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17 KiB
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17 KiB
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/* **********************************************************
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* Copyright 1998 - 2010 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.
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* **********************************************************/
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/*
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* @VMKAPIMOD_LICENSE@
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*/
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/*
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***********************************************************************
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* Character Devices */ /**
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* \defgroup CharDev Character Devices
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*
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* Interfaces that allow management of vmkernel's UNIX-like character
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* device nodes.
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*
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* @{
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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#ifndef _VMKAPI_CHAR_H_
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#define _VMKAPI_CHAR_H_
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/** \cond never */
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#ifndef VMK_HEADER_INCLUDED_FROM_VMKAPI_H
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#error This vmkapi file should never be included directly but only via vmkapi.h
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#endif
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/** \endcond never */
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/*
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* UNIX-style open flags supported for character devices
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*/
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/** \brief Read-only. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_RDONLY 0x00000000
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/** \brief Write-only. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_WRONLY 0x00000001
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/** \brief Read-write. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_RDWR 0x00000002
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/** \brief Mask for read/write flags. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_RDWR_MASK 0x00000003
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/** \brief Exclusive access. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_EXCLUSIVE 0x00000080
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/** \brief Append to end of file. Always set for writes */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_APPEND 0x00000400
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/** \brief Don't block for file operations. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_NONBLOCK 0x00000800
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/** \brief Synchronous file operations. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_SYNC 0x00001000
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/** \brief Use direct I/O. */
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#define VMK_CHARDEV_OFLAG_DIRECT 0x00004000
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/** \brief Flags for poll entry point */
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typedef enum vmk_PollEvent {
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/** \brief No events are available */
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VMKAPI_POLL_NONE = 0x00,
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/** \brief The device is ready for reading */
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VMKAPI_POLL_READ = 0x01,
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/** \brief The device is ready for writing */
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VMKAPI_POLL_WRITE = 0x04,
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/** \brief The file was closed during polling for read status */
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VMKAPI_POLL_RDHUP = 0x08,
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/** \brief The file was closed during polling for write status */
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VMKAPI_POLL_WRHUP = 0x10,
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/** \brief The file is no longer valid */
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VMKAPI_POLL_INVALID = 0x20,
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} vmk_PollEvent;
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/**
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* \brief Character device's file descriptor's attibutes.
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*/
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typedef struct vmk_CharDevFdAttr {
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/**
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* \brief UNIX-style file flags used when opening the device
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* from the host.
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*/
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vmk_uint32 openFlags;
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/**
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* \brief Client data associated with the device.
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*
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* This is device-specific data provided by the driver during
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* registration.
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*/
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vmk_AddrCookie clientDeviceData;
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/**
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* \brief Client data associated with the file descriptor.
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*
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* May be used by the character driver to store information
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* persistent across syscalls
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*
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* The field can be updated by the driver at any time during
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* a syscall.
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*/
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vmk_AddrCookie clientInstanceData;
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/* For use by the character device driver */
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/* across open/ioctl/close calls */
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} vmk_CharDevFdAttr;
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/**
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* \brief Opaque handle to a character device.
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*/
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typedef struct vmkCharDevInt* vmk_CharDev;
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/**
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* \brief A default initialization value for a vmk_CharDev.
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*/
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#define VMK_INVALID_CHARDEV (NULL)
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/**
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* \brief Opaque poll token handle.
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*/
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typedef void *vmk_PollToken;
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/**
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* \brief Opaque poll context handle.
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*/
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typedef void *vmk_PollContext;
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/**
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevOpenFn -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief A character device driver's open callback.
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*
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* If the open operation indicates success, the reference count for
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* the driver's module will be incremented, which will prevent the
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* module from being unloaded until the file is closed. It is
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* guaranteed that the driver's corresponding close callback will
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* be invoked for this attr object in the future if the open call
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* was successful (either when the user-space application closes the
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* file or when the application itself is closed).
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* If the open operation fails, no further operations for this attr
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* object will be issued.
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*
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* \note This callback is permitted to block.
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*
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* \param[in] attr File-descriptor attributes for this operation.
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*
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* \retval VMK_OK The open function completed successfully.
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* \retval Other The call failed and the error will be passed to
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* the user.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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typedef VMK_ReturnStatus (*vmk_CharDevOpenFn)(vmk_CharDevFdAttr *attr);
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/**
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevCloseFn -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief A character device driver's close callback.
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*
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* If the driver's close operation fails, it will not be retried. After
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* executing the close callback, the driver module's reference count is
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* decremented, which may make the module eligible for unloading (if no
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* other outstanding references exist).
