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+/*
+ * Copyright © International Business Machines Corp., 2006
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
+ * the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * Author: Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)
+ */
+
+#ifndef __UBI_USER_H__
+#define __UBI_USER_H__
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * UBI device creation (the same as MTD device attachment)
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * MTD devices may be attached using %UBI_IOCATT ioctl command of the UBI
+ * control device. The caller has to properly fill and pass
+ * &struct ubi_attach_req object - UBI will attach the MTD device specified in
+ * the request and return the newly created UBI device number as the ioctl
+ * return value.
+ *
+ * UBI device deletion (the same as MTD device detachment)
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * An UBI device maybe deleted with %UBI_IOCDET ioctl command of the UBI
+ * control device.
+ *
+ * UBI volume creation
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * UBI volumes are created via the %UBI_IOCMKVOL ioctl command of UBI character
+ * device. A &struct ubi_mkvol_req object has to be properly filled and a
+ * pointer to it has to be passed to the ioctl.
+ *
+ * UBI volume deletion
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To delete a volume, the %UBI_IOCRMVOL ioctl command of the UBI character
+ * device should be used. A pointer to the 32-bit volume ID hast to be passed
+ * to the ioctl.
+ *
+ * UBI volume re-size
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To re-size a volume, the %UBI_IOCRSVOL ioctl command of the UBI character
+ * device should be used. A &struct ubi_rsvol_req object has to be properly
+ * filled and a pointer to it has to be passed to the ioctl.
+ *
+ * UBI volumes re-name
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To re-name several volumes atomically at one go, the %UBI_IOCRNVOL command
+ * of the UBI character device should be used. A &struct ubi_rnvol_req object
+ * has to be properly filled and a pointer to it has to be passed to the ioctl.
+ *
+ * UBI volume update
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * Volume update should be done via the %UBI_IOCVOLUP ioctl command of the
+ * corresponding UBI volume character device. A pointer to a 64-bit update
+ * size should be passed to the ioctl. After this, UBI expects user to write
+ * this number of bytes to the volume character device. The update is finished
+ * when the claimed number of bytes is passed. So, the volume update sequence
+ * is something like:
+ *
+ * fd = open("/dev/my_volume");
+ * ioctl(fd, UBI_IOCVOLUP, &image_size);
+ * write(fd, buf, image_size);
+ * close(fd);
+ *
+ * Logical eraseblock erase
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To erase a logical eraseblock, the %UBI_IOCEBER ioctl command of the
+ * corresponding UBI volume character device should be used. This command
+ * unmaps the requested logical eraseblock, makes sure the corresponding
+ * physical eraseblock is successfully erased, and returns.
+ *
+ * Atomic logical eraseblock change
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * Atomic logical eraseblock change operation is called using the %UBI_IOCEBCH
+ * ioctl command of the corresponding UBI volume character device. A pointer to
+ * a &struct ubi_leb_change_req object has to be passed to the ioctl. Then the
+ * user is expected to write the requested amount of bytes (similarly to what
+ * should be done in case of the "volume update" ioctl).
+ *
+ * Logical eraseblock map
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To map a logical eraseblock to a physical eraseblock, the %UBI_IOCEBMAP
+ * ioctl command should be used. A pointer to a &struct ubi_map_req object is
+ * expected to be passed. The ioctl maps the requested logical eraseblock to
+ * a physical eraseblock and returns. Only non-mapped logical eraseblocks can
+ * be mapped. If the logical eraseblock specified in the request is already
+ * mapped to a physical eraseblock, the ioctl fails and returns error.
+ *
+ * Logical eraseblock unmap
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To unmap a logical eraseblock to a physical eraseblock, the %UBI_IOCEBUNMAP
+ * ioctl command should be used. The ioctl unmaps the logical eraseblocks,
+ * schedules corresponding physical eraseblock for erasure, and returns. Unlike
+ * the "LEB erase" command, it does not wait for the physical eraseblock being
+ * erased. Note, the side effect of this is that if an unclean reboot happens
+ * after the unmap ioctl returns, you may find the LEB mapped again to the same
+ * physical eraseblock after the UBI is run again.
