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/************************************************************************************************************
*
* FILE   :      HCF.C
*
* DATE    :     $Date: 2004/08/05 11:47:10 $   $Revision: 1.10 $
* Original:     2004/06/02 10:22:22    Revision: 1.85      Tag: hcf7_t20040602_01
* Original:     2004/04/15 09:24:41    Revision: 1.63      Tag: hcf7_t7_20040415_01
* Original:     2004/04/13 14:22:44    Revision: 1.62      Tag: t7_20040413_01
* Original:     2004/04/01 15:32:55    Revision: 1.59      Tag: t7_20040401_01
* Original:     2004/03/10 15:39:27    Revision: 1.55      Tag: t20040310_01
* Original:     2004/03/04 11:03:37    Revision: 1.53      Tag: t20040304_01
* Original:     2004/03/02 14:51:21    Revision: 1.50      Tag: t20040302_03
* Original:     2004/02/24 13:00:27    Revision: 1.43      Tag: t20040224_01
* Original:     2004/02/19 10:57:25    Revision: 1.39      Tag: t20040219_01
*
* AUTHOR :      Nico Valster
*
* SPECIFICATION: ........
*
* DESCRIPTION : HCF Routines for Hermes-II (callable via the Wireless Connection I/F or WCI)
*                               Local Support Routines for above procedures
*
*                       Customizable via HCFCFG.H, which is included by HCF.H
*
*************************************************************************************************************
*
*
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/************************************************************************************************************
**
** Implementation Notes
**
* -     a leading marker of //! is used. The purpose of such a sequence is to help to understand the flow
*       An example is:  //!rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
*       if this is superfluous because rc is already guaranteed to be 0 but it shows to the (maintenance)
*       programmer it is an intentional omission at the place where someone could consider it most appropriate at
*       first glance
* -     using near pointers in a model where ss!=ds is an invitation for disaster, so be aware of how you specify
*       your model and how you define variables which are used at interrupt time
* -     remember that sign extension on 32 bit platforms may cause problems unless code is carefully constructed,
*       e.g. use "(hcf_16)~foo" rather than "~foo"
*
************************************************************************************************************/

#include "hcf.h"                                // HCF and MSF common include file
#include "hcfdef.h"                             // HCF specific include file
#include "mmd.h"                                // MoreModularDriver common include file
#include <linux/kernel.h>

#if ! defined offsetof
#define offsetof(s,m)   ((unsigned int)&(((s *)0)->m))
#endif // offsetof


/***********************************************************************************************************/
/***************************************  PROTOTYPES  ******************************************************/
/***********************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC int                  cmd_exe( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 cmd_code, hcf_16 par_0 );
HCF_STATIC int                  init( IFBP ifbp );
HCF_STATIC int                  put_info( IFBP ifbp, LTVP ltvp );
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB
HCF_STATIC int                  put_info_mb( IFBP ifbp, CFG_MB_INFO_STRCT FAR * ltvp );
#endif // HCF_EXT_MB
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
HCF_STATIC void                 calc_mic( hcf_32* p, hcf_32 M );
void                                    calc_mic_rx_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp p, int len );
void                                    calc_mic_tx_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp p, int len );
HCF_STATIC int                  check_mic( IFBP ifbp );
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA

HCF_STATIC void                 calibrate( IFBP ifbp );
HCF_STATIC int                  cmd_cmpl( IFBP ifbp );
HCF_STATIC hcf_16               get_fid( IFBP ifbp );
HCF_STATIC void                 isr_info( IFBP ifbp );
#if HCF_DMA
HCF_STATIC DESC_STRCT*  get_frame_lst(IFBP ifbp, int tx_rx_flag);
#endif // HCF_DMA
HCF_STATIC void                 get_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, int len BE_PAR( int word_len ) );   //char*, byte count (usually even)
#if HCF_DMA
HCF_STATIC void                 put_frame_lst( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, int tx_rx_flag );
#endif // HCF_DMA
HCF_STATIC void                 put_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, int len BE_PAR( int word_len ) );
HCF_STATIC void                 put_frag_finalize( IFBP ifbp );
HCF_STATIC int                  setup_bap( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 fid, int offset, int type );
#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF
static int fw_printf(IFBP ifbp, CFG_FW_PRINTF_STRCT FAR *ltvp);
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF

HCF_STATIC int                  download( IFBP ifbp, CFG_PROG_STRCT FAR *ltvp );
#if (HCF_ENCAP) & HCF_ENC
HCF_STATIC hcf_8                hcf_encap( wci_bufp type );
#endif // HCF_ENCAP
HCF_STATIC hcf_8                null_addr[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
#if ! defined IN_PORT_WORD                      //replace I/O Macros with logging facility
extern FILE *log_file;

#define IN_PORT_WORD(port)                      in_port_word( (hcf_io)(port) )

static hcf_16 in_port_word( hcf_io port ) {
hcf_16 i = (hcf_16)_inpw( port );
        if ( log_file ) {
                fprintf( log_file, "\nR %2.2x %4.4x", (port)&0xFF, i);
        }
        return i;
} // in_port_word

#define OUT_PORT_WORD(port, value)      out_port_word( (hcf_io)(port), (hcf_16)(value) )

static void out_port_word( hcf_io port, hcf_16 value ) {
        _outpw( port, value );
        if ( log_file ) {
                fprintf( log_file, "\nW %2.02x %4.04x", (port)&0xFF, value );
        }
}

void IN_PORT_STRING_32( hcf_io prt, hcf_32 FAR * dst, int n)    {
        int i = 0;
        hcf_16 FAR * p;
        if ( log_file ) {
                fprintf( log_file, "\nread string_32 length %04x (%04d) at port %02.2x to addr %lp",
                                 (hcf_16)n, (hcf_16)n, (hcf_16)(prt)&0xFF, dst);
        }
        while ( n-- ) {
                p = (hcf_16 FAR *)dst;
                *p++ = (hcf_16)_inpw( prt );
                *p   = (hcf_16)_inpw( prt );
                if ( log_file ) {
                        fprintf( log_file, "%s%08lx ", i++ % 0x08 ? " " : "\n", *dst);
                }
                dst++;
        }
} // IN_PORT_STRING_32

void IN_PORT_STRING_8_16( hcf_io prt, hcf_8 FAR * dst, int n) { //also handles byte alignment problems
        hcf_16 FAR * p = (hcf_16 FAR *)dst;                                                     //this needs more elaborate code in non-x86 platforms
        int i = 0;
        if ( log_file ) {
                fprintf( log_file, "\nread string_16 length %04x (%04d) at port %02.2x to addr %lp",
                                 (hcf_16)n, (hcf_16)n, (hcf_16)(prt)&0xFF, dst );
        }
        while ( n-- ) {
                *p =(hcf_16)_inpw( prt);
                if ( log_file ) {
                        if ( i++ % 0x10 ) {
                                fprintf( log_file, "%04x ", *p);
                        } else {
                                fprintf( log_file, "\n%04x ", *p);
                        }
                }
                p++;
        }
} // IN_PORT_STRING_8_16

void OUT_PORT_STRING_32( hcf_io prt, hcf_32 FAR * src, int n)   {
        int i = 0;
        hcf_16 FAR * p;
        if ( log_file ) {
                fprintf( log_file, "\nwrite string_32 length %04x (%04d) at port %02.2x",
                                 (hcf_16)n, (hcf_16)n, (hcf_16)(prt)&0xFF);
        }
        while ( n-- ) {
                p = (hcf_16 FAR *)src;
                _outpw( prt, *p++ );
                _outpw( prt, *p   );
                if ( log_file ) {
                        fprintf( log_file, "%s%08lx ", i++ % 0x08 ? " " : "\n", *src);
                }
                src++;
        }
} // OUT_PORT_STRING_32

void OUT_PORT_STRING_8_16( hcf_io prt, hcf_8 FAR * src, int n)  {       //also handles byte alignment problems
        hcf_16 FAR * p = (hcf_16 FAR *)src;                                                             //this needs more elaborate code in non-x86 platforms
        int i = 0;
        if ( log_file ) {
                fprintf( log_file, "\nwrite string_16 length %04x (%04d) at port %04x", n, n, (hcf_16)prt);
        }
        while ( n-- ) {
                (void)_outpw( prt, *p);
                if ( log_file ) {
                        if ( i++ % 0x10 ) {
                                fprintf( log_file, "%04x ", *p);
                        } else {
                                fprintf( log_file, "\n%04x ", *p);
                        }
                }
                p++;
        }
} // OUT_PORT_STRING_8_16

#endif // IN_PORT_WORD

/************************************************************************************************************
******************************* D A T A    D E F I N I T I O N S ********************************************
************************************************************************************************************/

#if HCF_ASSERT
IFBP BASED assert_ifbp = NULL;                  //to make asserts easily work under MMD and DHF
#endif // HCF_ASSERT

#if HCF_ENCAP
/* SNAP header to be inserted in Ethernet-II frames */
HCF_STATIC  hcf_8 BASED snap_header[] = { 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, //5 bytes signature +
                                                                                  0 };                                                  //1 byte protocol identifier
#endif // HCF_ENCAP

#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
HCF_STATIC hcf_8 BASED mic_pad[8] = { 0x5A, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };              //MIC padding of message
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA

#if defined MSF_COMPONENT_ID
CFG_IDENTITY_STRCT BASED cfg_drv_identity = {
        sizeof(cfg_drv_identity)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1,    //length of RID
        CFG_DRV_IDENTITY,                       // (0x0826)
        MSF_COMPONENT_ID,
        MSF_COMPONENT_VAR,
        MSF_COMPONENT_MAJOR_VER,
        MSF_COMPONENT_MINOR_VER
} ;

CFG_RANGES_STRCT BASED cfg_drv_sup_range = {
        sizeof(cfg_drv_sup_range)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1,   //length of RID
        CFG_DRV_SUP_RANGE,                      // (0x0827)

        COMP_ROLE_SUPL,
        COMP_ID_DUI,
        {{      DUI_COMPAT_VAR,
                DUI_COMPAT_BOT,
                DUI_COMPAT_TOP
        }}
} ;

struct CFG_RANGE3_STRCT BASED cfg_drv_act_ranges_pri = {
        sizeof(cfg_drv_act_ranges_pri)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1,      //length of RID
        CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_PRI,         // (0x0828)

        COMP_ROLE_ACT,
        COMP_ID_PRI,
        {
         { 0, 0, 0 },                                                   // HCF_PRI_VAR_1 not supported by HCF 7
         { 0, 0, 0 },                                                   // HCF_PRI_VAR_2 not supported by HCF 7
         {      3,                                                                      //var_rec[2] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_PRI_3_BOTTOM,                //               - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_PRI_3_TOP                    //               - Top Compatibility
         }
        }
} ;


struct CFG_RANGE4_STRCT BASED cfg_drv_act_ranges_sta = {
        sizeof(cfg_drv_act_ranges_sta)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1,      //length of RID
        CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA,         // (0x0829)

        COMP_ROLE_ACT,
        COMP_ID_STA,
        {
#if defined HCF_STA_VAR_1
         {      1,                                                                      //var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_1_BOTTOM,                //               - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_1_TOP                    //               - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_STA_VAR_1
#if defined HCF_STA_VAR_2
         {      2,                                                                      //var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_2_BOTTOM,                //               - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_2_TOP                    //               - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_STA_VAR_2
// For Native_USB (Not used!)
#if defined HCF_STA_VAR_3
         {      3,                                                                      //var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_3_BOTTOM,                //               - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_3_TOP                    //               - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_STA_VAR_3
// Warp
#if defined HCF_STA_VAR_4
         {      4,                                                                      //var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_4_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA_4_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         }
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 }
#endif // HCF_STA_VAR_4
        }
} ;


struct CFG_RANGE6_STRCT BASED cfg_drv_act_ranges_hsi = {
        sizeof(cfg_drv_act_ranges_hsi)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1,      //length of RID
        CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI,         // (0x082A)
        COMP_ROLE_ACT,
        COMP_ID_HSI,
        {
#if defined HCF_HSI_VAR_0                                       // Controlled deployment
         {      0,                                                                      // var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI_0_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI_0_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_HSI_VAR_0
         { 0, 0, 0 },                                                   // HCF_HSI_VAR_1 not supported by HCF 7
         { 0, 0, 0 },                                                   // HCF_HSI_VAR_2 not supported by HCF 7
         { 0, 0, 0 },                                                   // HCF_HSI_VAR_3 not supported by HCF 7
#if defined HCF_HSI_VAR_4                                       // Hermes-II all types
         {      4,                                                                      // var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI_4_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI_4_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_HSI_VAR_4
#if defined HCF_HSI_VAR_5                                       // WARP Hermes-2.5
         {      5,                                                                      // var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI_5_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI_5_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         }
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 }
#endif // HCF_HSI_VAR_5
        }
} ;


CFG_RANGE4_STRCT BASED cfg_drv_act_ranges_apf = {
        sizeof(cfg_drv_act_ranges_apf)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1,      //length of RID
        CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF,         // (0x082B)

        COMP_ROLE_ACT,
        COMP_ID_APF,
        {
#if defined HCF_APF_VAR_1                               //(Fake) Hermes-I
         {      1,                                                                      //var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_1_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_1_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_APF_VAR_1
#if defined HCF_APF_VAR_2                               //Hermes-II
         {      2,                                                                      // var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_2_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_2_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_APF_VAR_2
#if defined HCF_APF_VAR_3                                               // Native_USB
         {      3,                                                                              // var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_3_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility     !!!!!see note below!!!!!!!
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_3_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         },
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 },
#endif // HCF_APF_VAR_3
#if defined HCF_APF_VAR_4                                               // WARP Hermes 2.5
         {      4,                                                                              // var_rec[1] - Variant number
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_4_BOTTOM,                //           - Bottom Compatibility     !!!!!see note below!!!!!!!
                CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF_4_TOP                    //           - Top Compatibility
         }
#else
         { 0, 0, 0 }
#endif // HCF_APF_VAR_4
        }
} ;
#define HCF_VERSION  TEXT( "HCF$Revision: 1.10 $" )

static struct /*CFG_HCF_OPT_STRCT*/ {
        hcf_16  len;                                    //length of cfg_hcf_opt struct
        hcf_16  typ;                                    //type 0x082C
        hcf_16   v0;                                            //offset HCF_VERSION
        hcf_16   v1;                                            // MSF_COMPONENT_ID
        hcf_16   v2;                                            // HCF_ALIGN
        hcf_16   v3;                                            // HCF_ASSERT
        hcf_16   v4;                                            // HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
        hcf_16   v5;                                            // /* HCF_DLV | HCF_DLNV */
        hcf_16   v6;                                            // HCF_DMA
        hcf_16   v7;                                            // HCF_ENCAP
        hcf_16   v8;                                            // HCF_EXT
        hcf_16   v9;                                            // HCF_INT_ON
        hcf_16  v10;                                            // HCF_IO
        hcf_16  v11;                                            // HCF_LEGACY
        hcf_16  v12;                                            // HCF_MAX_LTV
        hcf_16  v13;                                            // HCF_PROT_TIME
        hcf_16  v14;                                            // HCF_SLEEP
        hcf_16  v15;                                            // HCF_TALLIES
        hcf_16  v16;                                            // HCF_TYPE
        hcf_16  v17;                                            // HCF_NIC_TAL_CNT
        hcf_16  v18;                                            // HCF_HCF_TAL_CNT
        hcf_16  v19;                                            // offset tallies
        TCHAR   val[sizeof(HCF_VERSION)];
} BASED cfg_hcf_opt = {
        sizeof(cfg_hcf_opt)/sizeof(hcf_16) -1,
        CFG_HCF_OPT,                            // (0x082C)
        ( sizeof(cfg_hcf_opt) - sizeof(HCF_VERSION) - 4 )/sizeof(hcf_16),
#if defined MSF_COMPONENT_ID
        MSF_COMPONENT_ID,
#else
        0,
#endif // MSF_COMPONENT_ID
        HCF_ALIGN,
        HCF_ASSERT,
        HCF_BIG_ENDIAN,
        0,                                                                      // /* HCF_DLV | HCF_DLNV*/,
        HCF_DMA,
        HCF_ENCAP,
        HCF_EXT,
        HCF_INT_ON,
        HCF_IO,
        HCF_LEGACY,
        HCF_MAX_LTV,
        HCF_PROT_TIME,
        HCF_SLEEP,
        HCF_TALLIES,
        HCF_TYPE,
#if (HCF_TALLIES) & ( HCF_TALLIES_NIC | HCF_TALLIES_HCF )
        HCF_NIC_TAL_CNT,
        HCF_HCF_TAL_CNT,
        offsetof(IFB_STRCT, IFB_TallyLen ),
#else
        0, 0, 0,
#endif // HCF_TALLIES_NIC / HCF_TALLIES_HCF
        HCF_VERSION
}; // cfg_hcf_opt
#endif // MSF_COMPONENT_ID

#if defined HCF_TALLIES_EXTRA
        replaced by HCF_EXT_TALLIES_FW ;
#endif // HCF_TALLIES_EXTRA

#if defined MSF_COMPONENT_ID || (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB
HCF_STATIC LTV_STRCT BASED cfg_null = { 1, CFG_NULL, {0} };
#endif // HCF_EXT_MB
HCF_STATIC hcf_16* BASED xxxx[ ] = {
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB
        &cfg_null.len,                                                  //CFG_NULL                                              0x0820
#endif // HCF_EXT_MB
#if defined MSF_COMPONENT_ID
        &cfg_drv_identity.len,                                  //CFG_DRV_IDENTITY              0x0826
        &cfg_drv_sup_range.len,                                 //CFG_DRV_SUP_RANGE             0x0827
        &cfg_drv_act_ranges_pri.len,                    //CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_PRI        0x0828
        &cfg_drv_act_ranges_sta.len,                    //CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA                0x0829
        &cfg_drv_act_ranges_hsi.len,                    //CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI                0x082A
        &cfg_drv_act_ranges_apf.len,                    //CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_APF                0x082B
        &cfg_hcf_opt.len,                                               //CFG_HCF_OPT                                   0x082C
        NULL,                                                                   //IFB_PRIIdentity placeholder   0xFD02
        NULL,                                                                   //IFB_PRISup placeholder                0xFD03
#endif // MSF_COMPONENT_ID
        NULL                                                                    //endsentinel
  };
#define xxxx_PRI_IDENTITY_OFFSET        (ARRAY_SIZE(xxxx) - 3)

#endif // MSF_COMPONENT_ID / HCF_EXT_MB


/************************************************************************************************************
************************** T O P   L E V E L   H C F   R O U T I N E S **************************************
************************************************************************************************************/

#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_action( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 action )
*.PURPOSE               Changes the run-time Card behavior.
*                               Performs Miscellanuous actions.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp                                    address of the Interface Block
*       action                                  number identifying the type of change
*        - HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF              disable CKIP
*        - HCF_ACT_CCX_ON               enable CKIP
*        - HCF_ACT_INT_FORCE_ON enable interrupt generation by WaveLAN NIC
*        - HCF_ACT_INT_OFF              disable interrupt generation by WaveLAN NIC
*        - HCF_ACT_INT_ON               compensate 1 HCF_ACT_INT_OFF, enable interrupt generation if balance reached
*        - HCF_ACT_PRS_SCAN             Hermes Probe Respons Scan (F102) command
*        - HCF_ACT_RX_ACK               acknowledge non-DMA receiver to Hermes
*        - HCF_ACT_SCAN                 Hermes Inquire Scan (F101) command (non-WARP only)
*        - HCF_ACT_SLEEP                DDS Sleep request
*        - HCF_ACT_TALLIES              Hermes Inquire Tallies (F100) command
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS                             all (including invalid)
*       HCF_INT_PENDING                 HCF_ACT_INT_OFF, interrupt pending
*       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC                  HCF_ACT_INT_OFF, NIC presence check fails
*
*.CONDITIONS
* Except for hcf_action with HCF_ACT_INT_FORCE_ON or HCF_ACT_INT_OFF as parameter or hcf_connect with an I/O
* address (i.e. not HCF_DISCONNECT), all hcf-function calls MUST be preceded by a call of hcf_action with
* HCF_ACT_INT_OFF as parameter.
* Note that hcf_connect defaults to NIC interrupt disabled mode, i.e. as if hcf_action( HCF_ACT_INT_OFF )
* was called.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* hcf_action supports the following mode changing action-code pairs that are antonyms
*        - HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF / HCF_ACT_CCX_ON
*        - HCF_ACT_INT_[FORCE_]ON / HCF_ACT_INT_OFF
*
* Additionally hcf_action can start the following actions in the NIC:
*        - HCF_ACT_PRS_SCAN
*        - HCF_ACT_RX_ACK
*        - HCF_ACT_SCAN
*        - HCF_ACT_SLEEP
*        - HCF_ACT_TALLIES
*
* o HCF_ACT_INT_OFF: Sets NIC Interrupts mode Disabled.
* This command, and the associated [Force] Enable NIC interrupts command, are only available if the HCF_INT_ON
* compile time option is not set at 0x0000.
*
* o HCF_ACT_INT_ON: Sets NIC Interrupts mode Enabled.
* Enable NIC Interrupts, depending on the number of preceding Disable NIC Interrupt calls.
*
* o HCF_ACT_INT_FORCE_ON: Force NIC Interrupts mode Enabled.
* Sets NIC Interrupts mode Enabled, regardless off the number of preceding Disable NIC Interrupt calls.
*
* The disabling and enabling of interrupts are antonyms.
* These actions must be balanced.
* For each "disable interrupts" there must be a matching "enable interrupts".
* The disable interrupts may be executed multiple times in a row without intervening enable interrupts, in
* other words, the disable interrupts may be nested.
* The interrupt generation mechanism is disabled at the first call with HCF_ACT_INT_OFF.
* The interrupt generation mechanism is re-enabled when the number of calls with HCF_ACT_INT_ON matches the
* number of calls with INT_OFF.
*
* It is not allowed to have more Enable NIC Interrupts calls than Disable NIC Interrupts calls.
* The interrupt generation mechanism is initially (i.e. after hcf_connect) disabled.
* An MSF based on a interrupt strategy must call hcf_action with INT_ON in its initialization logic.
*
*!      The INT_OFF/INT_ON housekeeping is initialized at 0x0000 by hcf_connect, causing the interrupt generation
*       mechanism to be disabled at first. This suits MSF implementation based on a polling strategy.
*
* o HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF / HCF_ACT_CCX_ON
*!! This can use some more explanation;?
* Disables and Enables support in the HCF runtime code for the CCX feature. Each time one of these action
* codes is used, the effects of the preceding use cease.
*
* o HCF_ACT_SLEEP: Initiates the Disconnected DeepSleep process
* This command is only available if the HCF_DDS compile time option is set. It triggers the F/W to start the
* sleep handshaking. Regardless whether the Host initiates a Disconnected DeepSleep (DDS) or the F/W initiates
* a Connected DeepSleep (CDS), the Host-F/W sleep handshaking is completed when the NIC Interrupts mode is
* enabled (by means of the balancing HCF_ACT_INT_ON), i.e. at that moment the F/W really goes into sleep mode.
* The F/W is wokenup by the HCF when the NIC Interrupts mode are disabled, i.e. at the first HCF_ACT_INT_OFF
* after going into sleep.
*
* The following Miscellanuous actions are defined:
*
* o HCF_ACT_RX_ACK: Receiver Acknowledgement (non-DMA, non-USB mode only)
* Acking the receiver, frees the NIC memory used to hold the Rx frame and allows the F/W to
* report the existence of the next Rx frame.
* If the MSF does not need access (any longer) to the current frame, e.g. because it is rejected based on the
* look ahead or copied to another buffer, the receiver may be acked. Acking earlier is assumed to have the
* potential of improving the performance.
* If the MSF does not explitly ack te receiver, the acking is done implicitly if:
* - the received frame fits in the look ahead buffer, by the hcf_service_nic call that reported the Rx frame
* - if not in the above step, by hcf_rcv_msg (assuming hcf_rcv_msg is called)
* - if neither of the above implicit acks nor an explicit ack by the MSF, by the first hcf_service_nic after
*       the hcf_service_nic that reported the Rx frame.
* Note: If an Rx frame is already acked, an explicit ACK by the MSF acts as a NoOperation.
*
* o HCF_ACT_TALLIES: Inquire Tallies command
* This command is only operational if the F/W is enabled.
* The Inquire Tallies command requests the F/W to provide its current set of tallies.
* See also hcf_get_info with CFG_TALLIES as parameter.
*
* o HCF_ACT_PRS_SCAN: Inquire Probe Respons Scan command
* This command is only operational if the F/W is enabled.
* The Probe Respons Scan command starts a scan sequence.
* The HCF puts the result of this action in an MSF defined buffer (see CFG_RID_LOG_STRCT).
*
* o HCF_ACT_SCAN: Inquire Scan command
* This command is only supported for HII F/W (i.e. pre-WARP) and it is operational if the F/W is enabled.
* The Inquire Scan command starts a scan sequence.
* The HCF puts the result of this action in an MSF defined buffer (see CFG_RID_LOG_STRCT).
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value.
* - NIC interrupts are not disabled while required by parameter action.
* - an invalid code is specified in parameter action.
* - HCF_ACT_INT_ON commands outnumber the HCF_ACT_INT_OFF commands.
* - reentrancy, may be  caused by calling hcf_functions without adequate protection against NIC interrupts or
*       multi-threading
*
* - Since the HCF does not maintain status information relative to the F/W enabled state, it is not asserted
*       whether HCF_ACT_SCAN, HCF_ACT_PRS_SCAN or HCF_ACT_TALLIES are only used while F/W is enabled.
*
*.DIAGRAM
* 0: The assert embedded in HCFLOGENTRY checks against re-entrancy. Re-entrancy could be caused by a MSF logic
*       at task-level calling hcf_functions without shielding with HCF_ACT_ON/_OFF. However the HCF_ACT_INT_OFF
*       action itself can per definition not be protected this way. Based on code inspection, it can be concluded,
*       that there is no re-entrancy PROBLEM in this particular flow. It does not seem worth the trouble to
*       explicitly check for this condition (although there was a report of an MSF which ran into this assert.
* 2:IFB_IntOffCnt is used to balance the INT_OFF and INT_ON calls.  Disabling of the interrupts is achieved by
*       writing a zero to the Hermes IntEn register.  In a shared interrupt environment (e.g. the mini-PCI NDIS
*       driver) it is considered more correct to return the status HCF_INT_PENDING if and only if, the current
*       invocation of hcf_service_nic is (apparently) called in the ISR when the ISR was activated as result of a
*       change in HREG_EV_STAT matching a bit in HREG_INT_EN, i.e. not if invoked as result of another device
*       generating an interrupt on the shared interrupt line.
*       Note 1: it has been observed that under certain adverse conditions on certain platforms the writing of
*       HREG_INT_EN can apparently fail, therefor it is paramount that HREG_INT_EN is written again with 0 for
*       each and every call to HCF_ACT_INT_OFF.
*       Note 2: it has been observed that under certain H/W & S/W architectures this logic is called when there is
*       no NIC at all. To cater for this, the value of HREG_INT_EN is validated. If the unused bit 0x0100 is set,
*       it is assumed there is no NIC.
*       Note 3: During the download process, some versions of the F/W reset HREG_SW_0, hence checking this
*       register for HCF_MAGIC (the classical NIC presence test) when HCF_ACT_INT_OFF is called due to another
*       card interrupting via a shared IRQ during a download, fails.
*4:     The construction "if ( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt-- == 0 )" is optimal (in the sense of shortest/quickest
*       path in error free flows) but NOT fail safe in case of too many INT_ON invocations compared to INT_OFF).
*       Enabling of the interrupts is achieved by writing the Hermes IntEn register.
*        - If the HCF is in Defunct mode, the interrupts stay disabled.
*        - Under "normal" conditions, the HCF is only interested in Info Events, Rx Events and Notify Events.
*        - When the HCF is out of Tx/Notify resources, the HCF is also interested in Alloc Events.
*        - via HCF_EXT, the MSF programmer can also request HREG_EV_TICK and/or HREG_EV_TX_EXC interrupts.
*       For DMA operation, the DMA hardware handles the alloc events. The DMA engine will generate a 'TxDmaDone'
*       event as soon as it has pumped a frame from host ram into NIC-RAM (note that the frame does not have to be
*       transmitted then), and a 'RxDmaDone' event as soon as a received frame has been pumped from NIC-RAM into
*       host ram.  Note that the 'alloc' event has been removed from the event-mask, because the DMA engine will
*       react to and acknowledge this event.
*6:     ack the "old" Rx-event. See "Rx Buffer free strategy" in hcf_service_nic above for more explanation.
*       IFB_RxFID and IFB_RxLen must be cleared to bring both the internal HCF house keeping and the information
*       supplied to the MSF in the state "no frame received".
*8:     The HCF_ACT_SCAN, HCF_ACT_PRS_SCAN and HCF_ACT_TALLIES activity are merged by "clever" algebraic
*       manipulations of the RID-values and action codes, so foregoing robustness against migration problems for
*       ease of implementation. The assumptions about numerical relationships between CFG_TALLIES etc and
*       HCF_ACT_TALLIES etc are checked by the "#if" statements just prior to the body of this routine, resulting
*       in: err "maintenance" during compilation if the assumptions are no longer met. The writing of HREG_PARAM_1
*       with 0x3FFF in case of an PRS scan, is a kludge to get around lack of specification, hence different
*       implementation in F/W and Host.
*       When there is no NIC RAM available, some versions of the Hermes F/W do report 0x7F00 as error in the
*       Result field of the Status register and some F/W versions don't. To mask this difference to the MSF all
*       return codes of the Hermes are ignored ("best" and "most simple" solution to these types of analomies with
*       an acceptable loss due to ignoring all error situations as well).
*       The "No inquire space" is reported via the Hermes tallies.
*30: do not HCFASSERT( rc, rc ) since rc == HCF_INT_PENDING is no error
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_HII5 ) == 0
#if CFG_SCAN != CFG_TALLIES - HCF_ACT_TALLIES + HCF_ACT_SCAN
err: "maintenance" apparently inviolated the underlying assumption about the numerical values of these macros
#endif
#endif // HCF_TYPE_HII5
#if CFG_PRS_SCAN != CFG_TALLIES - HCF_ACT_TALLIES + HCF_ACT_PRS_SCAN
err: "maintenance" apparently inviolated the underlying assumption about the numerical values of these macros
#endif
int
hcf_action( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 action )
{
int     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;

