cachecoherentalloc.c File Reference

#include <rtems.h>
#include <rtems/malloc.h>
#include <rtems/score/apimutex.h>
#include <rtems/score/heapimpl.h>
#include <rtems/score/sysstate.h>

Functions
void *	rtems_cache_coherent_allocate (size_t size, uintptr_t alignment, uintptr_t boundary)
	Allocates a memory area from cache coherent memory. More...
void	rtems_cache_coherent_free (void *ptr)
	Frees memory allocated by rtems_cache_coherent_allocate(). More...
void	rtems_cache_coherent_add_area (void *area_begin, uintptr_t area_size)
	Adds a cache coherent memory area to the cache coherent allocator. More...

Function Documentation

rtems_cache_coherent_add_area()

void rtems_cache_coherent_add_area	(	void *	begin,
		uintptr_t	size
	)

Adds a cache coherent memory area to the cache coherent allocator.

Parameters

begin	is the begin address of the cache coherent memory area to add.
size	is the size in bytes of the cache coherent memory area to add.

Constraints

The following constraints apply to this directive:

• The directive may be called from within device driver initialization context.
• The directive may be called from within task context.
• The directive may obtain and release the object allocator mutex. This may cause the calling task to be preempted.

rtems_cache_coherent_allocate()

void * rtems_cache_coherent_allocate	(	size_t	size,
		uintptr_t	alignment,
		uintptr_t	boundary
	)

Allocates a memory area from cache coherent memory.

Parameters

size	is the requested size in bytes of the memory area to allocate.
alignment	is the requested alignment in bytes of the memory area to allocate. If the alignment parameter is not equal to zero, the allocated memory area will begin at an address aligned by this value.
boundary	is the requested boundary in bytes of the memory area to allocate. If the boundary parameter is not equal to zero, the allocated memory area will comply with a boundary constraint. The boundary value specifies the set of addresses which are aligned by the boundary value. The interior of the allocated memory area will not contain an element of this set. The begin or end address of the area may be a member of the set.

Return values

NULL	There is not enough memory available to satisfy the allocation request.

Returns

Returns the begin address of the allocated memory.

Notes

A size value of zero will return a unique address which may be freed with rtems_cache_coherent_free().

The memory allocated by the directive may be released with a call to rtems_cache_coherent_free().

By default the C Program Heap allocator is used. In case special memory areas must be used, then the BSP or the application should add cache coherent memory areas for the allocator via rtems_cache_coherent_add_area().

Constraints

The following constraints apply to this directive:

• The directive may be called from within device driver initialization context.
• The directive may be called from within task context.
• The directive may obtain and release the object allocator mutex. This may cause the calling task to be preempted.

rtems_cache_coherent_free()

void rtems_cache_coherent_free

(

void *

ptr

)

Frees memory allocated by rtems_cache_coherent_allocate().

Parameters

ptr	is a pointer returned by rtems_cache_coherent_allocate().

Constraints

The following constraints apply to this directive:

• The directive may be called from within device driver initialization context.
• The directive may be called from within task context.
• The directive may obtain and release the object allocator mutex. This may cause the calling task to be preempted.