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1 #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H
2 #define _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H
3 /* An interface for efficient virtio implementation, currently for use by KVM
4  * and lguest, but hopefully others soon.  Do NOT change this since it will
5  * break existing servers and clients.
6  *
7  * This header is BSD licensed so anyone can use the definitions to implement
8  * compatible drivers/servers.
9  *
10  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
11  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
12  * are met:
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15  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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18  * 3. Neither the name of IBM nor the names of its contributors
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20  *    without specific prior written permission.
21  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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24  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL IBM OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
25  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
26  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
27  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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29  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
30  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
31  * SUCH DAMAGE.
32  *
33  * Copyright Rusty Russell IBM Corporation 2007. */
34 #include <linux/types.h>
35 #include <linux/virtio_types.h>
36 
37 /* This marks a buffer as continuing via the next field. */
38 #define VRING_DESC_F_NEXT	1
39 /* This marks a buffer as write-only (otherwise read-only). */
40 #define VRING_DESC_F_WRITE	2
41 /* This means the buffer contains a list of buffer descriptors. */
42 #define VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT	4
43 
44 /* The Host uses this in used->flags to advise the Guest: don't kick me when
45  * you add a buffer.  It's unreliable, so it's simply an optimization.  Guest
46  * will still kick if it's out of buffers. */
47 #define VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY	1
48 /* The Guest uses this in avail->flags to advise the Host: don't interrupt me
49  * when you consume a buffer.  It's unreliable, so it's simply an
50  * optimization.  */
51 #define VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT	1
52 
53 /* We support indirect buffer descriptors */
54 #define VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC	28
55 
56 /* The Guest publishes the used index for which it expects an interrupt
57  * at the end of the avail ring. Host should ignore the avail->flags field. */
58 /* The Host publishes the avail index for which it expects a kick
59  * at the end of the used ring. Guest should ignore the used->flags field. */
60 #define VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX		29
61 
62 /* Virtio ring descriptors: 16 bytes.  These can chain together via "next". */
63 struct vring_desc {
64 	/* Address (guest-physical). */
65 	__virtio64 addr;
66 	/* Length. */
67 	__virtio32 len;
68 	/* The flags as indicated above. */
69 	__virtio16 flags;
70 	/* We chain unused descriptors via this, too */
71 	__virtio16 next;
72 };
73 
74 struct vring_avail {
75 	__virtio16 flags;
76 	__virtio16 idx;
77 	__virtio16 ring[];
78 };
79 
80 /* u32 is used here for ids for padding reasons. */
81 struct vring_used_elem {
82 	/* Index of start of used descriptor chain. */
83 	__virtio32 id;
84 	/* Total length of the descriptor chain which was used (written to) */
85 	__virtio32 len;
86 };
87 
88 struct vring_used {
89 	__virtio16 flags;
90 	__virtio16 idx;
91 	struct vring_used_elem ring[];
92 };
93 
94 struct vring {
95 	unsigned int num;
96 
97 	struct vring_desc *desc;
98 
99 	struct vring_avail *avail;
100 
101 	struct vring_used *used;
102 };
103 
104 /* The standard layout for the ring is a continuous chunk of memory which looks
105  * like this.  We assume num is a power of 2.
106  *
107  * struct vring
108  * {
109  *	// The actual descriptors (16 bytes each)
110  *	struct vring_desc desc[num];
111  *
112  *	// A ring of available descriptor heads with free-running index.
113  *	__virtio16 avail_flags;
114  *	__virtio16 avail_idx;
115  *	__virtio16 available[num];
116  *	__virtio16 used_event_idx;
117  *
118  *	// Padding to the next align boundary.
119  *	char pad[];
120  *
121  *	// A ring of used descriptor heads with free-running index.
122  *	__virtio16 used_flags;
123  *	__virtio16 used_idx;
124  *	struct vring_used_elem used[num];
125  *	__virtio16 avail_event_idx;
126  * };
127  */
128 /* We publish the used event index at the end of the available ring, and vice
129  * versa. They are at the end for backwards compatibility. */
130 #define vring_used_event(vr) ((vr)->avail->ring[(vr)->num])
131 #define vring_avail_event(vr) (*(__virtio16 *)&(vr)->used->ring[(vr)->num])
132 
133 static inline void vring_init(struct vring *vr, unsigned int num, void *p,
134 			      unsigned long align)
135 {
136 	vr->num = num;
137 	vr->desc = p;
138 	vr->avail = p + num*sizeof(struct vring_desc);
139 	vr->used = (void *)(((unsigned long)&vr->avail->ring[num] + sizeof(__virtio16)
140 		+ align-1) & ~(align - 1));
141 }
142 
143 static inline unsigned vring_size(unsigned int num, unsigned long align)
144 {
145 	return ((sizeof(struct vring_desc) * num + sizeof(__virtio16) * (3 + num)
146 		 + align - 1) & ~(align - 1))
147 		+ sizeof(__virtio16) * 3 + sizeof(struct vring_used_elem) * num;
148 }
149 
150 /* The following is used with USED_EVENT_IDX and AVAIL_EVENT_IDX */
151 /* Assuming a given event_idx value from the other size, if
152  * we have just incremented index from old to new_idx,
153  * should we trigger an event? */
154 static inline int vring_need_event(__u16 event_idx, __u16 new_idx, __u16 old)
155 {
156 	/* Note: Xen has similar logic for notification hold-off
157 	 * in include/xen/interface/io/ring.h with req_event and req_prod
158 	 * corresponding to event_idx + 1 and new_idx respectively.
159 	 * Note also that req_event and req_prod in Xen start at 1,
160 	 * event indexes in virtio start at 0. */
161 	return (__u16)(new_idx - event_idx - 1) < (__u16)(new_idx - old);
162 }
163 
164 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H */
165