+ *
+ * Check if logical eraseblock is mapped
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To check if a logical eraseblock is mapped to a physical eraseblock, the
+ * %UBI_IOCEBISMAP ioctl command should be used. It returns %0 if the LEB is
+ * not mapped, and %1 if it is mapped.
+ *
+ * Set an UBI volume property
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ *
+ * To set an UBI volume property the %UBI_IOCSETPROP ioctl command should be
+ * used. A pointer to a &struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req object is expected to be
+ * passed. The object describes which property should be set, and to which value
+ * it should be set.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * When a new UBI volume or UBI device is created, users may either specify the
+ * volume/device number they want to create or to let UBI automatically assign
+ * the number using these constants.
+ */
+#define UBI_VOL_NUM_AUTO (-1)
+#define UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO (-1)
+
+/* Maximum volume name length */
+#define UBI_MAX_VOLUME_NAME 127
+
+/* ioctl commands of UBI character devices */
+
+#define UBI_IOC_MAGIC 'o'
+
+/* Create an UBI volume */
+#define UBI_IOCMKVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 0, struct ubi_mkvol_req)
+/* Remove an UBI volume */
+#define UBI_IOCRMVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 1, __s32)
+/* Re-size an UBI volume */
+#define UBI_IOCRSVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 2, struct ubi_rsvol_req)
+/* Re-name volumes */
+#define UBI_IOCRNVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 3, struct ubi_rnvol_req)
+
+/* ioctl commands of the UBI control character device */
+
+#define UBI_CTRL_IOC_MAGIC 'o'
+
+/* Attach an MTD device */
+#define UBI_IOCATT _IOW(UBI_CTRL_IOC_MAGIC, 64, struct ubi_attach_req)
+/* Detach an MTD device */
+#define UBI_IOCDET _IOW(UBI_CTRL_IOC_MAGIC, 65, __s32)
+
+/* ioctl commands of UBI volume character devices */
+
+#define UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC 'O'
+
+/* Start UBI volume update */
+#define UBI_IOCVOLUP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 0, __s64)
+/* LEB erasure command, used for debugging, disabled by default */
+#define UBI_IOCEBER _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 1, __s32)
+/* Atomic LEB change command */
+#define UBI_IOCEBCH _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 2, __s32)
+/* Map LEB command */
+#define UBI_IOCEBMAP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 3, struct ubi_map_req)
+/* Unmap LEB command */
+#define UBI_IOCEBUNMAP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 4, __s32)
+/* Check if LEB is mapped command */
+#define UBI_IOCEBISMAP _IOR(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 5, __s32)
+/* Set an UBI volume property */
+#define UBI_IOCSETVOLPROP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 6, \
+ struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req)
+
+/* Maximum MTD device name length supported by UBI */
+#define MAX_UBI_MTD_NAME_LEN 127
+
+/* Maximum amount of UBI volumes that can be re-named at one go */
+#define UBI_MAX_RNVOL 32
+
+/*
+ * UBI volume type constants.
+ *
+ * @UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME: dynamic volume
+ * @UBI_STATIC_VOLUME: static volume
+ */
+enum {
+ UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME = 3,
+ UBI_STATIC_VOLUME = 4,
+};
+
+/*
+ * UBI set volume property ioctl constants.
+ *
+ * @UBI_VOL_PROP_DIRECT_WRITE: allow (any non-zero value) or disallow (value 0)
+ * user to directly write and erase individual
+ * eraseblocks on dynamic volumes
+ */
+enum {
+ UBI_VOL_PROP_DIRECT_WRITE = 1,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ubi_attach_req - attach MTD device request.
+ * @ubi_num: UBI device number to create
+ * @mtd_num: MTD device number to attach
+ * @vid_hdr_offset: VID header offset (use defaults if %0)
+ * @max_beb_per1024: maximum expected number of bad PEB per 1024 PEBs
+ * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ *
+ * This data structure is used to specify MTD device UBI has to attach and the
+ * parameters it has to use. The number which should be assigned to the new UBI
+ * device is passed in @ubi_num. UBI may automatically assign the number if
+ * @UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO is passed. In this case, the device number is returned in
+ * @ubi_num.