        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
#if HCF_INT_ON
        HCFLOGENTRY( action == HCF_ACT_INT_FORCE_ON ? HCF_TRACE_ACTION_KLUDGE : HCF_TRACE_ACTION, action )                                                                                                              /* 0 */
#if (HCF_SLEEP)
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt != 0xFFFE || action == HCF_ACT_INT_OFF,
                           MERGE_2( action, ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt ) )
#else
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt != 0xFFFE, action )
#endif // HCF_SLEEP
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt != 0xFFFF ||
                           action == HCF_ACT_INT_OFF || action == HCF_ACT_INT_FORCE_ON,  action )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt <= 16 || ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt >= 0xFFFE,
                           MERGE_2( action, ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt ) )     //nesting more than 16 deep seems unreasonable
#endif // HCF_INT_ON

        switch (action) {
#if HCF_INT_ON
hcf_16  i;
          case HCF_ACT_INT_OFF:                                         // Disable Interrupt generation
#if HCF_SLEEP
                if ( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt == 0xFFFE ) {  // WakeUp test  ;?tie this to the "new" super-LinkStat
                        ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt++;                                          // restore conventional I/F
                        OPW(HREG_IO, HREG_IO_WAKEUP_ASYNC );            // set wakeup bit
                        OPW(HREG_IO, HREG_IO_WAKEUP_ASYNC );            // set wakeup bit to counteract the clearing by F/W
                        // 800 us latency before FW switches to high power
                        MSF_WAIT(800);                                                          // MSF-defined function to wait n microseconds.
//OOR           if ( ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat & CFG_LINK_STAT_DS_OOR ) { // OutOfRange
//                              printk( "<5>ACT_INT_OFF: Deepsleep phase terminated, enable and go to AwaitConnection\n" );             //;?remove me 1 day
//                              hcf_cntl( ifbp, HCF_CNTL_ENABLE );
//                      }
//                      ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat &= ~( CFG_LINK_STAT_DS_IR | CFG_LINK_STAT_DS_OOR); //clear IR/OOR state
                }
#endif // HCF_SLEEP
/*2*/   ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt++;
//!     rc = 0;
                i = IPW( HREG_INT_EN );
                OPW( HREG_INT_EN, 0 );
                if ( i & 0x1000 ) {
                        rc = HCF_ERR_NO_NIC;
                } else {
                        if ( i & IPW( HREG_EV_STAT ) ) {
                                rc = HCF_INT_PENDING;
                        }
                }
                break;

          case HCF_ACT_INT_FORCE_ON:                            // Enforce Enable Interrupt generation
                ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt = 0;
                //Fall through in HCF_ACT_INT_ON

          case HCF_ACT_INT_ON:                                          // Enable Interrupt generation
/*4*/   if ( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt-- == 0 && ifbp->IFB_CardStat == 0 ) {
                                                                                                //determine Interrupt Event mask
#if HCF_DMA
                        if ( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA ) {
                                i = HREG_EV_INFO | HREG_EV_RDMAD | HREG_EV_TDMAD | HREG_EV_TX_EXT;      //mask when DMA active
                        } else
#endif // HCF_DMA
                        {
                                i = HREG_EV_INFO | HREG_EV_RX | HREG_EV_TX_EXT;                                         //mask when DMA not active
                                if ( ifbp->IFB_RscInd == 0 ) {
                                        i |= HREG_EV_ALLOC;                                                                                             //mask when no TxFID available
                                }
                        }
#if HCF_SLEEP
                        if ( ( IPW(HREG_EV_STAT) & ( i | HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ ) ) == HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ ) {
                                // firmware indicates it would like to go into sleep modus
                                // only acknowledge this request if no other events that can cause an interrupt are pending
                                ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt--;                  //becomes 0xFFFE
                OPW( HREG_INT_EN, i | HREG_EV_TICK );
                                OPW( HREG_EV_ACK, HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ | HREG_EV_TICK | HREG_EV_ACK_REG_READY );
                        } else
#endif // HCF_SLEEP
                        {
                OPW( HREG_INT_EN, i | HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ );
                        }
                }
                break;
#endif // HCF_INT_ON

#if (HCF_SLEEP) & HCF_DDS
          case HCF_ACT_SLEEP:                                           // DDS Sleep request
                hcf_cntl( ifbp, HCF_CNTL_DISABLE );
                cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_SLEEP, 0 );
                break;
//        case HCF_ACT_WAKEUP:                                          // DDS Wakeup request
//              HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt == 0xFFFE, ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt )
//              ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt++;                                  // restore conventional I/F
//              OPW( HREG_IO, HREG_IO_WAKEUP_ASYNC );
//              MSF_WAIT(800);                                                  // MSF-defined function to wait n microseconds.
//              rc = hcf_action( ifbp, HCF_ACT_INT_OFF );       /*bogus, IFB_IntOffCnt == 0xFFFF, so if you carefully look
//                                                                                                       *at the #if HCF_DDS statements, HCF_ACT_INT_OFF is empty
//                                                                                                       *for DDS. "Much" better would be to merge the flows for
//                                                                                                       *DDS and DEEP_SLEEP
//                                                                                                       */
//              break;
#endif // HCF_DDS

#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_CCX
          case HCF_ACT_CCX_ON:                                          // enable CKIP
          case HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF:                                         // disable CKIP
                ifbp->IFB_CKIPStat = action;
                break;
#endif // HCF_TYPE_CCX

          case HCF_ACT_RX_ACK:                                          //Receiver ACK
/*6*/   if ( ifbp->IFB_RxFID ) {
                        DAWA_ACK( HREG_EV_RX );
                }
                ifbp->IFB_RxFID = ifbp->IFB_RxLen = 0;
                break;

/*8*/ case      HCF_ACT_PRS_SCAN:                                       // Hermes PRS Scan (F102)
                OPW( HREG_PARAM_1, 0x3FFF );
                        //Fall through in HCF_ACT_TALLIES
          case HCF_ACT_TALLIES:                                         // Hermes Inquire Tallies (F100)
#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_HII5 ) == 0
          case HCF_ACT_SCAN:                                            // Hermes Inquire Scan (F101)
#endif // HCF_TYPE_HII5
                /*!! the assumptions about numerical relationships between CFG_TALLIES etc and HCF_ACT_TALLIES etc
                 *   are checked by #if statements just prior to this routine resulting in: err "maintenance"   */
                cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_INQUIRE, action - HCF_ACT_TALLIES + CFG_TALLIES );
                break;

          default:
                HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, action )
                break;
        }
        //! do not HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc )                                                                                                           /* 30*/
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_ACTION )
        return rc;
} // hcf_action
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_cntl( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 cmd )
*.PURPOSE               Connect or disconnect a specific port to a specific network.
*!!  ;???????????????? continue needs more explanation
*                               recovers by means of "continue" when the connect process in CCX mode fails
*                               Enables or disables data transmission and reception for the NIC.
*                               Activates static NIC configuration for a specific port at connect.
*                               Activates static configuration for all ports at enable.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       cmd                     0x001F: Hermes command (disable, enable, connect, disconnect, continue)
*                                       HCF_CNTL_ENABLE         Enable
*                                       HCF_CNTL_DISABLE    Disable
*                                       HCF_CNTL_CONTINUE       Continue
*                                       HCF_CNTL_CONNECT    Connect
*                                       HCF_CNTL_DISCONNECT Disconnect
*                               0x0100: command qualifier (continue)
*                                       HCMD_RETRY                      retry flag
*                               0x0700:  port number (connect/disconnect)
*                                       HCF_PORT_0          MAC Port 0
*                                       HCF_PORT_1          MAC Port 1
*                                       HCF_PORT_2          MAC Port 2
*                                       HCF_PORT_3          MAC Port 3
*                                       HCF_PORT_4          MAC Port 4
*                                       HCF_PORT_5          MAC Port 5
*                                       HCF_PORT_6          MAC Port 6
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*!!     via cmd_exe
*       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_...
*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* The parameter cmd contains a number of subfields.
* The actual value for cmd is created by logical or-ing the appropriate mnemonics for the subfields.
* The field 0x001F contains the command code
*  - HCF_CNTL_ENABLE
*  - HCF_CNTL_DISABLE
*  - HCF_CNTL_CONNECT
*  - HCF_CNTL_DISCONNECT
*  - HCF_CNTL_CONTINUE
*
* For HCF_CNTL_CONTINUE, the field 0x0100 contains the retry flag HCMD_RETRY.
* For HCF_CNTL_CONNECT and HCF_CNTL_DISCONNECT, the field 0x0700 contains the port number as HCF_PORT_#.
* For Station as well as AccessPoint F/W, MAC Port 0 is the "normal" communication channel.
* For AccessPoint F/W, MAC Port 1 through 6 control the WDS links.
*
* Note that despite the names HCF_CNTL_DISABLE and HCF_CNTL_ENABLE, hcf_cntl does not influence the NIC
* Interrupts mode.
*
* The Connect is used by the MSF to bring a particular port in an inactive state as far as data transmission
* and reception are concerned.
* When a particular port is disconnected:
* - the F/W disables the receiver for that port.
* - the F/W ignores send commands for that port.
* - all frames (Receive as well as pending Transmit) for that port on the NIC are discarded.
*
* When the NIC is disabled, above list applies to all ports, i.e. the result is like all ports are
* disconnected.
*
* When a particular port is connected:
* - the F/W effectuates the static configuration for that port.
* - enables the receiver for that port.
* - accepts send commands for that port.
*
* Enabling has the following effects:
* - the F/W effectuates the static configuration for all ports.
*       The F/W only updates its static configuration at a transition from disabled to enabled or from
*       disconnected to connected.
*       In order to enforce the static configuration, the MSF must assure that such a transition takes place.
*       Due to such a disable/enable or disconnect/connect sequence, Rx/Tx frames may be lost, in other words,
*       configuration may impact communication.
* - The DMA Engine (if applicable) is enabled.
* Note that the Enable Function by itself only enables data transmission and reception, it
* does not enable the Interrupt Generation mechanism. This is done by hcf_action.
*
* Disabling has the following effects:
*!!  ;?????is the following statement really true
* - it acts as a disconnect on all ports.
* - The DMA Engine (if applicable) is disabled.
*
* For impact of the disable command on the behavior of hcf_dma_tx/rx_get see the appropriate sections.
*
* Although the Enable/Disable and Connect/Disconnect are antonyms, there is no restriction on their sequencing,
* in other words, they may be called multiple times in arbitrary sequence without being paired or balanced.
* Each time one of these functions is called, the effects of the preceding calls cease.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value.
* - NIC interrupts are not disabled.
* - A command other than Continue, Enable, Disable, Connect or Disconnect is given.
* - An invalid combination of the subfields is given or a bit outside the subfields is given.
* - any return code besides HCF_SUCCESS.
* - reentrancy, may be  caused by calling a hcf_function without adequate protection against NIC interrupts or
*       multi-threading
*
*.DIAGRAM
*       hcf_cntl takes successively the following actions:
*2:     If the HCF is in Defunct mode or incompatible with the Primary or Station Supplier in the Hermes,
*       hcf_cntl() returns immediately with HCF_ERR_NO_NIC;? as status.
*8:     when the port is disabled, the DMA engine needs to be de-activated, so the host can safely reclaim tx
*       packets from the tx descriptor chain.
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
int
hcf_cntl( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 cmd )
{
int     rc = HCF_ERR_INCOMP_FW;
#if HCF_ASSERT
{       int x = cmd & HCMD_CMD_CODE;
        if ( x == HCF_CNTL_CONTINUE ) x &= ~HCMD_RETRY;
        else if ( (x == HCMD_DISABLE || x == HCMD_ENABLE) && ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.comp_id == COMP_ID_FW_AP ) {
                x &= ~HFS_TX_CNTL_PORT;
        }
        HCFASSERT( x==HCF_CNTL_ENABLE  || x==HCF_CNTL_DISABLE    || HCF_CNTL_CONTINUE ||
                           x==HCF_CNTL_CONNECT || x==HCF_CNTL_DISCONNECT, cmd )
}
#endif // HCF_ASSERT
// #if (HCF_SLEEP) & HCF_DDS
//      HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt != 0xFFFE, cmd )
// #endif // HCF_DDS
        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_CNTL, cmd )
        if ( ifbp->IFB_CardStat == 0 ) {                                                                                                                                 /*2*/
/*6*/   rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, cmd, 0 );
#if (HCF_SLEEP) & HCF_DDS
                ifbp->IFB_TickCnt = 0;                          //start 2 second period (with 1 tick uncertanty)
#endif // HCF_DDS
        }
#if HCF_DMA
        //!rlav : note that this piece of code is always executed, regardless of the DEFUNCT bit in IFB_CardStat.
        // The reason behind this is that the MSF should be able to get all its DMA resources back from the HCF,
        // even if the hardware is disfunctional. Practical example under Windows : surprise removal.
        if ( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA ) {
                hcf_io io_port = ifbp->IFB_IOBase;
                DESC_STRCT *p;
                if ( cmd == HCF_CNTL_DISABLE || cmd == HCF_CNTL_ENABLE ) {
                        OUT_PORT_DWORD( (io_port + HREG_DMA_CTRL), DMA_CTRLSTAT_RESET);                                         /*8*/
                        ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt &= ~DMA_ENABLED;
                }
                if ( cmd == HCF_CNTL_ENABLE ) {
                        OUT_PORT_DWORD( (io_port + HREG_DMA_CTRL), DMA_CTRLSTAT_GO);
                        /* ;? by rewriting hcf_dma_rx_put you can probably just call hcf_dma_rx_put( ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[DMA_RX] )
                         * as additional beneficiary side effect, the SOP and EOP bits will also be cleared
                         */
                        ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt |= DMA_ENABLED;
                        HCFASSERT( NT_ASSERT, NEVER_TESTED )
                        // make the entire rx descriptor chain DMA-owned, so the DMA engine can (re-)use it.
                        p = ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[DMA_RX];
                        if (p != NULL) {   //;? Think this over again in the light of the new chaining strategy
                                if ( 1 )        { //begin alternative
                                        HCFASSERT( NT_ASSERT, NEVER_TESTED )
                                        put_frame_lst( ifbp, ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[DMA_RX], DMA_RX );
                                        if ( ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[DMA_RX] ) {
                                                put_frame_lst( ifbp, ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[DMA_RX]->next_desc_addr, DMA_RX );
                                        }
                                } else {
                                        while ( p ) {
                                                //p->buf_cntl.cntl_stat |= DESC_DMA_OWNED;
                                                p->BUF_CNT |= DESC_DMA_OWNED;
                                                p = p->next_desc_addr;
                                        }
                                        // a rx chain is available so hand it over to the DMA engine
                                        p = ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[DMA_RX];
                                        OUT_PORT_DWORD( (io_port + HREG_RXDMA_PTR32), p->desc_phys_addr);
                                }  //end alternative
                        }
                }
        }
#endif // HCF_DMA
        HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc )
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_CNTL )
        return rc;
} // hcf_cntl


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_connect( IFBP ifbp, hcf_io io_base )
*.PURPOSE               Grants access right for the HCF to the IFB.
*                               Initializes Card and HCF housekeeping.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            (near) address of the Interface Block
*       io_base         non-USB: I/O Base address of the NIC (connect)
*                               non-USB: HCF_DISCONNECT
*                               USB:     HCF_CONNECT, HCF_DISCONNECT
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*       HCF_ERR_INCOMP_PRI
*       HCF_ERR_INCOMP_FW
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_CMD_SEQ
*!!     HCF_ERR_NO_NIC really returned ;?
*       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC
*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT
*
*       MSF-accessible fields of Result Block:
*       IFB_IOBase                              entry parameter io_base
*       IFB_IORange                             HREG_IO_RANGE (0x40/0x80)
*       IFB_Version                             version of the IFB layout
*       IFB_FWIdentity                  CFG_FW_IDENTITY_STRCT, specifies the identity of the
*                                                       "running" F/W, i.e. tertiary F/W under normal conditions
*       IFB_FWSup                               CFG_SUP_RANGE_STRCT, specifies the supplier range of
*                                                       the "running" F/W, i.e. tertiary F/W under normal conditions
*       IFB_HSISup                              CFG_SUP_RANGE_STRCT, specifies the HW/SW I/F range of the NIC
*       IFB_PRIIdentity                 CFG_PRI_IDENTITY_STRCT, specifies the Identity of the Primary F/W
*       IFB_PRISup                              CFG_SUP_RANGE_STRCT, specifies the supplier range of the Primary F/W
*       all other                               all MSF accessible fields, which are not specified above, are zero-filled
*
*.CONDITIONS
* It is the responsibility of the MSF to assure the correctness of the I/O Base address.
*
* Note: hcf_connect defaults to NIC interrupt disabled mode, i.e. as if hcf_action( HCF_ACT_INT_OFF )
* was called.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* hcf_connect passes the MSF-defined location of the IFB to the HCF and grants or revokes access right for the
* HCF to the IFB. Revoking is done by specifying HCF_DISCONNECT rather than an I/O address for the parameter
* io_base.  Every call of hcf_connect in "connect" mode, must eventually be followed by a call of hcf_connect
* in "disconnect" mode. Clalling hcf_connect in "connect"/"disconnect" mode can not be nested.
* The IFB address must be used as a handle with all subsequent HCF-function calls and the HCF uses the IFB
* address as a handle when it performs a call(back) of an MSF-function (i.e. msf_assert).
*
* Note that not only the MSF accessible fields are cleared, but also all internal housekeeping
* information is re-initialized.
* This implies that all settings which are done via hcf_action and hcf_put_info (e.g. CFG_MB_ASSERT, CFG_REG_MB,
* CFG_REG_INFO_LOG) must be done again. The only field which is not cleared, is IFB_MSFSup.
*
* If HCF_INT_ON is selected as compile option, NIC interrupts are disabled.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp is not properly aligned ( ref chapter HCF_ALIGN in 4.1.1)
* - I/O Base Address is not a multiple of 0x40 (note: 0x0000 is explicitly allowed).
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*0:     Throughout hcf_connect you need to distinguish the connect from the disconnect case, which requires
*       some attention about what to use as "I/O" address when for which purpose.
*2:
*2a: Reset H-II by toggling reset bit in IO-register on and off.
*       The HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED caters for the DOS environment where H-II is loaded by a separate program to
*       overcome the 64k size limit posed on DOS drivers.
*       The macro OPW is not yet useable because the IFB_IOBase field is not set.
*       Note 1: hopefully the clearing and initializing of the IFB (see below) acts as a delay which meets the
*       specification for S/W reset
*       Note 2: it turns out that on some H/W constellations, the clock to access the EEProm is not lowered
*       to an appropriate frequency by HREG_IO_SRESET. By giving an HCMD_INI first, this problem is worked around.
*2b: Experimentally it is determined over a wide range of F/W versions that waiting for the for Cmd bit in
*       Ev register gives a workable strategy. The available documentation does not give much clues.
*4:     clear and initialize the IFB
*       The HCF house keeping info is designed such that zero is the appropriate initial value for as much as
*       feasible IFB-items.
*       The readable fields mentioned in the description section and some HCF specific fields are given their
*       actual value.
*       IFB_TickIni is initialized at best guess before calibration
*       Hcf_connect defaults to "no interrupt generation" (implicitly achieved by the zero-filling).
*6:     Register compile-time linked MSF Routine and set default filter level
*       cast needed to get around the "near" problem in DOS COM model
*       er C2446: no conversion from void (__near __cdecl *)(unsigned char __far *,unsigned int,unsigned short,int)
*                                                       to   void (__far  __cdecl *)(unsigned char __far *,unsigned int,unsigned short,int)
*8:     If a command is apparently still active (as indicated by the Busy bit in Cmd register) this may indicate a
*       blocked cmd pipe line.  To unblock the following actions are done:
*        - Ack everything
*        - Wait for Busy bit drop  in Cmd register
*        - Wait for Cmd  bit raise in Ev  register
*       The two waits are combined in a single HCF_WAIT_WHILE to optimize memory size. If either of these waits
*       fail (prot_cnt becomes 0), then something is serious wrong. Rather than PANICK, the assumption is that the
*       next cmd_exe will fail, causing the HCF to go into DEFUNCT mode
*10:    Ack everything to unblock a (possibly blocked) cmd pipe line
*       Note 1: it is very likely that an Alloc event is pending and very well possible that a (Send) Cmd event is
*       pending on non-initial calls
*       Note 2: it is assumed that this strategy takes away the need to ack every conceivable event after an
*       Hermes Initialize
*12:    Only H-II NEEDS the Hermes Initialize command. Due to the different semantics for H-I and H-II
*       Initialize command, init() does not (and can not, since it is called e.g. after a download) execute the
*       Hermes Initialize command. Executing the Hermes Initialize command for H-I would not harm but not do
*       anything useful either, so it is skipped.
*       The return status of cmd_exe is ignored. It is assumed that if cmd_exe fails, init fails too
*14:    use io_base as a flag to merge hcf_connect and hcf_disconnect into 1 routine
*       the call to init and its subsequent call of cmd_exe will return HCF_ERR_NO_NIC if appropriate. This status
*       is (badly) needed by some legacy combination of NT4 and card services which do not yield an I/O address in
*       time.
*
*.NOTICE
*       On platforms where the NULL-pointer is not a bit-pattern of all zeros, the zero-filling of the IFB results
*       in an incorrect initialization of pointers.
*       The implementation of the MailBox manipulation in put_mb_info protects against the absence of a MailBox
*       based on IFB_MBSize, IFB_MBWp and ifbp->IFB_MBRp. This has ramifications on the initialization of the
*       MailBox via hcf_put_info with the CFG_REG_MB type, but it prevents dependency on the "NULL-"ness of
*       IFB_MBp.
*
*.NOTICE
*       There are a number of problems when asserting and logging hcf_connect, e.g.
*        - Asserting on re-entrancy of hcf_connect by means of
*        "HCFASSERT( (ifbp->IFB_AssertTrace & HCF_ASSERT_CONNECT) == 0, 0 )" is not useful because IFB contents
*        are undefined
*        - Asserting before the IFB is cleared will cause mdd_assert() to interpret the garbage in IFB_AssertRtn
*        as a routine address
*       Therefore HCFTRACE nor HCFLOGENTRY is called by hcf_connect.
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
int
hcf_connect( IFBP ifbp, hcf_io io_base )
{
int                     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
hcf_io          io_addr;
hcf_32          prot_cnt;
hcf_8           *q;
LTV_STRCT       x;
#if HCF_ASSERT
        hcf_16 xa = ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.typ;
        /* is assumed to cause an assert later on if hcf_connect is called without intervening hcf_disconnect.
         * xa == CFG_FW_IDENTITY in subsequent calls without preceding hcf_disconnect,
         * xa == 0 in subsequent calls with preceding hcf_disconnect,
         * xa == "garbage" (any value except CFG_FW_IDENTITY is acceptable) in the initial call
         */
#endif // HCF_ASSERT

        if ( io_base == HCF_DISCONNECT ) {                                      //disconnect
                io_addr = ifbp->IFB_IOBase;
                OPW( HREG_INT_EN, 0 );          //;?workaround against dying F/W on subsequent hcf_connect calls
        } else {                                                                                        //connect                                                               /* 0 */
                io_addr = io_base;
        }

