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diff --git a/drivers/block/loop/loop_file_fmt.h b/drivers/block/loop/loop_file_fmt.h
index 208c8f7cbc31..cd62dee60bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop/loop_file_fmt.h
+++ b/drivers/block/loop/loop_file_fmt.h
@@ -14,32 +14,88 @@
struct loop_file_fmt;
-/* data structure representing the file format subsystem interface */
+/**
+ * struct loop_file_fmt_ops - File format subsystem operations
+ *
+ * Data structure representing the file format subsystem interface.
+ */
struct loop_file_fmt_ops {
+ /**
+ * @init: Initialization callback function
+ */
int (*init) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+
+ /**
+ * @exit: Release callback function
+ */
void (*exit) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+ /**
+ * @read: Read IO callback function
+ */
int (*read) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+ /**
+ * @write: Write IO callback function
+ */
int (*write) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+ /**
+ * @read_aio: Asynchronous read IO callback function
+ */
int (*read_aio) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+ /**
+ * @write_aio: Asynchronous write IO callback function
+ */
int (*write_aio) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+ /**
+ * @discard: Discard IO callback function
+ */
int (*discard) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+ /**
+ * @flush: Flush callback function
+ */
int (*flush) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+ /**
+ * @sector_size: Get sector size callback function
+ */
loff_t (*sector_size) (struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
};
-/* data structure for implementing file format drivers */
+/**
+ * struct loop_file_fmt_driver - File format subsystem driver
+ *
+ * Data structure to implement file format drivers for the file format
+ * subsystem.
+ */
struct loop_file_fmt_driver {
+ /**
+ * @name: Name of the file format driver
+ */
const char *name;
+
+ /**
+ * @file_fmt_type: Loop file format type of the file format driver
+ */
const u32 file_fmt_type;
+
+ /**
+ * @ops: Driver's implemented file format operations
+ */
struct loop_file_fmt_ops *ops;
+
+ /**
+ * @ops: Owner of the file format driver
+ */
struct module *owner;
};
@@ -77,49 +133,218 @@ enum {
file_fmt_initialized
};
-/* data structure for using with the file format subsystem */
+/**
+ * struct loop_file_fmt - Loop file format
+ *
+ * Data structure to use with the file format the loop file format subsystem.
+ */
struct loop_file_fmt {
+ /**
+ * @file_fmt_type: Current type of the loop file format
+ */
u32 file_fmt_type;
+
+ /**
+ * @file_fmt_state: Current state of the loop file format
+ */
int file_fmt_state;
+
+ /**
+ * @lo: Link to a file format's loop device
+ */
struct loop_device *lo;
+
+ /**
+ * @private_data: Optional link to a file format's driver specific data
+ */
void *private_data;
};
+
/* subsystem functions for the driver implementation */
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_register_driver - Register a loop file format driver
+ * @drv: File format driver
+ *
+ * Registers the specified loop file format driver @drv by the loop file format
+ * subsystem.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_register_driver(struct loop_file_fmt_driver *drv);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_unregister_driver - Unregister a loop file format driver
+ * @drv: File format driver
+ *
+ * Unregisters the specified loop file format driver @drv from the loop file
+ * format subsystem.
+ */
extern void loop_file_fmt_unregister_driver(struct loop_file_fmt_driver *drv);
+
/* subsystem functions for subsystem usage */
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_alloc - Allocate a loop file format
+ *
+ * Dynamically allocates a loop file format and returns a pointer to the
+ * created loop file format.
+ */
extern struct loop_file_fmt *loop_file_fmt_alloc(void);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_free - Free an allocated loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ *
+ * Frees the already allocated loop file format @lo_fmt.
+ */
extern void loop_file_fmt_free(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_set_lo - Set the loop file format's loop device
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @lo: Loop device
+ *
+ * The link to the loop device @lo is set in the loop file format @lo_fmt.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_set_lo(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct loop_device *lo);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_get_lo - Get the loop file format's loop device
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the loop device of the loop file format @lo_fmt.
+ */
extern struct loop_device *loop_file_fmt_get_lo(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_init - Initialize a loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @file_fmt_type: Type of the file format
+ *
+ * Initializes the specified loop file format @lo_fmt and sets up the correct
+ * file format type @file_fmt_type. Depending on @file_fmt_type, the correct
+ * loop file format driver is loaded in the subsystems backend. If no loop file
+ * format driver for the specified file format is available an error is
+ * returned.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_init(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
u32 file_fmt_type);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_exit - Release a loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ *
+ * Releases the specified loop file format @lo_fmt and all its resources.
+ */
extern void loop_file_fmt_exit(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_read - Read IO from a loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @rq: IO Request
+ *
+ * Reads IO from the file format's loop device by sending the IO read request
+ * @rq to the loop file format subsystem. The subsystem calls the registered
+ * callback function of the suitable loop file format driver.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_read(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_read_aio - Read IO from a loop file format asynchronously
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @rq: IO Request
+ *
+ * Reads IO from the file format's loop device asynchronously by sending the
+ * IO read aio request @rq to the loop file format subsystem. The subsystem
+ * calls the registered callback function of the suitable loop file format
+ * driver.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_read_aio(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_write - Write IO to a loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @rq: IO Request
+ *
+ * Write IO to the file format's loop device by sending the IO write request
+ * @rq to the loop file format subsystem. The subsystem calls the registered
+ * callback function of the suitable loop file format driver.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_write(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_write_aio - Write IO to a loop file format asynchronously
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @rq: IO Request
+ *
+ * Write IO to the file format's loop device asynchronously by sending the
+ * IO write aio request @rq to the loop file format subsystem. The subsystem
+ * calls the registered callback function of the suitable loop file format
+ * driver.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_write_aio(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_discard - Discard IO on a loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @rq: IO Request
+ *
+ * Discard IO on the file format's loop device by sending the IO discard
+ * request @rq to the loop file format subsystem. The subsystem calls the
+ * registered callback function of the suitable loop file format driver.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_discard(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
struct request *rq);
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_flush - Flush a loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ *
+ * Flush the file format's loop device by calling the registered callback
+ * function of the suitable loop file format driver.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_flush(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_sector_size - Get sector size of a loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ *
+ * Returns the physical sector size of the loop file format's loop device.
+ * If the loop file format implements a sparse disk image format, then this
+ * function returns the virtual sector size.
+ */
extern loff_t loop_file_fmt_sector_size(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt);
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_change - Change the loop file format's type
+ * @lo_fmt: Loop file format
+ * @file_fmt_type_new: Loop file format type
+ *
+ * Changes the file format type of the already initialized loop file format
+ * @lo_fmt. Therefore, the function releases the old file format and frees all
+ * of its resources before the loop file format @lo_fmt is initialized and set
+ * up with the new file format @file_fmt_type_new.
+ */
extern int loop_file_fmt_change(struct loop_file_fmt *lo_fmt,
u32 file_fmt_type_new);
+
/* helper functions of the subsystem */
+
+/**
+ * loop_file_fmt_print_type - Convert file format type to string
+ * @file_fmt_type: Loop file format type
+ * @file_fmt_name: Loop file format type string
+ *
+ * Converts the specified numeric @file_fmt_type value into a human readable
+ * string stating the file format as string in @file_fmt_name.
+ */
extern ssize_t loop_file_fmt_print_type(u32 file_fmt_type,
char *file_fmt_name);