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.TH "IOREMAP" "9" "17 July 2003" "" ""

.SH NAME
ioremap \- map bus memory into CPU space
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fB
.sp
void * ioremap  (unsigned long \fIoffset\fB, unsigned long \fIsize\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIoffset\fB\fR
bus address of the memory
.TP
\fB\fIsize\fB\fR
size of the resource to map
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
ioremap performs a platform specific sequence of operations to
make bus memory CPU accessible via the readb/readw/readl/writeb/
writew/writel functions and the other mmio helpers. The returned
address is not guaranteed to be usable directly as a virtual
address. 
.SH "ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT"
.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
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.PP
This documentation was generated with kernel version 2.5.73.