From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: loic.pallardy@st.com (Loic PALLARDY)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCHv2 2/4] mailbox: Introduce a new common API
In-Reply-To: <1367825046-6229-1-git-send-email-jaswinder.singh@linaro.org>
References: <1367824946-6160-1-git-send-email-jaswinder.singh@linaro.org>
 <1367825046-6229-1-git-send-email-jaswinder.singh@linaro.org>
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Hi Jassi,

Back at work :)
Where can I find last version of framework which integrates all
modifications discussed during the 3 last weeks?

I would like to review and work on last code version.

Regards,
Loic

On 05/06/2013 09:24 AM, Jassi Brar wrote:
> Introduce common framework for client/protocol drivers and
> controller drivers of Inter-Processor-Communication (IPC).
>
> Client driver developers should have a look at
>   include/linux/mailbox_client.h to understand the part of
> the API exposed to client drivers.
> Similarly controller driver developers should have a look
> at include/linux/mailbox_controller.h
>
> Signed-off-by: Jassi Brar<jaswinder.singh@linaro.org>
> ---
>   drivers/mailbox/Makefile           |    4 +
>   drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c          |  494 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   include/linux/mailbox.h            |   17 ++
>   include/linux/mailbox_client.h     |   85 +++++++
>   include/linux/mailbox_controller.h |  102 ++++++++
>   5 files changed, 702 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c
>   create mode 100644 include/linux/mailbox.h
>   create mode 100644 include/linux/mailbox_client.h
>   create mode 100644 include/linux/mailbox_controller.h
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/Makefile b/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
> index 543ad6a..fefef7e 100644
> --- a/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/mailbox/Makefile
> @@ -1 +1,5 @@
> +# Generic MAILBOX API
> +
> +obj-$(CONFIG_MAILBOX)          += mailbox.o
> +
>   obj-$(CONFIG_PL320_MBOX)       += pl320-ipc.o
> diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..a93c22f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/mailbox/mailbox.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
> +/*
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> + */
> +
> +#include<linux/interrupt.h>
> +#include<linux/spinlock.h>
> +#include<linux/mutex.h>
> +#include<linux/delay.h>
> +#include<linux/slab.h>
> +#include<linux/err.h>
> +#include<linux/module.h>
> +#include<linux/mailbox_client.h>
> +#include<linux/mailbox_controller.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * The length of circular buffer for queuing messages from a client.
> + * 'msg_count' tracks the number of buffered messages while 'msg_free'
> + * is the index where the next message would be buffered.
> + * We shouldn't need it too big because every transferr is interrupt
> + * triggered and if we have lots of data to transfer, the interrupt
> + * latencies are going to be the bottleneck, not the buffer length.
> + * Besides, ipc_send_message could be called from atomic context and
> + * the client could also queue another message from the notifier 'txcb'
> + * of the last transfer done.
> + */
> +#define MBOX_TX_QUEUE_LEN      10
> +
> +#define TXDONE_BY_IRQ  (1<<  0) /* controller has remote RTR irq */
> +#define TXDONE_BY_POLL (1<<  1) /* controller can read status of last TX */
> +#define TXDONE_BY_ACK  (1<<  2) /* S/W ACK recevied by Client ticks the TX */
> +
> +struct ipc_chan {
> +       char chan_name[32]; /* controller_name:link_name */
> +       unsigned txdone_method;
> +
> +       /* Cached values from controller */
> +       struct ipc_link *link;
> +       struct ipc_link_ops *link_ops;
> +
> +       /* Cached values from client */
> +       void (*rxcb)(void *data);
> +       void (*txcb)(request_token_t t, enum xfer_result r);
> +       bool tx_block;
> +       unsigned long tx_tout;
> +       struct completion tx_complete;
> +
> +       request_token_t active_token;
> +       unsigned msg_count, msg_free;
> +       void *msg_data[MBOX_TX_QUEUE_LEN];
> +       /* Timer shared by all links of a controller */
> +       struct tx_poll_timer *timer;
> +       bool assigned;
> +       /* Serialize access to the channel */
> +       spinlock_t lock;
> +       /* Hook to add to the global list of channels */
> +       struct list_head node;
> +       /* Notifier to all clients waiting on aquiring this channel */
> +       struct blocking_notifier_head avail;
> +};
> +
> +/*
> + * If the controller supports only TXDONE_BY_POLL, this
> + * timer polls all the links for txdone.
