[block] Add generic block device translator

Add a generic mechanism for providing block devices on top of a data
transfer interface (such as HTTP).

Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>

1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/blocktrans.h b/src/include/ipxe/blocktrans.h
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+#ifndef _IPXE_BLOCKTRANS_H
+#define _IPXE_BLOCKTRANS_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * Block device translator
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <ipxe/refcnt.h>
+#include <ipxe/interface.h>
+#include <ipxe/xferbuf.h>
+#include <ipxe/uaccess.h>
+
+/** A block device translator */
+struct block_translator {
+	/** Reference count */
+	struct refcnt refcnt;
+	/** Block device interface */
+	struct interface block;
+	/** Data transfer interface */
+	struct interface xfer;
+
+	/** Data transfer buffer */
+	struct xfer_buffer xferbuf;
+	/** Data buffer */
+	userptr_t buffer;
+	/** Block size */
+	size_t blksize;
+};
+
+extern int block_translate ( struct interface *block,
+			     userptr_t buffer, size_t size );
+
+#endif /* _IPXE_BLOCKTRANS_H */