ib_dma_map_single(9)

💅 ib_dma_map_single(9) — the DMA-mapping bestie page

okay so this is the ib_dma_map_single(9) page from the Kernel API Manual, and we are keeping every fact exactly as it is, no cap. It’s giving “map a kernel virtual address to DMA address,” and I’m obsessed with how straightforward that is. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

ib_dma_map_single — Map a kernel virtual address to DMA address

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bestie, the signature is literally right here, character for character:

u64 ib_dma_map_single (struct ib_device *dev , void *cpu_addr , size_t
       size , enum dma_data_direction direction );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• dev — the device for which the dma_addr is to be created. Like, this is the device in question, periodt.
• cpu_addr — the kernel virtual address.
• size — the size of the region in bytes.
• direction — the direction of the DMA.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

okay bestie, this SEE ALSO list is long and iconic. Every single reference is here — no skipping, no summarizing, no “oops I dropped one” energy:

• Kernel file ./include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
• struct rdma_stat_desc(9)
• struct rdma_hw_stats(9)
• ib_rate_to_mult(9)
• ib_rate_to_mbps(9)
• ib_port_attr_to_speed_info(9)
• enum ib_mr_type(9)
• struct ib_mr_status(9)
• mult_to_ib_rate(9)
• struct ib_udata(9)
• struct rdma_netdev(9)
• struct ib_device_ops(9)
• ib_get_client_data(9)
• ib_modify_qp_is_ok(9)
• rdma_cap_ib_switch(9)
• rdma_start_port(9)
• rdma_for_each_port(9)
• rdma_end_port(9)
• rdma_cap_ib_mad(9)
• rdma_cap_opa_mad(9)
• rdma_cap_ib_smi(9)
• rdma_cap_ib_cm(9)
• rdma_cap_iw_cm(9)
• rdma_cap_ib_sa(9)
• rdma_cap_ib_mcast(9)
• rdma_cap_af_ib(9)
• rdma_cap_eth_ah(9)
• rdma_cap_opa_ah(9)
• rdma_max_mad_size(9)
• rdma_cap_roce_gid_table(9)
• rdma_core_cap_opa_port(9)
• rdma_mtu_enum_to_int(9)
• rdma_mtu_from_attr(9)
• ib_alloc_pd(9)
• ib_dealloc_pd(9)
• rdma_create_ah(9)
• rdma_create_user_ah(9)
• ib_get_gids_from_rdma_hdr(9)
• ib_get_rdma_header_version(9)
• ib_init_ah_attr_from_wc(9)
• ib_create_ah_from_wc(9)
• rdma_modify_ah(9)
• rdma_query_ah(9)
• rdma_destroy_ah_user(9)
• rdma_destroy_ah(9)
• ib_modify_srq(9)
• ib_query_srq(9)
• ib_destroy_srq_user(9)
• ib_destroy_srq(9)
• ib_post_srq_recv(9)
• ib_create_qp(9)
• ib_modify_qp_with_udata(9)
• ib_modify_qp(9)
• ib_query_qp(9)
• ib_destroy_qp(9)
• ib_open_qp(9)
• ib_close_qp(9)
• ib_post_send(9)
• ib_post_recv(9)
• ib_alloc_cq_any(9)
• rdma_set_cq_moderation(9)
• ib_destroy_cq_user(9)
• ib_destroy_cq(9)
• ib_poll_cq(9)
• ib_req_notify_cq(9)
• ib_virt_dma_to_ptr(9)
• ib_virt_dma_to_page(9)
• ib_dma_mapping_error(9)
• ib_dma_unmap_single(9)
• ib_dma_map_page(9)
• ib_dma_unmap_page(9)
• ib_dma_map_bvec(9)
• ib_dma_unmap_bvec(9)
• ib_dma_map_sgtable_attrs(9)
• ib_dma_map_sg(9)
• ib_dma_unmap_sg(9)
• ib_dma_max_seg_size(9)
• ib_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(9)
• ib_dma_sync_single_for_device(9)
• ib_dereg_mr_user(9)
• ib_dereg_mr(9)
• ib_update_fast_reg_key(9)
• ib_inc_rkey(9)
• ib_attach_mcast(9)
• ib_detach_mcast(9)
• ib_check_mr_status(9)
• ib_device_try_get(9)
• rdma_ah_find_type(9)
• ib_lid_cpu16(9)
• ib_lid_be16(9)
• rdma_roce_rescan_device(9)
• rdma_device_to_ibdev(9)
• ibdev_to_node(9)
• rdma_device_to_drv_device(9)
• rdma_flow_label_to_udp_sport(9)
• rdma_calc_flow_label(9)
• rdma_get_udp_sport(9)

kisses 💋 — source/version: ./include/rdma; date: October 2026; page: ib_dma_map_single(9). You ate that. 🫶