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authorIan Moffett <ian@osmora.org>2024-01-12 20:09:46 -0500
committerIan Moffett <ian@osmora.org>2024-01-12 20:09:46 -0500
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docs: man: Add pmap(9) page
Signed-off-by: Ian Moffett <ian@osmora.org>
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+.\" Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Ian Marco Moffett and the Osmora Team.
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+.Dd Jan 12 2024
+.Dt PMAP 9
+.Os Hyra
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm pmap - hyra machine dependent virtual memory layer
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In vm/pmap.h
+
+.Ft pmap_map(struct vm_ctx *, vaddr_t, paddr_t, vm_prot_t);
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The machine dependent virtual memory layer contains a standard set of
+functions that shall be implemented per architecture and left alone
+outside of vm(9). vm(9) uses pmap routines internally which allows for
+abstracting away machine dependent details.
+
+The
+.Ft pmap_map()
+function is used to map a physical address (paddr_t) to
+a virtual address (vaddr_t). The argument of type
+vm_prot_t is used to give a mapping certain access
+rules. These rules are described below:
+
+The
+.Ft PMAP_WRITABLE
+bit tells pmap_map() to allow writes to the page.
+Writes to pages without this bit will result in an exception,
+on AMD64 a #PF will occur.
+
+The
+.Ft PMAP_EXEC
+bit tells pmap_map() to allow this page to be
+executable. On platforms like AMD64, execution of pages
+without this bit will result in an exception from the
+instruction fetch, for AMD64, a #PF will occur.
+
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An Ian Moffett Aq Mt ian@osmora.org
+
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr vm 9
diff --git a/share/man/man9/vm.9 b/share/man/man9/vm.9
index 667b622..d885895 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/vm.9
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@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The Hyra virtual memory subsystem handles various aspects of
virtual memory like memory mapping, keeping track of the virtual
-memory context per core, etc.
+memory context per core, etc. It is split up into two layers, the
+machine independent layer (that this manpage describes), and the
+machine dependent layer called the pmap layer.
The term `kernel physical address' will be used to describe physical
addresses that are mapped to the higher half.
@@ -62,3 +64,4 @@ physical address.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr dynalloc 9
+.Xr pmap 9