# mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg

## NAME



           mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg - Register a user memory to be used by the
           devx interface
    
           mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg_ex - Register a user memory to be used by the
           devx interface
    
           mlx5dv_devx_umem_dereg - Deregister a devx umem object
    


## SYNOPSIS



                  #include <infiniband/mlx5dv.h>
    
                  struct mlx5dv_devx_umem {
                      uint32_t umem_id;
                  };
    
                  struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *
                  mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg(struct ibv_context *context, void *addr, size_t size,
                               uint32_t access)
    
                  struct mlx5dv_devx_umem_in {
                      void *addr;
                      size_t size;
                      uint32_t access;
                      uint64_t pgsz_bitmap;
                      uint64_t comp_mask;
                      int dmabuf_fd;
                  };
    
                  struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *
                  mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg_ex(struct ibv_context *ctx, struct mlx5dv_devx_umem_in *umem_in);
    
                  int mlx5dv_devx_umem_dereg(struct mlx5dv_devx_umem *dv_devx_umem)
    


## DESCRIPTION



           Register or deregister a user memory to be used by the devx
           interface.
    
           The register verb exposes a UMEM DEVX object for user memory
           registration for DMA.  The API to register the user memory gets as
           input the user address, length and access flags, and provides to
           the user as output an object which holds the UMEM ID returned by
           the firmware to this registered memory.
    
           The user can ask for specific page sizes for the given address and
           length, in that case _mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg_ex()_ should be used.  In
           case the kernel couldn’t find a matching page size from the given
           _umem_in- >pgsz_bitmap_ bitmap the API will fail.
    
           The user will use that UMEM ID in device direct commands that use
           this memory instead of the physical addresses list, for example
           upon _mlx5dv_devx_obj_create_ to create a QP.
    


## ARGUMENTS



           _context_
    
                  RDMA device context to create the action on.
    
           _addr_   The memory start address to register.
    
           _size_
    
                  The size of *addr* buffer.
    
           _access_ The desired memory protection attributes; it is either 0 or
                  the bitwise OR of one or more of _enum ibv_access_flags_.
    
           _umem_in_
                  A structure holds the argument bundle.
    
           _pgsz_bitmap_
                  Represents the required page sizes.  umem creation will
                  fail if it cannot be created with these page sizes.
    
           _comp_mask_
                  Flags indicating the additional fields.
    
           _dmabuf_fd_
                  If MLX5DV_UMEM_MASK_DMABUF is set in _comp_mask_ then this
                  value must be a FD of a dmabuf.  In this mode the dmabuf is
                  used as the backing memory to create the umem out of.  The
                  dmabuf must be pinnable.  _addr_ is interpreted as the
                  starting offset of the dmabuf.
    


## RETURN VALUE



           Upon success _mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg_ / _mlx5dv_devx_umem_reg_ex_ will
           return a new _struct mlx5dv_devx_umem_ object, on error NULL will be
           returned and errno will be set.
    
           _mlx5dv_devx_umem_dereg_ returns 0 on success, or the value of errno
           on failure (which indicates the failure reason).
    


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