* [RFC bluetooth-next] mac802154: add description to mac802154 APIs
@ 2015-04-09 9:32 Varka Bhadram
2015-04-09 11:53 ` Alexander Aring
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Varka Bhadram @ 2015-04-09 9:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-wpan; +Cc: alex.aring, Varka Bhadram
Signed-off-by: Varka Bhadram <varkab@cdac.in>
---
include/net/mac802154.h | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
index e18e7fd..474dafb 100644
--- a/include/net/mac802154.h
+++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
@@ -247,19 +247,110 @@ static inline void ieee802154_le64_to_be64(void *be64_dst, const void *le64_src)
__put_unaligned_memmove64(swab64p(le64_src), be64_dst);
}
-/* Basic interface to register ieee802154 device */
+/**
+ * ieee802154_alloc_hw - Allocate a new hardware device
+ *
+ * This must be called once for each hardware device. The returned pointer
+ * must be used to refer to this device when calling other functions.
+ * mac802154 allocates a private data area for the driver pointed to by
+ * @priv in &struct ieee802154_hw, the size of this area is given as
+ * @priv_data_len.
+ *
+ * @priv_data_len: length of private data
+ * @ops: callbacks for this device
+ *
+ * Return: A pointer to the new hardware device, or %NULL on error.
+ */
struct ieee802154_hw *
ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops);
+
+/**
+ * ieee802154_free_hw - free hardware descriptor
+ *
+ * This function frees everything that was allocated, including the
+ * private data for the driver. You must call ieee802154_unregister_hw()
+ * before calling this function.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware to free
+ */
void ieee802154_free_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
+
+/**
+ * ieee802154_register_hw - Register hardware device
+ *
+ * You must call this function before any other functions in
+ * mac802154. Note that before a hardware can be registered, you
+ * need to fill the contained wpan_phy's information.
+ *
+ * @hw: the device to register as returned by ieee802154_alloc_hw()
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success. An error code otherwise.
+ */
int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
+
+/**
+ * ieee802154_unregister_hw - Unregister a hardware device
+ *
+ * This function instructs mac802154 to free allocated resources
+ * and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware to unregister
+ */
void ieee802154_unregister_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
+/**
+ * ieee802154_rx - receive frame
+ *
+ * Use this function to hand received frames to mac802154. The receive
+ * buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.15.4 header. In case of a
+ * paged @skb is used, the driver is recommended to put the ieee802154
+ * header of the frame on the linear part of the @skb to avoid memory
+ * allocation and/or memcpy by the stack.
+ *
+ * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
+ * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
+ * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
+ */
void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+/**
+ * ieee802154_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
+ *
+ * Like ieee802154_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
+ * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
+ * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
+ */
void ieee802154_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
u8 lqi);
-
+/**
+ * ieee802154_wake_queue - wake specific queue
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
+ * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
+ *
+ * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
+ */
void ieee802154_wake_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
+
+/**
+ * ieee802154_stop_queue - stop specific queue
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
+ * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
+ *
+ * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
+ */
void ieee802154_stop_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
+
+/**
+ * ieee802154_xmit_complete - packet transmission complete
+ *
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
+ * @skb: buffer for transmission
+ * @ifs_handling: indicate interframe space handling
+ */
void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
bool ifs_handling);
--
1.7.9.5
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* Re: [RFC bluetooth-next] mac802154: add description to mac802154 APIs
2015-04-09 9:32 [RFC bluetooth-next] mac802154: add description to mac802154 APIs Varka Bhadram
@ 2015-04-09 11:53 ` Alexander Aring
2015-04-09 11:56 ` Varka Bhadram
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Alexander Aring @ 2015-04-09 11:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Varka Bhadram; +Cc: linux-wpan, Varka Bhadram
On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 03:02:01PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
>
> Signed-off-by: Varka Bhadram <varkab@cdac.in>
> ---
> include/net/mac802154.h | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
> index e18e7fd..474dafb 100644
> --- a/include/net/mac802154.h
> +++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
> @@ -247,19 +247,110 @@ static inline void ieee802154_le64_to_be64(void *be64_dst, const void *le64_src)
> __put_unaligned_memmove64(swab64p(le64_src), be64_dst);
> }
>
> -/* Basic interface to register ieee802154 device */
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_alloc_hw - Allocate a new hardware device
> + *
> + * This must be called once for each hardware device. The returned pointer
> + * must be used to refer to this device when calling other functions.
