linux/include/xen/gntalloc.h
Daniel De Graaf dd3140588d xen-gntalloc: Userspace grant allocation driver
This allows a userspace application to allocate a shared page for
implementing inter-domain communication or device drivers. These
shared pages can be mapped using the gntdev device or by the kernel
in another domain.

Signed-off-by: Daniel De Graaf <dgdegra@tycho.nsa.gov>
Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
2011-02-14 14:16:17 -05:00

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/******************************************************************************
* gntalloc.h
*
* Interface to /dev/xen/gntalloc.
*
* Author: Daniel De Graaf <dgdegra@tycho.nsa.gov>
*
* This file is in the public domain.
*/
#ifndef __LINUX_PUBLIC_GNTALLOC_H__
#define __LINUX_PUBLIC_GNTALLOC_H__
/*
* Allocates a new page and creates a new grant reference.
*/
#define IOCTL_GNTALLOC_ALLOC_GREF \
_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'G', 5, sizeof(struct ioctl_gntalloc_alloc_gref))
struct ioctl_gntalloc_alloc_gref {
/* IN parameters */
/* The ID of the domain to be given access to the grants. */
uint16_t domid;
/* Flags for this mapping */
uint16_t flags;
/* Number of pages to map */
uint32_t count;
/* OUT parameters */
/* The offset to be used on a subsequent call to mmap(). */
uint64_t index;
/* The grant references of the newly created grant, one per page */
/* Variable size, depending on count */
uint32_t gref_ids[1];
};
#define GNTALLOC_FLAG_WRITABLE 1
/*
* Deallocates the grant reference, allowing the associated page to be freed if
* no other domains are using it.
*/
#define IOCTL_GNTALLOC_DEALLOC_GREF \
_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'G', 6, sizeof(struct ioctl_gntalloc_dealloc_gref))
struct ioctl_gntalloc_dealloc_gref {
/* IN parameters */
/* The offset returned in the map operation */
uint64_t index;
/* Number of references to unmap */
uint32_t count;
};
#endif /* __LINUX_PUBLIC_GNTALLOC_H__ */