there are two types of memory window interfaces supported by the NTB API:
inbound translation configured on the local ntb port and outbound translation
configured by the peer, on the peer ntb port. The first type is
-depicted on the next figure
+depicted on the next figure::
+
+ Inbound translation:
-Inbound translation:
Memory: Local NTB Port: Peer NTB Port: Peer MMIO:
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| dma-mapped |-ntb_mw_set_trans(addr) |
memory region.
The second type of interface, that implies the shared windows being
-initialized by a peer device, is depicted on the figure:
+initialized by a peer device, is depicted on the figure::
+
+ Outbound translation:
-Outbound translation:
Memory: Local NTB Port: Peer NTB Port: Peer MMIO:
____________ ______________
| dma-mapped | | | MW base addr |<== memory-mapped IO