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diff --git a/include/odp/api/spec/shared_memory.h b/include/odp/api/spec/shared_memory.h
index 58ecaa920..6d4066f15 100644
--- a/include/odp/api/spec/shared_memory.h
+++ b/include/odp/api/spec/shared_memory.h
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ extern "C" {
/**
* Application SW only, no HW access
+ *
+ * @deprecated When set, application will not share the reserved memory with HW
+ * accelerators. However, leaving this flag to zero does not guarantee that
+ * the reserved memory can be accessed from HW, and thus usage of this flag is
+ * considered deprecated. If HW accessible memory is required, set
+ * ODP_SHM_HW_ACCESS instead.
+ *
+ * This flag must not be combined with ODP_SHM_HW_ACCESS.
*/
#define ODP_SHM_SW_ONLY 0x1
@@ -79,6 +87,17 @@ extern "C" {
#define ODP_SHM_HP 0x10
/**
+ * Share memory with HW accelerators
+ *
+ * When set, this flag guarantees that the reserved memory is accessible
+ * by both CPUs and HW accelerators of the device. This may require e.g. that
+ * the odp_shm_reserve() call configures the memory to be accessible through
+ * an Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU). The reserve call will return
+ * failure if such configuration is not supported.
+ */
+#define ODP_SHM_HW_ACCESS 0x20
+
+/**
* Shared memory block info
*/
typedef struct odp_shm_info_t {