sba_dump_tlb(9)
π sba_dump_tlb(9) β Kernel API Manual
okay so bestie, buckle up, we're diving into the Kernel API Manual today and this one is a whole vibe π
β¨ NAME β¨
sba_dump_tlb β literally debugging only π¨ β it prints the IOMMU operating parameters. that's it. that's the whole job. no cap.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
void sba_dump_tlb (void __iomem *hpa );
look at her go π returns nothing, takes one thing. minimal. iconic.
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
hpaβ the base address of the IOMMU. like, the actual home address of the whole thing π that's the one you hand over.
π DESCRIPTION π
so what does she actually do? she prints the size/location of the IO MMU PDIR. that's the whole description, bestie, no extra lore, i'm not gonna invent any π«Ά
also pls remember the NAME said debugging only β this is a peek-behind-the-curtain situation, not a production main character move π
π₯ SEE ALSO π₯
the kernel file lives at ./drivers/parisc/sba_iommu.c π and here's the whole friend group, all of them, every single one, i'm not skipping a single bestie:
sba_dump_ranges(9)sba_dump_pdir_entry(9)sba_check_pdir(9)sba_dump_sg(9)sba_search_bitmap(9)sba_alloc_range(9)sba_free_range(9)sba_io_pdir_entry(9)sba_mark_invalid(9)sba_dma_supported(9)sba_map_single(9)sba_unmap_phys(9)sba_alloc(9)sba_free(9)sba_map_sg(9)sba_unmap_sg(9)sba_get_iommu(9)sba_directed_lmmio(9)sba_distributed_lmmio(9)
like, the whole squad showed up πβ¨
π§ sign-off π§
this little beauty comes to you from ./drivers/parisc π dated October 2026 ποΈ and she answers to the name sba_dump_tlb(9) π
go forth and debug, queen ππ
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