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*
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* \note This callback is permitted to block.
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*
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* \param[in] attr File-descriptor attributes for this operation.
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*
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* \retval VMK_OK The close function completed successfully.
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* \retval Other The call failed and the error will be passed to
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* the user.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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typedef VMK_ReturnStatus (*vmk_CharDevCloseFn)(vmk_CharDevFdAttr *attr);
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/**
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevIoctlFn -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief A character device driver's ioctl callback.
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*
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* An ioctl callback may, depending on the convention of the ioctl
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* command, return two status codes. One is the return value of the
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* callback, and the other is returned via the result parameter.
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* For non-VMware (driver-specific) ioctl commands, the return
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* value only indicates whether or not the callback executed. In
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* this case, which is the usual case for third-party modules, the result
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* parameter's value indicates the integer status code that
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* should be passed back to the user process.
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*
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* Note that the userData may be a pointer from either a 32-bit or
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* a 64-bit process. The callerSize parameter instructs how the
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* ioctl callback should interpret the userData in the case it is a
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* pointer.
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*
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* \note This callback is permitted to block.
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*
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* \param[in] attr File-descriptor attributes for this operation.
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* \param[in] cmd Command code corresponding to the requested
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* operation.
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* \param[in,out] userData Opaque data passed by the user to the
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* ioctl command. May be a user-space pointer.
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* \param[in] callerSize The size (VMK_IOCTL_CALLER_32 or
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* VMK_IOCTL_CALLER_64) of the calling
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* process.
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* \param[out] result The result of the ioctl command, to be
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* passed to the user process.
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*
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* \retval VMK_OK The ioctl function completed successfully.
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* \retval Other The call failed and the error will be passed to
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* the user.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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typedef VMK_ReturnStatus (*vmk_CharDevIoctlFn)(vmk_CharDevFdAttr *attr,
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unsigned int cmd,
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vmk_uintptr_t userData,
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vmk_IoctlCallerSize callerSize,
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vmk_int32 *result);
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/**
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevReadFn -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief A character device driver's read callback.
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*
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* The buffer for a read callback is a user-space buffer and therefore
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* must be written to indirectly using vmk_CopyToUser.
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* A read callback must always indicate how many bytes have been read,
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* even if an error was encountered during the read. The nature of the
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* error is then reflected in the return status.
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*
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* \note This callback is permitted to block.
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*
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* \param[in] attr File-descriptor attributes for this operation.
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* \param[out] buffer User buffer of bytes to write to.
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* \param[in] nbytes Number of bytes to read.
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* \param[in] ppos Offset associated with this read request.
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* \param[out] nread Number of bytes read.
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*
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* \retval VMK_OK The read function completed successfully.
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* \retval Other The call failed and the error will be passed to
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* the user.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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typedef VMK_ReturnStatus (*vmk_CharDevReadFn)(vmk_CharDevFdAttr *attr,
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char *buffer,
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vmk_ByteCount nbytes,
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vmk_loff_t *ppos,
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vmk_ByteCountSigned *nread);
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/**
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevWriteFn -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief A character device driver's write callback.
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*
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* The buffer for a write callback is a user-space buffer and therefore
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* must be read from indirectly using vmk_CopyFromUser.
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* A write callback must always indicate how many bytes have been written,
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* even if an error was encountered during the write. The nature of the
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* error is then reflected in the return status.
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*
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* \note This callback is permitted to block.
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*
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* \param[in] attr File-descriptor attributes for this operation.
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* \param[in] buffer User buffer of bytes to read from.
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* \param[in] nbytes Number of bytes to write.
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* \param[in] ppos Offset associated with this write request.
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* \param[out] nwritten Number of bytes written.
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*
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* \retval VMK_OK The write function completed successfully.
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* \retval Other The call failed and the error will be passed to
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* the user.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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typedef VMK_ReturnStatus (*vmk_CharDevWriteFn)(vmk_CharDevFdAttr *attr,
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char *buffer,
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vmk_ByteCount nbytes,
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vmk_loff_t *ppos,
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vmk_ByteCountSigned *nwritten);
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/**
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevPollFn -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief A character device driver's poll callback.
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*
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* \note This callback is permitted to block.
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*
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* \param[in] attr File-descriptor attributes for this operation.
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* \param[in] pollCtx Poll context of the calling thread. This
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* is an opaque handle supplied by the kernel.
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* The driver must associate a globally unique
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* token (such as a pointer) of its choosing
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* with this poll context using
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* vmk_CharDevSetPollContext. Poll wakeups
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* are thus performed, later, using
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* vmk_CharDevWakePollers by supplying that
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* driver-chosen token.
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* \param[out] pollMask Bitmask of vmk_PollEvent indicators
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* reflecting the current status of the
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* character device.
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*
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* \retval VMK_OK The poll function completed successfully.
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* \retval Other The call failed and the error will be passed to
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* the user.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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typedef VMK_ReturnStatus (*vmk_CharDevPollFn)(vmk_CharDevFdAttr *attr,
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vmk_PollContext pollCtx,
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unsigned *pollMask);
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/**
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* \brief Character device driver's entry points
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*/
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typedef struct vmk_CharDevOps {
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vmk_CharDevOpenFn open;
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vmk_CharDevCloseFn close;
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vmk_CharDevIoctlFn ioctl;
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vmk_CharDevPollFn poll;
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vmk_CharDevReadFn read;
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vmk_CharDevWriteFn write;
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} vmk_CharDevOps;
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/**
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevCleanupFn -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief Prototype for a character device driver's cleanup callback.
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*
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* \param[in] private Optional private data to be used by the callback
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*
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* \retval VMK_OK The cleanup function executed correctly.
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* This is not an indicator of the success or failure of
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* the operations in the function, but merely that they
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* ran. Any other return value is not allowed.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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typedef VMK_ReturnStatus (*vmk_CharDevCleanupFn)(vmk_AddrCookie private);
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/*
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevRegister -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief Register the specified character device, to be invoked from
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* user-space.
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*
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* \param[in] module Module that owns the character device.
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* \param[in] name The name of the device - this must be unique.
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* \param[in] fileOps Table of the driver file operations.
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* Neither open nor close can be supplied
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* without the other.
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* If read or write operations are supplied,
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* then open and close must also be supplied.
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* \param[in] cleanup Function automatically invoked to clean up
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* after all file ops have ceased and the
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* device has been unregistered. May be NULL.
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* \param[in] devicePrivate Data given to the driver for each file
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* op and cleaned up after unregistration.
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* \param[out] assignedHandle Handle to the registered character device.
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*
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* \retval VMK_BUSY A device with that name is already registered
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* \retval VMK_NO_RESOURCES Unable to allocate internal slot for the device.
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* \retval VMK_BAD_PARAM Module ID was invalid, or one or more
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* specified driver ops are NULL.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_CharDevRegister(
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vmk_ModuleID module,
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const char *name,
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const vmk_CharDevOps *fileOps,
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vmk_CharDevCleanupFn cleanup,
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vmk_AddrCookie devicePrivate,
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vmk_CharDev *assignedHandle);
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/*
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevUnregister -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief Unregister a character device.
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*
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* The character device will be unregistered automatically by
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* the kernel only after all open files to the device have been
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* closed. If no files are open when vmk_CharDevUnregister is
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* called, the device may be unregistered immediately and have the
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* cleanup function registered with it invoked. If the device has
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* files open, vmk_CharDevUnregister internally defers the device for
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* later automatic removal and returns to the caller immediately. When
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* the last file is closed, the device will then be destroyed and the
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* cleanup function invoked.
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*
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* \note No new open files to the device can be created after calling
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* vmk_CharDevUnregister.
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* \note The vmkernel will prevent a module from being unloaded while
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* it has open files associated with a character device, even
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* if that device has been requested to be unregistered.
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*
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* \param[in] deviceHandle Handle of device assigned during registration.
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*
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* \retval VMK_NOT_FOUND The device does not exist.
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* \retval VMK_OK The device was either unregistered or internally
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* deferred for unregistration once all associated files
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* close.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_CharDevUnregister(vmk_CharDev deviceHandle);
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/*
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevWakePollers -- */ /**
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*
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* \brief Wake up all users waiting on a poll call with the specified
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* token.
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*
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* \param[in] token Context on which worlds are waiting.
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*
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***********************************************************************
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*/
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void vmk_CharDevWakePollers(vmk_PollToken token);
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/*
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***********************************************************************
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* vmk_CharDevSetPollContext -- */ /**
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*
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|
* \brief Set the poll context of the calling world to the specified
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* context.
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||
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*
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||
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* \param[in] pollCtx The poll context of the calling thread.
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* \param[out] token The token to set in the poll context.
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||
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|
*
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||
|
|
***********************************************************************
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||
|
|
*/
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void vmk_CharDevSetPollContext(vmk_PollContext pollCtx, vmk_PollToken *token);
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||
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#endif /* _VMKAPI_CHAR_H_ */
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||
|
|
/** @} */
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