usb_buffer_map_sg(9) [centos man page]

USB_BUFFER_MAP_SG(9)						   USB Core APIs					      USB_BUFFER_MAP_SG(9)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

ARGUMENTS

       dev
	   device to which the scatterlist will be mapped

       is_in
	   mapping transfer direction

       sg
	   the scatterlist to map

       nents
	   the number of entries in the scatterlist

RETURN

       Either < 0 (indicating no buffers could be mapped), or the number of DMA mapping array entries in the scatterlist.

NOTE

       The caller is responsible for placing the resulting DMA addresses from the scatterlist into URB transfer buffer pointers, and for setting
       the URB_NO_TRANSFER_DMA_MAP transfer flag in each of those URBs.

       Top I/O rates come from queuing URBs, instead of waiting for each one to complete before starting the next I/O. This is particularly easy
       to do with scatterlists. Just allocate and submit one URB for each DMA mapping entry returned, stopping on the first error or when all
       succeed. Better yet, use the usb_sg_*() calls, which do that (and more) for you.

       This call would normally be used when translating scatterlist requests, rather than usb_buffer_map, since on some hardware (with IOMMUs) it
       may be able to coalesce mappings for improved I/O efficiency.

       Reverse the effect of this call with usb_buffer_unmap_sg.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						      USB_BUFFER_MAP_SG(9)

USB_SG_INIT(9)							   USB Core APIs						    USB_SG_INIT(9)

NAME

       usb_sg_init - initializes scatterlist-based bulk/interrupt I/O request

SYNOPSIS

       int usb_sg_init(struct usb_sg_request * io, struct usb_device * dev, unsigned pipe, unsigned period, struct scatterlist * sg, int nents,
		       size_t length, gfp_t mem_flags);

ARGUMENTS

       io
	   request block being initialized. until usb_sg_wait returns, treat this as a pointer to an opaque block of memory,

       dev
	   the usb device that will send or receive the data

       pipe
	   endpoint "pipe" used to transfer the data

       period
	   polling rate for interrupt endpoints, in frames or (for high speed endpoints) microframes; ignored for bulk

       sg
	   scatterlist entries

       nents
	   how many entries in the scatterlist

       length
	   how many bytes to send from the scatterlist, or zero to send every byte identified in the list.

       mem_flags
	   SLAB_* flags affecting memory allocations in this call

DESCRIPTION

       This initializes a scatter/gather request, allocating resources such as I/O mappings and urb memory (except maybe memory used by USB
       controller drivers).

       The request must be issued using usb_sg_wait, which waits for the I/O to complete (or to be canceled) and then cleans up all resources
       allocated by usb_sg_init.

       The request may be canceled with usb_sg_cancel, either before or after usb_sg_wait is called.

RETURN

       Zero for success, else a negative errno value.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							    USB_SG_INIT(9)