#if 0 //;? if a subsequent hcf_connect is preceded by an hcf_disconnect the wakeup is not needed !!
#if HCF_SLEEP
    OUT_PORT_WORD( .....+HREG_IO, HREG_IO_WAKEUP_ASYNC );           //OPW not yet useable
        MSF_WAIT(800);                                                          // MSF-defined function to wait n microseconds.
        note that MSF_WAIT uses not yet defined!!!! IFB_IOBase and IFB_TickIni (via PROT_CNT_INI)
        so be careful if this code is restored
#endif // HCF_SLEEP
#endif // 0

#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED ) == 0    //switch clock back for SEEPROM access  !!!
        OUT_PORT_WORD( io_addr + HREG_CMD, HCMD_INI );              //OPW not yet useable
        prot_cnt = INI_TICK_INI;
        HCF_WAIT_WHILE( (IN_PORT_WORD( io_addr +  HREG_EV_STAT) & HREG_EV_CMD) == 0 );
        OUT_PORT_WORD( (io_addr + HREG_IO), HREG_IO_SRESET );   //OPW not yet useable                                   /* 2a*/
#endif // HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED
        for ( q = (hcf_8*)(&ifbp->IFB_Magic); q > (hcf_8*)ifbp; *--q = 0 ) /*NOP*/;                                             /* 4 */
        ifbp->IFB_Magic         = HCF_MAGIC;
        ifbp->IFB_Version       = IFB_VERSION;
#if defined MSF_COMPONENT_ID //a new IFB demonstrates how dirty the solution is
        xxxx[xxxx_PRI_IDENTITY_OFFSET] = NULL;          //IFB_PRIIdentity placeholder   0xFD02
        xxxx[xxxx_PRI_IDENTITY_OFFSET+1] = NULL;        //IFB_PRISup placeholder                0xFD03
#endif // MSF_COMPONENT_ID
#if (HCF_TALLIES) & ( HCF_TALLIES_NIC | HCF_TALLIES_HCF )
        ifbp->IFB_TallyLen = 1 + 2 * (HCF_NIC_TAL_CNT + HCF_HCF_TAL_CNT);       //convert # of Tallies to L value for LTV
        ifbp->IFB_TallyTyp = CFG_TALLIES;                       //IFB_TallyTyp: set T value
#endif // HCF_TALLIES_NIC / HCF_TALLIES_HCF
        ifbp->IFB_IOBase        = io_addr;                              //set IO_Base asap, so asserts via HREG_SW_2 don't harm
        ifbp->IFB_IORange       = HREG_IO_RANGE;
        ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt       = USE_16BIT;
#if HCF_ASSERT
        assert_ifbp = ifbp;
        ifbp->IFB_AssertLvl = 1;
#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_LNK_MSF_RTN
        if ( io_base != HCF_DISCONNECT ) {
                ifbp->IFB_AssertRtn = (MSF_ASSERT_RTNP)msf_assert;                                                                                      /* 6 */
        }
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_LNK_MSF_RTN
#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_MB                                //build the structure to pass the assert info to hcf_put_info
        ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct.len = sizeof(ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1;
        ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct.typ = CFG_MB_INFO;
        ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct.base_typ = CFG_MB_ASSERT;
        ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct.frag_cnt = 1;
        ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct.frag_buf[0].frag_len =
                ( offsetof(IFB_STRCT, IFB_AssertLvl) - offsetof(IFB_STRCT, IFB_AssertLine) ) / sizeof(hcf_16);
        ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct.frag_buf[0].frag_addr = &ifbp->IFB_AssertLine;
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_MB
#endif // HCF_ASSERT
        IF_PROT_TIME( prot_cnt = ifbp->IFB_TickIni = INI_TICK_INI; )
#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED ) == 0
        //!! No asserts before Reset-bit in HREG_IO is cleared
        OPW( HREG_IO, 0x0000 );                                         //OPW useable                                                                           /* 2b*/
        HCF_WAIT_WHILE( (IPW( HREG_EV_STAT) & HREG_EV_CMD) == 0 );
        IF_PROT_TIME( HCFASSERT( prot_cnt, IPW( HREG_EV_STAT) ) )
        IF_PROT_TIME( if ( prot_cnt ) prot_cnt = ifbp->IFB_TickIni; )
#endif // HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED
        //!! No asserts before Reset-bit in HREG_IO is cleared
        HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, MERGE_2( HCF_ASSERT, 0xCAF0 )     ) //just to proof that the complete assert machinery is working
        HCFASSERT( xa != CFG_FW_IDENTITY, 0 )           // assert if hcf_connect is called without intervening hcf_disconnect.
        HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)(void*)ifbp & (HCF_ALIGN-1) ) == 0, (hcf_32)(void*)ifbp )
        HCFASSERT( (io_addr & 0x003F) == 0, io_addr )
                                                                                                //if Busy bit in Cmd register
        if (IPW( HREG_CMD ) & HCMD_BUSY ) {                                                                                                                             /* 8 */
                                                                                                //.  Ack all to unblock a (possibly) blocked cmd pipe line
                OPW( HREG_EV_ACK, ~HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ );
                                                                                                //.  Wait for Busy bit drop  in Cmd register
                                                                                                //.  Wait for Cmd  bit raise in Ev  register
                HCF_WAIT_WHILE( ( IPW( HREG_CMD ) & HCMD_BUSY ) && (IPW( HREG_EV_STAT) & HREG_EV_CMD) == 0 );
                IF_PROT_TIME( HCFASSERT( prot_cnt, IPW( HREG_EV_STAT) ) ) /* if prot_cnt == 0, cmd_exe will fail, causing DEFUNCT */
        }
        OPW( HREG_EV_ACK, ~HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ );
#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED ) == 0                                                                                                            /*12*/
        (void)cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_INI, 0 );
#endif // HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED
if ( io_base != HCF_DISCONNECT ) {
                rc = init( ifbp );                                                                                                                                                      /*14*/
                if ( rc == HCF_SUCCESS ) {
                        x.len = 2;
                        x.typ = CFG_NIC_BUS_TYPE;
                        (void)hcf_get_info( ifbp, &x );
                        ifbp->IFB_BusType = x.val[0];
                        //CFG_NIC_BUS_TYPE not supported -> default 32 bits/DMA, MSF has to overrule via CFG_CNTL_OPT
                        if ( x.len == 0 || x.val[0] == 0x0002 || x.val[0] == 0x0003 ) {
#if (HCF_IO) & HCF_IO_32BITS
                                ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt &= ~USE_16BIT;                        //reset USE_16BIT
#endif // HCF_IO_32BITS
#if HCF_DMA
                                ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt |= USE_DMA;                           //SET DMA
#else
                                ifbp->IFB_IORange = 0x40 /*i.s.o. HREG_IO_RANGE*/;
#endif // HCF_DMA
                        }
                }
        } else HCFASSERT(  ( ifbp->IFB_Magic ^= HCF_MAGIC ) == 0, ifbp->IFB_Magic ) /*NOP*/;
        /* of above HCFASSERT only the side effect is needed, NOP in case HCFASSERT is dummy */
        ifbp->IFB_IOBase = io_base;                                                                                                                                             /* 0*/
        return rc;
} // hcf_connect

#if HCF_DMA
/************************************************************************************************************
* Function get_frame_lst
*  - resolve the "last host-owned descriptor" problems when a descriptor list is reclaimed by the MSF.
*
* The FrameList to be reclaimed as well as the DescriptorList always start in IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag]
* and this is always the "current" DELWA Descriptor.
*
* If a FrameList is available, the last descriptor of the FrameList to turned into a new DELWA Descriptor:
*  - a copy is made from the information in the last descriptor of the FrameList into the current
*        DELWA Descriptor
*  - the remainder of the DescriptorList is detached from the copy by setting the next_desc_addr at NULL
*  - the DMA control bits of the copy are cleared to do not confuse the MSF
*  - the copy of the last descriptor (i.e. the "old" DELWA Descriptor) is chained to the prev Descriptor
*        of the FrameList, thus replacing the original last Descriptor of the FrameList.
*  - IFB_FirstDesc is changed to the address of that replaced (original) last descriptor of the FrameList,
*        i.e. the "new" DELWA Descriptor.
*
* This function makes a copy of that last host-owned descriptor, so the MSF will get a copy of the descriptor.
* On top of that, it adjusts DMA related fields in the IFB structure.
        // perform a copying-scheme to circumvent the 'last host owned descriptor cannot be reclaimed' limitation imposed by H2.5's DMA hardware design
        // a 'reclaim descriptor' should be available in the HCF:
*
* Returns: address of the first descriptor of the FrameList
*
 8: Be careful once you start re-ordering the steps in the copy process, that it still works for cases
*       of FrameLists of 1, 2 and more than 2 descriptors
*
* Input parameters:
* tx_rx_flag      : specifies 'transmit' or 'receive' descriptor.
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC DESC_STRCT*
get_frame_lst( IFBP ifbp, int tx_rx_flag )
{

DESC_STRCT *head = ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag];
DESC_STRCT *copy, *p, *prev;

        HCFASSERT( tx_rx_flag == DMA_RX || tx_rx_flag == DMA_TX, tx_rx_flag )
                                                                //if FrameList
        if ( head ) {
                                                                //.  search for last descriptor of first FrameList
                p = prev = head;
                while ( ( p->BUF_SIZE & DESC_EOP ) == 0 && p->next_desc_addr ) {
                        if ( ( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & DMA_ENABLED ) == 0 ) {       //clear control bits when disabled
                                p->BUF_CNT &= DESC_CNT_MASK;
                        }
                        prev = p;
                        p = p->next_desc_addr;
                }
                                                                //.  if DMA enabled
                if ( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & DMA_ENABLED ) {
                                                                //.  .  if last descriptor of FrameList is DMA owned
                                                                //.  .  or if FrameList is single (DELWA) Descriptor
                        if ( p->BUF_CNT & DESC_DMA_OWNED || head->next_desc_addr == NULL ) {
                                                                //.  .  .  refuse to return FrameList to caller
                                head = NULL;
                        }
                }
        }
                                                                //if returnable FrameList found
        if ( head ) {
                                                                //.  if FrameList is single (DELWA) Descriptor (implies DMA disabled)
                if ( head->next_desc_addr == NULL ) {
                                                                //.  .  clear DescriptorList
                        /*;?ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag] =*/ ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag] = NULL;
                                                                //.  else
                } else {
                                                                //.  .  strip hardware-related bits from last descriptor
                                                                //.  .  remove DELWA Descriptor from head of DescriptorList
                        copy = head;
                        head = head->next_desc_addr;
                                                                //.   .  exchange first (Confined) and last (possibly imprisoned) Descriptor
                        copy->buf_phys_addr = p->buf_phys_addr;
                        copy->buf_addr = p->buf_addr;
                        copy->BUF_SIZE = p->BUF_SIZE &= DESC_CNT_MASK;  //get rid of DESC_EOP and possibly DESC_SOP
                        copy->BUF_CNT = p->BUF_CNT &= DESC_CNT_MASK;    //get rid of DESC_DMA_OWNED
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_DESC_STRCT_EXT
                        copy->DESC_MSFSup = p->DESC_MSFSup;
#endif // HCF_DESC_STRCT_EXT
                                                                //.  .  turn into a DELWA Descriptor
                        p->buf_addr = NULL;
                                                                //.  .  chain copy to prev                                                                                      /* 8*/
                        prev->next_desc_addr = copy;
                                                                //.  .  detach remainder of the DescriptorList from FrameList
                        copy->next_desc_addr = NULL;
                        copy->next_desc_phys_addr = 0xDEAD0000; //! just to be nice, not really needed
                                                                //.  .  save the new start (i.e. DELWA Descriptor) in IFB_FirstDesc
                        ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag] = p;
                }
                                                                //.  strip DESC_SOP from first descriptor
                head->BUF_SIZE &= DESC_CNT_MASK;
                //head->BUF_CNT &= DESC_CNT_MASK;  get rid of DESC_DMA_OWNED
                head->next_desc_phys_addr = 0xDEAD0000; //! just to be nice, not really needed
        }
                                                                //return the just detached FrameList (if any)
        return head;
} // get_frame_lst


/************************************************************************************************************
* Function put_frame_lst
*
* This function
*
* Returns: address of the first descriptor of the FrameList
*
* Input parameters:
* tx_rx_flag      : specifies 'transmit' or 'receive' descriptor.
*
* The following list should be kept in sync with hcf_dma_tx/rx_put, in order to get them in the WCI-spec !!!!
* Assert fails if
* -     DMA is not enabled
* -     descriptor list is NULL
* -     a descriptor in the descriptor list is not double word aligned
* -     a count of size field of a descriptor contains control bits, i.e. bits in the high order nibble.
* -     the DELWA descriptor is not a "singleton" DescriptorList.
* -     the DELWA descriptor is not the first Descriptor supplied
* -     a non_DMA descriptor is supplied before the DELWA Descriptor is supplied
* -     Possibly more checks could be added !!!!!!!!!!!!!

*.NOTICE
* The asserts marked with *sc* are really sanity checks for the HCF, they can (supposedly) not be influenced
* by incorrect MSF behavior

                // The MSF is required to supply the HCF with a single descriptor for MSF tx reclaim purposes.
                // This 'reclaim descriptor' can be recognized by the fact that its buf_addr field is zero.
        *********************************************************************************************
        * Although not required from a hardware perspective:
        * - make each descriptor in this rx-chain DMA-owned.
        * - Also set the count to zero. EOP and SOP bits are also cleared.
        *********************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC void
put_frame_lst( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, int tx_rx_flag )
{
        DESC_STRCT      *p = descp;
        hcf_16 port;

        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA, ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt) //only hcf_dma_tx_put must also be DMA_ENABLED
        HCFASSERT( tx_rx_flag == DMA_RX || tx_rx_flag == DMA_TX, tx_rx_flag )
        HCFASSERT( p , 0 )

        while ( p ) {
                HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)p & 3 ) == 0, (hcf_32)p )
                HCFASSERT( (p->BUF_CNT & ~DESC_CNT_MASK) == 0, p->BUF_CNT )
                HCFASSERT( (p->BUF_SIZE & ~DESC_CNT_MASK) == 0, p->BUF_SIZE )
                p->BUF_SIZE &= DESC_CNT_MASK;                                   //!!this SHOULD be superfluous in case of correct MSF
                p->BUF_CNT &= tx_rx_flag == DMA_RX ? 0 : DESC_CNT_MASK; //!!this SHOULD be superfluous in case of correct MSF
                p->BUF_CNT |= DESC_DMA_OWNED;
                if ( p->next_desc_addr ) {
//                      HCFASSERT( p->buf_addr && p->buf_phys_addr  && p->BUF_SIZE && +/- p->BUF_SIZE, ... )
                        HCFASSERT( p->next_desc_addr->desc_phys_addr, (hcf_32)p->next_desc_addr )
                        p->next_desc_phys_addr = p->next_desc_addr->desc_phys_addr;
                } else {                                                                        //
                        p->next_desc_phys_addr = 0;
                        if ( p->buf_addr == NULL ) {                    // DELWA Descriptor
                                HCFASSERT( descp == p, (hcf_32)descp )  //singleton DescriptorList
                                HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag] == NULL, (hcf_32)ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag])
                                HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag] == NULL, (hcf_32)ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag])
                                descp->BUF_CNT = 0; //&= ~DESC_DMA_OWNED;
                                ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag] = descp;
// part of alternative ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag] = ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag] = descp;
                                                                                                        // if "recycling" a FrameList
                                                                                                        // (e.g. called from hcf_cntl( HCF_CNTL_ENABLE )
                                                                                                        // .  prepare for activation DMA controller
// part of alternative descp = descp->next_desc_addr;
                        } else {                                                                //a "real" FrameList, hand it over to the DMA engine
                                HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_FirstDesc[tx_rx_flag], (hcf_32)descp )
                                HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag], (hcf_32)descp )
                                HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag]->next_desc_addr == NULL,
                                                   (hcf_32)ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag]->next_desc_addr)
//                              p->buf_cntl.cntl_stat |= DESC_DMA_OWNED;
                                ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag]->next_desc_addr = descp;
                                ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag]->next_desc_phys_addr = descp->desc_phys_addr;
                                port = HREG_RXDMA_PTR32;
                                if ( tx_rx_flag ) {
                                        p->BUF_SIZE |= DESC_EOP;        // p points at the last descriptor in the caller-supplied descriptor chain
                                        descp->BUF_SIZE |= DESC_SOP;
                                        port = HREG_TXDMA_PTR32;
                                }
                                OUT_PORT_DWORD( (ifbp->IFB_IOBase + port), descp->desc_phys_addr );
                        }
                        ifbp->IFB_LastDesc[tx_rx_flag] = p;
                }
                p = p->next_desc_addr;
        }
} // put_frame_lst


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                DESC_STRCT* hcf_dma_rx_get( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               decapsulate a message and provides that message to the MSF.
*                               reclaim all descriptors in the rx descriptor chain.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS
*       pointer to a FrameList
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* hcf_dma_rx_get is intended to  return a received frame when such a frame is deposited in Host memory by the
* DMA engine. In addition hcf_dma_rx_get can be used to reclaim all descriptors in the rx descriptor chain
* when the DMA Engine is disabled, e.g. as part of a driver unloading strategy.
* hcf_dma_rx_get must be called repeatedly by the MSF when hcf_service_nic signals availability of a rx frame
* through the HREG_EV_RDMAD flag of IFB_DmaPackets. The calling must stop when a NULL pointer is returned, at
* which time the HREG_EV_RDMAD flag is also cleared by the HCF to arm the mechanism for the next frame
* reception.
* Regardless whether the DMA Engine is currently enabled (as controlled via hcf_cntl), if the DMA controller
* deposited an Rx-frame in the Rx-DescriptorList, this frame is detached from the Rx-DescriptorList,
* transformed into a FrameList (i.e.  updating the housekeeping fields in the descriptors) and returned to the
* caller.
* If no such Rx-frame is available in the Rx-DescriptorList, the behavior of hcf_dma_rx_get depends on the
* status of the DMA Engine.
* If the DMA Engine is enabled, a NULL pointer is returned.
* If the DMA Engine is disabled, the following strategy is used:
* - the complete Rx-DescriptorList is returned. The DELWA Descriptor is not part of the Rx-DescriptorList.
* - If there is no Rx-DescriptorList, the DELWA Descriptor is returned.
* - If there is no DELWA Descriptor, a NULL pointer is returned.
*
* If the MSF performs an disable/enable sequence without exhausting the Rx-DescriptorList as described above,
* the enable command will reset all house keeping information, i.e. already received but not yet by the MSF
* retrieved frames are lost and the next frame will be received starting with the oldest descriptor.
*
* The HCF can be used in 2 fashions: with and without decapsulation for data transfer.
* This is controlled at compile time by the HCF_ENC bit of the HCF_ENCAP system constant.
* If appropriate, decapsulation is done by moving some data inside the buffers and updating the descriptors
* accordingly.
*!! ;?????where did I describe why a simple manipulation with the count values does not suffice?
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/

DESC_STRCT*
hcf_dma_rx_get (IFBP ifbp)
{
DESC_STRCT *descp;      // pointer to start of FrameList

        descp = get_frame_lst( ifbp, DMA_RX );
        if ( descp && descp->buf_addr )  //!be aware of the missing curly bracket

                                                                                        //skip decapsulation at confined descriptor
#if (HCF_ENCAP) == HCF_ENC
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_CCX
        if ( ifbp->IFB_CKIPStat == HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF )
#endif // HCF_TYPE_CCX
    {
int i;
DESC_STRCT *p = descp->next_desc_addr;  //pointer to 2nd descriptor of frame
                HCFASSERT(p, 0)
                // The 2nd descriptor contains (maybe) a SNAP header plus part or whole of the payload.
                //determine decapsulation sub-flag in RxFS
                i = *(wci_recordp)&descp->buf_addr[HFS_STAT] & ( HFS_STAT_MSG_TYPE | HFS_STAT_ERR );
                if ( i == HFS_STAT_TUNNEL ||
                         ( i == HFS_STAT_1042 && hcf_encap( (wci_bufp)&p->buf_addr[HCF_DASA_SIZE] ) != ENC_TUNNEL )) {
                        // The 2nd descriptor contains a SNAP header plus part or whole of the payload.
                        HCFASSERT( p->BUF_CNT == (p->buf_addr[5] + (p->buf_addr[4]<<8) + 2*6 + 2 - 8), p->BUF_CNT )
                        // perform decapsulation
                        HCFASSERT(p->BUF_SIZE >=8, p->BUF_SIZE)
                        // move SA[2:5] in the second buffer to replace part of the SNAP header
                        for ( i=3; i >= 0; i--) p->buf_addr[i+8] = p->buf_addr[i];
                        // copy DA[0:5], SA[0:1] from first buffer to second buffer
                        for ( i=0; i<8; i++) p->buf_addr[i] = descp->buf_addr[HFS_ADDR_DEST + i];
                        // make first buffer shorter in count
                        descp->BUF_CNT = HFS_ADDR_DEST;
                }
        }
#endif // HCF_ENC
        if ( descp == NULL ) ifbp->IFB_DmaPackets &= (hcf_16)~HREG_EV_RDMAD;  //;?could be integrated into get_frame_lst
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_DMA_RX_GET )
        return descp;
} // hcf_dma_rx_get


