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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst index 0e389378f71d..764963876d08 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst @@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ are starting with one. Physical addresses are of type unsigned long. This address should not be used directly. Instead, to get an address suitable for passing to the accessor functions described below, you -should call :c:func:`ioremap()`. An address suitable for accessing +should call ioremap(). An address suitable for accessing the device will be returned to you. After you've finished using the device (say, in your module's exit -routine), call :c:func:`iounmap()` in order to return the address +routine), call iounmap() in order to return the address space to the kernel. Most architectures allocate new address space each -time you call :c:func:`ioremap()`, and they can run out unless you -call :c:func:`iounmap()`. +time you call ioremap(), and they can run out unless you +call iounmap(). Accessing the device -------------------- @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ readb_relaxed(), readw_relaxed(), readl_relaxed(), readq_relaxed(), writeb(), writew(), writel() and writeq(). Some devices (such as framebuffers) would like to use larger transfers than -8 bytes at a time. For these devices, the :c:func:`memcpy_toio()`, -:c:func:`memcpy_fromio()` and :c:func:`memset_io()` functions are +8 bytes at a time. For these devices, the memcpy_toio(), +memcpy_fromio() and memset_io() functions are provided. Do not use memset or memcpy on IO addresses; they are not guaranteed to copy data in order. @@ -135,15 +135,15 @@ Accessing Port Space Accesses to this space are provided through a set of functions which allow 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit accesses; also known as byte, word and -long. These functions are :c:func:`inb()`, :c:func:`inw()`, -:c:func:`inl()`, :c:func:`outb()`, :c:func:`outw()` and -:c:func:`outl()`. +long. These functions are inb(), inw(), +inl(), outb(), outw() and +outl(). Some variants are provided for these functions. Some devices require that accesses to their ports are slowed down. This functionality is provided by appending a ``_p`` to the end of the function. -There are also equivalents to memcpy. The :c:func:`ins()` and -:c:func:`outs()` functions copy bytes, words or longs to the given +There are also equivalents to memcpy. The ins() and +outs() functions copy bytes, words or longs to the given port. Public Functions Provided |