libnx/nx/include/switch/kernel/shmem.h

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/**
* @file shmem.h
* @brief Shared memory object handling
* @author plutoo
* @copyright libnx Authors
* @remark Shared memory differs from transfer memory in the fact that the kernel (as opposed to the user process) allocates and owns its backing memory.
*/
#pragma once
#include "../types.h"
/// Shared memory information structure.
typedef struct {
Handle handle; ///< Kernel object handle.
size_t size; ///< Size of the shared memory object.
Permission perm; ///< Permissions.
void* map_addr; ///< Address to which the shared memory object is mapped.
} SharedMemory;
/**
* @brief Creates a shared memory object.
* @param s Shared memory information structure which will be filled in.
* @param size Size of the shared memory object to create.
* @param local_perm Permissions with which the shared memory object will be mapped in the local process.
* @param remote_perm Permissions with which the shared memory object will be mapped in the remote process (can be Perm_DontCare).
* @return Result code.
* @warning This is a privileged operation; in normal circumstances applications cannot use this function.
*/
Result shmemCreate(SharedMemory* s, size_t size, Permission local_perm, Permission remote_perm);
/**
* @brief Loads a shared memory object coming from a remote process.
* @param s Shared memory information structure which will be filled in.
* @param handle Handle of the shared memory object.
* @param size Size of the shared memory object that is being loaded.
* @param perm Permissions with which the shared memory object will be mapped in the local process.
*/
void shmemLoadRemote(SharedMemory* s, Handle handle, size_t size, Permission perm);
/**
* @brief Maps a shared memory object.
* @param s Shared memory information structure.
* @return Result code.
*/
Result shmemMap(SharedMemory* s);
/**
* @brief Unmaps a shared memory object.
* @param s Shared memory information structure.
* @return Result code.
*/
Result shmemUnmap(SharedMemory* s);
/**
* @brief Retrieves the mapped address of a shared memory object.
* @param s Shared memory information structure.
* @return Mapped address of the shared memory object.
*/
static inline void* shmemGetAddr(SharedMemory* s) {
return s->map_addr;
}
/**
* @brief Frees up resources used by a shared memory object, unmapping and closing handles, etc.
* @param s Shared memory information structure.
* @return Result code.
*/
Result shmemClose(SharedMemory* s);