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                void hcf_dma_rx_put( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp )
*.PURPOSE               supply buffers for receive purposes.
*                               supply the Rx-DELWA descriptor.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       descp           address of a DescriptorList
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* This function is called by the MSF to supply the HCF with new/more buffers for receive purposes.
* The HCF can be used in 2 fashions: with and without encapsulation for data transfer.
* This is controlled at compile time by the HCF_ENC bit of the HCF_ENCAP system constant.
* As a consequence, some additional constraints apply to the number of descriptor and the buffers associated
* with the first 2 descriptors. Independent of the encapsulation feature, the COUNT fields are ignored.
* A special case is the supplying of the DELWA descriptor, which must be supplied as the first descriptor.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value.
* - NIC interrupts are not disabled while required by parameter action.
* - in case decapsulation by the HCF is selected:
*         -     The first databuffer does not have the exact size corresponding with the RxFS up to the 802.3 DestAddr
*               field (== 29 words).
*         -     The FrameList does not consists of at least 2 Descriptors.
*         -     The second databuffer does not have the minimum size of 8 bytes.
*!! The 2nd part of the list of asserts should be kept in sync with put_frame_lst, in order to get
*!! them in the WCI-spec !!!!
* - DMA is not enabled
* - descriptor list is NULL
* - a descriptor in the descriptor list is not double word aligned
* - a count of size field of a descriptor contains control bits, i.e. bits in the high order nibble.
* - the DELWA descriptor is not a "singleton" DescriptorList.
* - the DELWA descriptor is not the first Descriptor supplied
* - a non_DMA descriptor is supplied before the DELWA Descriptor is supplied
*!! - Possibly more checks could be added !!!!!!!!!!!!!
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
void
hcf_dma_rx_put( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp )
{

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_DMA_RX_PUT, 0xDA01 )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
        HCFASSERT_INT

        put_frame_lst( ifbp, descp, DMA_RX );
#if HCF_ASSERT && (HCF_ENCAP) == HCF_ENC
        if ( descp->buf_addr ) {
                HCFASSERT( descp->BUF_SIZE == HCF_DMA_RX_BUF1_SIZE, descp->BUF_SIZE )
                HCFASSERT( descp->next_desc_addr, 0 ) // first descriptor should be followed by another descriptor
                // The second DB is for SNAP and payload purposes. It should be a minimum of 12 bytes in size.
                HCFASSERT( descp->next_desc_addr->BUF_SIZE >= 12, descp->next_desc_addr->BUF_SIZE )
        }
#endif // HCFASSERT / HCF_ENC
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_DMA_RX_PUT )
} // hcf_dma_rx_put


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                DESC_STRCT* hcf_dma_tx_get( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               DMA mode: reclaims and decapsulates packets in the tx descriptor chain if:
*                                - A Tx packet has been copied from host-RAM into NIC-RAM by the DMA engine
*                                - The Hermes/DMAengine have been disabled
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS
*       pointer to a reclaimed Tx packet.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* impact of the disable command:
* When a non-empty pool of Tx descriptors exists (created by means of hcf_dma_put_tx), the MSF
* is supposed to empty that pool by means of hcf_dma_tx_get calls after the disable in an
* disable/enable sequence.
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
DESC_STRCT*
hcf_dma_tx_get( IFBP ifbp )
{
DESC_STRCT *descp;      // pointer to start of FrameList

        descp = get_frame_lst( ifbp, DMA_TX );
        if ( descp && descp->buf_addr )  //!be aware of the missing curly bracket
                                                                                        //skip decapsulation at confined descriptor
#if (HCF_ENCAP) == HCF_ENC
                if ( ( descp->BUF_CNT == HFS_TYPE )
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_CCX
                         || ( descp->BUF_CNT == HFS_DAT )
#endif // HCF_TYPE_CCX
                ) { // perform decapsulation if needed
                        descp->next_desc_addr->buf_phys_addr -= HCF_DASA_SIZE;
                        descp->next_desc_addr->BUF_CNT           += HCF_DASA_SIZE;
                }
#endif // HCF_ENC
        if ( descp == NULL ) {  //;?could be integrated into get_frame_lst
                ifbp->IFB_DmaPackets &= (hcf_16)~HREG_EV_TDMAD;
        }
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_DMA_TX_GET )
        return descp;
} // hcf_dma_tx_get


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                void hcf_dma_tx_put( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, hcf_16 tx_cntl )
*.PURPOSE               puts a packet in the Tx DMA queue in host ram and kicks off the TxDma engine.
*                               supply the Tx-DELWA descriptor.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       descp           address of Tx Descriptor Chain (i.e. a single Tx frame)
*       tx_cntl         indicates MAC-port and (Hermes) options
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* The HCF can be used in 2 fashions: with and without encapsulation for data transfer.
* This is controlled at compile time by the HCF_ENC bit of the HCF_ENCAP system constant.
*
* Regardless of the HCF_ENCAP system constant, the descriptor list created to describe the frame to be
* transmitted, must supply space to contain the 802.11 header, preceding the actual frame to be transmitted.
* Basically, this only supplies working storage to the HCF which passes this on to the DMA engine.
* As a consequence the contents of this space do not matter.
* Nevertheless BUF_CNT must take in account this storage.
* This working space to contain the 802.11 header may not be fragmented, the first buffer must be
* sufficiently large to contain at least the 802.11 header, i.e. HFS_ADDR_DEST (29 words or 0x3A bytes).
* This way, the HCF can simply, regardless whether or not the HCF encapsulates the frame, write the parameter
* tx_cntl at offset 0x36 (HFS_TX_CNTL) in the first buffer.
* Note that it is allowed to have part or all of the actual frame represented by the first descriptor as long
* as the requirement for storage for the 802.11 header is met, i.e. the 802.3 frame starts at offset
* HFS_ADDR_DEST.
* Except for the Assert on the 1st buffer in case of Encapsualtion, the SIZE fields are ignored.
*
* In case the encapsulation feature is compiled in, there are the following additional requirements.
* o The BUF_CNT of the first buffer changes from a minimum of 0x3A bytes to exactly 0x3A, i.e. the workspace
*       to store the 802.11 header
* o The BUF_SIZE of the first buffer is at least the space needed to store the
*       - 802.11 header (29 words)
*       - 802.3 header, i.e. 12 bytes addressing information and 2 bytes length field
*       - 6 bytes SNAP-header
*   This results in 39 words or 0x4E bytes or HFS_TYPE.
*   Note that if the BUF_SIZE is larger than 0x4E, this surplus is not used.
* o The actual frame begins in the 2nd descriptor (which is already implied by the BUF_CNT == 0x3A requirement) and the associated buffer contains at least the 802.3 header, i.e. the 14 bytes representing addressing information and length/type field
*
*   When the HCF does not encapsulates (i.e. length/type field <= 1500),  no changes are made to descriptors
*   or buffers.
*
*   When the HCF actually encapsulates (i.e. length/type field > 1500), it successively writes, starting at
*   offset HFS_ADDR_DEST (0x3A) in the first buffer:
*     - the 802.3 addressing information, copied from the begin of the second buffer
*     - the frame length, derived from the total length of the individual fragments, corrected for the SNAP
*       header length and Type field and ignoring the Destination Address, Source Address and Length field
*         - the appropriate snap header (Tunnel or 1042, depending on the value of the type field).
*
*        The information in the first two descriptors is adjusted accordingly:
*         - the first descriptor count is changed from 0x3A to 0x4E (HFS_TYPE), which matches 0x3A + 12 + 2 + 6
*         - the second descriptor count is decreased by 12, being the moved addressing information
*         - the second descriptor (physical) buffer address is increased by 12.
*
* When the descriptors are returned by hcf_dma_tx_get, the transformation of the first two descriptors is
* undone.
*
* Under any of the above scenarios, the assert BUF_CNT <= BUF_SIZE must be true for all descriptors
* In case of encapsulation, BUF_SIZE of the 1st descriptor is asserted to be at least HFS_TYPE (0x4E), so it is NOT tested.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value.
* - tx_cntl has a recognizable out-of-range value.
* - NIC interrupts are not disabled while required by parameter action.
* - in case encapsulation by the HCF is selected:
*         -     The FrameList does not consists of at least 2 Descriptors.
*         -     The first databuffer does not contain exactly the (space for) the 802.11 header (== 28 words)
*         -     The first databuffer does not have a size to additionally accommodate the 802.3 header and the
*               SNAP header of the frame after encapsulation (== 39 words).
*         -     The second databuffer does not contain at least DA, SA and 'type/length' (==14 bytes or 7 words)
*!! The 2nd part of the list of asserts should be kept in sync with put_frame_lst, in order to get
*!! them in the WCI-spec !!!!
* - DMA is not enabled
* - descriptor list is NULL
* - a descriptor in the descriptor list is not double word aligned
* - a count of size field of a descriptor contains control bits, i.e. bits in the high order nibble.
* - the DELWA descriptor is not a "singleton" DescriptorList.
* - the DELWA descriptor is not the first Descriptor supplied
* - a non_DMA descriptor is supplied before the DELWA Descriptor is supplied
*!! - Possibly more checks could be added !!!!!!!!!!!!!
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
*
*1:     Write tx_cntl parameter to HFS_TX_CNTL field into the Hermes-specific header in buffer 1
*4:     determine whether encapsulation is needed and write the type (tunnel or 1042) already at the appropriate
*       offset in the 1st buffer
*6:     Build the encapsualtion enveloppe in the free space at the end of the 1st buffer
*       - Copy DA/SA fields from the 2nd buffer
*   - Calculate total length of the message (snap-header + type-field + the length of all buffer fragments
*     associated with the 802.3 frame (i.e all descriptors except the first), but not the DestinationAddress,
*     SourceAddress and length-field)
*     Assert the message length
*         Write length. Note that the message is in BE format, hence on LE platforms the length must be converted
*         ;? THIS IS NOT WHAT CURRENTLY IS IMPLEMENTED
*       - Write snap header. Note that the last byte of the snap header is NOT copied, that byte is already in
*         place as result of the call to hcf_encap.
*       Note that there are many ways to skin a cat. To express the offsets in the 1st buffer while writing
*       the snap header, HFS_TYPE is chosen as a reference point to make it easier to grasp that the snap header
*       and encapsualtion type are at least relative in the right.
*8:     modify 1st descriptor to reflect moved part of the 802.3 header + Snap-header
*       modify 2nd descriptor to skip the moved part of the 802.3 header (DA/SA
*10: set each descriptor to 'DMA owned',  clear all other control bits.
*       Set SOP bit on first descriptor. Set EOP bit on last descriptor.
*12: Either append the current frame to an existing descriptor list or
*14: create a list beginning with the current frame
*16: remember the new end of the list
*20: hand the frame over to the DMA engine
************************************************************************************************************/
void
hcf_dma_tx_put( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, hcf_16 tx_cntl )
{
DESC_STRCT      *p = descp->next_desc_addr;
int                     i;

#if HCF_ASSERT
        int x = ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.comp_id == COMP_ID_FW_AP ? tx_cntl & ~HFS_TX_CNTL_PORT : tx_cntl;
        HCFASSERT( (x & ~HCF_TX_CNTL_MASK ) == 0, tx_cntl )
#endif // HCF_ASSERT
        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_DMA_TX_PUT, 0xDA03 )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
        HCFASSERT_INT
        HCFASSERT( ( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & (USE_DMA|DMA_ENABLED) ) == (USE_DMA|DMA_ENABLED), ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt)

        if ( descp->buf_addr ) {
                *(hcf_16*)(descp->buf_addr + HFS_TX_CNTL) = tx_cntl;                                                                                    /*1*/
#if (HCF_ENCAP) == HCF_ENC
                HCFASSERT( descp->next_desc_addr, 0 )                                                                   //at least 2 descripors
                HCFASSERT( descp->BUF_CNT == HFS_ADDR_DEST, descp->BUF_CNT )    //exact length required for 1st buffer
                HCFASSERT( descp->BUF_SIZE >= HCF_DMA_TX_BUF1_SIZE, descp->BUF_SIZE )   //minimal storage for encapsulation
                HCFASSERT( p->BUF_CNT >= 14, p->BUF_CNT );                                      //at least DA, SA and 'type' in 2nd buffer

#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_CCX
                /* if we are doing PPK +/- CMIC, or we are sending a DDP frame */
                if ( ( ifbp->IFB_CKIPStat == HCF_ACT_CCX_ON ) ||
                         ( ( p->BUF_CNT >= 20 )          && ( ifbp->IFB_CKIPStat == HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF ) &&
                         ( p->buf_addr[12] == 0xAA ) && ( p->buf_addr[13] == 0xAA ) &&
                         ( p->buf_addr[14] == 0x03 ) && ( p->buf_addr[15] == 0x00 ) &&
                         ( p->buf_addr[16] == 0x40 ) && ( p->buf_addr[17] == 0x96 ) &&
                         ( p->buf_addr[18] == 0x00 ) && ( p->buf_addr[19] == 0x00 )))
                {
                        /* copy the DA/SA to the first buffer */
                        for ( i = 0; i < HCF_DASA_SIZE; i++ ) {
                                descp->buf_addr[i + HFS_ADDR_DEST] = p->buf_addr[i];
                        }
                        /* calculate the length of the second fragment only */
                        i = 0;
                        do { i += p->BUF_CNT; } while( p = p->next_desc_addr );
                        i -= HCF_DASA_SIZE ;
                        /* convert the length field to big endian, using the endian friendly macros */
                        i = CNV_SHORT_TO_BIG(i);                //!! this converts ONLY on LE platforms, how does that relate to the non-CCX code
                        *(hcf_16*)(&descp->buf_addr[HFS_LEN]) = (hcf_16)i;
                        descp->BUF_CNT = HFS_DAT;
                        // modify 2nd descriptor to skip the 'Da/Sa' fields
                        descp->next_desc_addr->buf_phys_addr += HCF_DASA_SIZE;
                        descp->next_desc_addr->BUF_CNT           -= HCF_DASA_SIZE;
                }
                else
#endif // HCF_TYPE_CCX
                {
                        descp->buf_addr[HFS_TYPE-1] = hcf_encap(&descp->next_desc_addr->buf_addr[HCF_DASA_SIZE]);               /*4*/
                        if ( descp->buf_addr[HFS_TYPE-1] != ENC_NONE ) {
                                for ( i=0; i < HCF_DASA_SIZE; i++ ) {                                                                                                           /*6*/
                                        descp->buf_addr[i + HFS_ADDR_DEST] = descp->next_desc_addr->buf_addr[i];
                                }
                                i = sizeof(snap_header) + 2 - ( 2*6 + 2 );
                                do { i += p->BUF_CNT; } while ( ( p = p->next_desc_addr ) != NULL );
                                *(hcf_16*)(&descp->buf_addr[HFS_LEN]) = CNV_END_SHORT(i);       //!! this converts on ALL platforms, how does that relate to the CCX code
                                for ( i=0; i < sizeof(snap_header) - 1; i++) {
                                        descp->buf_addr[HFS_TYPE - sizeof(snap_header) + i] = snap_header[i];
                                }
                                descp->BUF_CNT = HFS_TYPE;                                                                                                                                      /*8*/
                                descp->next_desc_addr->buf_phys_addr    += HCF_DASA_SIZE;
                                descp->next_desc_addr->BUF_CNT                  -= HCF_DASA_SIZE;
                        }
                }
#endif // HCF_ENC
    }
        put_frame_lst( ifbp, descp, DMA_TX );
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_DMA_TX_PUT )
} // hcf_dma_tx_put

#endif // HCF_DMA

#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                hcf_8 hcf_encap( wci_bufp type )
*.PURPOSE               test whether RFC1042 or Bridge-Tunnel encapsulation is needed.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       type            (Far) pointer to the (Big Endian) Type/Length field in the message
*
*.RETURNS
*       ENC_NONE                len/type is "len" ( (BIG_ENDIAN)type <= 1500 )
*       ENC_TUNNEL              len/type is "type" and 0x80F3 or 0x8137
*       ENC_1042                len/type is "type" but not 0x80F3 or 0x8137
*
*.CONDITIONS
*       NIC Interrupts  d.c
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* Type must point to the Len/Type field of the message, this is the 2-byte field immediately after the 6 byte
* Destination Address and 6 byte Source Address.  The 2 successive bytes addressed by type are interpreted as
* a Big Endian value.  If that value is less than or equal to 1500, the message is assumed to be in 802.3
* format.  Otherwise the message is assumed to be in Ethernet-II format.  Depending on the value of Len/Typ,
* Bridge Tunnel or RFC1042 encapsulation is needed.
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*  1:   presume 802.3, hence preset return value at ENC_NONE
*  2:   convert type from "network" Endian format to native Endian
*  4:   the litmus test to distinguish type and len.
*       The hard code "magic" value of 1500 is intentional and should NOT be replaced by a mnemonic because it is
*       not related at all to the maximum frame size supported  by the Hermes.
*  6:   check type against:
*               0x80F3  //AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP)
*               0x8137  //IPX
*       to determine the type of encapsulation
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
#if HCF_ENCAP   //i.e HCF_ENC or HCF_ENC_SUP
#if ! ( (HCF_ENCAP) & HCF_ENC_SUP )
HCF_STATIC
#endif // HCF_ENCAP
hcf_8
hcf_encap( wci_bufp type )
{

hcf_8   rc = ENC_NONE;                                                                                                                                                                  /* 1 */
hcf_16  t = (hcf_16)(*type<<8) + *(type+1);                                                                                                                             /* 2 */

        if ( t > 1500 ) {                                                                                                                                                                       /* 4 */
                if ( t == 0x8137 || t == 0x80F3 ) {
                        rc = ENC_TUNNEL;                                                                                                                                                        /* 6 */
                } else {
                        rc = ENC_1042;
                }
        }
        return rc;
} // hcf_encap
#endif // HCF_ENCAP
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_get_info( IFBP ifbp, LTVP ltvp )
*.PURPOSE               Obtains transient and persistent configuration information from the Card and from the HCF.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       ltvp            address of LengthTypeValue structure specifying the "what" and the "how much" of the
*                               information to be collected from the HCF or from the Hermes
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_ERR_LEN                     The provided buffer was too small
*       HCF_SUCCESS                     Success
*!!     via cmd_exe ( type >= CFG_RID_FW_MIN )
*       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC          NIC removed during retrieval
*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT        Expected Hermes event did not occur in expected time
*!!     via cmd_exe and setup_bap (type >= CFG_RID_FW_MIN )
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_...     HCF is in defunct mode (bits 0x7F reflect cause)
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* The T-field of the LTV-record (provided by the MSF in parameter ltvp) specifies the RID wanted. The RID
* information identified by the T-field is copied into the V-field.
* On entry, the L-field specifies the size of the buffer, also called the "Initial DataLength". The L-value
* includes the size of the T-field, but not the size of the L-field itself.
* On return, the L-field indicates the number of words actually contained by the Type and Value fields.
* As the size of the Type field in the LTV-record is included in the "Initial DataLength" of the record, the
* V-field can contain at most "Initial DataLength" - 1 words of data.
* Copying stops if either the complete Information is copied or if the number of words indicated by the
* "Initial DataLength" were copied.  The "Initial DataLength" acts as a safe guard against Configuration
* Information blocks that have different sizes for different F/W versions, e.g. when later versions support
* more tallies than earlier versions.
* If the size of Value field of the RID exceeds the size of the "Initial DataLength" -1, as much data
* as fits is copied, and an error status of HCF_ERR_LEN is returned.
*
* It is the responsibility of the MSF to detect card removal and re-insertion and not call the HCF when the
* NIC is absent. The MSF cannot, however, timely detect a Card removal if the Card is removed while
* hcf_get_info is in progress.  Therefore, the HCF performs its own check on Card presence after the read
* operation of the NIC data.  If the Card is not present or removed during the execution of hcf_get_info,
* HCF_ERR_NO_NIC is returned and the content of the Data Buffer is unpredictable. This check is not performed
* in case of the "HCF embedded" pseudo RIDs like CFG_TALLIES.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value.
* - reentrancy, may be  caused by calling hcf_functions without adequate protection
*       against NIC interrupts or multi-threading.
* - ltvp is a NULL pointer.
* - length field of the LTV-record at entry is 0 or 1 or has an excessive value (i.e. exceeds HCF_MAX_LTV).
* - type field of the LTV-record is invalid.
*
*.DIAGRAM
*       Hcf_get_mb_info copies the contents of the oldest MailBox Info block in the MailBox to PC RAM. If len is
*       less than the size of the MailBox Info block, only as much as fits in the PC RAM buffer is copied. After
*       the copying the MailBox Read pointer is updated to point to the next MailBox Info block, hence the
*       remainder of an "oversized" MailBox Info block is lost. The truncation of the MailBox Info block is NOT
*       reflected in the return status. Note that hcf_get_info guarantees the length of the PC RAM buffer meets
*       the minimum requirements of at least 2, so no PC RAM buffer overrun.
*
*       Calling hcf_get_mb_info when their is no MailBox Info block available or when there is no MailBox at all,
*       results in a "NULL" MailBox Info block.
*
*12:    see NOTICE
*17: The return status of cmd_wait and the first hcfio_in_string can be ignored, because when one fails, the
*       other fails via the IFB_DefunctStat mechanism
*20: "HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc )" is not suitable because this will always trigger as side effect of
*       the HCFASSERT in hcf_put_info which calls hcf_get_info to figure out whether the RID exists at all.

*.NOTICE
*
*       "HCF embedded" pseudo RIDs:
*       CFG_MB_INFO, CFG_TALLIES, CFG_DRV_IDENTITY, CFG_DRV_SUP_RANGE, CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_PRI,
*       CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_STA, CFG_DRV_ACT_RANGES_HSI
*       Note the HCF_ERR_LEN is NOT adequately set, when L >= 2 but less than needed
*
*       Remarks: Transfers operation information and transient and persistent configuration information from the
*       Card and from the HCF to the MSF.
*       The exact layout of the provided data structure depends on the action code. Copying stops if either the
*       complete Configuration Information is copied or if the number of bytes indicated by len is copied.  Len
*       acts as a safe guard against Configuration Information blocks which have different sizes for different
*       Hermes versions, e.g. when later versions support more tallies than earlier versions. It is a conscious
*       decision that unused parts of the PC RAM buffer are not cleared.
*
*       Remarks: The only error against which is protected is the "Read error" as result of Card removal. Only the
*       last hcf_io_string need to be protected because if the first fails the second will fail as well. Checking
*       for cmd_exe errors is supposed superfluous because problems in cmd_exe are already caught or will be
*       caught by hcf_enable.
*
*       CFG_MB_INFO: copy the oldest MailBox Info Block or the "null" block if none available.
*
*       The mechanism to HCF_ASSERT on invalid typ-codes in the LTV record is based on the following strategy:
*         - during the pseudo-asynchronous Hermes commands (diagnose, download) only CFG_MB_INFO is acceptable
*         -     some codes (e.g. CFG_TALLIES) are explicitly handled by the HCF which implies that these codes
*               are valid
*         - all other codes in the range 0xFC00 through 0xFFFF are passed to the Hermes.  The Hermes returns an
*               LTV record with a zero value in the L-field for all Typ-codes it does not recognize. This is
*               defined and intended behavior, so HCF_ASSERT does not catch on this phenomena.
*         -     all remaining codes are invalid and cause an ASSERT.
*
*.CONDITIONS
* In case of USB, HCF_MAX_MSG ;?USED;? to limit the amount of data that can be retrieved via hcf_get_info.
*
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
int
hcf_get_info( IFBP ifbp, LTVP ltvp )
{

int                     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
hcf_16          len = ltvp->len;
hcf_16          type = ltvp->typ;
wci_recordp     p = &ltvp->len;         //destination word pointer (in LTV record)
hcf_16          *q = NULL;                              /* source word pointer  Note!! DOS COM can't cope with FAR
                                                                         * as a consequence MailBox must be near which is usually true anyway
                                                                         */
int                     i;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_GET_INFO, ltvp->typ )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
        HCFASSERT_INT
        HCFASSERT( ltvp, 0 )
        HCFASSERT( 1 < ltvp->len && ltvp->len <= HCF_MAX_LTV + 1, MERGE_2( ltvp->typ, ltvp->len ) )

        ltvp->len = 0;                                                          //default to: No Info Available
#if defined MSF_COMPONENT_ID || (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB //filter out all specials
        for ( i = 0; ( q = xxxx[i] ) != NULL && q[1] != type; i++ ) /*NOP*/;
#endif // MSF_COMPONENT_ID / HCF_EXT_MB
#if HCF_TALLIES
        if ( type == CFG_TALLIES ) {                                                                                                    /*3*/
                (void)hcf_action( ifbp, HCF_ACT_TALLIES );
                q = (hcf_16*)&ifbp->IFB_TallyLen;
        }
#endif // HCF_TALLIES
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB
        if ( type == CFG_MB_INFO ) {
                if ( ifbp->IFB_MBInfoLen ) {
                        if ( ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBRp] == 0xFFFF ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_MBRp = 0; //;?Probably superfluous
                        }
                        q = &ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBRp];
                        ifbp->IFB_MBRp += *q + 1;       //update read pointer
                        if ( ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBRp] == 0xFFFF ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_MBRp = 0;
                        }
                        ifbp->IFB_MBInfoLen = ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBRp];
                }
        }
#endif // HCF_EXT_MB
        if ( q != NULL ) {                                              //a special or CFG_TALLIES or CFG_MB_INFO
                i = min( len, *q ) + 1;                         //total size of destination (including T-field)
                while ( i-- ) {
                        *p++ = *q;
#if (HCF_TALLIES) & HCF_TALLIES_RESET
                        if ( q > &ifbp->IFB_TallyTyp && type == CFG_TALLIES ) {
                                *q = 0;
                        }
#endif // HCF_TALLIES_RESET
                        q++;
                }
        } else {                                                                // not a special nor CFG_TALLIES nor CFG_MB_INFO
                if ( type == CFG_CNTL_OPT ) {                                                                           //read back effective options
                        ltvp->len = 2;
                        ltvp->val[0] = ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt;
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_NIC_ACCESS
                } else if ( type == CFG_PROD_DATA ) {  //only needed for some test tool on top of H-II NDIS driver
hcf_io          io_port;
wci_bufp        pt;                                     //pointer with the "right" type, just to help ease writing macros with embedded assembly
                        OPW( HREG_AUX_PAGE, (hcf_16)(PLUG_DATA_OFFSET >> 7) );
                        OPW( HREG_AUX_OFFSET, (hcf_16)(PLUG_DATA_OFFSET & 0x7E) );
                        io_port = ifbp->IFB_IOBase + HREG_AUX_DATA;             //to prevent side effects of the MSF-defined macro
                        p = ltvp->val;                                  //destination char pointer (in LTV record)
                        i = len - 1;
                        if (i > 0 ) {
                                pt = (wci_bufp)p;       //just to help ease writing macros with embedded assembly
                                IN_PORT_STRING_8_16( io_port, pt, i ); //space used by T: -1
                        }
                } else if ( type == CFG_CMD_HCF ) {
#define P ((CFG_CMD_HCF_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)
                        HCFASSERT( P->cmd == CFG_CMD_HCF_REG_ACCESS, P->cmd )           //only Hermes register access supported
                        if ( P->cmd == CFG_CMD_HCF_REG_ACCESS ) {
                                HCFASSERT( P->mode < ifbp->IFB_IOBase, P->mode )                //Check Register space
                                ltvp->len = min( len, 4 );                                                              //RESTORE ltv length
                                P->add_info = IPW( P->mode );
                        }
#undef P
#endif // HCF_EXT_NIC_ACCESS
#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF
        } else if (type == CFG_FW_PRINTF) {
           rc = fw_printf(ifbp, (CFG_FW_PRINTF_STRCT*)ltvp);
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF
                } else if ( type >= CFG_RID_FW_MIN ) {
//;? by using HCMD_BUSY option when calling cmd_exe, using a get_frag with length 0 just to set up the
//;? BAP and calling cmd_cmpl, you could merge the 2 Busy waits. Whether this really helps (and what
//;? would be the optimal sequence in cmd_exe and get_frag) would have to be MEASURED
/*17*/          if ( ( rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_ACCESS, type ) ) == HCF_SUCCESS &&
                                 ( rc = setup_bap( ifbp, type, 0, IO_IN ) ) == HCF_SUCCESS ) {
                                get_frag( ifbp, (wci_bufp)&ltvp->len, 2*len+2 BE_PAR(2) );
                                if ( IPW( HREG_STAT ) == 0xFFFF ) {                                     //NIC removal test
                                        ltvp->len = 0;
                                        HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, type )
                                }
                        }
/*12*/  } else HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, type ) /*NOP*/; //NOP in case HCFASSERT is dummy
        }
        if ( len < ltvp->len ) {
                ltvp->len = len;
                if ( rc == HCF_SUCCESS ) {
                        rc = HCF_ERR_LEN;
                }
        }
        HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS || ( rc == HCF_ERR_LEN && ifbp->IFB_AssertTrace & 1<<HCF_TRACE_PUT_INFO ),
                           MERGE_2( type, rc ) )                                                                                                                                /*20*/
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_GET_INFO )
        return rc;
} // hcf_get_info


