vmkdrivers/BLD/build/HEADERS/vmkapi-current-all-public-bincomp/generic/release/base/vmkapi_helper.h
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/* **********************************************************
* Copyright 2008 - 2010 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.
* **********************************************************/
/*
* @VMKAPIMOD_LICENSE@
*/
/*
***********************************************************************
* HelperWorlds */ /**
* \defgroup HelperWorlds Helper Worlds
*
* Helper Worlds are a mechanism that allows work to be queued and
* run by a dynamically managed pool of worlds.
*
* @{
***********************************************************************
*/
#ifndef _VMKAPI_HELPER_WORLDS_H_
#define _VMKAPI_HELPER_WORLDS_H_
/** \cond never */
#ifndef VMK_HEADER_INCLUDED_FROM_VMKAPI_H
#error This vmkapi file should never be included directly but only via vmkapi.h
#endif
#ifndef VMK_HEADER_INCLUDED_FROM_VMKAPI_H
#error This vmkapi file should never be included directly but only via vmkapi.h
#endif
/** \endcond never */
/** Invalid helper ID */
#define VMK_HELPER_INVALID_ID ((vmk_Helper)-1)
/** Use default request properties */
#define VMK_HELPER_DEFAULT_REQ_PROPS ((const vmk_HelperRequestProps *)NULL)
/* Opaque helper definition */
typedef vmk_uintptr_t vmk_Helper;
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperTagComparator -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Compare two request tags to see if they are equal
*
* This function is used to find a request or set of requests based
* on their tag, such as during cancellation.
*
* \note Callbacks of this type may not block.
*
* \param[in] tag1 First tag to compare.
* \param[in] tag2 Second tag to compare.
*
* \retval VMK_TRUE The tags match.
* \retval VMK_FALSE The tags do not match.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
typedef vmk_Bool (*vmk_HelperTagComparator)(vmk_AddrCookie tag1,
vmk_AddrCookie tag2);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperConstructor -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Function invoked when a new helper world is spawned.
*
* \note Callbacks of this type may not block.
*
* \param[in] arg Constructor argument that was stored in the helper
* queue's properties.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
typedef void (*vmk_HelperConstructor)(vmk_AddrCookie arg);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperCancelFunc -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Function invoked when a request is canceled.
*
* \note Callbacks of this type may not block.
*
* \param[in] data Data that was passed in with the request.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
typedef void (*vmk_HelperCancelFunc)(vmk_AddrCookie data);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperRequestFunc -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Function invoked when a request is processed
*
* \note Callbacks of this type may not block.
*
* \param[in] data Data that was passed in with the request.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
typedef void (*vmk_HelperRequestFunc)(vmk_AddrCookie data);
/**
* \brief Properties for a helper queue that may be updated
* after it is created.
*/
typedef struct vmk_HelperMutableProps
{
/**
* Minimum number of worlds that will continue to exist to serve
* the helper queue.
*
* Setting this to a value less than the value of maxWorlds indicates
* that the helper queue can dynamically create and destroy worlds for
* the helper queue but will always maintain at least the specified
* number of worlds in the queue.
*
* Setting this to -1 or the same value as maxWorlds indicates that
* the caller does not want helper worlds to exit and does not want
* the pool of worlds to shrink dynamically.
*/
vmk_int32 minWorlds;
/**
* Maximum number of worlds that will service the helper queue.
*
* Setting this to 0 or less indicates that the helper queue should
* use the default number of worlds to service the helper queue.
*
* Setting this to 1 or more indicates that the helper queue should
* use the specified number of worlds as the maximum number of worlds
* that can back the queue.
*/
vmk_int32 maxWorlds;
/**
* Maximum number of milliseconds a world backing the helper
* queue can be idle before it is retired.
*
* Setting this to 0 or less indicates that the default idle time
* should be used.
*
* Setting this to 1 or more indiciates that if a world in the pool
* backing the helper queue has been idle for the specified number
* of milliseconds it will be retired.
*/
vmk_int32 maxIdleTime;
/**
* Maximum number of milliseconds a request can wait in the
* queue before a new world will be created to service the request.
*
* Setting this to 0 or less indiciates that the helper queue should
* use the default time.
*
* Setting this to 1 or more indicates that after the specified number
* of milliseconds a new world will be added to the pool of worlds
* backing the helper queue.
*
* \note The specified maximum number of worlds will not be
* exceeded even if a request has been waiting longer
* than the specified time.
*/
vmk_int32 maxRequestBlockTime;
}
vmk_HelperMutableProps;
/**
* \brief Properties for a new helper queue
*/
typedef struct
{
/** Human readable name for the helper queue */
vmk_Name name;
/** A heap the helper can use for allocations */
vmk_HeapID heap;
/**
* Should an IRQ spinlock should be used when synchronizing
* between producers and consumers of the helper queue?
*/
vmk_Bool useIrqSpinlock;
/**
* Should all memory for requests be preallocated when
* the helper queue is created?
*/
vmk_Bool preallocRequests;
/**
* Can callers block when submitting requests?
* Callers can override this setting on a per-call basis.