> + */
> +struct tx_poll_timer {
> +       struct timer_list poll;
> +       unsigned period;
> +};
> +
> +static LIST_HEAD(ipc_channels);
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(chpool_mutex);
> +
> +static request_token_t _add_to_rbuf(struct ipc_chan *chan, void *data)
> +{
> +       request_token_t idx;
> +       unsigned long flags;
> +
> +       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
> +
> +       /* See if there is any space left */
> +       if (chan->msg_count == MBOX_TX_QUEUE_LEN) {
> +               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> +               return 0;
> +       }
> +
> +       idx = chan->msg_free;
> +       chan->msg_data[idx] = data;
> +       chan->msg_count++;
> +
> +       if (idx == MBOX_TX_QUEUE_LEN - 1)
> +               chan->msg_free = 0;
> +       else
> +               chan->msg_free++;
> +
> +       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> +
> +       return idx + 1;
> +}
> +
> +static void _msg_submit(struct ipc_chan *chan)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_link *link = chan->link;
> +       unsigned count, idx;
> +       unsigned long flags;
> +       void *data;
> +       int err;
> +
> +       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
> +
> +       if (!chan->msg_count || chan->active_token) {
> +               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> +               return;
> +       }
> +
> +       count = chan->msg_count;
> +       idx = chan->msg_free;
> +       if (idx>= count)
> +               idx -= count;
> +       else
> +               idx += MBOX_TX_QUEUE_LEN - count;
> +
> +       data = chan->msg_data[idx];
> +
> +       /* Try to submit a message to the IPC controller */
> +       err = chan->link_ops->send_data(link, data);
> +       if (!err) {
> +               chan->active_token = idx + 1;
> +               chan->msg_count--;
> +       }
> +
> +       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> +}
> +
> +static void tx_tick(struct ipc_chan *chan, enum xfer_result r)
> +{
> +       unsigned long flags;
> +       request_token_t t;
> +
> +       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
> +       t = chan->active_token;
> +       chan->active_token = 0;
> +       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> +
> +       /* Submit next message */
> +       _msg_submit(chan);
> +
> +       /* Notify the client */
> +       if (chan->tx_block)
> +               complete(&chan->tx_complete);
> +       else if (t&&  chan->txcb)
> +               chan->txcb(t, r);
> +}
> +
> +static void poll_txdone(unsigned long data)
> +{
> +       struct tx_poll_timer *timer = (struct tx_poll_timer *)data;
> +       bool txdone, resched = false;
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan;
> +
> +       list_for_each_entry(chan,&ipc_channels, node) {
> +               if (chan->timer == timer
> +&&  chan->active_token&&  chan->assigned) {
> +                       resched = true;
> +                       txdone = chan->link_ops->last_tx_done(chan->link);
> +                       if (txdone)
> +                               tx_tick(chan, XFER_OK);
> +               }
> +       }
> +
> +       if (resched)
> +               mod_timer(&timer->poll,
> +                       jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(timer->period));
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * After 'startup' and before 'shutdown', the IPC controller driver
> + * notifies the API of data received over the link.
> + * The controller driver should make sure the 'RTR' is de-asserted since
> + * reception of the packet and until after this call returns.
> + * This call could be made from atomic context.
> + */
> +void ipc_link_received_data(struct ipc_link *link, void *data)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan = (struct ipc_chan *)link->api_priv;
> +
> +       /* No buffering the received data */
> +       if (chan->rxcb)
> +               chan->rxcb(data);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_link_received_data);
> +
> +/*
> + * The IPC controller driver notifies the API that the remote has
> + * asserted RTR and it could now send another message on the link.
> + */
> +void ipc_link_txdone(struct ipc_link *link, enum xfer_result r)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan = (struct ipc_chan *)link->api_priv;
> +
> +       if (unlikely(!(chan->txdone_method&  TXDONE_BY_IRQ))) {
> +               pr_err("Controller can't run the TX ticker\n");
> +               return;
> +       }
> +
> +       tx_tick(chan, r);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_link_txdone);
> +
> +/*
> + * The client/protocol had received some 'ACK' packet and it notifies
> + * the API that the last packet was sent successfully. This only works
> + * if the controller doesn't get IRQ for TX done.