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_put_info( IFBP ifbp, LTVP ltvp )
*.PURPOSE               Transfers operation and configuration information to the Card and to the HCF.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       ltvp            specifies the RID (as defined by Hermes I/F) or pseudo-RID (as defined by WCI)
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*!!     via cmd_exe
*       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC          NIC removed during data retrieval
*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT        Expected F/W event did not occur in time
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_...
*!!     via download                            CFG_DLNV_START <= type <= CFG_DL_STOP
*!!     via put_info                            CFG_RID_CFG_MIN <= type <= CFG_RID_CFG_MAX
*!!     via put_frag
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* The L-field of the LTV-record (provided by the MSF in parameter ltvp) specifies the size of the buffer.
* The L-value includes the size of the T-field, but not the size of the L-field.
* The T- field specifies the RID placed in the V-field by the MSF.
*
* Not all CFG-codes can be used for hcf_put_info.  The following CFG-codes are valid for hcf_put_info:
* o One of the CFG-codes in the group "Network Parameters, Static Configuration Entities"
* Changes made by hcf_put_info to CFG_codes in this group will not affect the F/W
* and HCF behavior until hcf_cntl_port( HCF_PORT_ENABLE) is called.
* o One of the CFG-codes in the group "Network Parameters, Dynamic Configuration Entities"
* Changes made by hcf_put_info to CFG_codes will affect the F/W and HCF behavior immediately.
* o CFG_PROG.
* This code is used to initiate and terminate the process to download data either to
* volatile or to non-volatile RAM on the NIC as well as for the actual download.
* o CFG-codes related to the HCF behavior.
* The related CFG-codes are:
*  - CFG_REG_MB
*  - CFG_REG_ASSERT_RTNP
*  - CFG_REG_INFO_LOG
*  - CFG_CMD_NIC
*  - CFG_CMD_DONGLE
*  - CFG_CMD_HCF
*  - CFG_NOTIFY
*
* All LTV-records "unknown" to the HCF are forwarded to the F/W.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value.
* - ltvp is a NULL pointer.
* - hcf_put_info was called without prior call to hcf_connect
* - type field of the LTV-record is invalid, i.e. neither HCF nor F/W can handle the value.
* - length field of the LTV-record at entry is less than 1 or exceeds MAX_LTV_SIZE.
* - registering a MailBox with size less than 60 or a non-aligned buffer address is used.
* - reentrancy, may be  caused by calling hcf_functions without adequate protection against
*       NIC interrupts or multi-threading.
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
*       Remarks:  In case of Hermes Configuration LTVs, the codes for the type are "cleverly" chosen to be
*       identical to the RID. Hermes Configuration information is copied from the provided data structure into the
*       Card.
*       In case of HCF Configuration LTVs, the type values are chosen in a range which does not overlap the
*       RID-range.
*
*20:
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/

int
hcf_put_info( IFBP ifbp, LTVP ltvp )
{
int rc = HCF_SUCCESS;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_PUT_INFO, ltvp->typ )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
        HCFASSERT_INT
        HCFASSERT( ltvp, 0 )
        HCFASSERT( 1 < ltvp->len && ltvp->len <= HCF_MAX_LTV + 1, ltvp->len )

                                                                                        //all codes between 0xFA00 and 0xFCFF are passed to Hermes
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
 {      hcf_16 i;
        hcf_32 FAR * key_p;

        if ( ltvp->typ == CFG_ADD_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY || ltvp->typ == CFG_ADD_TKIP_MAPPED_KEY ) {
                key_p = (hcf_32*)((CFG_ADD_TKIP_MAPPED_KEY_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)->tx_mic_key;
                i = TX_KEY;             //i.e. TxKeyIndicator == 1, KeyID == 0
                if ( ltvp->typ == CFG_ADD_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY ) {
                        key_p = (hcf_32*)((CFG_ADD_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)->tx_mic_key;
                        i = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT(((CFG_ADD_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)->tkip_key_id_info);
                }
                if ( i & TX_KEY ) {     /* TxKeyIndicator == 1
                                                           (either really set by MSF in case of DEFAULT or faked by HCF in case of MAPPED ) */
                        ifbp->IFB_MICTxCntl = (hcf_16)( HFS_TX_CNTL_MIC | (i & KEY_ID )<<8 );
                        ifbp->IFB_MICTxKey[0] = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE( key_p );
                        ifbp->IFB_MICTxKey[1] = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE( (key_p+1) );
                }
                i = ( i & KEY_ID ) * 2;
                ifbp->IFB_MICRxKey[i]   = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE( (key_p+2) );
                ifbp->IFB_MICRxKey[i+1] = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE( (key_p+3) );
        }
#define P ((CFG_REMOVE_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)
        if ( ( ltvp->typ == CFG_REMOVE_TKIP_MAPPED_KEY )        ||
                 ( ltvp->typ == CFG_REMOVE_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY &&
                   ( (ifbp->IFB_MICTxCntl >> 8) & KEY_ID ) == CNV_SHORT_TO_LITTLE(P->tkip_key_id )
                 )
                ) { ifbp->IFB_MICTxCntl = 0; }          //disable MIC-engine
#undef P
 }
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA

        if ( ltvp->typ == CFG_PROG ) {
                rc = download( ifbp, (CFG_PROG_STRCT FAR *)ltvp );
        } else switch (ltvp->typ) {
#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_RT_MSF_RTN
          case CFG_REG_ASSERT_RTNP:                                                                                     //Register MSF Routines
#define P ((CFG_REG_ASSERT_RTNP_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)
                ifbp->IFB_AssertRtn = P->rtnp;
//              ifbp->IFB_AssertLvl = P->lvl;           //TODO not yet supported so default is set in hcf_connect
                HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, MERGE_2( HCF_ASSERT, 0xCAF1 ) )   //just to proof that the complete assert machinery is working
#undef P
                break;
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_RT_MSF_RTN
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG
          case CFG_REG_INFO_LOG:                                                                                        //Register Log filter
                ifbp->IFB_RIDLogp = ((CFG_RID_LOG_STRCT FAR*)ltvp)->recordp;
                break;
#endif // HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG
          case CFG_CNTL_OPT:                                                                                            //overrule option
                HCFASSERT( ( ltvp->val[0] & ~(USE_DMA | USE_16BIT) ) == 0, ltvp->val[0] )
                if ( ( ltvp->val[0] & USE_DMA ) == 0 ) ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt &= ~USE_DMA;
                ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt |=  ltvp->val[0] & USE_16BIT;
                break;
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB
          case CFG_REG_MB:                                                                                                      //Register MailBox
#define P ((CFG_REG_MB_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)
                HCFASSERT( ( (hcf_32)P->mb_addr & 0x0001 ) == 0, (hcf_32)P->mb_addr )
                HCFASSERT( (P)->mb_size >= 60, (P)->mb_size )
                ifbp->IFB_MBp = P->mb_addr;
                /* if no MB present, size must be 0 for ;?the old;? put_info_mb to work correctly */
                ifbp->IFB_MBSize = ifbp->IFB_MBp == NULL ? 0 : P->mb_size;
                ifbp->IFB_MBWp = ifbp->IFB_MBRp = 0;
                ifbp->IFB_MBp[0] = 0;                                                                                   //flag the MailBox as empty
                ifbp->IFB_MBInfoLen = 0;
                HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_MBSize >= 60 || ifbp->IFB_MBp == NULL, ifbp->IFB_MBSize )
#undef P
                break;
          case CFG_MB_INFO:                                                                                                     //store MailBoxInfoBlock
                rc = put_info_mb( ifbp, (CFG_MB_INFO_STRCT FAR *)ltvp );
                break;
#endif // HCF_EXT_MB

#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_NIC_ACCESS
          case CFG_CMD_NIC:
#define P ((CFG_CMD_NIC_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)
                OPW( HREG_PARAM_2, P->parm2 );
                OPW( HREG_PARAM_1, P->parm1 );
                rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, P->cmd, P->parm0 );
                P->hcf_stat = (hcf_16)rc;
                P->stat = IPW( HREG_STAT );
                P->resp0 = IPW( HREG_RESP_0 );
                P->resp1 = IPW( HREG_RESP_1 );
                P->resp2 = IPW( HREG_RESP_2 );
                P->ifb_err_cmd = ifbp->IFB_ErrCmd;
                P->ifb_err_qualifier = ifbp->IFB_ErrQualifier;
#undef P
                break;
          case CFG_CMD_HCF:
#define P ((CFG_CMD_HCF_STRCT FAR *)ltvp)
                HCFASSERT( P->cmd == CFG_CMD_HCF_REG_ACCESS, P->cmd )           //only Hermes register access supported
                if ( P->cmd == CFG_CMD_HCF_REG_ACCESS ) {
                        HCFASSERT( P->mode < ifbp->IFB_IOBase, P->mode )                //Check Register space
                        OPW( P->mode, P->add_info);
                }
#undef P
                break;
#endif // HCF_EXT_NIC_ACCESS

#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF
      case CFG_FW_PRINTF_BUFFER_LOCATION:
        ifbp->IFB_FwPfBuff = *(CFG_FW_PRINTF_BUFFER_LOCATION_STRCT*)ltvp;
        break;
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF

          default:                                              //pass everything unknown above the "FID" range to the Hermes or Dongle
                rc = put_info( ifbp, ltvp );
        }
        //DO NOT !!! HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc )                                                                                         /* 20 */
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_PUT_INFO )
        return rc;
} // hcf_put_info


#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_rcv_msg( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, unsigned int offset )
*.PURPOSE               All: decapsulate a message.
*                               pre-HermesII.5: verify MIC.
*                               non-USB, non-DMA mode: Transfer a message from the NIC to the Host and acknowledge reception.
*                               USB: Transform a message from proprietary USB format to 802.3 format
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       descp           Pointer to the Descriptor List location.
*       offset          USB: not used
*                               non-USB: specifies the beginning of the data to be obtained (0 corresponds with DestAddr field
*                               of frame).
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS                     No SSN error ( or HCF_ERR_MIC already reported by hcf_service_nic)
*       HCF_ERR_MIC                     message contains an erroneous MIC ( HCF_SUCCESS is reported if HCF_ERR_MIC is already
*                                               reported by hcf_service_nic)
*       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC          NIC removed during data retrieval
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT...
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* The Receive Message Function can be executed by the MSF to obtain the Data Info fields of the message that
* is reported to be available by the Service NIC Function.
*
* The Receive Message Function copies the message data available in the Card memory into a buffer structure
* provided by the MSF.
* Only data of the message indicated by the Service NIC Function can be obtained.
* Execution of the Service NIC function may result in the availability of a new message, but it definitely
* makes the message reported by the preceding Service NIC function, unavailable.
*
* in non-USB/non-DMA mode, hcf_rcv_msg starts the copy process at the (non-negative) offset requested by the
* parameter offset, relative to HFS_ADDR_DEST, e.g offset 0 starts copying from the Destination Address, the
* very begin of the 802.3 frame message. Offset must either lay within the part of the 802.3 frame as stored
* by hcf_service_nic in the lookahead buffer or be just behind it, i.e. the first byte not yet read.
* When offset is within lookahead, data is copied from lookahead.
* When offset is beyond lookahead, data is read directly from RxFS in NIC with disregard of the actual value
* of offset
*
*.NOTICE:
* o at entry: look ahead buffer as passed with hcf_service_nic is still accessible and unchanged
* o at exit: Receive Frame in NIC memory is released
*
* Description:
* Starting at the byte indicated by the Offset value, the bytes are copied from the Data Info
* Part of the current Receive Frame Structure to the Host memory data buffer structure
* identified by descp.
* The maximum value for Offset is the number of characters of the 802.3 frame read into the
* look ahead buffer by hcf_service_nic (i.e. the look ahead buffer size minus
* Control and 802.11 fields)
* If Offset is less than the maximum value, copying starts from the look ahead buffer till the
* end of that buffer is reached
* Then (or if the maximum value is specified for Offset), the
* message is directly copied from NIC memory to Host memory.
* If an invalid (i.e. too large) offset is specified, an assert catches but the buffer contents are
* undefined.
* Copying stops if either:
* o the end of the 802.3 frame is reached
* o the Descriptor with a NULL pointer in the next_desc_addr field is reached
*
* When the copying stops, the receiver is ack'ed, thus freeing the NIC memory where the frame is stored
* As a consequence, hcf_rcv_msg can only be called once for any particular Rx frame.
*
* For the time being (PCI Bus mastering not yet supported), only the following fields of each
* of the descriptors in the descriptor list must be set by the MSF:
* o buf_cntl.buf_dim[1]
* o *next_desc_addr
* o *buf_addr
* At return from hcf_rcv_msg, the field buf_cntl.buf_dim[0] of the used Descriptors reflects
* the number of bytes in the buffer corresponding with the Descriptor.
* On the last used Descriptor, buf_cntl.buf_dim[0] is less or equal to buf_cntl.buf_dim[1].
* On all preceding Descriptors buf_cntl.buf_dim[0] is equal to buf_cntl.buf_dim[1].
* On all succeeding (unused) Descriptors, buf_cntl.buf_dim[0] is zero.
* Note: this I/F is based on the assumptions how the I/F needed for PCI Bus mastering will
* be, so it may change.
*
* The most likely handling of HCF_ERR_NO_NIC by the MSF is to drop the already copied
* data as elegantly as possible under the constraints and requirements posed by the (N)OS.
* If no received Frame Structure is pending, "Success" rather than "Read error" is returned.
* This error constitutes a logic flaw in the MSF
* The HCF can only catch a minority of this
* type of errors
* Based on consistency ideas, the HCF catches none of these errors.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value
* - there is no unacknowledged Rx-message available
* - offset is out of range (outside look ahead buffer)
* - descp is a NULL pointer
* - any of the descriptors is not double word aligned
* - reentrancy, may be  caused by calling hcf_functions without adequate protection
*       against NIC interrupts or multi-threading.
* - Interrupts are enabled.
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
* - by using unsigned int as type for offset, no need to worry about negative offsets
* - Asserting on being enabled/present is superfluous, since a non-zero IFB_lal implies that hcf_service_nic
*   was called and detected a Rx-message. A zero IFB_lal will set the BUF_CNT field of at least the first
*   descriptor to zero.
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
int
hcf_rcv_msg( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, unsigned int offset )
{
int                     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
wci_bufp        cp;                                                                             //char oriented working pointer
hcf_16          i;
int                     tot_len = ifbp->IFB_RxLen - offset;             //total length
wci_bufp        lap = ifbp->IFB_lap + offset;                   //start address in LookAhead Buffer
hcf_16          lal = ifbp->IFB_lal - offset;                   //available data within LookAhead Buffer
hcf_16          j;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_RCV_MSG, offset )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
        HCFASSERT_INT
        HCFASSERT( descp, HCF_TRACE_RCV_MSG )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_RxLen, HCF_TRACE_RCV_MSG )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_RxLen >= offset, MERGE_2( offset, ifbp->IFB_RxLen ) )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_lal >= offset, offset )
        HCFASSERT( (ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA) == 0, 0xDADA )

        if ( tot_len < 0 ) {
                lal = 0; tot_len = 0;                           //suppress all copying activity in the do--while loop
        }
        do {                                                                    //loop over all available fragments
                // obnoxious hcf.c(1480) : warning C4769: conversion of near pointer to long integer
                HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)descp & 3 ) == 0, (hcf_32)descp )
                cp = descp->buf_addr;
                j = min( (hcf_16)tot_len, descp->BUF_SIZE );    //minimum of "what's` available" and fragment size
                descp->BUF_CNT = j;
                tot_len -= j;                                           //adjust length still to go
                if ( lal ) {                                            //if lookahead Buffer not yet completely copied
                        i = min( lal, j );                              //minimum of "what's available" in LookAhead and fragment size
                        lal -= i;                                               //adjust length still available in LookAhead
                        j -= i;                                                 //adjust length still available in current fragment
                        /*;? while loop could be improved by moving words but that is complicated on platforms with
                         * alignment requirements*/
                        while ( i-- ) *cp++ = *lap++;
                }
                if ( j ) {      //if LookAhead Buffer exhausted but still space in fragment, copy directly from NIC RAM
                        get_frag( ifbp, cp, j BE_PAR(0) );
                        CALC_RX_MIC( cp, j );
                }
        } while ( ( descp = descp->next_desc_addr ) != NULL );
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
        if ( ifbp->IFB_RxFID ) {
                rc = check_mic( ifbp );                         //prevents MIC error report if hcf_service_nic already consumed all
        }
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA
        (void)hcf_action( ifbp, HCF_ACT_RX_ACK );               //only 1 shot to get the data, so free the resources in the NIC
        HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc )
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_RCV_MSG )
        return rc;
} // hcf_rcv_msg
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_send_msg( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, hcf_16 tx_cntl )
*.PURPOSE               Encapsulate a message and append padding and MIC.
*                               non-USB: Transfers the resulting message from Host to NIC and initiates transmission.
*                               USB: Transfer resulting message into a flat buffer.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       descp           pointer to the DescriptorList or NULL
*       tx_cntl         indicates MAC-port and (Hermes) options
*                                       HFS_TX_CNTL_SPECTRALINK
*                                       HFS_TX_CNTL_PRIO
*                                       HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_OK
*                                       HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_EX
*                                       HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY
*                                       HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_CONT
*                                       HCF_PORT_0                               MAC Port 0 (default)
*                                       HCF_PORT_1 (AP only)     MAC Port 1
*                                       HCF_PORT_2 (AP only)     MAC Port 2
*                                       HCF_PORT_3 (AP only)     MAC Port 3
*                                       HCF_PORT_4 (AP only)     MAC Port 4
*                                       HCF_PORT_5 (AP only)     MAC Port 5
*                                       HCF_PORT_6 (AP only)     MAC Port 6
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_..
*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT
*
*.DESCRIPTION:
* The Send Message Function embodies 2 functions:
* o transfers a message (including MAC header) from the provided buffer structure in Host memory to the Transmit
* Frame Structure (TxFS) in NIC memory.
* o Issue a send command to the F/W to actually transmit the contents of the TxFS.
*
* Control is based on the Resource Indicator IFB_RscInd.
* The Resource Indicator is maintained by the HCF and should only be interpreted but not changed by the MSF.
* The MSF must check IFB_RscInd to be non-zero before executing the call to the Send Message Function.
* When no resources are available, the MSF must handle the queuing of the Transmit frame and check the
* Resource Indicator periodically after calling hcf_service_nic.
*
* The Send Message Functions transfers a message to NIC memory when it is called with a non-NULL descp.
* Before the Send Message Function is invoked this way, the Resource Indicator (IFB_RscInd) must be checked.
* If the Resource is not available, Send Message Function execution must be postponed until after processing of
* a next hcf_service_nic it appears that the Resource has become available.
* The message is copied from the buffer structure identified by descp to the NIC.
* Copying stops if a NULL pointer in the next_desc_addr field is reached.
* Hcf_send_msg does not check for transmit buffer overflow, because the F/W does this protection.
* In case of a transmit buffer overflow, the surplus which does not fit in the buffer is simply dropped.
*
* The Send Message Function activates the F/W to actually send the message to the medium when the
* HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY bit of the tx_cntl parameter is not set.
* If the descp parameter of the current call is non-NULL, the message as represented by descp is send.
* If the descp parameter of the current call is NULL, and if the preceding call of the Send Message Function had
* a non-NULL descp and the preceding call had the HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY bit of tx_cntl set, then the message as
* represented by the descp of the preceding call is send.
*
* Hcf_send_msg supports encapsulation (see HCF_ENCAP) of Ethernet-II frames.
* An Ethernet-II frame is transferred to the Transmit Frame structure as an 802.3 frame.
* Hcf_send_msg distinguishes between an 802.3 and an Ethernet-II frame by looking at the data length/type field
* of the frame. If this field contains a value larger than 1514, the frame is considered to be an Ethernet-II
* frame, otherwise it is treated as an 802.3 frame.
* To ease implementation of the HCF, this type/type field must be located in the first descriptor structure,
* i.e. the 1st fragment must have a size of at least 14 (to contain DestAddr, SrcAddr and Len/Type field).
* An Ethernet-II frame is encapsulated by inserting a SNAP header between the addressing information and the
* type field.  This insertion is transparent for the MSF.
* The HCF contains a fixed table that stores a number of types. If the value specified by the type/type field
* occurs in this table, Bridge Tunnel Encapsulation is used, otherwise RFC1042 encapsulation is used.
* Bridge Tunnel uses    AA AA 03 00 00 F8 as SNAP header,
* RFC1042 uses  AA AA 03 00 00 00 as SNAP header.
* The table currently contains:
* 0 0x80F3      AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol (AARP)
* 0 0x8137      IPX
*
* The algorithm to distinguish between 802.3 and Ethernet-II frames limits the maximum length for frames of
* 802.3 frames to 1514 bytes.
* Encapsulation can be suppressed by means of the system constant HCF_ENCAP, e.g. to support proprietary
* protocols with 802.3 like frames with a size larger than 1514 bytes.
*
* In case the HCF encapsulates the frame, the number of bytes that is actually transmitted is determined by the
* cumulative value of the buf_cntl.buf_dim[0] fields.
* In case the HCF does not encapsulate the frame, the number of bytes that is actually transmitted is not
* determined by the cumulative value of the buf_cntl.buf_dim[DESC_CNTL_CNT] fields of the desc_strct's but by
* the Length field of the 802.3 frame.
* If there is a conflict between the cumulative value of the buf_cntl.buf_dim[0] fields and the
* 802.3 Length field the 802.3 Length field determines the number of bytes actually transmitted by the NIC while
* the cumulative value of the buf_cntl.buf_dim[0] fields determines the position of the MIC, hence a mismatch
* will result in MIC errors on the Receiving side.
* Currently this problem is flagged on the Transmit side by an Assert.
* The following fields of each of the descriptors in the descriptor list must be set by the MSF:
* o buf_cntl.buf_dim[0]
* o *next_desc_addr
* o *buf_addr
*
* All bits of the tx_cntl parameter except HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY and the HCF_PORT# bits are passed to the F/W via
* the HFS_TX_CNTL field of the TxFS.
*
* Note that hcf_send_msg does not detect NIC absence.  The MSF is supposed to have its own -platform dependent-
* way to recognize card removal/insertion.
* The total system must be robust against card removal and there is no principal difference between card removal
* just after hcf_send_msg returns but before the actual transmission took place or sometime earlier.
*
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp has a recognizable out-of-range value
* - descp is a NULL pointer
* - no resources for PIF available.
* - Interrupts are enabled.
* - reentrancy, may be  caused by calling hcf_functions without adequate protection
*       against NIC interrupts or multi-threading.
*
*.DIAGRAM
*4:     for the normal case (i.e. no HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY option active), a fid is acquired via the
*       routine get_fid.  If no FID is acquired, the remainder is skipped without an error notification.  After
*       all, the MSF is not supposed to call hcf_send_msg when no Resource is available.
*7:     The ControlField of the TxFS is written.  Since put_frag can only return the fatal Defunct or "No NIC", the
*       return status can be ignored because when it fails, cmd_wait will fail as well.  (see also the note on the
*       need for a return code below).
*       Note that HFS_TX_CNTL has different values for H-I, H-I/SSN and H-II and HFS_ADDR_DEST has different
*       values for H-I (regardless of SSN) and H-II.
*       By writing 17, 1 or 2 ( implying 16, 0 or 1 garbage word after HFS_TX_CNTL) the BAP just gets to
*       HFS_ADDR_DEST for H-I, H-I/SSN and H-II respectively.
*10: if neither encapsulation nor MIC calculation is needed, splitting the first fragment in two does not
*       really help but it makes the flow easier to follow to do not optimize on this difference
*
*       hcf_send_msg checks whether the frame is an Ethernet-II rather than an "official" 802.3 frame.
*       The E-II check is based on the length/type field in the MAC header. If this field has a value larger than
*       1500, E-II is assumed. The implementation of this test fails if the length/type field is not in the first
*       descriptor.  If E-II is recognized, a SNAP header is inserted. This SNAP header represents either RFC1042
*       or Bridge-Tunnel encapsulation, depending on the return status of the support routine hcf_encap.
*
*.NOTICE
*       hcf_send_msg leaves the responsibility to only send messages on enabled ports at the MSF level.
*       This is considered the strategy which is sufficiently adequate for all "robust" MSFs, have the least
*       processor utilization and being still acceptable robust at the WCI !!!!!
*
*       hcf_send_msg does not NEED a return value to report NIC absence or removal during the execution of
*       hcf_send_msg(), because the MSF and higher layers must be able to cope anyway with the NIC being removed
*       after a successful completion of hcf_send_msg() but before the actual transmission took place.
*       To accommodate user expectations the current implementation does report NIC absence.
*       Defunct blocks all NIC access and will (also) be reported on a number of other calls.
*
*       hcf_send_msg does not check for transmit buffer overflow because the Hermes does this protection.
*       In case of a transmit buffer overflow, the surplus which does not fit in the buffer is simply dropped.
*       Note that this possibly results in the transmission of incomplete frames.
*
*       After some deliberation with F/W team, it is decided that - being in the twilight zone of not knowing
*       whether the problem at hand is an MSF bug, HCF buf, F/W bug, H/W malfunction or even something else - there
*       is no "best thing to do" in case of a failing send, hence the HCF considers the TxFID ownership to be taken
*       over by the F/W and hopes for an Allocate event in due time
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
int
hcf_send_msg( IFBP ifbp, DESC_STRCT *descp, hcf_16 tx_cntl )
{
int                     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
DESC_STRCT      *p /* = descp*/;                //working pointer
hcf_16          len;                                    // total byte count
hcf_16          i;

hcf_16          fid = 0;

