STRUCT IOMMU_IOAS_MAP(9)

💖 NAME 💖

Okay bestie, this is struct iommu_ioas_map(9) from the Kernel API Manual — literally the page for ioctl(IOMMU_IOAS_MAP). It’s giving mapping energy, and we’re gonna read it together. 💅✨

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

Here’s the struct, no cap:

struct iommu_ioas_map {
    __u32 size;
    __u32 flags;
    __u32 ioas_id;
    __u32 __reserved;
    __aligned_u64 user_va;
    __aligned_u64 length;
    __aligned_u64 iova;
 };

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🎀 Members 🎀

Every member is doing main-character work here:

• size — literally sizeof(struct iommu_ioas_map). 🫶
• flags — a combination of enum iommufd_ioas_map_flags.
• ioas_id — the IOAS ID to change the mapping of.
• __reserved — must be 0. Must. Be. Zero. Not optional, bestie. 💀
• user_va — Userspace pointer to start mapping from.
• length — number of bytes to map.
• iova — IOVA the mapping was placed at. If IOMMU_IOAS_MAP_FIXED_IOVA is set then this must be provided as input. 👑

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🌸 Description 🌸

Set an IOVA mapping from a user pointer. If FIXED_IOVA is specified then the mapping will be established at iova, otherwise a suitable location based on the reserved and allowed lists will be automatically selected and returned in iova.

If IOMMU_IOAS_MAP_FIXED_IOVA is specified then the iova range must currently be unused, existing IOVA cannot be replaced. So no sneaky overwrite vibes — existing IOVA cannot be replaced. 😭

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

Go snoop these linked pages, iykyk:

• Kernel file: ./include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
• General ioctl format(9)
• struct iommu_destroy(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_alloc(9)
• struct iommu_iova_range(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_iova_ranges(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_allow_iovas(9)
• enum iommufd_ioas_map_flags(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_noiommu_get_pa(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_map_file(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_copy(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_unmap(9)
• enum iommufd_option(9)
• enum iommufd_option_ops(9)
• struct iommu_option(9)
• enum iommufd_vfio_ioas_op(9)
• struct iommu_vfio_ioas(9)
• enum iommufd_hwpt_alloc_flags(9)
• enum iommu_hwpt_vtd_s1_flags(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_vtd_s1(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_arm_smmuv3(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_amd_guest(9)
• enum iommu_hwpt_data_type(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_alloc(9)
• enum iommu_hw_info_vtd_flags(9)
• struct iommu_hw_info_vtd(9)
• enum iommu_hw_info_arm_smmuv3_flags(9)
• struct iommu_hw_info_arm_smmuv3(9)
• struct iommu_hw_info_tegra241_cmdqv(9)
• struct iommu_hw_info_amd(9)
• enum iommu_hw_info_type(9)
• enum iommufd_hw_capabilities(9)
• enum iommufd_hw_info_flags(9)
• struct iommu_hw_info(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_set_dirty_tracking(9)
• enum iommufd_hwpt_get_dirty_bitmap_flags(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_get_dirty_bitmap(9)
• enum iommu_hwpt_invalidate_data_type(9)
• enum iommu_hwpt_vtd_s1_invalidate_flags(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_vtd_s1_invalidate(9)
• struct iommu_viommu_arm_smmuv3_invalidate(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_invalidate(9)
• enum iommu_hwpt_pgfault_flags(9)
• enum iommu_hwpt_pgfault_perm(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_pgfault(9)
• enum iommufd_page_response_code(9)
• struct iommu_hwpt_page_response(9)
• struct iommu_fault_alloc(9)
• enum iommu_viommu_type(9)
• struct iommu_viommu_tegra241_cmdqv(9)
• struct iommu_viommu_alloc(9)
• struct iommu_vdevice_alloc(9)
• struct iommu_ioas_change_process(9)
• enum iommu_veventq_flag(9)
• struct iommufd_vevent_header(9)
• enum iommu_veventq_type(9)
• struct iommu_vevent_arm_smmuv3(9)
• struct iommu_vevent_tegra241_cmdqv(9)
• struct iommu_veventq_alloc(9)
• enum iommu_hw_queue_type(9)
• struct iommu_hw_queue_alloc(9)

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That’s the whole page, bestie! Source/version: ./include/uapi/linux; date: October 2026; page: struct iommu_ioas_map(9). Stay mapped and slay 💖✨