> + */
> +void ipc_client_txdone(void *channel, enum xfer_result r)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan = (struct ipc_chan *)channel;
> +       bool txdone = true;
> +
> +       if (unlikely(!(chan->txdone_method&  TXDONE_BY_ACK))) {
> +               pr_err("Client can't run the TX ticker\n");
> +               return;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (chan->txdone_method&  TXDONE_BY_POLL)
> +               txdone = chan->link_ops->last_tx_done(chan->link);
> +
> +       if (txdone)
> +               tx_tick(chan, r);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_client_txdone);
> +
> +/*
> + * Called by a client to "put data on the h/w channel" so that if
> + * everything else is fine we don't need to do anything more locally
> + * for the remote to receive the data intact.
> + * In reality, the remote may receive it intact, corrupted or not at all.
> + * This could be called from atomic context as it simply
> + * queues the data and returns a token (request_token_t)
> + * against the request.
> + * The client is later notified of successful transmission of
> + * data over the channel via the 'txcb'. The client could in
> + * turn queue more messages from txcb.
> + */
> +request_token_t ipc_send_message(void *channel, void *data)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan = (struct ipc_chan *)channel;
> +       request_token_t t;
> +
> +       if (!chan || !chan->assigned)
> +               return 0;
> +
> +       t = _add_to_rbuf(chan, data);
> +       if (!t)
> +               pr_err("Try increasing MBOX_TX_QUEUE_LEN\n");
> +
> +       _msg_submit(chan);
> +
> +       if (chan->txdone_method == TXDONE_BY_POLL)
> +               poll_txdone((unsigned long)chan->timer);
> +
> +       if (chan->tx_block&&  chan->active_token) {
> +               int ret;
> +               init_completion(&chan->tx_complete);
> +               ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&chan->tx_complete,
> +                       chan->tx_tout);
> +               if (ret == 0) {
> +                       t = 0;
> +                       tx_tick(chan, XFER_ERR);
> +               }
> +       }
> +
> +       return t;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_send_message);
> +
> +/*
> + * A client driver asks for exclusive use of a channel/mailbox.
> + * If assigned, the channel has to be 'freed' before it could
> + * be assigned to some other client.
> + * After assignment, any packet received on this channel will be
> + * handed over to the client via the 'rxcb' callback.
> + * The 'txcb' callback is used to notify client upon sending the
> + * packet over the channel, which may or may not have been yet
> + * read by the remote processor.
> + */
> +void *ipc_request_channel(struct ipc_client *cl)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan;
> +       unsigned long flags;
> +       int ret = 0;
> +
> +       mutex_lock(&chpool_mutex);
> +
> +       list_for_each_entry(chan,&ipc_channels, node)
> +               if (!chan->assigned
> +&&  !strcmp(cl->chan_name, chan->chan_name)) {
> +                       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
> +                       chan->msg_free = 0;
> +                       chan->msg_count = 0;
> +                       chan->active_token = 0;
> +                       chan->rxcb = cl->rxcb;
> +                       chan->txcb = cl->txcb;
> +                       chan->assigned = true;
> +                       chan->tx_block = cl->tx_block;
> +                       if (!cl->tx_tout)
> +                               chan->tx_tout = ~0;
> +                       else
> +                               chan->tx_tout = msecs_to_jiffies(cl->tx_tout);
> +                       if (chan->txdone_method == TXDONE_BY_POLL
> +&&  cl->knows_txdone)
> +                               chan->txdone_method |= TXDONE_BY_ACK;
> +                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> +                       ret = 1;
> +                       break;
> +               }
> +
> +       mutex_unlock(&chpool_mutex);
> +
> +       if (!ret) {
> +               pr_err("Unable to assign mailbox(%s)\n", cl->chan_name);
> +               return NULL;
> +       }
> +
> +       ret = chan->link_ops->startup(chan->link, cl->cntlr_data);
> +       if (ret) {
> +               pr_err("Unable to startup the link\n");
> +               ipc_free_channel((void *)chan);
> +               return NULL;
> +       }
> +
> +       return (void *)chan;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_request_channel);
> +
> +/* Drop any messages queued and release the channel */
