Configuration Space Access

Configuration space is used primarily during device initialization. It determines the location and size of register sets and memory buffers located on the device. The driver can access configuration space using the ddi_regs_map_setup(9F) and the ddi_put(9F or ddi_get(9F) functions as described previously.

For PCI local bus devices, an alternative set of routines exists. To get access to the configuration address space, the driver can use pci_config_setup(9F) in place of ddi_regs_map_setup(9F). The pci_config_get8(9F) and pci_config_put8(9F) family of routines may be used in place of the generic routines ddi_get8(9F) and ddi_put8(9F). These functions provide equivalent configuration space access as defined in the PCI bus binding for the IEEE 1275 specifications for FCode drivers. However, use of these routines may limit the ability of the driver to remain portable across different bus versions of the device.