+ *
+ * Most applications should pass %0 in @vid_hdr_offset to make UBI use default
+ * offset of the VID header within physical eraseblocks. The default offset is
+ * the next min. I/O unit after the EC header. For example, it will be offset
+ * 512 in case of a 512 bytes page NAND flash with no sub-page support. Or
+ * it will be 512 in case of a 2KiB page NAND flash with 4 512-byte sub-pages.
+ *
+ * But in rare cases, if this optimizes things, the VID header may be placed to
+ * a different offset. For example, the boot-loader might do things faster if
+ * the VID header sits at the end of the first 2KiB NAND page with 4 sub-pages.
+ * As the boot-loader would not normally need to read EC headers (unless it
+ * needs UBI in RW mode), it might be faster to calculate ECC. This is weird
+ * example, but it real-life example. So, in this example, @vid_hdr_offer would
+ * be 2KiB-64 bytes = 1984. Note, that this position is not even 512-bytes
+ * aligned, which is OK, as UBI is clever enough to realize this is 4th
+ * sub-page of the first page and add needed padding.
+ *
+ * The @max_beb_per1024 is the maximum amount of bad PEBs UBI expects on the
+ * UBI device per 1024 eraseblocks. This value is often given in an other form
+ * in the NAND datasheet (min NVB i.e. minimal number of valid blocks). The
+ * maximum expected bad eraseblocks per 1024 is then:
+ * 1024 * (1 - MinNVB / MaxNVB)
+ * Which gives 20 for most NAND devices. This limit is used in order to derive
+ * amount of eraseblock UBI reserves for handling new bad blocks. If the device
+ * has more bad eraseblocks than this limit, UBI does not reserve any physical
+ * eraseblocks for new bad eraseblocks, but attempts to use available
+ * eraseblocks (if any). The accepted range is 0-768. If 0 is given, the
+ * default kernel value of %CONFIG_MTD_UBI_BEB_LIMIT will be used.
+ */
+struct ubi_attach_req {
+ __s32 ubi_num;
+ __s32 mtd_num;
+ __s32 vid_hdr_offset;
+ __s16 max_beb_per1024;
+ __s8 padding[10];
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ubi_mkvol_req - volume description data structure used in
+ * volume creation requests.
+ * @vol_id: volume number
+ * @alignment: volume alignment
+ * @bytes: volume size in bytes
+ * @vol_type: volume type (%UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME or %UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
+ * @padding1: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ * @name_len: volume name length
+ * @padding2: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ * @name: volume name
+ *
+ * This structure is used by user-space programs when creating new volumes. The
+ * @used_bytes field is only necessary when creating static volumes.
+ *
+ * The @alignment field specifies the required alignment of the volume logical
+ * eraseblock. This means, that the size of logical eraseblocks will be aligned
+ * to this number, i.e.,
+ * (UBI device logical eraseblock size) mod (@alignment) = 0.
+ *
+ * To put it differently, the logical eraseblock of this volume may be slightly
+ * shortened in order to make it properly aligned. The alignment has to be
+ * multiple of the flash minimal input/output unit, or %1 to utilize the entire
+ * available space of logical eraseblocks.
+ *
+ * The @alignment field may be useful, for example, when one wants to maintain
+ * a block device on top of an UBI volume. In this case, it is desirable to fit
+ * an integer number of blocks in logical eraseblocks of this UBI volume. With
+ * alignment it is possible to update this volume using plane UBI volume image
+ * BLOBs, without caring about how to properly align them.
+ */
+struct ubi_mkvol_req {
+ __s32 vol_id;
+ __s32 alignment;
+ __s64 bytes;
+ __s8 vol_type;
+ __s8 padding1;
+ __s16 name_len;
+ __s8 padding2[4];
+ char name[UBI_MAX_VOLUME_NAME + 1];
+} __packed;
+
+/**
+ * struct ubi_rsvol_req - a data structure used in volume re-size requests.