> +void ipc_free_channel(void *ch)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan = (struct ipc_chan *)ch;
> +       unsigned long flags;
> +
> +       if (!chan || !chan->assigned)
> +               return;
> +
> +       chan->link_ops->shutdown(chan->link);
> +
> +       /* The queued TX requests are simply aborted, no callbacks are made */
> +       spin_lock_irqsave(&chan->lock, flags);
> +       chan->assigned = false;
> +       chan->active_token = 0;
> +       if (chan->txdone_method == (TXDONE_BY_POLL | TXDONE_BY_ACK))
> +               chan->txdone_method = TXDONE_BY_POLL;
> +       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
> +
> +       del_timer_sync(chan->timer);
> +
> +       blocking_notifier_call_chain(&chan->avail, 0, NULL);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_free_channel);
> +
> +static struct ipc_chan *name_to_chan(const char *name)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan;
> +       int ret = 0;
> +
> +       mutex_lock(&chpool_mutex);
> +       list_for_each_entry(chan,&ipc_channels, node)
> +               if (!strcmp(name, chan->chan_name)) {
> +                       ret = 1;
> +                       break;
> +               }
> +       mutex_unlock(&chpool_mutex);
> +
> +       if (!ret)
> +               return NULL;
> +
> +       return chan;
> +}
> +
> +int ipc_notify_chan_register(const char *name, struct notifier_block *nb)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan = name_to_chan(name);
> +
> +       if (chan&&  nb)
> +               return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&chan->avail, nb);
> +
> +       return -EINVAL;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_notify_chan_register);
> +
> +void ipc_notify_chan_unregister(const char *name, struct notifier_block *nb)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan = name_to_chan(name);
> +
> +       if (chan&&  nb)
> +               blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&chan->avail, nb);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_notify_chan_unregister);
> +
> +/*
> + * Call for IPC controller drivers to register a controller, adding
> + * its channels/mailboxes to the global pool.
> + */
> +int ipc_links_register(struct ipc_controller *ipc_con)
> +{
> +       struct tx_poll_timer *timer = NULL;
> +       struct ipc_chan *channel;
> +       int i, num_links, txdone;
> +
> +       /* Are you f***ing with us, sir? */
> +       if (!ipc_con || !ipc_con->ops)
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +
> +       for (i = 0; ipc_con->links[i]; i++)
> +               ;
> +       if (!i)
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +       num_links = i;
> +
> +       if (ipc_con->txdone_irq)
> +               txdone = TXDONE_BY_IRQ;
> +       else if (ipc_con->txdone_poll)
> +               txdone = TXDONE_BY_POLL;
> +       else /* It has to be at least ACK */
> +               txdone = TXDONE_BY_ACK;
> +
> +       if (txdone == TXDONE_BY_POLL) {
> +               timer = kzalloc(sizeof(struct tx_poll_timer), GFP_KERNEL);
> +               if (!timer)
> +                       return -ENOMEM;
> +               timer->period = ipc_con->txpoll_period;
> +               timer->poll.function =&poll_txdone;
> +               timer->poll.data = (unsigned long)timer;
> +               init_timer(&timer->poll);
> +       }
> +
> +       channel = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ipc_chan) * num_links, GFP_KERNEL);
> +       if (!channel) {
> +               kfree(timer);
> +               return -ENOMEM;
> +       }
> +
> +       for (i = 0; i<  num_links; i++) {
> +               channel[i].timer = timer;
> +               channel[i].assigned = false;
> +               channel[i].txdone_method = txdone;
> +               channel[i].link_ops = ipc_con->ops;
> +               channel[i].link = ipc_con->links[i];
> +               channel[i].link->api_priv =&channel[i];
> +               snprintf(channel[i].chan_name, 32, "%s:%s",
> +                       ipc_con->controller_name,
> +                       ipc_con->links[i]->link_name);
> +               spin_lock_init(&channel[i].lock);
> +               BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&channel[i].avail);
> +               mutex_lock(&chpool_mutex);
> +               list_add_tail(&channel[i].node,&ipc_channels);
> +               mutex_unlock(&chpool_mutex);
> +       }
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_links_register);
> +
> +void ipc_links_unregister(struct ipc_controller *ipc_con)
> +{
> +       struct ipc_chan *chan, *t, *first = NULL;
> +       struct tx_poll_timer *timer = NULL;
> +       char *name;
> +       int i;
> +
