1USB_BUFFER_MAP_SG(9)             USB Core APIs            USB_BUFFER_MAP_SG(9)
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NAME

6       usb_buffer_map_sg - create scatterlist DMA mapping(s) for an endpoint
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SYNOPSIS

9       int usb_buffer_map_sg(const struct usb_device * dev, int is_in,
10                             struct scatterlist * sg, int nents);
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ARGUMENTS

13       dev
14           device to which the scatterlist will be mapped
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16       is_in
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20           the scatterlist to map
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22       nents
23           the number of entries in the scatterlist
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DESCRIPTION

26       Return value is either < 0 (indicating no buffers could be mapped), or
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29       The caller is responsible for placing the resulting DMA addresses from
30       the scatterlist into URB transfer buffer pointers, and for setting the
31       URB_NO_TRANSFER_DMA_MAP transfer flag in each of those URBs.
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33       Top I/O rates come from queuing URBs, instead of waiting for each one
34       to complete before starting the next I/O. This is particularly easy to
35       do with scatterlists. Just allocate and submit one URB for each DMA
36       mapping entry returned, stopping on the first error or when all
37       succeed. Better yet, use the usb_sg_*() calls, which do that (and more)
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40       This call would normally be used when translating scatterlist requests,
41       rather than usb_buffer_map, since on some hardware (with IOMMUs) it may
42       be able to coalesce mappings for improved I/O efficiency.
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44       Reverse the effect of this call with usb_buffer_unmap_sg.
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47Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.       November 2011            USB_BUFFER_MAP_SG(9)
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