+ * @vol_id: ID of the volume to re-size
+ * @bytes: new size of the volume in bytes
+ *
+ * Re-sizing is possible for both dynamic and static volumes. But while dynamic
+ * volumes may be re-sized arbitrarily, static volumes cannot be made to be
+ * smaller than the number of bytes they bear. To arbitrarily shrink a static
+ * volume, it must be wiped out first (by means of volume update operation with
+ * zero number of bytes).
+ */
+struct ubi_rsvol_req {
+ __s64 bytes;
+ __s32 vol_id;
+} __packed;
+
+/**
+ * struct ubi_rnvol_req - volumes re-name request.
+ * @count: count of volumes to re-name
+ * @padding1: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ * @vol_id: ID of the volume to re-name
+ * @name_len: name length
+ * @padding2: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ * @name: new volume name
+ *
+ * UBI allows to re-name up to %32 volumes at one go. The count of volumes to
+ * re-name is specified in the @count field. The ID of the volumes to re-name
+ * and the new names are specified in the @vol_id and @name fields.
+ *
+ * The UBI volume re-name operation is atomic, which means that should power cut
+ * happen, the volumes will have either old name or new name. So the possible
+ * use-cases of this command is atomic upgrade. Indeed, to upgrade, say, volumes
+ * A and B one may create temporary volumes %A1 and %B1 with the new contents,
+ * then atomically re-name A1->A and B1->B, in which case old %A and %B will
+ * be removed.
+ *
+ * If it is not desirable to remove old A and B, the re-name request has to
+ * contain 4 entries: A1->A, A->A1, B1->B, B->B1, in which case old A1 and B1
+ * become A and B, and old A and B will become A1 and B1.
+ *
+ * It is also OK to request: A1->A, A1->X, B1->B, B->Y, in which case old A1
+ * and B1 become A and B, and old A and B become X and Y.
+ *
+ * In other words, in case of re-naming into an existing volume name, the
+ * existing volume is removed, unless it is re-named as well at the same
+ * re-name request.
+ */
+struct ubi_rnvol_req {
+ __s32 count;
+ __s8 padding1[12];
+ struct {
+ __s32 vol_id;
+ __s16 name_len;
+ __s8 padding2[2];
+ char name[UBI_MAX_VOLUME_NAME + 1];
+ } ents[UBI_MAX_RNVOL];
+} __packed;
+
+/**
+ * struct ubi_leb_change_req - a data structure used in atomic LEB change
+ * requests.
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to change
+ * @bytes: how many bytes will be written to the logical eraseblock
+ * @dtype: pass "3" for better compatibility with old kernels
+ * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ *
+ * The @dtype field used to inform UBI about what kind of data will be written
+ * to the LEB: long term (value 1), short term (value 2), unknown (value 3).
+ * UBI tried to pick a PEB with lower erase counter for short term data and a
+ * PEB with higher erase counter for long term data. But this was not really
+ * used because users usually do not know this and could easily mislead UBI. We
+ * removed this feature in May 2012. UBI currently just ignores the @dtype
+ * field. But for better compatibility with older kernels it is recommended to
+ * set @dtype to 3 (unknown).
+ */
+struct ubi_leb_change_req {
+ __s32 lnum;
+ __s32 bytes;
+ __s8 dtype; /* obsolete, do not use! */
+ __s8 padding[7];
+} __packed;
+
+/**
+ * struct ubi_map_req - a data structure used in map LEB requests.
+ * @dtype: pass "3" for better compatibility with old kernels
+ * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to unmap
+ * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ */
+struct ubi_map_req {
+ __s32 lnum;
+ __s8 dtype; /* obsolete, do not use! */
+ __s8 padding[3];
+} __packed;
+
+
+/**
+ * struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req - a data structure used to set an UBI volume
+ * property.
+ * @property: property to set (%UBI_VOL_PROP_DIRECT_WRITE)
+ * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
+ * @value: value to set
+ */
+struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req {
+ __u8 property;
+ __u8 padding[7];
+ __u64 value;
+} __packed;
+
+#endif /* __UBI_USER_H__ */