incubator-nuttx/include/nuttx/sensors/cluster_driver.h

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/****************************************************************************
* include/nuttx/sensors/cluster_driver.h
*
* Copyright (C) 2017 RAF Research LLC. All rights reserved.
* Author: Bob Feretich <bob.feretich@rafresearch.com>
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#ifndef __INCLUDE_NUTTX_SENSORS_CLUSTER_DRIVER_H
#define __INCLUDE_NUTTX_SENSORS_CLUSTER_DRIVER_H
/* Definitions for the cluster driver interface:
*
* The sensor cluster driver interface is created to permit high performance
* collection and processing of sensor data. Normally when high performance
* sensor data collection is required, data is needed from multiple sensors
* and the collection/processing task needs to run as a "higher than user
* priority" priority level. This mechanism is commonly supported by writing
* the collection/processing task as a kernel driver worker thread that can
* access multiple sensors.
*
* A clean way to implement this is to implement this collection/processing
* mechanism is as a driver that has efficient kernel-to-kernel access to
* other sensor leaf-drivers that support the cluster driver interface.
* (This documentation describes the "cluster driver interface" from the
* perspective of a "cluster driver interface" enabled leaf driver.)
*
* The file_operations interface typically deals with the caller's parameters
* and buffers being in user space, while the driver's code, variables, and
* buffers are in kernel space. There is also a layer of kernel code between
* the caller and driver that deals with security and assists helps with the
* driver's access of user space memory. So the file_operations interface
* is not appropriate for driver-to-driver communication.
*
* Since the driver registration function is not part of the file_operations
* interface and is permitted to be called from a kernel task, this function
* is reused. But rather than being called by the board initialization
* function, the cluster drivers registration function is called from the
* board initialization function; and the cluster drivers registration
* function calls the leaf driver's registration function.
*
* To be "cluster driver interface" enabled the leaf driver's registration
* function must communicate the leaf driver's instance back to the cluster
* driver's registration function. This is done by storing the leaf
* driver's instance handle into the caller provided config structure.
* This handle is provided as a parameter in cluster driver interface calls.
*
* dvr_open(): Reserve this sensor.
*
* dvr_close(): Places the sensor into low power standby mode, frees driver
* resources associated with the sensor, and release the reservation
* . of the sensor.
*
* To perform I/O to a sensor, the cluster driver needs...
*
* > A pointer to the spi instance (struct spi_dev_s *). The cluster driver
* has this pointer, because it provides it to the leaf driver as an input
* parameter to the leaf driver's registration function.
* > The chip select gpio pin identifier for the sensor device. The cluster
* driver knows this identifier,because it provides it to the leaf driver
* as an input parameter to the leaf driver's registration function.
* > A pointer to the leaf driver instance. The leaf driver communicates this
* pointer to the cluster driver by storing it into the config struct
* leaf_handle (struct spi_dev_s *) field that is also passed as an in/out
* parameter in the leaf driver's registration function.
*
* With the above information, the sensor cluster driver may efficiently
* access multiple sensors and aggregate their data.
*
****************************************************************************/
/****************************************************************************
* Public Types
****************************************************************************/
/* Cluster driver operations interface */
struct sensor_cluster_operations_s
{
CODE int (*driver_open)(FAR void *instance_handle, int32_t arg);
CODE int (*driver_close)(FAR void *instance_handle, int32_t arg);
CODE ssize_t (*driver_read)(FAR void *instance_handle, FAR char *buffer,
size_t buflen);
CODE ssize_t (*driver_write)(FAR void *instance_handle,
FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen);
CODE off_t (*driver_seek)(FAR void *instance_handle, off_t offset,
int whence);
CODE int (*driver_ioctl)(FAR void *instance_handle, int cmd,
unsigned long arg);
CODE int (*driver_suspend)(FAR void *instance_handle, int32_t arg);
CODE int (*driver_resume)(FAR void *instance_handle, int32_t arg);
};
/****************************************************************************
* Public Function Prototypes
****************************************************************************/
#ifdef __cplusplus
#define EXTERN extern "C"
extern "C"
{
#else
#define EXTERN extern
#endif
/****************************************************************************
* Name: xxxxxx_register <-- for a leaf driver.
*
* Description:
* Example of a driver register function for a "sensor leaf driver" that
* can be controlled by a "sensor cluster driver". The specific format of
* the registration function will vary based on the characteristics of the
* driver. The below is an example, which describes common aspects of the
* function and and its parameters.
*
* Normally, sensor driver register functions are called by the board
* initialization code. In the case of a "sensor cluster driver", the board
* initialization code calls the register function of the "sensor cluster
* driver"; and the "sensor cluster driver" calls the register function of
* each of the sensor (leaf) drivers that it will be controlling.
*
* Input Parameters:
* devpath - The full path to the leaf driver to register. E.g.,
* "/dev/acl0"
* spi - An instance of the SPI interface to use to communicate with
* the leaf driver. Or, it could be the I2C driver instance if
* the sensor is on an I2C bus.
* config - configuration struct for the sensor leaf driver.
* This struct is defined in the leaf driver's xxxxxx.h file.
*
* For a SPI sensor, this structure must contain:
*
* int spi_devid; The spi device id, which is used by NuttX to
* select/deselect the device. This is usually some
* type of reference to the chip_select gpio pin.
* FAR void *leaf_handle; The handle to the leaf driver instance.
* This is an opaque handle that provided by the
* leaf driver's register function.
* It is passed as a parameter to the leaf driver's
* driver_open() and driver_close() functions.
*
* For an I2C sensor, this struct must contain:
*
* int i2c_devid; The i2c device id, which is used by NuttX to
* address the sensor device on an I2C bus..
* FAR void *leaf_handle; The handle to the leaf driver instance.
* This is an opaque handle that provided by the
* leaf driver's register function.
* It is passed as a parameter to the leaf driver's
* driver_open() and driver_close() functions.
*
* Returned Value:
* Zero (OK) on success; a negated errno value on failure.
*
* int xxxxxx_register(FAR const char *devpath,
* FAR struct spi_dev_s *spi,
* FAR struct xxxxxx_config_s *config);
*
****************************************************************************/
#undef EXTERN
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* __INCLUDE_NUTTX_SENSORS_CLUSTER_DRIVER_H */