rmfree(9r)rmfree(9r)NAME
rmfree - General: Frees space previously allocated into the specified resource map
SYNOPSIS
void rmfree(
struct map *map_struct,
long size,
long addr );
ARGUMENTS
Specifies a pointer to a map structure that was previously initialized by a call to rminit. Specifies the size of the units to free.
Specifies the address at which to free the previously allocated space.
DESCRIPTION
The rmfree routine frees the space previously allocated with a call to rmalloc. It frees a space of the size specified by the size argument
at the address specified by the addr argument.
NOTES
The caller is responsible for providing any locking necessary for the map structure that the system passes to the rmfree routine.
RETURN VALUES
None
SEE ALSO
Routines: rmalloc(9r), rmget(9r), rminit(9r)rmfree(9r)
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rmallocmap(9F) Kernel Functions for Drivers rmallocmap(9F)NAME
rmallocmap, rmallocmap_wait, rmfreemap - allocate and free resource maps
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
struct map *rmallocmap(size_t mapsize);
struct map *rmallocmap_wait(size_t mapsize);
void rmfreemap(struct map *mp);
INTERFACE LEVEL
Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).
PARAMETERS
mapsize Number of entries for the map.
mp A pointer to the map structure to be deallocated.
DESCRIPTION
rmallocmap() dynamically allocates a resource map structure. The argument mapsize defines the total number of entries in the map. In par-
ticular, it is the total number of allocations that can be outstanding at any one time.
rmallocmap() initializes the map but does not associate it with the actual resource. In order to associate the map with the actual
resource, a call to rmfree(9F) is used to make the entirety of the actual resource available for allocation, starting from the first index
into the resource. Typically, the call to rmallocmap() is followed by a call to rmfree(9F), passing the address of the map returned from
rmallocmap(), the total size of the resource, and the first index into the actual resource.
The resource map allocated by rmallocmap() can be used to describe an arbitrary resource in whatever allocation units are appropriate, such
as blocks, pages, or data structures. This resource can then be managed by the system by subsequent calls to rmalloc(9F), rmal-
loc_wait(9F), and rmfree(9F).
rmallocmap_wait() is similar to rmallocmap(), with the exception that it will wait for space to become available if necessary.
rmfreemap() deallocates a resource map structure previously allocated by rmallocmap() or rmallocmap_wait(). The argument mp is a pointer to
the map structure to be deallocated.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, rmallocmap() and rmallocmap_wait() return a pointer to the newly allocated map structure. Upon failure, rmal-
locmap() returns a NULL pointer.
CONTEXT
rmallocmap() and rmfreemap() can be called from user, kernel, or interrupt context.
rmallocmap_wait() can only be called from user or kernel context.
SEE ALSO rmalloc(9F), rmalloc_wait(9F), rmfree(9F)
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SunOS 5.10 20 Nov 1996 rmallocmap(9F)
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