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+
+#ifndef _RTE_IO_H_
+#define _RTE_IO_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * I/O device memory operations
+ *
+ * This file defines the generic API for I/O device memory read/write operations
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
+
+#ifdef __DOXYGEN__
+
+/**
+ * Read a 8-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint8_t
+rte_read8_relaxed(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 16-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint16_t
+rte_read16_relaxed(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 32-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint32_t
+rte_read32_relaxed(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 64-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint64_t
+rte_read64_relaxed(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 8-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+
+static inline void
+rte_write8_relaxed(uint8_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 16-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_write16_relaxed(uint16_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 32-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_write32_relaxed(uint32_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 64-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * The relaxed version does not have additional I/O memory barrier, useful in
+ * accessing the device registers of integrated controllers which implicitly
+ * strongly ordered with respect to memory access.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_write64_relaxed(uint64_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 8-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint8_t
+rte_read8(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 16-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint16_t
+rte_read16(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 32-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint32_t
+rte_read32(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Read a 64-bit value from I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to read the value from
+ * @return
+ * read value
+ */
+static inline uint64_t
+rte_read64(const volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 8-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+
+static inline void
+rte_write8(uint8_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 16-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_write16(uint16_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 32-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_write32(uint32_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Write a 64-bit value to I/O device memory address *addr*.
+ *
+ * @param value
+ * Value to write
+ * @param addr
+ * I/O memory address to write the value to
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_write64(uint64_t value, volatile void *addr);
+
+#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
+
+#endif /* _RTE_IO_H_ */