> + * mac802154 allocates a private data area for the driver pointed to by
> + * @priv in &struct ieee802154_hw, the size of this area is given as
> + * @priv_data_len.
> + *
> + * @priv_data_len: length of private data
> + * @ops: callbacks for this device
> + *
> + * Return: A pointer to the new hardware device, or %NULL on error.
> + */
> struct ieee802154_hw *
> ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops);
> +
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_free_hw - free hardware descriptor
> + *
> + * This function frees everything that was allocated, including the
> + * private data for the driver. You must call ieee802154_unregister_hw()
> + * before calling this function.
> + *
> + * @hw: the hardware to free
> + */
> void ieee802154_free_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> +
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_register_hw - Register hardware device
> + *
> + * You must call this function before any other functions in
> + * mac802154. Note that before a hardware can be registered, you
> + * need to fill the contained wpan_phy's information.
> + *
> + * @hw: the device to register as returned by ieee802154_alloc_hw()
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success. An error code otherwise.
> + */
> int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> +
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_unregister_hw - Unregister a hardware device
> + *
> + * This function instructs mac802154 to free allocated resources
> + * and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.
> + *
> + * @hw: the hardware to unregister
> + */
> void ieee802154_unregister_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_rx - receive frame
> + *
> + * Use this function to hand received frames to mac802154. The receive
> + * buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.15.4 header. In case of a
> + * paged @skb is used, the driver is recommended to put the ieee802154
> + * header of the frame on the linear part of the @skb to avoid memory
> + * allocation and/or memcpy by the stack.
> + *
> + * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
> + * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other.
> + *
> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
> + */
> void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
> +
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
> + *
> + * Like ieee802154_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
> + * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
> + *
> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
missing lqi param description.
> + */
> void ieee802154_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
> u8 lqi);
> -
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_wake_queue - wake specific queue
> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
> + *
which specific queue? This have wireless only.
> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
> + */
> void ieee802154_wake_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> +
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_stop_queue - stop specific queue
> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
> + *
same here, we have no fancy multiple queues.
> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
> + */
> void ieee802154_stop_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> +
> +/**
> + * ieee802154_xmit_complete - packet transmission complete
> + *
> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
> + * @skb: buffer for transmission
> + * @ifs_handling: indicate interframe space handling
> + */
> void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
> bool ifs_handling);
- Alex
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* Re: [RFC bluetooth-next] mac802154: add description to mac802154 APIs
2015-04-09 11:53 ` Alexander Aring
@ 2015-04-09 11:56 ` Varka Bhadram
2015-04-09 12:05 ` Alexander Aring
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Varka Bhadram @ 2015-04-09 11:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexander Aring; +Cc: linux-wpan, Varka Bhadram
On 04/09/2015 05:23 PM, Alexander Aring wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 03:02:01PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Varka Bhadram <varkab@cdac.in>
>> ---
>> include/net/mac802154.h | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>> 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
>> index e18e7fd..474dafb 100644
>> --- a/include/net/mac802154.h
>> +++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
>> @@ -247,19 +247,110 @@ static inline void ieee802154_le64_to_be64(void *be64_dst, const void *le64_src)
>> __put_unaligned_memmove64(swab64p(le64_src), be64_dst);
>> }
>>
>> -/* Basic interface to register ieee802154 device */
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_alloc_hw - Allocate a new hardware device
>> + *
>> + * This must be called once for each hardware device. The returned pointer
>> + * must be used to refer to this device when calling other functions.
>> + * mac802154 allocates a private data area for the driver pointed to by
>> + * @priv in &struct ieee802154_hw, the size of this area is given as
>> + * @priv_data_len.
>> + *
>> + * @priv_data_len: length of private data
>> + * @ops: callbacks for this device
>> + *
>> + * Return: A pointer to the new hardware device, or %NULL on error.
>> + */
>> struct ieee802154_hw *
>> ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops);
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_free_hw - free hardware descriptor
>> + *
>> + * This function frees everything that was allocated, including the
>> + * private data for the driver. You must call ieee802154_unregister_hw()
>> + * before calling this function.
>> + *
>> + * @hw: the hardware to free
>> + */
>> void ieee802154_free_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_register_hw - Register hardware device
>> + *
>> + * You must call this function before any other functions in
>> + * mac802154. Note that before a hardware can be registered, you
>> + * need to fill the contained wpan_phy's information.
>> + *
>> + * @hw: the device to register as returned by ieee802154_alloc_hw()
>> + *
>> + * Return: 0 on success. An error code otherwise.
>> + */
>> int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_unregister_hw - Unregister a hardware device
>> + *
>> + * This function instructs mac802154 to free allocated resources
>> + * and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.
>> + *
>> + * @hw: the hardware to unregister
>> + */
>> void ieee802154_unregister_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>>
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_rx - receive frame
>> + *
>> + * Use this function to hand received frames to mac802154. The receive
>> + * buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.15.4 header. In case of a
>> + * paged @skb is used, the driver is recommended to put the ieee802154
>> + * header of the frame on the linear part of the @skb to avoid memory
>> + * allocation and/or memcpy by the stack.
>> + *
>> + * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
>> + * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other.
>> + *
>> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
>> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
>> + */
>> void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
>> + *
>> + * Like ieee802154_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
>> + * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
>> + *
>> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
>> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
> missing lqi param description.
will do.
>> + */
>> void ieee802154_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>> u8 lqi);
>> -
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_wake_queue - wake specific queue
>> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
>> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
>> + *
> which specific queue? This have wireless only.
wake wireless queue.... Is OK?
What do you suggest?
>> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
>> + */
>> void ieee802154_wake_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_stop_queue - stop specific queue
>> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
>> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
>> + *
> same here, we have no fancy multiple queues.
What do you suggest?
>> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
>> + */
>> void ieee802154_stop_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * ieee802154_xmit_complete - packet transmission complete
>> + *
>> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
>> + * @skb: buffer for transmission
>> + * @ifs_handling: indicate interframe space handling
>> + */
>> void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>> bool ifs_handling);
> - Alex
--
Varka Bhadram
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* Re: [RFC bluetooth-next] mac802154: add description to mac802154 APIs
2015-04-09 11:56 ` Varka Bhadram
@ 2015-04-09 12:05 ` Alexander Aring
2015-04-09 12:14 ` Varka Bhadram
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Alexander Aring @ 2015-04-09 12:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Varka Bhadram; +Cc: linux-wpan, Varka Bhadram
On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 05:26:19PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
> On 04/09/2015 05:23 PM, Alexander Aring wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 03:02:01PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
> >> Signed-off-by: Varka Bhadram <varkab@cdac.in>
> >> ---
> >> include/net/mac802154.h | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >> 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
> >> index e18e7fd..474dafb 100644
> >> --- a/include/net/mac802154.h
> >> +++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
> >> @@ -247,19 +247,110 @@ static inline void ieee802154_le64_to_be64(void *be64_dst, const void *le64_src)
> >> __put_unaligned_memmove64(swab64p(le64_src), be64_dst);
> >> }
> >>
> >> -/* Basic interface to register ieee802154 device */
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_alloc_hw - Allocate a new hardware device
> >> + *
> >> + * This must be called once for each hardware device. The returned pointer
> >> + * must be used to refer to this device when calling other functions.
> >> + * mac802154 allocates a private data area for the driver pointed to by
> >> + * @priv in &struct ieee802154_hw, the size of this area is given as
> >> + * @priv_data_len.
> >> + *
> >> + * @priv_data_len: length of private data
> >> + * @ops: callbacks for this device
> >> + *
> >> + * Return: A pointer to the new hardware device, or %NULL on error.
> >> + */
> >> struct ieee802154_hw *
> >> ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops);
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_free_hw - free hardware descriptor
> >> + *
> >> + * This function frees everything that was allocated, including the
> >> + * private data for the driver. You must call ieee802154_unregister_hw()
> >> + * before calling this function.
> >> + *
> >> + * @hw: the hardware to free
> >> + */
> >> void ieee802154_free_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_register_hw - Register hardware device
> >> + *
> >> + * You must call this function before any other functions in
> >> + * mac802154. Note that before a hardware can be registered, you
> >> + * need to fill the contained wpan_phy's information.
> >> + *
> >> + * @hw: the device to register as returned by ieee802154_alloc_hw()
> >> + *
> >> + * Return: 0 on success. An error code otherwise.
> >> + */
> >> int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_unregister_hw - Unregister a hardware device
> >> + *
> >> + * This function instructs mac802154 to free allocated resources
> >> + * and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.
> >> + *
> >> + * @hw: the hardware to unregister
> >> + */
> >> void ieee802154_unregister_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> >>
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_rx - receive frame
> >> + *
> >> + * Use this function to hand received frames to mac802154. The receive
> >> + * buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.15.4 header. In case of a
> >> + * paged @skb is used, the driver is recommended to put the ieee802154
> >> + * header of the frame on the linear part of the @skb to avoid memory
> >> + * allocation and/or memcpy by the stack.
> >> + *
> >> + * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
> >> + * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other.
> >> + *
> >> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
> >> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
> >> + */
> >> void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
> >> + *
> >> + * Like ieee802154_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
> >> + * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
> >> + *
> >> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
> >> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
> > missing lqi param description.
>
> will do.
>
> >> + */
> >> void ieee802154_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
> >> u8 lqi);
> >> -
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_wake_queue - wake specific queue
> >> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
> >> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
> >> + *
> > which specific queue? This have wireless only.
>
> wake wireless queue.... Is OK?
>
> What do you suggest?
We don't have a queue parameter for this function. This is a copy&paste
issue from wireless code.
>
> >> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
> >> + */
> >> void ieee802154_wake_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_stop_queue - stop specific queue
> >> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
> >> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
> >> + *
> > same here, we have no fancy multiple queues.
>
> What do you suggest?
>
Same here.
> >> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
> >> + */
> >> void ieee802154_stop_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * ieee802154_xmit_complete - packet transmission complete
> >> + *
> >> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
> >> + * @skb: buffer for transmission
> >> + * @ifs_handling: indicate interframe space handling
> >> + */
> >> void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
> >> bool ifs_handling);
- Alex
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* Re: [RFC bluetooth-next] mac802154: add description to mac802154 APIs
2015-04-09 12:05 ` Alexander Aring
@ 2015-04-09 12:14 ` Varka Bhadram
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Varka Bhadram @ 2015-04-09 12:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexander Aring; +Cc: linux-wpan, Varka Bhadram
On 04/09/2015 05:35 PM, Alexander Aring wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 05:26:19PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
>> On 04/09/2015 05:23 PM, Alexander Aring wrote:
>>> On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 03:02:01PM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
>>>> Signed-off-by: Varka Bhadram <varkab@cdac.in>
>>>> ---
>>>> include/net/mac802154.h | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>>> 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/include/net/mac802154.h b/include/net/mac802154.h
>>>> index e18e7fd..474dafb 100644
>>>> --- a/include/net/mac802154.h
>>>> +++ b/include/net/mac802154.h
>>>> @@ -247,19 +247,110 @@ static inline void ieee802154_le64_to_be64(void *be64_dst, const void *le64_src)
>>>> __put_unaligned_memmove64(swab64p(le64_src), be64_dst);
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> -/* Basic interface to register ieee802154 device */
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_alloc_hw - Allocate a new hardware device
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This must be called once for each hardware device. The returned pointer
>>>> + * must be used to refer to this device when calling other functions.
>>>> + * mac802154 allocates a private data area for the driver pointed to by
>>>> + * @priv in &struct ieee802154_hw, the size of this area is given as
>>>> + * @priv_data_len.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * @priv_data_len: length of private data
>>>> + * @ops: callbacks for this device
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Return: A pointer to the new hardware device, or %NULL on error.
>>>> + */
>>>> struct ieee802154_hw *
>>>> ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops);
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_free_hw - free hardware descriptor
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This function frees everything that was allocated, including the
>>>> + * private data for the driver. You must call ieee802154_unregister_hw()
>>>> + * before calling this function.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * @hw: the hardware to free
>>>> + */
>>>> void ieee802154_free_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_register_hw - Register hardware device
>>>> + *
>>>> + * You must call this function before any other functions in
>>>> + * mac802154. Note that before a hardware can be registered, you
>>>> + * need to fill the contained wpan_phy's information.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * @hw: the device to register as returned by ieee802154_alloc_hw()
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Return: 0 on success. An error code otherwise.
>>>> + */
>>>> int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_unregister_hw - Unregister a hardware device
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This function instructs mac802154 to free allocated resources
>>>> + * and unregister netdevices from the networking subsystem.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * @hw: the hardware to unregister
>>>> + */
>>>> void ieee802154_unregister_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>>>>
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_rx - receive frame
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Use this function to hand received frames to mac802154. The receive
>>>> + * buffer in @skb must start with an IEEE 802.15.4 header. In case of a
>>>> + * paged @skb is used, the driver is recommended to put the ieee802154
>>>> + * header of the frame on the linear part of the @skb to avoid memory
>>>> + * allocation and/or memcpy by the stack.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
>>>> + * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
>>>> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
>>>> + */
>>>> void ieee802154_rx(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_rx_irqsafe - receive frame
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Like ieee802154_rx() but can be called in IRQ context
>>>> + * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
>>>> + *
>>>> + * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
>>>> + * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac802154 after this call
>>> missing lqi param description.
>> will do.
>>
>>>> + */
>>>> void ieee802154_rx_irqsafe(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>> u8 lqi);
>>>> -
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_wake_queue - wake specific queue
>>>> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
>>>> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
>>>> + *
>>> which specific queue? This have wireless only.
>> wake wireless queue.... Is OK?
>>
>> What do you suggest?
> We don't have a queue parameter for this function. This is a copy&paste
> issue from wireless code.
>
>>>> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_wake_queue.
>>>> + */
>>>> void ieee802154_wake_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_stop_queue - stop specific queue
>>>> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
>>>> + * @queue: queue number (counted from zero).
>>>> + *
>>> same here, we have no fancy multiple queues.
>> What do you suggest?
>>
> Same here.
>
>>>> + * Drivers should use this function instead of netif_stop_queue.
>>>> + */
>>>> void ieee802154_stop_queue(struct ieee802154_hw *hw);
>>>> +
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * ieee802154_xmit_complete - packet transmission complete
>>>> + *
>>>> + * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee802154_alloc_hw().
>>>> + * @skb: buffer for transmission
>>>> + * @ifs_handling: indicate interframe space handling
>>>> + */
>>>> void ieee802154_xmit_complete(struct ieee802154_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>>>> bool ifs_handling);
> - Alex
I sent the updated patch. Thanks
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