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Old 12-12-2006, 05:35 AM   #1
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mmap


Hi all,
can anyone tell me how to implement mmap function.. with some sample application code..??
thanks...
 
Old 12-12-2006, 10:49 AM   #2
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This is some older code - note the open flags on the file. You cannot write the buffer back to the file without closing the fd first
Code:
/******************************
* filemap.c 
* provides a memory mapped file to caller
*
*******************************/
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <errno.h>

/* returns the size in bytes of the file */

size_t filesize(int fd)
{
	struct stat st;
	if(fstat(fd,&st)==(-1))
	{
		perror("Cannot stat input file");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	return st.st_size;
}
/***********************
* mapfile maps a file into memory
* arg:
*    filename - name of the file to map
*    fd - files descriptor - mapfile sets this to an open fd
*    filelen - length of file - mapfile sets this to len of file in bytes 
* returns:
*    pointer to file (byte 0 of file) in memory
*
*    any changes made to file in memory are not reflected in the physical file.
***************************/
caddr_t *mapfile(const char *filename, int *fd, size_t *filelen)
{
    int filedesc=0; 
    size_t len=0;
    caddr_t *mapptr;
	if( (filedesc=open(filename,O_RDONLY))<0)
	{
		perror("Input file open failure");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	*fd=filedesc;
	len=filesize(filedesc);	
	*filelen=len;
	mapptr=(caddr_t *)mmap(NULL, 
	                       len,
	                       PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
	                       MAP_PRIVATE,  
	                       filedesc, 
	                       0);
	if(mapptr==MAP_FAILED)
	{
		 perror("Memory mapping of file failed.");
		 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}    
	return mapptr;
}

/* close files and release memory */
void mapcleanup(caddr_t *ptr, int fd, size_t filelen )
{
	if(munmap(ptr,filelen)==(-1))
	{
		 perror("Error releasing memory");
		 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	while(close(fd)==(-1))
	{
		if(errno=EINTR)
		{
			continue;
		}
		else
		{
			perror("File I/O Error");
			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
		}
	}		
}
 
Old 12-13-2006, 04:00 AM   #3
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sorry... repeated...

Last edited by culin; 12-13-2006 at 04:04 AM.
 
Old 12-13-2006, 04:00 AM   #4
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wow thanks a lot jim mcnamara...

I am thinking of implementing mmap system call in my driver. I need to map kernal buffer which is allocated by kmalloc to user space. I am able to map the buffer area but i could not read from that buffer in the user space....Will u please in this regard with a sample code of driver.
thanks again....
 
Old 12-13-2006, 11:35 AM   #5
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If what I posted is news to you, then writing kernel mode code or drivers may also be interesting for you.

Have you considered reading 'Linux Device Drivers' by Corbet, Rubini & Kroah-Hartman?

Or some other primary material like that? Using mmap is covered in
http://www.advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder Advanced Linux Programming - a free online book.
 
Old 12-13-2006, 10:51 PM   #6
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thanks jim mcnamara...
ya ya i have referred the same book, linux device drivers by Rubini.. i have implemented the code referring to that book.. but when is try to read the data from the user space i am not getting the actual data..that is the problem.... and also in the link given the only application code is implemented... so i am searching the driver side code for that...can u help me ???
 
  


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