        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_RscInd || descp == NULL, ifbp->IFB_RscInd )
        HCFASSERT( (ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA) == 0, 0xDADB )

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_SEND_MSG, tx_cntl )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
        HCFASSERT_INT
        /* obnoxious c:/hcf/hcf.c(1480) : warning C4769: conversion of near pointer to long integer,
         * so skip */
        HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)descp & 3 ) == 0, (hcf_32)descp )
#if HCF_ASSERT
{       int x = ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.comp_id == COMP_ID_FW_AP ? tx_cntl & ~HFS_TX_CNTL_PORT : tx_cntl;
        HCFASSERT( (x & ~HCF_TX_CNTL_MASK ) == 0, tx_cntl )
}
#endif // HCF_ASSERT

        if ( descp ) ifbp->IFB_TxFID = 0;                               //cancel a pre-put message

#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_TX_CONT                         // Continuous transmit test
        if ( tx_cntl == HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_CONT ) {
                fid = get_fid(ifbp);
                if (fid != 0 ) {
                                                                                        //setup BAP to begin of TxFS
                        (void)setup_bap( ifbp, fid, 0, IO_OUT );
                                                                                        //copy all the fragments in a transparent fashion
                        for ( p = descp; p; p = p->next_desc_addr ) {
                        /* obnoxious warning C4769: conversion of near pointer to long integer */
                                HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)p & 3 ) == 0, (hcf_32)p )
                                put_frag( ifbp, p->buf_addr, p->BUF_CNT BE_PAR(0) );
                        }
                        rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_THESEUS | HCMD_BUSY | HCMD_STARTPREAMBLE, fid );
                        if ( ifbp->IFB_RscInd == 0 ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_RscInd = get_fid( ifbp );
                        }
                }
                                                                                        // een slecht voorbeeld doet goed volgen ;?
                HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_SEND_MSG )
                return rc;
        }
#endif // HCF_EXT_TX_CONT
                                                                        /* the following initialization code is redundant for a pre-put message
                                                                         * but moving it inside the "if fid" logic makes the merging with the
                                                                         * USB flow awkward
                                                                         */
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
        tx_cntl |= ifbp->IFB_MICTxCntl;
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA
        fid = ifbp->IFB_TxFID;
        if (fid == 0 && ( fid = get_fid( ifbp ) ) != 0 )                /* 4 */
                        /* skip the next compound statement if:
                           - pre-put message or
                           - no fid available (which should never occur if the MSF adheres to the WCI)
                         */
        {               // to match the closing curly bracket of above "if" in case of HCF_TYPE_USB
                                                                                        //calculate total length ;? superfluous unless CCX or Encapsulation
                len = 0;
                p = descp;
                do len += p->BUF_CNT; while ( ( p = p->next_desc_addr ) != NULL );
                p = descp;
//;?    HCFASSERT( len <= HCF_MAX_MSG, len )
/*7*/   (void)setup_bap( ifbp, fid, HFS_TX_CNTL, IO_OUT );
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_TX_DELAY
                HCFASSERT( ( descp != NULL ) ^ ( tx_cntl & HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY ), tx_cntl )
                if ( tx_cntl & HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY ) {
                        tx_cntl &= ~HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY;               //!!HFS_TX_CNTL_TX_DELAY no longer available
                        ifbp->IFB_TxFID = fid;
                        fid = 0;                                                                //!!fid no longer available, be careful when modifying code
                }
#endif // HCF_TYPE_TX_DELAY
                OPW( HREG_DATA_1, tx_cntl ) ;
                OPW( HREG_DATA_1, 0 );
#if ! ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_CCX )
                HCFASSERT( p->BUF_CNT >= 14, p->BUF_CNT )
                                                                                        /* assume DestAddr/SrcAddr/Len/Type ALWAYS contained in 1st fragment
                                                                                         * otherwise life gets too cumbersome for MIC and Encapsulation !!!!!!!!
                if ( p->BUF_CNT >= 14 ) {       alternatively: add a safety escape !!!!!!!!!!!! }       */
#endif // HCF_TYPE_CCX
                CALC_TX_MIC( NULL, -1 );                //initialize MIC
/*10*/  put_frag( ifbp, p->buf_addr, HCF_DASA_SIZE BE_PAR(0) ); //write DA, SA with MIC calculation
                CALC_TX_MIC( p->buf_addr, HCF_DASA_SIZE );              //MIC over DA, SA
                CALC_TX_MIC( null_addr, 4 );            //MIC over (virtual) priority field
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_CCX
                //!!be careful do not use positive test on HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF, because IFB_CKIPStat is initially 0
                if(( ifbp->IFB_CKIPStat == HCF_ACT_CCX_ON ) ||
           ((GET_BUF_CNT(p) >= 20 )   && ( ifbp->IFB_CKIPStat == HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF ) &&
            (p->buf_addr[12] == 0xAA) && (p->buf_addr[13] == 0xAA) &&
            (p->buf_addr[14] == 0x03) && (p->buf_addr[15] == 0x00) &&
            (p->buf_addr[16] == 0x40) && (p->buf_addr[17] == 0x96) &&
            (p->buf_addr[18] == 0x00) && (p->buf_addr[19] == 0x00)))
        {
            i = HCF_DASA_SIZE;

            OPW( HREG_DATA_1, CNV_SHORT_TO_BIG( len - i ));

            /* need to send out the remainder of the fragment */
                        put_frag( ifbp, &p->buf_addr[i], GET_BUF_CNT(p) - i BE_PAR(0) );
        }
        else
#endif // HCF_TYPE_CCX
                {
                                                                                        //if encapsulation needed
#if (HCF_ENCAP) == HCF_ENC
                                                                                        //write length (with SNAP-header,Type, without //DA,SA,Length ) no MIC calc.
                        if ( ( snap_header[sizeof(snap_header)-1] = hcf_encap( &p->buf_addr[HCF_DASA_SIZE] ) ) != ENC_NONE ) {
                                OPW( HREG_DATA_1, CNV_END_SHORT( len + (sizeof(snap_header) + 2) - ( 2*6 + 2 ) ) );
                                                                                        //write splice with MIC calculation
                                put_frag( ifbp, snap_header, sizeof(snap_header) BE_PAR(0) );
                                CALC_TX_MIC( snap_header, sizeof(snap_header) );        //MIC over 6 byte SNAP
                                i = HCF_DASA_SIZE;
                        } else
#endif // HCF_ENC
                        {
                                OPW( HREG_DATA_1, *(wci_recordp)&p->buf_addr[HCF_DASA_SIZE] );
                                i = 14;
                        }
                                                                                        //complete 1st fragment starting with Type with MIC calculation
                        put_frag( ifbp, &p->buf_addr[i], p->BUF_CNT - i BE_PAR(0) );
                        CALC_TX_MIC( &p->buf_addr[i], p->BUF_CNT - i );
                }
                                                                                        //do the remaining fragments with MIC calculation
                while ( ( p = p->next_desc_addr ) != NULL ) {
                        /* obnoxious c:/hcf/hcf.c(1480) : warning C4769: conversion of near pointer to long integer,
                         * so skip */
                        HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)p & 3 ) == 0, (hcf_32)p )
                        put_frag( ifbp, p->buf_addr, p->BUF_CNT BE_PAR(0) );
                        CALC_TX_MIC( p->buf_addr, p->BUF_CNT );
                }
                                                                                        //pad message, finalize MIC calculation and write MIC to NIC
                put_frag_finalize( ifbp );
        }
        if ( fid ) {
/*16*/  rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_BUSY | HCMD_TX | HCMD_RECL, fid );
                ifbp->IFB_TxFID = 0;
                        /* probably this (i.e. no RscInd AND "HREG_EV_ALLOC") at this point in time occurs so infrequent,
                         * that it might just as well be acceptable to skip this
                         * "optimization" code and handle that additional interrupt once in a while
                         */
// 180 degree error in logic ;? #if ALLOC_15
/*20*/  if ( ifbp->IFB_RscInd == 0 ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_RscInd = get_fid( ifbp );
                }
// #endif // ALLOC_15
        }
//      HCFASSERT( level::ifbp->IFB_RscInd, ifbp->IFB_RscInd )
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_SEND_MSG )
        return rc;
} // hcf_send_msg
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.MODULE                int hcf_service_nic( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, unsigned int len )
*.PURPOSE               Services (most) NIC events.
*                               Provides received message
*                               Provides status information.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*  In non-DMA mode:
*       bufp            address of char buffer, sufficiently large to hold the first part of the RxFS up through HFS_TYPE
*       len                     length in bytes of buffer specified by bufp
*                               value between HFS_TYPE + 2 and HFS_ADDR_DEST + HCF_MAX_MSG
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*       HCF_ERR_MIC     message contains an erroneous MIC (only if frame fits completely in bufp)
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
* MSF-accessible fields of Result Block
* - IFB_RxLen                   0 or Frame size.
* - IFB_MBInfoLen               0 or the L-field of the oldest MBIB.
* - IFB_RscInd
* - IFB_HCF_Tallies             updated if a corresponding event occurred.
* - IFB_NIC_Tallies             updated if a Tally Info frame received from the NIC.
* - IFB_DmaPackets
* - IFB_TxFsStat
* - IFB_TxFsSwSup
* - IFB_LinkStat                reflects new link status or 0x0000 if no change relative to previous hcf_service_nic call.
or
* - IFB_LinkStat                link status, 0x8000 reflects change relative to previous hcf_service_nic call.
*
* When IFB_MBInfoLen is non-zero, at least one MBIB is available.
*
* IFB_RxLen     reflects the number of received bytes in 802.3 view (Including DestAddr, SrcAddr and Length,
* excluding MIC-padding, MIC and sum check) of active Rx Frame Structure. If no Rx Data s available, IFB_RxLen
* equals 0x0000.
* Repeated execution causes the Service NIC Function to provide information about subsequently received
* messages, irrespective whether a hcf_rcv_msg or hcf_action(HCF_ACT_RX) is performed in between.
*
* When IFB_RxLen is non-zero, a Received Frame Structure is available to be routed to the protocol stack.
* When Monitor Mode is not active, this is guaranteed to be an error-free non-WMP frame.
* In case of Monitor Mode, it may also be a frame with an error or a WMP frame.
* Erroneous frames have a non-zero error-sub field in the HFS_STAT field in the look ahead buffer.
*
* If a Receive message is available in NIC RAM, the Receive Frame Structure is (partly) copied from the NIC to
* the buffer identified by bufp.
* Copying stops either after len bytes or when the complete 802.3 frame is copied.
* During the copying the message is decapsulated (if appropriate).
* If the frame is read completely by hcf_service_nic (i.e. the frame fits completely in the lookahead buffer),
* the frame is automatically ACK'ed to the F/W and still available via the look ahead buffer and hcf_rcv_msg.
* Only if the frame is read completely by hcf_service_nic, hcf_service_nic checks the MIC and sets the return
* status accordingly.  In this case, hcf_rcv_msg does not check the MIC.
*
* The MIC calculation algorithm works more efficient if the length of the look ahead buffer is
* such that it fits exactly 4 n bytes of the 802.3 frame, i.e. len == HFS_ADDR_DEST + 4*n.
*
* The Service NIC Function supports the NIC event service handling process.
* It performs the appropriate actions to service the NIC, such that the event cause is eliminated and related
* information is saved.
* The Service NIC Function is executed by the MSF ISR or polling routine as first step to determine the event
* cause(s).  It is the responsibility of the MSF to perform all not directly NIC related interrupt service
* actions, e.g. in a PC environment this includes servicing the PIC, and managing the Processor Interrupt
* Enabling/Disabling.
* In case of a polled based system, the Service NIC Function must be executed "frequently".
* The Service NIC Function may have side effects related to the Mailbox and Resource Indicator (IFB_RscInd).
*
* hcf_service_nic returns:
* - The length of the data in the available MBIB (IFB_MBInfoLen)
* - Changes in the link status (IFB_LinkStat)
* - The length of the data in the available Receive Frame Structure (IFB_RxLen)
* - updated IFB_RscInd
* - Updated Tallies
*
* hcf_service_nic is presumed to neither interrupt other HCF-tasks nor to be interrupted by other HCF-tasks.
* A way to achieve this is to precede hcf_service_nic as well as all other HCF-tasks with a call to
* hcf_action to disable the card interrupts and, after all work is completed, with a call to hcf_action to
* restore (which is not necessarily the same as enabling) the card interrupts.
* In case of a polled environment, it is assumed that the MSF programmer is sufficiently familiar with the
* specific requirements of that environment to translate the interrupt strategy to a polled strategy.
*
* hcf_service_nic services the following Hermes events:
* - HREG_EV_INFO                Asynchronous Information Frame
* - HREG_EV_INFO_DROP   WMAC did not have sufficient RAM to build Unsolicited Information Frame
* - HREG_EV_TX_EXC              (if applicable, i.e. selected via HCF_EXT_INT_TX_EX bit of HCF_EXT)
* - HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ   (if applicable, i.e. selected via HCF_DDS/HCF_CDS bit of HCF_SLEEP)
* ** in non_DMA mode
* - HREG_EV_ALLOC               Asynchronous part of Allocation/Reclaim completed while out of resources at
*                                               completion of hcf_send_msg/notify
* - HREG_EV_RX                  the detection of the availability of received messages
*                                               including WaveLAN Management Protocol (WMP) message processing
* ** in DMA mode
* - HREG_EV_RDMAD
* - HREG_EV_TDMAD
*!! hcf_service_nic does not service the following Hermes events:
*!!     HREG_EV_TX                      (the "OK" Tx Event) is no longer supported by the WCI, if it occurs it is unclear
*!!                                             what the cause is, so no meaningful strategy is available. Not acking the bit is
*!!                                             probably the best help that can be given to the debugger.
*!!     HREG_EV_CMD                     handled in cmd_wait.
*!!     HREG_EV_FW_DMA          (i.e. HREG_EV_RXDMA, HREG_EV_TXDMA and_EV_LPESC) are either not used or used
*!!                                             between the F/W and the DMA engine.
*!!     HREG_EV_ACK_REG_READY is only applicable for H-II (i.e. not HII.5 and up, see DAWA)
*
*       If, in non-DMA mode, a Rx message is available, its length is reflected by the IFB_RxLen field of the IFB.
*       This length reflects the data itself and the Destination Address, Source Address and DataLength/Type field
*       but not the SNAP-header in case of decapsulation by the HCF.  If no message is available, IFB_RxLen is
*       zero.  Former versions of the HCF handled WMP messages and supported a "monitor" mode in hcf_service_nic,
*       which deposited certain or all Rx messages in the MailBox. The responsibility to handle these frames is
*       moved to the MSF. The HCF offers as supports hcf_put_info with CFG_MB_INFO as parameter to emulate the old
*       implementation under control of the MSF.
*
* **Rx Buffer free strategy
*       When hcf_service_nic reports the availability of a non-DMA message, the MSF can access that message by
*       means of hcf_rcv_msg. It must be prevented that the LAN Controller writes new data in the NIC buffer
*       before the MSF is finished with the current message. The NIC buffer is returned to the LAN Controller
*       when:
*        - the complete frame fits in the lookahead buffer or
*        - hcf_rcv_msg is called or
*        - hcf_action with HCF_ACT_RX is called or
*        - hcf_service_nic is called again
*       It can be reasoned that hcf_action( INT_ON ) should not be given before the MSF has completely processed
*       a reported Rx-frame. The reason is that the INT_ON action is guaranteed to cause a (Rx-)interrupt (the
*       MSF is processing a Rx-frame, hence the Rx-event bit in the Hermes register must be active). This
*       interrupt will cause hcf_service_nic to be called, which will cause the ack-ing of the "last" Rx-event
*       to the Hermes, causing the Hermes to discard the associated NIC RAM buffer.
* Assert fails if
* - ifbp is zero or other recognizable out-of-range value.
* - hcf_service_nic is called without a prior call to hcf_connect.
* - interrupts are enabled.
* - reentrancy, may be  caused by calling hcf_functions without adequate protection
*       against NIC interrupts or multi-threading.
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*1:     IFB_LinkStat is cleared, if a LinkStatus frame is received, IFB_LinkStat will be updated accordingly
*       by isr_info.
or
*1:     IFB_LinkStat change indication is cleared. If a LinkStatus frame is received, IFB_LinkStat will be updated
*       accordingly by isr_info.
*2: IFB_RxLen must be cleared before the NIC presence check otherwise:
*        -      this value may stay non-zero if the NIC is pulled out at an inconvenient moment.
*        -      the RxAck on a zero-FID needs a zero-value for IFB_RxLen to work
*        Note that as side-effect of the hcf_action call, the remainder of Rx related info is re-initialized as
*        well.
*4:     In case of Defunct mode, the information supplied by Hermes is unreliable, so the body of
*       hcf_service_nic is skipped. Since hcf_cntl turns into a NOP if Primary or Station F/W is incompatible,
*       hcf_service_nic is also skipped in those cases.
*       To prevent that hcf_service_nic reports bogus information to the MSF with all - possibly difficult to
*       debug - undesirable side effects, it is paramount to check the NIC presence. In former days the presence
*       test was based on the Hermes register HREG_SW_0. Since in HCF_ACT_INT_OFF is chosen for strategy based on
*       HREG_EV_STAT, this is now also used in hcf_service_nic. The motivation to change strategy is partly
*       due to inconsistent F/W implementations with respect to HREG_SW_0 manipulation around reset and download.
*       Note that in polled environments Card Removal is not detected by INT_OFF which makes the check in
*       hcf_service_nic even more important.
*8:     The event status register of the Hermes is sampled
*       The assert checks for unexpected events ;?????????????????????????????????????.
*        - HREG_EV_INFO_DROP is explicitly excluded from the acceptable HREG_EV_STAT bits because it indicates
*          a too heavily loaded system.
*        - HREG_EV_ACK_REG_READY is 0x0000 for H-I (and hopefully H-II.5)
*
*
*       HREG_EV_TX_EXC is accepted (via HREG_EV_TX_EXT) if and only if HCF_EXT_INT_TX_EX set in the HCF_EXT
*       definition at compile time.
*       The following activities are handled:
*        -      Alloc events are handled by hcf_send_msg (and notify). Only if there is no "spare" resource, the
*               alloc event is superficially serviced by hcf_service_nic to create a pseudo-resource with value
*               0x001. This value is recognized by get_fid (called by hcf_send_msg and notify) where the real
*               TxFid is retrieved and the Hermes is acked and - hopefully - the "normal" case with a spare TxFid
*               in IFB_RscInd is restored.
*        -      Info drop events are handled by incrementing a tally
*        -      LinkEvent (including solicited and unsolicited tallies) are handled by procedure isr_info.
*       -       TxEx (if selected at compile time) is handled by copying the significant part of the TxFS
*               into the IFB for further processing by the MSF.
*               Note the complication of the zero-FID protection sub-scheme in DAWA.
*       Note, the Ack of all of above events is handled at the end of hcf_service_nic
*16: In case of  non-DMA ( either not compiled in or due to a run-time choice):
*       If an Rx-frame is available, first the FID of that frame is read, including the complication of the
*       zero-FID protection sub-scheme in DAWA. Note that such a zero-FID is acknowledged at the end of
*       hcf_service_nic and that this depends on the IFB_RxLen initialization in the begin of hcf_service_nic.
*       The Assert validates the HCF assumption about Hermes implementation upon which the range of
*       Pseudo-RIDs is based.
*       Then the control fields up to the start of the 802.3 frame are read from the NIC into the lookahead buffer.
*       The status field is converted to native Endianess.
*       The length is, after implicit Endianess conversion if needed, and adjustment for the 14 bytes of the
*       802.3 MAC header, stored in IFB_RxLen.
*       In MAC Monitor mode, 802.11 control frames with a TOTAL length of 14 are received, so without this
*       length adjustment, IFB_RxLen could not be used to distinguish these frames from "no frame".
*       No MIC calculation processes are associated with the reading of these Control fields.
*26: This length test feels like superfluous robustness against malformed frames, but it turned out to be
*       needed in the real (hostile) world.
*       The decapsulation check needs sufficient data to represent DA, SA, L, SNAP and Type which amounts to
*       22 bytes. In MAC Monitor mode, 802.11 control frames with a smaller length are received. To prevent
*       that the implementation goes haywire, a check on the length is needed.
*       The actual decapsulation takes place on the fly in the copying process by overwriting the SNAP header.
*       Note that in case of decapsulation the SNAP header is not passed to the MSF, hence IFB_RxLen must be
*       compensated for the SNAP header length.
*       The 22 bytes needed for decapsulation are (more than) sufficient for the exceptional handling of the
*       MIC algorithm of the L-field (replacing the 2 byte L-field with 4 0x00 bytes).
*30: The 12 in the no-SSN branch corresponds with the get_frag, the 2 with the IPW of the SSN branch
*32: If Hermes reported MIC-presence, than the MIC engine is initialized with the non-dummy MIC calculation
*       routine address and appropriate key.
*34: The 8 bytes after the DA, SA, L are read and it is checked whether decapsulation is needed i.e.:
*         - the Hermes reported Tunnel encapsulation or
*         - the Hermes reported 1042 Encapsulation and hcf_encap reports that the HCF would not have used
*               1042 as the encapsulation mechanism
*       Note that the first field of the RxFS in bufp has Native Endianess due to the conversion done by the
*       BE_PAR in get_frag.
*36: The Type field is the only word kept (after moving) of the just read 8 bytes, it is moved to the
*       L-field.  The original L-field and 6 byte SNAP header are discarded, so IFB_RxLen and buf_addr must
*       be adjusted by 8.
*40: Determine how much of the frame (starting with DA) fits in the Lookahead buffer, then read the not-yet
*       read data into the lookahead buffer.
*       If the lookahead buffer contains the complete message, check the MIC. The majority considered this
*       I/F more appropriate then have the MSF call hcf_get_data only to check the MIC.
*44: Since the complete message is copied from NIC RAM to PC RAM, the Rx can be acknowledged to the Hermes
*       to optimize the flow ( a better chance to get new Rx data in the next pass through hcf_service_nic ).
*       This acknowledgement can not be done via hcf_action( HCF_ACT_RX_ACK ) because this also clears
*       IFB_RxLEN thus corrupting the I/F to the MSF.
*;?: In case of DMA (compiled in and activated):