> +       mutex_lock(&chpool_mutex);
> +       for (i = 0; ipc_con->links[i]; i++) {
> +               snprintf(name, 32, "%s:%s",
> +                       ipc_con->controller_name,
> +                       ipc_con->links[i]->link_name);
> +               list_for_each_entry_safe(chan, t,&ipc_channels, node) {
> +                       if (!strcmp(name, chan->chan_name)) {
> +                               if (!first)
> +                                       first = chan;
> +                               if (!timer)
> +                                       timer = chan->timer;
> +                               list_del(&chan->node);
> +                               ipc_free_channel((void *)chan);
> +                               break;
> +                       }
> +               }
> +       }
> +       mutex_unlock(&chpool_mutex);
> +
> +       kfree(first);
> +       kfree(timer);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc_links_unregister);
> diff --git a/include/linux/mailbox.h b/include/linux/mailbox.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..232e2c4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/mailbox.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> +/*
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef __MAILBOX_H
> +#define __MAILBOX_H
> +
> +enum xfer_result {
> +       XFER_OK = 0,
> +       XFER_ERR,
> +};
> +
> +typedef unsigned request_token_t;
> +
> +#endif /* __MAILBOX_H */
> diff --git a/include/linux/mailbox_client.h b/include/linux/mailbox_client.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..232fdc7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/mailbox_client.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
> +/*
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef __MAILBOX_CLIENT_H
> +#define __MAILBOX_CLIENT_H
> +
> +#include<linux/mailbox.h>
> +
> +/**
> + * struct ipc_client - User of a mailbox
> + * @chan_name: the "controller:channel" this client wants
> + * @rxcb: atomic callback to provide client the data received
> + * @txcb: atomic callback to tell client of data transmission
> + * @tx_block: if the ipc_send_message should block until data is transmitted
> + * @tx_tout: Max block period in ms before TX is assumed failure
> + * @knows_txdone: if the client could run the TX state machine. Usually if
> + *    the client receives some ACK packet for transmission. Unused if the
> + *    controller already has TX_Done/RTR IRQ.
> + * @cntlr_data: Optional controller specific parameters during channel request
> + */
> +struct ipc_client {
> +       char *chan_name;
> +       void (*rxcb)(void *data);
> +       void (*txcb)(request_token_t t, enum xfer_result r);
> +       bool tx_block;
> +       unsigned long tx_tout;
> +       bool knows_txdone;
> +       void *cntlr_data;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * The Client specifies it requirements and capabilities while asking for
> + * a channel/mailbox by name. It can't be called from atomic context.
> + * The channel is exclusively allocated and can't be used by another
> + * client before the owner calls ipc_free_channel.
> + */
> +void *ipc_request_channel(struct ipc_client *cl);
> +
> +/**
> + * For client to submit data to the controller destined for a remote
> + * processor. If the client had set 'tx_block', the call will return
> + * either when the remote receives the data or when 'tx_tout' millisecs
> + * run out.
> + *  In non-blocking mode, the requests are buffered by the API and a
> + * non-zero token is returned for each queued request. If the queue
> + * was full the returned token will be 0. Upon failure or successful
> + * TX, the API calls 'txcb' from atomic context, from which the client
> + * could submit yet another request.
> + *  In blocking mode, 'txcb' is not called, effectively making the
> + * queue length 1. The returned value is 0 if TX timed out, some
> + * non-zero value upon success.
> + */
> +request_token_t ipc_send_message(void *channel, void *data);
> +
> +/**
> + * The way for a client to run the TX state machine. This works
> + * only if the client sets 'knows_txdone' and the IPC controller
> + * don't get an IRQ for TX_Done.
> + */
> +void ipc_client_txdone(void *channel, enum xfer_result r);
> +
> +/**
> + * The client relinquishes control of a mailbox by this call,
> + * make it available to other clients.
> + * The ipc_request/free_channel are light weight calls, so the
> + * client should avoid holding it when it doesn't need to
> + * transfer data.
> + */
> +void ipc_free_channel(void *ch);
> +
> +/**
> + * The client make ask the API to be notified when a particular channel
> + * becomes available to be acquired again.
