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Signed-off-by: William Breathitt Gray --- Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst | 177 ++++++++++++++---- .../userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst index f6397218aa4c..6ecb5d1942c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst @@ -223,19 +223,6 @@ whether an input line is differential or single-ended) and instead focus on the core idea of what the data and process represent (e.g. position as interpreted from quadrature encoding data). -Userspace Interface -=================== - -Several sysfs attributes are generated by the Generic Counter interface, -and reside under the /sys/bus/counter/devices/counterX directory, where -counterX refers to the respective counter device. Please see -Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter for detailed -information on each Generic Counter interface sysfs attribute. - -Through these sysfs attributes, programs and scripts may interact with -the Generic Counter paradigm Counts, Signals, and Synapses of respective -counter devices. - Driver API ========== @@ -388,16 +375,16 @@ userspace interface components:: / driver callbacks / ------------------- | - +---------------+ - | - V - +--------------------+ - | Counter sysfs | - +--------------------+ - | Translates to the | - | standard Counter | - | sysfs output | - +--------------------+ + +---------------+---------------+ + | | + V V + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Counter sysfs | | Counter chrdev | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Translates to the | | Translates to the | + | standard Counter | | standard Counter | + | sysfs output | | character device | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ Thereafter, data can be transferred directly between the Counter device driver and Counter userspace interface:: @@ -428,23 +415,30 @@ driver and Counter userspace interface:: / u64 / ---------- | - +---------------+ - | - V - +--------------------+ - | Counter sysfs | - +--------------------+ - | Translates to the | - | standard Counter | - | sysfs output | - |--------------------| - | Type: const char * | - | Value: "42" | - +--------------------+ - | - --------------- - / const char * / - --------------- + +---------------+---------------+ + | | + V V + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Counter sysfs | | Counter chrdev | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Translates to the | | Translates to the | + | standard Counter | | standard Counter | + | sysfs output | | character device | + |--------------------| |---------------------| + | Type: const char * | | Type: u64 | + | Value: "42" | | Value: 42 | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | | + --------------- ----------------------- + / const char * / / struct counter_event / + --------------- ----------------------- + | | + | V + | +-----------+ + | | read | + | +-----------+ + | \ Count: 42 / + | ----------- | V +--------------------------------------------------+ @@ -453,7 +447,7 @@ driver and Counter userspace interface:: \ Count: "42" / -------------------------------------------------- -There are three primary components involved: +There are four primary components involved: Counter device driver --------------------- @@ -473,3 +467,104 @@ and vice versa. Please refer to the ``Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter`` file for a detailed breakdown of the available Generic Counter interface sysfs attributes. + +Counter chrdev +-------------- +Translates counter data to the standard Counter character device; data +is transferred via standard character device read calls, while Counter +events are configured via ioctl calls. + +Sysfs Interface +=============== + +Several sysfs attributes are generated by the Generic Counter interface, +and reside under the ``/sys/bus/counter/devices/counterX`` directory, +where ``X`` is to the respective counter device id. Please see +``Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter`` for detailed information +on each Generic Counter interface sysfs attribute. + +Through these sysfs attributes, programs and scripts may interact with +the Generic Counter paradigm Counts, Signals, and Synapses of respective +counter devices. + +Counter Character Device +======================== + +Counter character device nodes are created under the ``/dev`` directory +as ``counterX``, where ``X`` is the respective counter device id. +Defines for the standard Counter data types are exposed via the +userspace ``include/uapi/linux/counter.h`` file. + +Counter events +-------------- +Counter device drivers can support Counter events by utilizing the +``counter_push_event`` function:: + + void counter_push_event(struct counter_device *const counter, const u8 event, + const u8 channel); + +The event id is specified by the ``event`` parameter; the event channel +id is specified by the ``channel`` parameter. When this function is +called, the Counter data associated with the respective event is +gathered, and a ``struct counter_event`` is generated for each datum and +pushed to userspace. + +Counter events can be configured by users to report various Counter +data of interest. This can be conceptualized as a list of Counter +component read calls to perform. For example: + + +------------------------+------------------------+ + | COUNTER_EVENT_OVERFLOW | COUNTER_EVENT_INDEX | + +========================+========================+ + | Channel 0 | Channel 0 | + +------------------------+------------------------+ + | * Count 0 | * Signal 0 | + | * Count 1 | * Signal 0 Extension 0 | + | * Signal 3 | * Extension 4 | + | * Count 4 Extension 2 +------------------------+ + | * Signal 5 Extension 0 | Channel 1 | + | +------------------------+ + | | * Signal 4 | + | | * Signal 4 Extension 0 | + | | * Count 7 | + +------------------------+------------------------+ + +When ``counter_push_event(counter, COUNTER_EVENT_INDEX, 1)`` is called +for example, it will go down the list for the ``COUNTER_EVENT_INDEX`` +event channel 1 and execute the read callbacks for Signal 4, Signal 4 +Extension 0, and Count 7 -- the data returned for each is pushed to a +kfifo as a ``struct counter_event``, which userspace can retrieve via a +standard read operation on the respective character device node. + +Userspace +--------- +Userspace applications can configure Counter events via ioctl operations +on the Counter character device node. There following ioctl codes are +supported and provided by the ``linux/counter.h`` userspace header file: + +* :c:macro:`COUNTER_ADD_WATCH_IOCTL` + +* :c:macro:`COUNTER_ENABLE_EVENTS_IOCTL` + +* :c:macro:`COUNTER_DISABLE_EVENTS_IOCTL` + +To configure events to gather Counter data, users first populate a +``struct counter_watch`` with the relevant event id, event channel id, +and the information for the desired Counter component from which to +read, and then pass it via the ``COUNTER_ADD_WATCH_IOCTL`` ioctl +command. + +Note that an event can be watched without gathering Counter data by +setting the ``component.type`` member equal to +``COUNTER_COMPONENT_NONE``. With this configuration the Counter +character device will simply populate the event timestamps for those +respective ``struct counter_event`` elements and ignore the component +value. + +The ``COUNTER_ADD_WATCH_IOCTL`` command will buffer these Counter +watches. When ready, the ``COUNTER_ENABLE_EVENTS_IOCTL`` ioctl command +may be used to activate these Counter watches. + +Userspace applications can then execute a ``read`` operation (optionally +calling ``poll`` first) on the Counter character device node to retrieve +``struct counter_event`` elements with the desired data. diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst index 1409e40e6345..fc4ccc79b1b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Code Seq# Include File Comments 0x20 all drivers/cdrom/cm206.h 0x22 all scsi/sg.h +0x3E 00-0F linux/counter.h '!' 00-1F uapi/linux/seccomp.h '#' 00-3F IEEE 1394 Subsystem Block for the entire subsystem -- 2.32.0 From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-13.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN, FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 026F7C4320A for ; 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charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org This patch adds high-level documentation about the Counter subsystem character device interface. Signed-off-by: William Breathitt Gray --- Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst | 177 ++++++++++++++---- .../userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst index f6397218aa4c..6ecb5d1942c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst @@ -223,19 +223,6 @@ whether an input line is differential or single-ended) and instead focus on the core idea of what the data and process represent (e.g. position as interpreted from quadrature encoding data). -Userspace Interface -=================== - -Several sysfs attributes are generated by the Generic Counter interface, -and reside under the /sys/bus/counter/devices/counterX directory, where -counterX refers to the respective counter device. Please see -Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter for detailed -information on each Generic Counter interface sysfs attribute. - -Through these sysfs attributes, programs and scripts may interact with -the Generic Counter paradigm Counts, Signals, and Synapses of respective -counter devices. - Driver API ========== @@ -388,16 +375,16 @@ userspace interface components:: / driver callbacks / ------------------- | - +---------------+ - | - V - +--------------------+ - | Counter sysfs | - +--------------------+ - | Translates to the | - | standard Counter | - | sysfs output | - +--------------------+ + +---------------+---------------+ + | | + V V + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Counter sysfs | | Counter chrdev | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Translates to the | | Translates to the | + | standard Counter | | standard Counter | + | sysfs output | | character device | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ Thereafter, data can be transferred directly between the Counter device driver and Counter userspace interface:: @@ -428,23 +415,30 @@ driver and Counter userspace interface:: / u64 / ---------- | - +---------------+ - | - V - +--------------------+ - | Counter sysfs | - +--------------------+ - | Translates to the | - | standard Counter | - | sysfs output | - |--------------------| - | Type: const char * | - | Value: "42" | - +--------------------+ - | - --------------- - / const char * / - --------------- + +---------------+---------------+ + | | + V V + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Counter sysfs | | Counter chrdev | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | Translates to the | | Translates to the | + | standard Counter | | standard Counter | + | sysfs output | | character device | + |--------------------| |---------------------| + | Type: const char * | | Type: u64 | + | Value: "42" | | Value: 42 | + +--------------------+ +---------------------+ + | | + --------------- ----------------------- + / const char * / / struct counter_event / + --------------- ----------------------- + | | + | V + | +-----------+ + | | read | + | +-----------+ + | \ Count: 42 / + | ----------- | V +--------------------------------------------------+ @@ -453,7 +447,7 @@ driver and Counter userspace interface:: \ Count: "42" / -------------------------------------------------- -There are three primary components involved: +There are four primary components involved: Counter device driver --------------------- @@ -473,3 +467,104 @@ and vice versa. Please refer to the ``Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter`` file for a detailed breakdown of the available Generic Counter interface sysfs attributes. + +Counter chrdev +-------------- +Translates counter data to the standard Counter character device; data +is transferred via standard character device read calls, while Counter +events are configured via ioctl calls. + +Sysfs Interface +=============== + +Several sysfs attributes are generated by the Generic Counter interface, +and reside under the ``/sys/bus/counter/devices/counterX`` directory, +where ``X`` is to the respective counter device id. Please see +``Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter`` for detailed information +on each Generic Counter interface sysfs attribute. + +Through these sysfs attributes, programs and scripts may interact with +the Generic Counter paradigm Counts, Signals, and Synapses of respective +counter devices. + +Counter Character Device +======================== + +Counter character device nodes are created under the ``/dev`` directory +as ``counterX``, where ``X`` is the respective counter device id. +Defines for the standard Counter data types are exposed via the +userspace ``include/uapi/linux/counter.h`` file. + +Counter events +-------------- +Counter device drivers can support Counter events by utilizing the +``counter_push_event`` function:: + + void counter_push_event(struct counter_device *const counter, const u8 event, + const u8 channel); + +The event id is specified by the ``event`` parameter; the event channel +id is specified by the ``channel`` parameter. When this function is +called, the Counter data associated with the respective event is +gathered, and a ``struct counter_event`` is generated for each datum and +pushed to userspace. + +Counter events can be configured by users to report various Counter +data of interest. This can be conceptualized as a list of Counter +component read calls to perform. For example: + + +------------------------+------------------------+ + | COUNTER_EVENT_OVERFLOW | COUNTER_EVENT_INDEX | + +========================+========================+ + | Channel 0 | Channel 0 | + +------------------------+------------------------+ + | * Count 0 | * Signal 0 | + | * Count 1 | * Signal 0 Extension 0 | + | * Signal 3 | * Extension 4 | + | * Count 4 Extension 2 +------------------------+ + | * Signal 5 Extension 0 | Channel 1 | + | +------------------------+ + | | * Signal 4 | + | | * Signal 4 Extension 0 | + | | * Count 7 | + +------------------------+------------------------+ + +When ``counter_push_event(counter, COUNTER_EVENT_INDEX, 1)`` is called +for example, it will go down the list for the ``COUNTER_EVENT_INDEX`` +event channel 1 and execute the read callbacks for Signal 4, Signal 4 +Extension 0, and Count 7 -- the data returned for each is pushed to a +kfifo as a ``struct counter_event``, which userspace can retrieve via a +standard read operation on the respective character device node. + +Userspace +--------- +Userspace applications can configure Counter events via ioctl operations +on the Counter character device node. There following ioctl codes are +supported and provided by the ``linux/counter.h`` userspace header file: + +* :c:macro:`COUNTER_ADD_WATCH_IOCTL` + +* :c:macro:`COUNTER_ENABLE_EVENTS_IOCTL` + +* :c:macro:`COUNTER_DISABLE_EVENTS_IOCTL` + +To configure events to gather Counter data, users first populate a +``struct counter_watch`` with the relevant event id, event channel id, +and the information for the desired Counter component from which to +read, and then pass it via the ``COUNTER_ADD_WATCH_IOCTL`` ioctl +command. + +Note that an event can be watched without gathering Counter data by +setting the ``component.type`` member equal to +``COUNTER_COMPONENT_NONE``. With this configuration the Counter +character device will simply populate the event timestamps for those +respective ``struct counter_event`` elements and ignore the component +value. + +The ``COUNTER_ADD_WATCH_IOCTL`` command will buffer these Counter +watches. When ready, the ``COUNTER_ENABLE_EVENTS_IOCTL`` ioctl command +may be used to activate these Counter watches. + +Userspace applications can then execute a ``read`` operation (optionally +calling ``poll`` first) on the Counter character device node to retrieve +``struct counter_event`` elements with the desired data. diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst index 1409e40e6345..fc4ccc79b1b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Code Seq# Include File Comments 0x20 all drivers/cdrom/cm206.h 0x22 all scsi/sg.h +0x3E 00-0F linux/counter.h '!' 00-1F uapi/linux/seccomp.h '#' 00-3F IEEE 1394 Subsystem Block for the entire subsystem -- 2.32.0 _______________________________________________ linux-arm-kernel mailing list linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel