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 kernel/Documentation/driver-api/uio-howto.rst
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    region, it will show up in the corresponding sysfs node.
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 -  ``int memtype``: Required if the mapping is used. Set this to
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-   ``UIO_MEM_PHYS`` if you you have physical memory on your card to be
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+   ``UIO_MEM_PHYS`` if you have physical memory on your card to be
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    mapped. Use ``UIO_MEM_LOGICAL`` for logical memory (e.g. allocated
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-   with :c:func:`kmalloc()`). There's also ``UIO_MEM_VIRTUAL`` for
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-   virtual memory.
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+   with :c:func:`__get_free_pages()` but not kmalloc()). There's also
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+   ``UIO_MEM_VIRTUAL`` for virtual memory.
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 -  ``phys_addr_t addr``: Required if the mapping is used. Fill in the
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    address of your memory block. This address is the one that appears in
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 internal registers to create the kernel part of the driver. All you need
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 to know is the irq number of the pin the chip is connected to.
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+When used in a device-tree enabled system, the driver needs to be
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+probed with the ``"of_id"`` module parameter set to the ``"compatible"``
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+string of the node the driver is supposed to handle. By default, the
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+node's name (without the unit address) is exposed as name for the
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+UIO device in userspace. To set a custom name, a property named
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+``"linux,uio-name"`` may be specified in the DT node.
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 Using uio_dmem_genirq for platform devices
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 Information about all UIO devices is available in sysfs. The first thing
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 you should do in your driver is check ``name`` and ``version`` to make
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-sure your talking to the right device and that its kernel driver has the
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-version you expect.
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+sure you're talking to the right device and that its kernel driver has
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+the version you expect.
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 You should also make sure that the memory mapping you need exists and
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 has the size you expect.