*/
vmk_Bool blockingSubmit;
/**
* Maximum number of requests this queue can support
*/
vmk_uint32 maxRequests;
/**
* Initial setting for properties which may be updated after
* the helper queue is created.
*/
vmk_HelperMutableProps mutables;
/**
* Function to compare two tags that identify requests
*
* Can be set to NULL if no function is desired.
*/
vmk_HelperTagComparator tagCompare;
/**
* Function to call when a new world is added to the
* pool of worlds backing the helper queue.
*
* This function will run in the context of the
* new world.
*
* This function will be called before running
* any helper requests on the new world.
*
* This can be set to NULL if no function is desired.
*/
vmk_HelperConstructor constructor;
/** Data to pass to the constructor function */
vmk_AddrCookie constructorArg;
}
vmk_HelperProps;
/**
* \brief Properties for a helper request
*/
typedef struct vmk_HelperRequestProps {
/** Should the submission of this request block the caller? */
vmk_Bool requestMayBlock;
/**
* A caller-supplied tag to identify the request.
*
* This tag is used to identify the request for calls
* such as vmk_HelperCancelRequest().
*/
vmk_AddrCookie tag;
/**
* An optional function to call after a request is canceled
* to perform cleanup.
*
* May be set to NULL if no function is required.
*
* This field cannot be set if the tag field is set to zero.
*/
vmk_HelperCancelFunc cancelFunc;
/**
* World to which to bill helper work or VMK_INVALID_WORLD_ID
* if there is no world to bill.
*/
vmk_WorldID worldToBill;
} vmk_HelperRequestProps;
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperCreate -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Create a new helper world queue.
*
* \note This function may block.
*
* \param[in] props Creation properties for the new helper queue.
* \param[out] helper The newly created helper queue.
*
*
*
***********************************************************************
*/
VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_HelperCreate(vmk_HelperProps *props,
vmk_Helper *helper);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperDestroy -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Destroy an existing helper world queue.
*
* \note This function may block.
*
* \param[in] helper Helper queue to destroy.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_HelperDestroy(vmk_Helper helper);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperUpdateProps -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Update the mutable properties on an existing helper queue.
*
* \note This function will not block.
*
* \param[in] helper Helper queue to destroy.
* \param[in] props New properties for the helper queue.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_HelperUpdateProps(vmk_Helper helper,
const vmk_HelperMutableProps *props);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperRequestPropsInit -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Initialize a vmk_HelperRequestProps structure.
*
* The resulting structure will have all properties set to their default.
*
* \note This function will not block.
*
* \param[in] props Pointer to the parameters to initialize.
*
* \retval VMK_INVALID_NAME Name for the helper queue is too long
*
***********************************************************************
*/
void vmk_HelperRequestPropsInit(vmk_HelperRequestProps *props);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperSubmitRequest -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Submit a request to a helper world queue to be executed later
*
* \note This function may block if the queue has been created with
* blocking properties.
*
* \param[in] helper Helper queue to send the request to.
* \param[in] requestFunc Function to execute
* \param[in] data Data to pass to the function that will be
* executed.
* \param[in] props Properties of this request submission;
* use vmk_HelperRequestPropsInit if the default
* parameters are desired.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_HelperSubmitRequest(vmk_Helper helper,
vmk_HelperRequestFunc requestFunc,
vmk_AddrCookie data,
const vmk_HelperRequestProps *props);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperSubmitDelayedRequest -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Submit a request to a helper world queue to be executed only
* after a specified amount of time.
*
* \note This function may block if the queue has been created with
* blocking properties.
*
* \param[in] helper Helper queue to send the request to.
* \param[in] requestFunc Function to execute
* \param[in] data Data to pass to the function that will be
* executed.
* \param[in] props Properties of this request submission;
* use vmk_HelperRequestPropsInit if the default
* parameters are desired.
* \param[in] timeoutMS Timeout in millseconds after which the function
* would be executed by the helper.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_HelperSubmitDelayedRequest(vmk_Helper helper,
vmk_HelperRequestFunc requestFunc,
vmk_AddrCookie data,
vmk_uint32 timeoutMS,
const vmk_HelperRequestProps *props);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperCancelRequest -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Cancel requests on the queue that have the specified tag.
*
* \note This function may block if the queue has been created with
* blocking properties.
*
* \param[in] helper Helper queue on which to issue the cancel.
* \param[in] requestTag Tag used to identify which requests to
* cancel.
* \param[out] numCancelled Number of requests that were actually
* cancelled.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
VMK_ReturnStatus vmk_HelperCancelRequest(vmk_Helper helper,
vmk_AddrCookie requestTag,
vmk_uint32 *numCancelled);
/*
***********************************************************************
* vmk_HelperCurrentRequestCount -- */ /**
*
* \ingroup HelperWorlds
* \brief Get a snapshot of the current number of pending requests on
* a helper queue.
*
* \note The count returned by this function does not include the
* count of requests that are actively being processed.
*
* \note This function will not block.
*
* \param[in] helper Helper queue to check.
*
* \return The number of pending requests on the helper queue.
*
***********************************************************************
*/
vmk_uint32 vmk_HelperCurrentRequestCount(vmk_Helper helper);
#endif /* _VMKAPI_HELPER_WORLDS_H_ */
/** @} */