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+/* $Id: concap.h,v 1.3.2.2 2004/01/12 23:08:35 keil Exp $
+ *
+ * Copyright 1997 by Henner Eisen <eis@baty.hanse.de>
+ *
+ * This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_CONCAP_H
+#define _LINUX_CONCAP_H
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+
+/* Stuff to support encapsulation protocols genericly. The encapsulation
+ protocol is processed at the uppermost layer of the network interface.
+
+ Based on a ideas developed in a 'synchronous device' thread in the
+ linux-x25 mailing list contributed by Alan Cox, Thomasz Motylewski
+ and Jonathan Naylor.
+
+ For more documetation on this refer to Documentation/isdn/README.concap
+*/
+
+struct concap_proto_ops;
+struct concap_device_ops;
+
+/* this manages all data needed by the encapsulation protocol
+ */
+struct concap_proto{
+ struct net_device *net_dev; /* net device using our service */
+ struct concap_device_ops *dops; /* callbacks provided by device */
+ struct concap_proto_ops *pops; /* callbacks provided by us */
+ spinlock_t lock;
+ int flags;
+ void *proto_data; /* protocol specific private data, to
+ be accessed via *pops methods only*/
+ /*
+ :
+ whatever
+ :
+ */
+};
+
+/* Operations to be supported by the net device. Called by the encapsulation
+ * protocol entity. No receive method is offered because the encapsulation
+ * protocol directly calls netif_rx().
+ */
+struct concap_device_ops{
+
+ /* to request data is submitted by device*/
+ int (*data_req)(struct concap_proto *, struct sk_buff *);
+
+ /* Control methods must be set to NULL by devices which do not
+ support connection control.*/
+ /* to request a connection is set up */
+ int (*connect_req)(struct concap_proto *);
+
+ /* to request a connection is released */
+ int (*disconn_req)(struct concap_proto *);
+};
+
+/* Operations to be supported by the encapsulation protocol. Called by
+ * device driver.
+ */
+struct concap_proto_ops{
+
+ /* create a new encapsulation protocol instance of same type */
+ struct concap_proto * (*proto_new) (void);
+
+ /* delete encapsulation protocol instance and free all its resources.
+ cprot may no loger be referenced after calling this */
+ void (*proto_del)(struct concap_proto *cprot);
+
+ /* initialize the protocol's data. To be called at interface startup
+ or when the device driver resets the interface. All services of the
+ encapsulation protocol may be used after this*/
+ int (*restart)(struct concap_proto *cprot,
+ struct net_device *ndev,
+ struct concap_device_ops *dops);
+
+ /* inactivate an encapsulation protocol instance. The encapsulation
+ protocol may not call any *dops methods after this. */
+ int (*close)(struct concap_proto *cprot);
+
+ /* process a frame handed down to us by upper layer */
+ int (*encap_and_xmit)(struct concap_proto *cprot, struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+ /* to be called for each data entity received from lower layer*/
+ int (*data_ind)(struct concap_proto *cprot, struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+ /* to be called when a connection was set up/down.
+ Protocols that don't process these primitives might fill in
+ dummy methods here */
+ int (*connect_ind)(struct concap_proto *cprot);
+ int (*disconn_ind)(struct concap_proto *cprot);
+ /*
+ Some network device support functions, like net_header(), rebuild_header(),
+ and others, that depend solely on the encapsulation protocol, might
+ be provided here, too. The net device would just fill them in its
+ corresponding fields when it is opened.
+ */
+};
+
+/* dummy restart/close/connect/reset/disconn methods
+ */
+extern int concap_nop(struct concap_proto *cprot);
+
+/* dummy submit method
+ */
+extern int concap_drop_skb(struct concap_proto *cprot, struct sk_buff *skb);
+#endif
+#endif