> + */
> +int ipc_notify_chan_register(const char *name, struct notifier_block *nb);
> +
> +/**
> + * The client is no more interested in acquiring the channel.
> + */
> +void ipc_notify_chan_unregister(const char *name, struct notifier_block *nb);
> +
> +#endif /* __MAILBOX_CLIENT_H */
> diff --git a/include/linux/mailbox_controller.h b/include/linux/mailbox_controller.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..23b80e3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/mailbox_controller.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
> +/*
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef __MAILBOX_CONTROLLER_H
> +#define __MAILBOX_CONTROLLER_H
> +
> +#include<linux/mailbox.h>
> +
> +/**
> + * struct ipc_link - s/w representation of a communication link
> + * @link_name: Literal name assigned to the link. Physically
> + *    identical channels may have the same name.
> + * @api_priv: hook for the API to map its private data on the link
> + *    Controller driver must not touch it.
> + */
> +struct ipc_link {
> +       char link_name[16];
> +       void *api_priv;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * struct ipc_link - s/w representation of a communication link
> + * @send_data: The API asks the IPC controller driver, in atomic
> + *    context try to transmit a message on the bus. Returns 0 if
> + *    data is accepted for transmission, -EBUSY while rejecting
> + *    if the remote hasn't yet read the last data sent. Actual
> + *    transmission of data is reported by the controller via
> + *    ipc_link_txdone (if it has some TX ACK irq). It must not
> + *    block.
> + * @startup: Called when a client requests the link. The controller
> + *    could ask clients for additional parameters of communication
> + *    to be provided via client's cntlr_data. This call may block.
> + *    After this call the Controller must forward any data received
> + *    on the link by calling ipc_link_received_data (which won't block)
> + * @shutdown: Called when a client relinquishes control of a link.
> + *    This call may block too. The controller must not forwared
> + *    any received data anymore.
> + * @last_tx_done: If the controller sets 'txdone_poll', the API calls
> + *    this to poll status of last TX. The controller must give priority
> + *    to IRQ method over polling and never set both txdone_poll and
> + *    txdone_irq. Only in polling mode 'send_data' is expected to
> + *    return -EBUSY. Used only if txdone_poll:=true&&  txdone_irq:=false
> + */
> +struct ipc_link_ops {
> +       int (*send_data)(struct ipc_link *link, void *data);
> +       int (*startup)(struct ipc_link *link, void *params);
> +       void (*shutdown)(struct ipc_link *link);
> +       bool (*last_tx_done)(struct ipc_link *link);
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * struct ipc_controller - Controller of a class of communication links
> + * @controller_name: Literal name of the controller.
> + * @ops: Operators that work on each communication link
> + * @links: Null terminated array of links.
> + * @txdone_irq: Indicates if the controller can report to API when the
> + *    last transmitted data was read by the remote. Eg, if it has some
> + *    TX ACK irq.
> + * @txdone_poll: If the controller can read but not report the TX done.
> + *    Eg, is some register shows the TX status but no interrupt rises.
> + *    Ignored if 'txdone_irq' is set.
> + * @txpoll_period: If 'txdone_poll' is in effect, the API polls for
> + *    last TX's status after these many millisecs
> + */
> +struct ipc_controller {
> +       char controller_name[16];
> +       struct ipc_link_ops *ops;
> +       struct ipc_link **links;
> +       bool txdone_irq;
> +       bool txdone_poll;
> +       unsigned txpoll_period;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * The controller driver registers its communication links to the
> + * global pool managed by the API.
> + */
> +int ipc_links_register(struct ipc_controller *ipc_con);
> +
> +/**
> + * After startup and before shutdown any data received on the link
> + * is pused to the API via atomic ipc_link_received_data() API.
> + * The controller should ACK the RX only after this call returns.
> + */
> +void ipc_link_received_data(struct ipc_link *link, void *data);
> +
> +/**
> + * The controller the has IRQ for TX ACK calls this atomic API
> + * to tick the TX state machine. It works only if txdone_irq
> + * is set by the controller.
> + */
> +void ipc_link_txdone(struct ipc_link *link, enum xfer_result r);
> +
> +/**
> + * Purge the links from the global pool maintained by the API.
> + */
> +void ipc_links_unregister(struct ipc_controller *ipc_con);
> +
> +#endif /* __MAILBOX_CONTROLLER_H */
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>