapped memory π β¦ or, plot twist, an ERR_PTR-encoded error code if it fails π. always check, bestie, fr fr.
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
you know we're linking the whole friend group. kernel file ./lib/devres.c and her besties:
devm_ioremap(9)devm_ioremap_uc(9)devm_ioremap_wc(9)devm_iounmap(9)devm_ioremap_resource(9)devm_ioport_map(9)devm_ioport_unmap(9)devm_arch_phys_wc_add(9)devm_arch_io_reserve_memtype_wc(9)
ngl this one's a short read, but that's just her vibe β devm resource mapping, write-combined, done. periodt π
π that's the whole page, bestie β sourced from ./lib, October 2026, and the page herself is devm_ioremap_resource_wc(9). mwah π go remap something cute π§ββοΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms