gntdev.h

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/******************************************************************************
 * gntdev.h
 * 
 * Interface to /dev/xen/gntdev.
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 * Copyright (c) 2007, D G Murray
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#ifndef __LINUX_PUBLIC_GNTDEV_H__
#define __LINUX_PUBLIC_GNTDEV_H__

struct ioctl_gntdev_grant_ref {
    /* The domain ID of the grant to be mapped. */
    uint32_t domid;
    /* The grant reference of the grant to be mapped. */
    uint32_t ref;
};

/*
 * Inserts the grant references into the mapping table of an instance
 * of gntdev. N.B. This does not perform the mapping, which is deferred
 * until mmap() is called with @index as the offset.
 */
#define IOCTL_GNTDEV_MAP_GRANT_REF \
_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'G', 0, sizeof(struct ioctl_gntdev_map_grant_ref))
struct ioctl_gntdev_map_grant_ref {
    /* IN parameters */
    /* The number of grants to be mapped. */
    uint32_t count;
    uint32_t pad;
    /* OUT parameters */
    /* The offset to be used on a subsequent call to mmap(). */
    uint64_t index;
    /* Variable IN parameter. */
    /* Array of grant references, of size @count. */
    struct ioctl_gntdev_grant_ref refs[1];
};

/*
 * Removes the grant references from the mapping table of an instance of
 * of gntdev. N.B. munmap() must be called on the relevant virtual address(es)
 * before this ioctl is called, or an error will result.
 */
#define IOCTL_GNTDEV_UNMAP_GRANT_REF \
_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'G', 1, sizeof(struct ioctl_gntdev_unmap_grant_ref))
struct ioctl_gntdev_unmap_grant_ref {
    /* IN parameters */
    /* The offset was returned by the corresponding map operation. */
    uint64_t index;
    /* The number of pages to be unmapped. */
    uint32_t count;
    uint32_t pad;
};

/*
 * Returns the offset in the driver's address space that corresponds
 * to @vaddr. This can be used to perform a munmap(), followed by an
 * UNMAP_GRANT_REF ioctl, where no state about the offset is retained by
 * the caller. The number of pages that were allocated at the same time as
 * @vaddr is returned in @count.
 *
 * N.B. Where more than one page has been mapped into a contiguous range, the
 *      supplied @vaddr must correspond to the start of the range; otherwise
 *      an error will result. It is only possible to munmap() the entire
 *      contiguously-allocated range at once, and not any subrange thereof.
 */
#define IOCTL_GNTDEV_GET_OFFSET_FOR_VADDR \
_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'G', 2, sizeof(struct ioctl_gntdev_get_offset_for_vaddr))
struct ioctl_gntdev_get_offset_for_vaddr {
    /* IN parameters */
    /* The virtual address of the first mapped page in a range. */
    uint64_t vaddr;
    /* OUT parameters */
    /* The offset that was used in the initial mmap() operation. */
    uint64_t offset;
    /* The number of pages mapped in the VM area that begins at @vaddr. */
    uint32_t count;
    uint32_t pad;
};

/*
 * Sets the maximum number of grants that may mapped at once by this gntdev
 * instance.
 *
 * N.B. This must be called before any other ioctl is performed on the device.
 */
#define IOCTL_GNTDEV_SET_MAX_GRANTS \
_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'G', 3, sizeof(struct ioctl_gntdev_set_max_grants))
struct ioctl_gntdev_set_max_grants {
    /* IN parameter */
    /* The maximum number of grants that may be mapped at once. */
    uint32_t count;
};

/*
 * Sets up an unmap notification within the page, so that the other side can do
 * cleanup if this side crashes. Required to implement cross-domain robust
 * mutexes or close notification on communication channels.
 *
 * Each mapped page only supports one notification; multiple calls referring to
 * the same page overwrite the previous notification. You must clear the
 * notification prior to the IOCTL_GNTALLOC_DEALLOC_GREF if you do not want it
 * to occur.
 */
#define IOCTL_GNTDEV_SET_UNMAP_NOTIFY \
_IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'G', 7, sizeof(struct ioctl_gntdev_unmap_notify))
struct ioctl_gntdev_unmap_notify {
    /* IN parameters */
    /* Offset in the file descriptor for a byte within the page (same as
     * used in mmap). If using UNMAP_NOTIFY_CLEAR_BYTE, this is the byte to
     * be cleared. Otherwise, it can be any byte in the page whose
     * notification we are adjusting.
     */
    uint64_t index;
    /* Action(s) to take on unmap */
    uint32_t action;
    /* Event channel to notify */
    uint32_t event_channel_port;
};

/* Clear (set to zero) the byte specified by index */
#define UNMAP_NOTIFY_CLEAR_BYTE 0x1
/* Send an interrupt on the indicated event channel */
#define UNMAP_NOTIFY_SEND_EVENT 0x2

#endif /* __LINUX_PUBLIC_GNTDEV_H__ */