Add the concept of a "user pointer" (similar to the void __user * in

the kernel), which encapsulates the information needed to refer to an
external buffer.  Under normal operation, this can just be a void *
equivalent, but under -DKEEP_IT_REAL it would be a segoff_t equivalent.

Use this concept to avoid the need for bounce buffers in int13.c,
which reduces memory usage and opens up the possibility of using
multi-sector reads.

Extend the block-device API and the SCSI block device implementation
to support multi-sector reads.

Update iscsi.c to use user buffers.

Move the obsolete portions of realmode.h to old_realmode.h.

MS-DOS now boots an order of magnitude faster over iSCSI (~10 seconds
from power-up to C:> prompt in bochs).

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/include/gpxe/blockdev.h b/src/include/gpxe/blockdev.h
index 59f5bf746..467ed1d9d 100644
--- a/src/include/gpxe/blockdev.h
+++ b/src/include/gpxe/blockdev.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <gpxe/uaccess.h>
+
 /** A block device */
 struct block_device {
 	/** Block size */
@@ -19,21 +21,23 @@ struct block_device {
 	 *
 	 * @v blockdev	Block device
 	 * @v block	Block number
+	 * @v count	Block count
 	 * @v buffer	Data buffer
 	 * @ret rc	Return status code
 	 */
 	int ( * read ) ( struct block_device *blockdev, uint64_t block,
-			 void *buffer );
+			 unsigned long count, userptr_t buffer );
 	/**
 	 * Write block
 	 *
 	 * @v blockdev	Block device
 	 * @v block	Block number
+	 * @v count	Block count
 	 * @v buffer	Data buffer
 	 * @ret rc	Return status code
 	 */
 	int ( * write ) ( struct block_device *blockdev, uint64_t block,
-			  const void *buffer );
+			  unsigned long count, userptr_t buffer );
 };
 
 #endif /* _GPXE_BLOCKDEV_H */