*54: Limiting the number of places where the F/W is acked (e.g. the merging of the Rx-ACK with the other
*       ACKs), is supposed to diminish the potential of race conditions in the F/W.
*       Note 1: The CMD event is acknowledged in cmd_cmpl
*       Note 2: HREG_EV_ACK_REG_READY is 0x0000 for H-I (and hopefully H-II.5)
*       Note 3: The ALLOC event is acknowledged in get_fid (except for the initialization flow)
*
*.NOTICE
* The Non-DMA HREG_EV_RX is handled different compared with the other F/W events.
* The HREG_EV_RX event is acknowledged by the first hcf_service_nic call after the
* hcf_service_nic call that reported the occurrence of this event.
* This acknowledgment
* makes the next Receive Frame Structure (if any) available.
* An updated IFB_RxLen
* field reflects this availability.
*
*.NOTICE
* The minimum size for Len must supply space for:
* -     an F/W dependent number of bytes of Control Info field including the 802.11 Header field
* -     Destination Address
* -     Source Address
* -     Length field
* -     [ SNAP Header]
* -     [ Ethernet-II Type]
* This results in 68 for Hermes-I and 80 for Hermes-II
* This way the minimum amount of information is available needed by the HCF to determine whether the frame
* must be decapsulated.
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
int
hcf_service_nic( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, unsigned int len )
{

int                     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
hcf_16          stat;
wci_bufp        buf_addr;
hcf_16          i;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_SERVICE_NIC, ifbp->IFB_IntOffCnt )
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_Magic == HCF_MAGIC, ifbp->IFB_Magic )
        HCFASSERT_INT

        ifbp->IFB_LinkStat = 0; // ;? to be obsoleted ASAP                                                                                              /* 1*/
        ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat &= ~CFG_LINK_STAT_CHANGE;                                                                                                  /* 1*/
        (void)hcf_action( ifbp, HCF_ACT_RX_ACK );                                                                                                               /* 2*/
        if ( ifbp->IFB_CardStat == 0 && ( stat = IPW( HREG_EV_STAT ) ) != 0xFFFF ) {                                    /* 4*/
/*              IF_NOT_DMA( HCFASSERT( !( stat & ~HREG_EV_BASIC_MASK, stat ) )
 *              IF_NOT_USE_DMA( HCFASSERT( !( stat & ~HREG_EV_BASIC_MASK, stat ) )
 *              IF_USE_DMA( HCFASSERT( !( stat & ~( HREG_EV_BASIC_MASK ^ ( HREG_EV_...DMA.... ), stat ) )
 */
                                                                                                                                                                                                        /* 8*/
                if ( ifbp->IFB_RscInd == 0 && stat & HREG_EV_ALLOC ) { //Note: IFB_RscInd is ALWAYS 1 for DMA
                        ifbp->IFB_RscInd = 1;
                }
                IF_TALLY( if ( stat & HREG_EV_INFO_DROP ) ifbp->IFB_HCF_Tallies.NoBufInfo++; )
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_INT_TICK
                if ( stat & HREG_EV_TICK ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_TickCnt++;
                }
#if 0 // (HCF_SLEEP) & HCF_DDS
                if ( ifbp->IFB_TickCnt == 3 && ( ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat & CFG_LINK_STAT_CONNECTED ) == 0 ) {
CFG_DDS_TICK_TIME_STRCT ltv;
                        // 2 second period (with 1 tick uncertanty) in not-connected mode -->go into DS_OOR
                        hcf_action( ifbp, HCF_ACT_SLEEP );
                        ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat |= CFG_LINK_STAT_DS_OOR; //set OutOfRange
                        ltv.len = 2;
                        ltv.typ = CFG_DDS_TICK_TIME;
                        ltv.tick_time = ( ( ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat & CFG_LINK_STAT_TIMER ) + 0x10 ) *64; //78 is more right
                        hcf_put_info( ifbp, (LTVP)&ltv );
                        printk( "<5>Preparing for sleep, link_status: %04X, timer : %d\n",
                                        ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat, ltv.tick_time );//;?remove me 1 day
                        ifbp->IFB_TickCnt++; //;?just to make sure we do not keep on printing above message
                        if ( ltv.tick_time < 300 * 125 ) ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat += 0x0010;

                }
#endif // HCF_DDS
#endif // HCF_EXT_INT_TICK
                if ( stat & HREG_EV_INFO ) {
                        isr_info( ifbp );
                }
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_INT_TX_EX
                if ( stat & HREG_EV_TX_EXT && ( i = IPW( HREG_TX_COMPL_FID ) ) != 0 /*DAWA*/ ) {
                        DAWA_ZERO_FID( HREG_TX_COMPL_FID )
                        (void)setup_bap( ifbp, i, 0, IO_IN );
                        get_frag( ifbp, &ifbp->IFB_TxFsStat, HFS_SWSUP BE_PAR(1) );
                }
#endif // HCF_EXT_INT_TX_EX
//!rlav DMA engine will handle the rx event, not the driver
#if HCF_DMA
                if ( !( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA ) ) //!! be aware of the logical indentations
#endif // HCF_DMA
/*16*/    if ( stat & HREG_EV_RX && ( ifbp->IFB_RxFID = IPW( HREG_RX_FID ) ) != 0 ) { //if 0 then DAWA_ACK
                        HCFASSERT( bufp, len )
                        HCFASSERT( len >= HFS_DAT + 2, len )
                        DAWA_ZERO_FID( HREG_RX_FID )
                        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_RxFID < CFG_PROD_DATA, ifbp->IFB_RxFID)
                        (void)setup_bap( ifbp, ifbp->IFB_RxFID, 0, IO_IN );
                        get_frag( ifbp, bufp, HFS_ADDR_DEST BE_PAR(1) );
                        ifbp->IFB_lap = buf_addr = bufp + HFS_ADDR_DEST;
                        ifbp->IFB_RxLen = (hcf_16)(bufp[HFS_DAT_LEN] + (bufp[HFS_DAT_LEN+1]<<8) + 2*6 + 2);
/*26*/          if ( ifbp->IFB_RxLen >= 22 ) {          // convenient for MIC calculation (5 DWs + 1 "skipped" W)
                                                                                                //.  get DA,SA,Len/Type and (SNAP,Type or 8 data bytes)
/*30*/                  get_frag( ifbp, buf_addr, 22 BE_PAR(0) );
/*32*/                  CALC_RX_MIC( bufp, -1 );                //.  initialize MIC
                                CALC_RX_MIC( buf_addr, HCF_DASA_SIZE ); //.  MIC over DA, SA
                                CALC_RX_MIC( null_addr, 4 );    //.  MIC over (virtual) priority field
                                CALC_RX_MIC( buf_addr+14, 8 );  //.  skip Len, MIC over SNAP,Type or 8 data bytes)
                                buf_addr += 22;
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_CCX
//!!be careful do not use positive test on HCF_ACT_CCX_OFF, because IFB_CKIPStat is initially 0
                                if( ifbp->IFB_CKIPStat != HCF_ACT_CCX_ON  )
#endif // HCF_TYPE_CCX
                                {
#if (HCF_ENCAP) == HCF_ENC
                                        HCFASSERT( len >= HFS_DAT + 2 + sizeof(snap_header), len )
/*34*/                          i = *(wci_recordp)&bufp[HFS_STAT] & ( HFS_STAT_MSG_TYPE | HFS_STAT_ERR );
                                        if ( i == HFS_STAT_TUNNEL ||
                                                 ( i == HFS_STAT_1042 && hcf_encap( (wci_bufp)&bufp[HFS_TYPE] ) != ENC_TUNNEL ) ) {
                                                                                                //.  copy E-II Type to 802.3 LEN field
/*36*/                                  bufp[HFS_LEN  ] = bufp[HFS_TYPE  ];
                                                bufp[HFS_LEN+1] = bufp[HFS_TYPE+1];
                                                                                                //.  discard Snap by overwriting with data
                                                ifbp->IFB_RxLen -= (HFS_TYPE - HFS_LEN);
                                                buf_addr -= ( HFS_TYPE - HFS_LEN ); // this happens to bring us at a DW boundary of 36
                                        }
#endif // HCF_ENC
                                }
                        }
/*40*/          ifbp->IFB_lal = min( (hcf_16)(len - HFS_ADDR_DEST), ifbp->IFB_RxLen );
                        i = ifbp->IFB_lal - ( buf_addr - ( bufp + HFS_ADDR_DEST ) );
                        get_frag( ifbp, buf_addr, i BE_PAR(0) );
                        CALC_RX_MIC( buf_addr, i );
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
                        if ( ifbp->IFB_lal == ifbp->IFB_RxLen ) {
                                rc = check_mic( ifbp );
                        }
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA
/*44*/          if ( len - HFS_ADDR_DEST >= ifbp->IFB_RxLen ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_RxFID = 0;
                        } else { /* IFB_RxFID is cleared, so  you do not get another Rx_Ack at next entry of hcf_service_nic */
                                stat &= (hcf_16)~HREG_EV_RX;    //don't ack Rx if processing not yet completed
                        }
                }
                // in case of DMA: signal availability of rx and/or tx packets to MSF
                IF_USE_DMA( ifbp->IFB_DmaPackets |= stat & ( HREG_EV_RDMAD | HREG_EV_TDMAD ); )
                // rlav : pending HREG_EV_RDMAD or HREG_EV_TDMAD events get acknowledged here.
/*54*/  stat &= (hcf_16)~( HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ | HREG_EV_CMD | HREG_EV_ACK_REG_READY | HREG_EV_ALLOC | HREG_EV_FW_DMA );
//a positive mask would be easier to understand /*54*/  stat &= (hcf_16)~( HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ | HREG_EV_CMD | HREG_EV_ACK_REG_READY | HREG_EV_ALLOC | HREG_EV_FW_DMA );
                IF_USE_DMA( stat &= (hcf_16)~HREG_EV_RX; )
                if ( stat ) {
                        DAWA_ACK( stat );       /*DAWA*/
                }
        }
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_SERVICE_NIC )
        return rc;
} // hcf_service_nic
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


/************************************************************************************************************
************************** H C F   S U P P O R T   R O U T I N E S ******************************************
************************************************************************************************************/


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void calc_mic( hcf_32* p, hcf_32 m )
*.PURPOSE               calculate MIC on a quad byte.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       p                       address of the MIC
*       m                       32 bit value to be processed by the MIC calculation engine
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* calc_mic is the implementation of the MIC algorithm. It is a monkey-see monkey-do copy of
* Michael::appendByte()
* of Appendix C of ..........
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/

#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA

#define ROL32( A, n ) ( ((A) << (n)) | ( ((A)>>(32-(n)))  & ( (1UL << (n)) - 1 ) ) )
#define ROR32( A, n ) ROL32( (A), 32-(n) )

#define L       *p
#define R       *(p+1)

void
calc_mic( hcf_32* p, hcf_32 m )
{
#if HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
        m = (m >> 16) | (m << 16);
#endif // HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
        L ^= m;
        R ^= ROL32( L, 17 );
        L += R;
        R ^= ((L & 0xff00ff00) >> 8) | ((L & 0x00ff00ff) << 8);
        L += R;
        R ^= ROL32( L, 3 );
        L += R;
        R ^= ROR32( L, 2 );
        L += R;
} // calc_mic
#undef R
#undef L
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA



#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void calc_mic_rx_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp p, int len )
*.PURPOSE               calculate MIC on a single fragment.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       bufp            (byte) address of buffer
*       len                     length in bytes of buffer specified by bufp
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* calc_mic_rx_frag ........
*
* The MIC is located in the IFB.
* The MIC is separate for Tx and Rx, thus allowing hcf_send_msg to occur between hcf_service_nic and
* hcf_rcv_msg.
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
void
calc_mic_rx_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp p, int len )
{
static union { hcf_32 x32; hcf_16 x16[2]; hcf_8 x8[4]; } x;     //* area to accumulate 4 bytes input for MIC engine
int i;

        if ( len == -1 ) {                                                              //initialize MIC housekeeping
                i = *(wci_recordp)&p[HFS_STAT];
                /* i = CNV_SHORTP_TO_LITTLE(&p[HFS_STAT]); should not be neede to prevent alignment poroblems
                 * since len == -1 if and only if p is lookahaead buffer which MUST be word aligned
                 * to be re-investigated by NvR
                 */

                if ( ( i & HFS_STAT_MIC ) == 0 ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry = 0xFFFF;                  //suppress MIC calculation
                } else {
                        ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry = 0;
//*     Note that "coincidentally" the bit positions used in HFS_STAT
//*     correspond with the offset of the key in IFB_MICKey
                        i = ( i & HFS_STAT_MIC_KEY_ID ) >> 10;  /* coincidentally no shift needed for i itself */
                        ifbp->IFB_MICRx[0] = CNV_LONG_TO_LITTLE(ifbp->IFB_MICRxKey[i  ]);
                        ifbp->IFB_MICRx[1] = CNV_LONG_TO_LITTLE(ifbp->IFB_MICRxKey[i+1]);
                }
        } else {
                if ( ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry == 0 ) {
                        x.x32 = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE(p);
                        p += 4;
                        if ( len < 4 ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry = (hcf_16)len;
                        } else {
                                ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry = 4;
                                len -= 4;
                        }
                } else while ( ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry < 4 && len ) {              //note for hcf_16 applies: 0xFFFF > 4
                        x.x8[ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry++] = *p++;
                        len--;
                }
                while ( ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry == 4 ) {   //contrived so we have only 1 call to calc_mic so we could bring it in-line
                        calc_mic( ifbp->IFB_MICRx, x.x32 );
                        x.x32 = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE(p);
                        p += 4;
                        if ( len < 4 ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry = (hcf_16)len;
                        }
                        len -= 4;
                }
        }
} // calc_mic_rx_frag
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA


#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void calc_mic_tx_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp p, int len )
*.PURPOSE               calculate MIC on a single fragment.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       bufp            (byte) address of buffer
*       len                     length in bytes of buffer specified by bufp
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* calc_mic_tx_frag ........
*
* The MIC is located in the IFB.
* The MIC is separate for Tx and Rx, thus allowing hcf_send_msg to occur between hcf_service_nic and
* hcf_rcv_msg.
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
void
calc_mic_tx_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp p, int len )
{
static union { hcf_32 x32; hcf_16 x16[2]; hcf_8 x8[4]; } x;     //* area to accumulate 4 bytes input for MIC engine

                                                                                                                //if initialization request
        if ( len == -1 ) {
                                                                                                                //.  presume MIC calculation disabled
                ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry = 0xFFFF;
                                                                                                                //.  if MIC calculation enabled
                if ( ifbp->IFB_MICTxCntl ) {
                                                                                                                //.  .  clear MIC carry
                        ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry = 0;
                                                                                                                //.  .  initialize MIC-engine
                        ifbp->IFB_MICTx[0] = CNV_LONG_TO_LITTLE(ifbp->IFB_MICTxKey[0]); /*Tx always uses Key 0 */
                        ifbp->IFB_MICTx[1] = CNV_LONG_TO_LITTLE(ifbp->IFB_MICTxKey[1]);
                }
                                                                                                                //else
        } else {
                                                                                                                //.  if MIC enabled (Tx) / if MIC present (Rx)
                                                                                                                //.  and no carry from previous calc_mic_frag
                if ( ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry == 0 ) {
                                                                                                                //.  .  preset accu with 4 bytes from buffer
                        x.x32 = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE(p);
                                                                                                                //.  .  adjust pointer accordingly
                        p += 4;
                                                                                                                //.  .  if buffer contained less then 4 bytes
                        if ( len < 4 ) {
                                                                                                                //.  .  .  promote valid bytes in accu to carry
                                                                                                                //.  .  .  flag accu to contain incomplete double word
                                ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry = (hcf_16)len;
                                                                                                                //.  .  else
                        } else {
                                                                                                                //.  .  .  flag accu to contain complete double word
                                ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry = 4;
                                                                                                                //.  .  adjust remaining buffer length
                                len -= 4;
                        }
                                                                                                                //.  else if MIC enabled
                                                                                                                //.  and if carry bytes from previous calc_mic_tx_frag
                                                                                                                //.  .  move (1-3) bytes from carry into accu
                } else while ( ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry < 4 && len ) {              /* note for hcf_16 applies: 0xFFFF > 4 */
                        x.x8[ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry++] = *p++;
                        len--;
                }
                                                                                                                //.  while accu contains complete double word
                                                                                                                //.  and MIC enabled
                while ( ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry == 4 ) {
                                                                                                                //.  .  pass accu to MIC engine
                        calc_mic( ifbp->IFB_MICTx, x.x32 );
                                                                                                                //.  .  copy next 4 bytes from buffer to accu
                        x.x32 = CNV_LONGP_TO_LITTLE(p);
                                                                                                                //.  .  adjust buffer pointer
                        p += 4;
                                                                                                                //.  .  if buffer contained less then 4 bytes
                                                                                                                //.  .  .  promote valid bytes in accu to carry
                                                                                                                //.  .  .  flag accu to contain incomplete double word
                        if ( len < 4 ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry = (hcf_16)len;
                        }
                                                                                                                //.  .  adjust remaining buffer length
                        len -= 4;
                }
        }
} // calc_mic_tx_frag
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA


#if HCF_PROT_TIME
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void calibrate( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               calibrates the S/W protection counter against the Hermes Timer tick.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* calibrates the S/W protection counter against the Hermes Timer tick
* IFB_TickIni is the value used to initialize the S/W protection counter such that the expiration period
* more or less independent of the processor speed. If IFB_TickIni is not yet calibrated, it is done now.
* This calibration is "reasonably" accurate because the Hermes is in a quiet state as a result of the
* Initialize command.
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*1:     IFB_TickIni is initialized at INI_TICK_INI by hcf_connect. If calibrate succeeds, IFB_TickIni is
*       guaranteed to be changed. As a consequence there will be only 1 shot at calibration (regardless of the
*       number of init calls) under normal circumstances.
*2:     Calibration is done HCF_PROT_TIME_CNT times. This diminish the effects of jitter and interference,
*       especially in a pre-emptive environment. HCF_PROT_TIME_CNT is in the range of 16 through 32 and derived
*       from the HCF_PROT_TIME specified by the MSF programmer. The divisor needed to scale HCF_PROT_TIME into the
*       16-32 range, is used as a multiplicator after the calibration, to scale the found value back to the
*       requested range. This way a compromise is achieved between accuracy and duration of the calibration
*       process.
*3:     Acknowledge the Timer Tick Event.
*       Each cycle is limited to at most INI_TICK_INI samples of the TimerTick status of the Hermes.
*       Since the start of calibrate is unrelated to the Hermes Internal Timer, the first interval may last from 0
*       to the normal interval, all subsequent intervals should be the full length of the Hermes Tick interval.
*       The Hermes Timer Tick is not reprogrammed by the HCF, hence it is running at the default of 10 k
*       microseconds.
*4:     If the Timer Tick Event is continuously up (prot_cnt still has the value INI_TICK_INI) or no Timer Tick
*       Event occurred before the protection counter expired, reset IFB_TickIni to INI_TICK_INI,
*       set the defunct bit of IFB_CardStat (thus rendering the Hermes inoperable) and exit the calibrate routine.
*8:     ifbp->IFB_TickIni is multiplied to scale the found value back to the requested range as explained under 2.
*
*.NOTICE
* o Although there are a number of viewpoints possible, calibrate() uses as error strategy that a single
*       failure of the Hermes TimerTick is considered fatal.
* o There is no hard and concrete time-out value defined for Hermes activities. The default 1 seconds is
*       believed to be sufficiently "relaxed" for real life and to be sufficiently short to be still useful in an
*       environment with humans.
* o Note that via IFB_DefunctStat time outs in cmd_wait and in hcfio_string block all Hermes access till the
*       next init so functions which call a mix of cmd_wait and hcfio_string only need to check the return status
*       of the last call
* o The return code is preset at Time out.
*       The additional complication that no calibrated value for the protection count can be assumed since
*       calibrate() does not yet have determined a calibrated value (a catch 22), is handled by setting the
*       initial value at INI_TICK_INI (by hcf_connect). This approach is considered safe, because:
*         - the HCF does not use the pipeline mechanism of Hermes commands.
*         - the likelihood of failure (the only time when protection count is relevant) is small.
*         - the time will be sufficiently large on a fast machine (busy bit drops on good NIC before counter
*               expires)
*         - the time will be sufficiently small on a slow machine (counter expires on bad NIC before the end user
*               switches the power off in despair
*       The time needed to wrap a 32 bit counter around is longer than many humans want to wait, hence the more or
*       less arbitrary value of 0x40000L is chosen, assuming it does not take too long on an XT and is not too
*       short on a scream-machine.
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC void
calibrate( IFBP ifbp )
{
int             cnt = HCF_PROT_TIME_CNT;
hcf_32  prot_cnt;

        HCFTRACE( ifbp, HCF_TRACE_CALIBRATE );
        if ( ifbp->IFB_TickIni == INI_TICK_INI ) {                                                                                                      /*1*/
                ifbp->IFB_TickIni = 0;                                                                                                                                  /*2*/
                        while ( cnt-- ) {
                                prot_cnt = INI_TICK_INI;
                                OPW( HREG_EV_ACK, HREG_EV_TICK );                                                                                               /*3*/
                                while ( (IPW( HREG_EV_STAT ) & HREG_EV_TICK) == 0 && --prot_cnt ) {
                                        ifbp->IFB_TickIni++;
                                }
                                if ( prot_cnt == 0 || prot_cnt == INI_TICK_INI ) {                                                              /*4*/
                                        ifbp->IFB_TickIni = INI_TICK_INI;
                                        ifbp->IFB_DefunctStat = HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_TIMER;
                                        ifbp->IFB_CardStat |= CARD_STAT_DEFUNCT;
                                        HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, prot_cnt )
                                }
                        }
                ifbp->IFB_TickIni <<= HCF_PROT_TIME_SHFT;                                                                                               /*8*/
        }
        HCFTRACE( ifbp, HCF_TRACE_CALIBRATE | HCF_TRACE_EXIT );
} // calibrate
#endif // HCF_PROT_TIME


#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int check_mic( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               verifies the MIC of a received non-USB frame.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*       HCF_ERR_MIC
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*4:     test whether or not a MIC is reported by the Hermes
*14: the calculated MIC and the received MIC are compared, the return status is set when there is a mismatch
*
*.NOTICE
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
int
check_mic( IFBP ifbp )
{
int             rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
hcf_32 x32[2];                          //* area to save rcvd 8 bytes MIC

                                                                                                        //if MIC present in RxFS
        if ( *(wci_recordp)&ifbp->IFB_lap[-HFS_ADDR_DEST] & HFS_STAT_MIC ) {
        //or if ( ifbp->IFB_MICRxCarry != 0xFFFF )
                CALC_RX_MIC( mic_pad, 8 );                                      //.  process up to 3 remaining bytes of data and append 5 to 8 bytes of padding to MIC calculation
                get_frag( ifbp, (wci_bufp)x32, 8 BE_PAR(0));//.  get 8 byte MIC from NIC
                                                                                                        //.  if calculated and received MIC do not match
                                                                                                        //.  .  set status at HCF_ERR_MIC
/*14*/  if ( x32[0] != CNV_LITTLE_TO_LONG(ifbp->IFB_MICRx[0]) ||
                 x32[1] != CNV_LITTLE_TO_LONG(ifbp->IFB_MICRx[1])         ) {
                        rc = HCF_ERR_MIC;
                }
        }
                                                                                                        //return status
        return rc;
} // check_mic
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int cmd_cmpl( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               waits for Hermes Command Completion.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS
*       IFB_DefunctStat
*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_CMD_SEQ
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*2:     Once cmd_cmpl is called, the Busy option bit in IFB_Cmd must be cleared
*4:     If Status register and command code don't match either:
*        - the Hermes and Host are out of sync ( a fatal error)
*        - error bits are reported via the Status Register.
*       Out of sync is considered fatal and brings the HCF in Defunct mode
*       Errors reported via the Status Register should be caused by sequence violations in Hermes command
*       sequences and hence these bugs should have been found during engineering testing. Since there is no
*       strategy to cope with this problem, it might as well be ignored at run time. Note that for any particular
*       situation where a strategy is formulated to handle the consequences of a particular bug causing a
*       particular Error situation reported via the Status Register, the bug should be removed rather than adding
*       logic to cope with the consequences of the bug.
*       There have been HCF versions where an error report via the Status Register even brought the HCF in defunct
*       mode (although it was not yet named like that at that time). This is particular undesirable behavior for a
*       general library.
*       Simply reporting the error (as "interesting") is debatable. There also have been HCF versions with this
*       strategy using the "vague" HCF_FAILURE code.
*       The error is reported via:
*        - MiscErr tally of the HCF Tally set
*        - the (informative) fields IFB_ErrCmd and IFB_ErrQualifier
*        - the assert mechanism
*8:     Here the Defunct case and the Status error are separately treated
*
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC int
cmd_cmpl( IFBP ifbp )
{

PROT_CNT_INI
int             rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
hcf_16  stat;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_CMD_CPL, ifbp->IFB_Cmd )
        ifbp->IFB_Cmd &= ~HCMD_BUSY;                                                                                            /* 2 */
        HCF_WAIT_WHILE( (IPW( HREG_EV_STAT) & HREG_EV_CMD) == 0 );                                      /* 4 */
        stat = IPW( HREG_STAT );
#if HCF_PROT_TIME
        if ( prot_cnt == 0 ) {
                IF_TALLY( ifbp->IFB_HCF_Tallies.MiscErr++; )
                rc = HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT;
                HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, ifbp->IFB_Cmd )
        } else
#endif // HCF_PROT_TIME
        {
                DAWA_ACK( HREG_EV_CMD );
/*4*/   if ( stat != (ifbp->IFB_Cmd & HCMD_CMD_CODE) ) {
/*8*/           if ( ( (stat ^ ifbp->IFB_Cmd ) & HCMD_CMD_CODE) != 0 ) {
                                rc = ifbp->IFB_DefunctStat = HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_CMD_SEQ;
                                ifbp->IFB_CardStat |= CARD_STAT_DEFUNCT;
                        }
                        IF_TALLY( ifbp->IFB_HCF_Tallies.MiscErr++; )
                        ifbp->IFB_ErrCmd = stat;
                        ifbp->IFB_ErrQualifier = IPW( HREG_RESP_0 );
                        HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, MERGE_2( IPW( HREG_PARAM_0 ), ifbp->IFB_Cmd ) )
                        HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, MERGE_2( ifbp->IFB_ErrQualifier, ifbp->IFB_ErrCmd ) )
                }
        }
        HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc)
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_CMD_CPL )
        return rc;
} // cmd_cmpl


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int cmd_exe( IFBP ifbp, int cmd_code, int par_0 )
*.PURPOSE               Executes synchronous part of Hermes Command and - optionally - waits for Command Completion.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       cmd_code
*       par_0
*
*.RETURNS
*       IFB_DefunctStat
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_CMD_SEQ
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*       HCF_ERR_TO_BE_ADDED     <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* Executes synchronous Hermes Command and waits for Command Completion
*
* The general HCF strategy is to wait for command completion. As a consequence:
* - the read of the busy bit before writing the command register is superfluous
* - the Hermes requirement that no Inquiry command may be executed if there is still an unacknowledged
*       Inquiry command outstanding, is automatically met.
* The Tx command uses the "Busy" bit in the cmd_code parameter to deviate from this general HCF strategy.
* The idea is that by not busy-waiting on completion of this frequently used command the processor
* utilization is diminished while using the busy-wait on all other seldom used commands the flow is kept
* simple.
*
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*1:     skip the body of cmd_exe when in defunct mode or when - based on the S/W Support register write and
*       read back test - there is apparently no NIC.
*       Note: we gave up on the "old" strategy to write the S/W Support register at magic only when needed. Due to
*       the intricateness of Hermes F/W varieties ( which behave differently as far as corruption of the S/W
*       Support register is involved), the increasing number of Hermes commands which do an implicit initialize
*       (thus modifying the S/W Support register) and the workarounds of some OS/Support S/W induced aspects (e.g.
*       the System Soft library at WinNT which postpones the actual mapping of I/O space up to 30 seconds after
*       giving the go-ahead), the "magic" strategy is now reduced to a simple write and read back. This means that
*       problems like a bug tramping over the memory mapped Hermes registers will no longer be noticed as side
*       effect of the S/W Support register check.
*2:     check whether the preceding command skipped the busy wait and if so, check for command completion
*
*.NOTICE
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/

HCF_STATIC int
cmd_exe( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 cmd_code, hcf_16 par_0 )     //if HCMD_BUSY of cmd_code set, then do NOT wait for completion
{
int rc;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_CMD_EXE, cmd_code )
        HCFASSERT( (cmd_code & HCMD_CMD_CODE) != HCMD_TX || cmd_code & HCMD_BUSY, cmd_code ) //Tx must have Busy bit set
        OPW( HREG_SW_0, HCF_MAGIC );
        if ( IPW( HREG_SW_0 ) == HCF_MAGIC ) {                                                                                                          /* 1 */
                rc = ifbp->IFB_DefunctStat;
        }
        else rc = HCF_ERR_NO_NIC;
        if ( rc == HCF_SUCCESS ) {
                //;?is this a hot idea, better MEASURE performance impact
/*2*/   if ( ifbp->IFB_Cmd & HCMD_BUSY ) {
                        rc = cmd_cmpl( ifbp );
                }
                OPW( HREG_PARAM_0, par_0 );
                OPW( HREG_CMD, cmd_code &~HCMD_BUSY );
                ifbp->IFB_Cmd = cmd_code;
                if ( (cmd_code & HCMD_BUSY) == 0 ) {    //;?is this a hot idea, better MEASURE performance impact
                        rc = cmd_cmpl( ifbp );
                }
        }
        HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, MERGE_2( rc, cmd_code ) )
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_CMD_EXE )
        return rc;
} // cmd_exe


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int download( IFBP ifbp, CFG_PROG_STRCT FAR *ltvp )
*.PURPOSE               downloads F/W image into NIC and initiates execution of the downloaded F/W.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       ltvp            specifies the pseudo-RID (as defined by WCI)
*
*.RETURNS
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*1:     First, Ack everything to unblock a (possibly) blocked cmd pipe line
*       Note 1: it is very likely that an Alloc event is pending and very well possible that a (Send) Cmd event is
*       pending
*       Note 2: it is assumed that this strategy takes away the need to ack every conceivable event after an
*       Hermes Initialize
*
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC int
download( IFBP ifbp, CFG_PROG_STRCT FAR *ltvp )                                         //Hermes-II download (volatile only)
{
hcf_16                          i;
int                                     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
wci_bufp                        cp;
hcf_io                          io_port = ifbp->IFB_IOBase + HREG_AUX_DATA;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_DL, ltvp->typ )
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED
        HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, ltvp->mode )
#else
                                                                                                        //if initial "program" LTV
        if ( ifbp->IFB_DLMode == CFG_PROG_STOP && ltvp->mode == CFG_PROG_VOLATILE) {
                                                                                                        //.  switch Hermes to initial mode
/*1*/   OPW( HREG_EV_ACK, ~HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ );
                rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_INI, 0 );      /* HCMD_INI can not be part of init() because that is called on
                                                                                         * other occasions as well */
                rc = init( ifbp );
        }
                                                                                                        //if final "program" LTV
        if ( ltvp->mode == CFG_PROG_STOP && ifbp->IFB_DLMode == CFG_PROG_VOLATILE) {
                                                                                                        //.  start tertiary (or secondary)
                OPW( HREG_PARAM_1, (hcf_16)(ltvp->nic_addr >> 16) );
                rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_EXECUTE, (hcf_16) ltvp->nic_addr );
                if (rc == HCF_SUCCESS) {
                        rc = init( ifbp );      /*;? do we really want to skip init if cmd_exe failed, i.e.
                                                                 *       IFB_FW_Comp_Id is than possibly incorrect */
                }
                                                                                                        //else (non-final)
        } else {
                                                                                                        //.  if mode == Readback SEEPROM
#if 0   //;? as long as the next if contains a hard coded 0, might as well leave it out even more obvious
                if ( 0 /*len is definitely not want we want;?*/ && ltvp->mode == CFG_PROG_SEEPROM_READBACK ) {
                        OPW( HREG_PARAM_1, (hcf_16)(ltvp->nic_addr >> 16) );
                        OPW( HREG_PARAM_2, MUL_BY_2(ltvp->len - 4));
                                                                                                        //.  .  perform Hermes prog cmd with appropriate mode bits
                        rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_PROGRAM | ltvp->mode, (hcf_16)ltvp->nic_addr );
                                                                                                        //.  .  set up NIC RAM addressability according Resp0-1
                        OPW( HREG_AUX_PAGE,   IPW( HREG_RESP_1) );
                        OPW( HREG_AUX_OFFSET, IPW( HREG_RESP_0) );
                                                                                                        //.  .  set up L-field of LTV according Resp2
                        i = ( IPW( HREG_RESP_2 ) + 1 ) / 2;  // i contains max buffer size in words, a probably not very useful piece of information ;?
/*Nico's code based on i is the "real amount of data available"
                        if ( ltvp->len - 4 < i ) rc = HCF_ERR_LEN;
                        else ltvp->len = i + 4;
*/
/* Rolands code based on the idea that a MSF should not ask for more than is available
                        // check if number of bytes requested exceeds max buffer size
                        if ( ltvp->len - 4 > i ) {
                                rc = HCF_ERR_LEN;
                                ltvp->len = i + 4;
                        }
*/
                                                                                                        //.  .  copy data from NIC via AUX port to LTV
                        cp = (wci_bufp)ltvp->host_addr;                                         /*IN_PORT_STRING_8_16 macro may modify its parameters*/
                        i = ltvp->len - 4;
                        IN_PORT_STRING_8_16( io_port, cp, i );          //!!!WORD length, cp MUST be a char pointer     // $$ char
                                                                                                        //.  else (non-final programming)
                } else
#endif //;? as long as the above if contains a hard coded 0, might as well leave it out even more obvious
                {                                                                                       //.  .  get number of words to program
                        HCFASSERT( ltvp->segment_size, *ltvp->host_addr )
                        i = ltvp->segment_size/2;
                                                                                                        //.  .  copy data (words) from LTV via AUX port to NIC
                        cp = (wci_bufp)ltvp->host_addr;                                         //OUT_PORT_STRING_8_16 macro may modify its parameters
                                                                                                        //.  .  if mode == volatile programming
                        if ( ltvp->mode == CFG_PROG_VOLATILE ) {
                                                                                                        //.  .  .  set up NIC RAM addressability via AUX port
                                OPW( HREG_AUX_PAGE, (hcf_16)(ltvp->nic_addr >> 16 << 9 | (ltvp->nic_addr & 0xFFFF) >> 7 ) );
                                OPW( HREG_AUX_OFFSET, (hcf_16)(ltvp->nic_addr & 0x007E) );
                                OUT_PORT_STRING_8_16( io_port, cp, i );         //!!!WORD length, cp MUST be a char pointer
                        }
                }
        }
        ifbp->IFB_DLMode = ltvp->mode;                                  //save state in IFB_DLMode
#endif // HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED
        HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc )
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_DL )
        return rc;
} // download


#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF
/**************************************************
* Certain Hermes-II firmware versions can generate
* debug information. This debug information is
* contained in a buffer in nic-RAM, and can be read
* via the aux port.
**************************************************/
HCF_STATIC int
fw_printf(IFBP ifbp, CFG_FW_PRINTF_STRCT FAR *ltvp)
{
    int rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
    hcf_16 fw_cnt;
//    hcf_32 DbMsgBuffer = 0x29D2, DbMsgCount= 0x000029D0;
//    hcf_16 DbMsgSize=0x00000080;
    hcf_32 DbMsgBuffer;
    CFG_FW_PRINTF_BUFFER_LOCATION_STRCT *p = &ifbp->IFB_FwPfBuff;
    ltvp->len = 1;
    if ( p->DbMsgSize != 0 ) {
        // first, check the counter in nic-RAM and compare it to the latest counter value of the HCF
        OPW( HREG_AUX_PAGE, (hcf_16)(p->DbMsgCount >> 7) );
        OPW( HREG_AUX_OFFSET, (hcf_16)(p->DbMsgCount & 0x7E) );
        fw_cnt = ((IPW( HREG_AUX_DATA) >>1 ) & ((hcf_16)p->DbMsgSize - 1));
        if ( fw_cnt != ifbp->IFB_DbgPrintF_Cnt ) {
//    DbgPrint("fw_cnt=%d IFB_DbgPrintF_Cnt=%d\n", fw_cnt, ifbp->IFB_DbgPrintF_Cnt);
            DbMsgBuffer = p->DbMsgBuffer + ifbp->IFB_DbgPrintF_Cnt * 6; // each entry is 3 words
            OPW( HREG_AUX_PAGE, (hcf_16)(DbMsgBuffer >> 7) );
            OPW( HREG_AUX_OFFSET, (hcf_16)(DbMsgBuffer & 0x7E) );
            ltvp->msg_id     = IPW(HREG_AUX_DATA);
            ltvp->msg_par    = IPW(HREG_AUX_DATA);
            ltvp->msg_tstamp = IPW(HREG_AUX_DATA);
            ltvp->len = 4;
            ifbp->IFB_DbgPrintF_Cnt++;
            ifbp->IFB_DbgPrintF_Cnt &= (p->DbMsgSize - 1);
        }
    }
    return rc;
};
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_PRINTF


#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             hcf_16 get_fid( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               get allocated FID for either transmit or notify.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS
*       0       no FID available
*       <>0     FID number
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*       The preference is to use a "pending" alloc. If no alloc is pending, then - if available - the "spare" FID
*       is used.
*       If the spare FID is used, IFB_RscInd (representing the spare FID) must be cleared
*       If the pending alloc is used, the alloc event must be acknowledged to the Hermes.
*       In case the spare FID was depleted and the IFB_RscInd has been "faked" as pseudo resource with a 0x0001
*       value by hcf_service_nic, IFB_RscInd has to be "corrected" again to its 0x0000 value.
*
*       Note that due to the Hermes-II H/W problems which are intended to be worked around by DAWA, the Alloc bit
*       in the Event register is no longer a reliable indication of the presence/absence of a FID. The "Clear FID"
*       part of the DAWA logic, together with the choice of the definition of the return information from get_fid,
*       handle this automatically, i.e. without additional code in get_fid.
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC hcf_16
get_fid( IFBP ifbp )
{

hcf_16 fid = 0;
#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_HII5 ) == 0
PROT_CNT_INI
#endif // HCF_TYPE_HII5

        IF_DMA( HCFASSERT(!(ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA), ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt) )

        if ( IPW( HREG_EV_STAT) & HREG_EV_ALLOC) {
                fid = IPW( HREG_ALLOC_FID );
                HCFASSERT( fid, ifbp->IFB_RscInd )
                DAWA_ZERO_FID( HREG_ALLOC_FID )
#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_HII5 ) == 0
                HCF_WAIT_WHILE( ( IPW( HREG_EV_STAT ) & HREG_EV_ACK_REG_READY ) == 0 );
                HCFASSERT( prot_cnt, IPW( HREG_EV_STAT ) )
#endif // HCF_TYPE_HII5
                DAWA_ACK( HREG_EV_ALLOC );                      //!!note that HREG_EV_ALLOC is written only once
// 180 degree error in logic ;? #if ALLOC_15
                if ( ifbp->IFB_RscInd == 1 ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_RscInd = 0;
                }
//#endif // ALLOC_15
        } else {
// 180 degree error in logic ;? #if ALLOC_15
                fid = ifbp->IFB_RscInd;
//#endif // ALLOC_15
                ifbp->IFB_RscInd = 0;
        }
        return fid;
} // get_fid
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void get_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, int len BE_PAR( int word_len ) )
*.PURPOSE               reads with 16/32 bit I/O via BAP1 port from NIC RAM to Host memory.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       bufp            (byte) address of buffer
*       len                     length in bytes of buffer specified by bufp
*       word_len        Big Endian only: number of leading bytes to swap in pairs
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* process the single byte (if applicable) read by the previous get_frag and copy len (or len-1) bytes from
* NIC to bufp.
* On a Big Endian platform, the parameter word_len controls the number of leading bytes whose endianess is
* converted (i.e. byte swapped)
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*10: The PCMCIA card can be removed in the middle of the transfer. By depositing a "magic number" in the
*       HREG_SW_0 register of the Hermes at initialization time and by verifying this register, it can be
*       determined whether the card is still present. The return status is set accordingly.
*       Clearing the buffer is a (relative) cheap way to prevent that failing I/O results in run-away behavior
*       because the garbage in the buffer is interpreted by the caller irrespective of the return status (e.g.
*       hcf_service_nic has this behavior).
*
*.NOTICE
*       It turns out DOS ODI uses zero length fragments. The HCF code can cope with it, but as a consequence, no
*       Assert on len is possible
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC void
get_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, int len BE_PAR( int word_len ) )
{
hcf_io          io_port = ifbp->IFB_IOBase + HREG_DATA_1;       //BAP data register
wci_bufp        p = bufp;                                                                       //working pointer
int                     i;                                                                                      //prevent side effects from macro
int                     j;

        HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)bufp & (HCF_ALIGN-1) ) == 0, (hcf_32)bufp )

/*1:    here recovery logic for intervening BAP access between hcf_service_nic and hcf_rcv_msg COULD be added
 *      if current access is RxInitial
 *      .  persistent_offset += len
 */

        i = len;
                                                                                                        //if buffer length > 0 and carry from previous get_frag
        if ( i && ifbp->IFB_CarryIn ) {
                                                                                                        //.  move carry to buffer
                                                                                                        //.  adjust buffer length and pointer accordingly
                *p++ = (hcf_8)(ifbp->IFB_CarryIn>>8);
                i--;
                                                                                                        //.  clear carry flag
                ifbp->IFB_CarryIn = 0;
        }
#if (HCF_IO) & HCF_IO_32BITS
        //skip zero-length I/O, single byte I/O and I/O not worthwhile (i.e. less than 6 bytes)for DW logic
                                                                                                        //if buffer length >= 6 and 32 bits I/O support
        if ( !(ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_16BIT) && i >= 6 ) {
hcf_32 FAR      *p4; //prevent side effects from macro
                if ( ( (hcf_32)p & 0x1 ) == 0 ) {                       //.  if buffer at least word aligned
                        if ( (hcf_32)p & 0x2 ) {                                //.  .  if buffer not double word aligned
                                                                                                        //.  .  .  read single word to get double word aligned
                                *(wci_recordp)p = IN_PORT_WORD( io_port );
                                                                                                        //.  .  .  adjust buffer length and pointer accordingly
                                p += 2;
                                i -= 2;
                        }
                                                                                                        //.  .  read as many double word as possible
                        p4 = (hcf_32 FAR *)p;
                        j = i/4;
                        IN_PORT_STRING_32( io_port, p4, j );
                                                                                                        //.  .  adjust buffer length and pointer accordingly
                        p += i & ~0x0003;
                        i &= 0x0003;
                }
        }
#endif // HCF_IO_32BITS
                                                                                                        //if no 32-bit support OR byte aligned OR 1-3 bytes left
        if ( i ) {
                                                                                                        //.  read as many word as possible in "alignment safe" way
                j = i/2;
                IN_PORT_STRING_8_16( io_port, p, j );
                                                                                                        //.  if 1 byte left
                if ( i & 0x0001 ) {
                                                                                                        //.  .  read 1 word
                        ifbp->IFB_CarryIn = IN_PORT_WORD( io_port );
                                                                                                        //.  .  store LSB in last char of buffer
                        bufp[len-1] = (hcf_8)ifbp->IFB_CarryIn;
                                                                                                        //.  .  save MSB in carry, set carry flag
                        ifbp->IFB_CarryIn |= 0x1;
                }
        }
#if HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
        HCFASSERT( word_len == 0 || word_len == 2 || word_len == 4, word_len )
        HCFASSERT( word_len == 0 || ((hcf_32)bufp & 1 ) == 0, (hcf_32)bufp )
        HCFASSERT( word_len <= len, MERGE2( word_len, len ) )
        //see put_frag for an alternative implementation, but be careful about what are int's and what are
        //hcf_16's
        if ( word_len ) {                                                               //.  if there is anything to convert
hcf_8 c;
                c = bufp[1];                                                            //.  .  convert the 1st hcf_16
                bufp[1] = bufp[0];
                bufp[0] = c;
                if ( word_len > 1 ) {                                           //.  .  if there is to convert more than 1 word ( i.e 2 )
                        c = bufp[3];                                                    //.  .  .  convert the 2nd hcf_16
                        bufp[3] = bufp[2];
                        bufp[2] = c;
                }
        }
#endif // HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
} // get_frag

/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int init( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               Handles common initialization aspects (H-I init, calibration, config.mngmt, allocation).
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_ERR_INCOMP_PRI
*       HCF_ERR_INCOMP_FW
*       HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT
*       >>hcf_get_info
*               HCF_ERR_NO_NIC
*               HCF_ERR_LEN
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* init will successively:
* - in case of a (non-preloaded) H-I, initialize the NIC
* - calibrate the S/W protection timer against the Hermes Timer
* - collect HSI, "active" F/W Configuration Management Information
* - in case active F/W is Primary F/W: collect Primary F/W Configuration Management Information
* - check HSI and Primary F/W compatibility with the HCF
* - in case active F/W is Station or AP F/W: check Station or AP F/W compatibility with the HCF
* - in case active F/W is not Primary F/W: allocate FIDs to be used in transmit/notify process
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*2:     drop all error status bits in IFB_CardStat since they are expected to be re-evaluated.
*4:     Ack everything except HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ. It is very likely that an Alloc event is pending and
*       very well possible that a Send Cmd event is pending. Acking HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ is handled by hcf_action(
*       HCF_ACT_INT_ON ) !!!
*10: Calibrate the S/W time-out protection mechanism by calling calibrate(). Note that possible errors
*       in the calibration process are nor reported by init but will show up via the defunct mechanism in
*       subsequent hcf-calls.
*14: usb_check_comp() is called to have the minimal visual clutter for the legacy H-I USB dongle
*       compatibility check.
*16: The following configuration management related information is retrieved from the NIC:
*        - HSI supplier
*        - F/W Identity
*        - F/W supplier
*        if appropriate:
*        - PRI Identity
*        - PRI supplier
*        appropriate means on H-I: always
*        and on H-II if F/W supplier reflects a primary (i.e. only after an Hermes Reset or Init
*        command).
*        QUESTION ;? !!!!!! should, For each of the above RIDs the Endianess is converted to native Endianess.
*        Only the return code of the first hcf_get_info is used. All hcf_get_info calls are made, regardless of
*        the success or failure of the 1st hcf_get_info. The assumptions are:
*         - if any call fails, they all fail, so remembering the result of the 1st call is adequate
*         - a failing call will overwrite the L-field with a 0x0000 value, which services both as an
*               error indication for the values cached in the IFB as making mmd_check_comp fail.
*        In case of H-I, when getting the F/W identity fails, the F/W is assumed to be H-I AP F/W pre-dating
*        version 9.0 and the F/W Identity and Supplier are faked accordingly.
*        In case of H-II, the Primary, Station and AP Identity are merged into a single F/W Identity.
*        The same applies to the Supplier information. As a consequence the PRI information can no longer be
*        retrieved when a Tertiary runs. To accommodate MSFs and Utilities who depend on PRI information being
*        available at any time, this information is cached in the IFB. In this cache the generic "F/W" value of
*        the typ-fields is overwritten with the specific (legacy) "PRI" values. To actually re-route the (legacy)
*        PRI request via hcf_get_info, the xxxx-table must be set.  In case of H-I, this caching, modifying and
*        re-routing is not needed because PRI information is always available directly from the NIC. For
*        consistency the caching fields in the IFB are filled with the PRI information anyway.
*18: mdd_check_comp() is called to check the Supplier Variant and Range of the Host-S/W I/F (HSI) and the
*       Primary Firmware Variant and Range against the Top and Bottom level supported by this HCF.  If either of
*       these tests fails, the CARD_STAT_INCOMP_PRI bit of IFB_CardStat is set
*       Note: There should always be a primary except during production, so this makes the HCF in its current form
*       unsuitable for manufacturing test systems like the FTS. This can be remedied by an adding a test like
*       ifbp->IFB_PRISup.id == COMP_ID_PRI
*20: In case there is Tertiary F/W and this F/W is Station F/W, the Supplier Variant and Range of the Station
*       Firmware function as retrieved from the Hermes is checked against the Top and Bottom level supported by
*       this HCF.
*       Note: ;? the tertiary F/W compatibility checks could be moved to the DHF, which already has checked the
*       CFI and MFI compatibility of the image with the NIC before the image was downloaded.
*28: In case of non-Primary F/W: allocates and acknowledge a (TX or Notify) FID and allocates without
*       acknowledge another (TX or Notify) FID (the so-called 1.5 alloc scheme) with the following steps:
*       - execute the allocate command by calling cmd_exe
*       - wait till either the alloc event or a time-out occurs
*       - regardless whether the alloc event occurs, call get_fid to
*         - read the FID and save it in IFB_RscInd to be used as "spare FID"
*         - acknowledge the alloc event
*         - do another "half" allocate to complete the "1.5 Alloc scheme"
*         Note that above 3 steps do not harm and thus give the "cheapest" acceptable strategy.
*         If a time-out occurred, then report time out status (after all)
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC int
init( IFBP ifbp )
{

int     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;

        HCFLOGENTRY( HCF_TRACE_INIT, 0 )

        ifbp->IFB_CardStat = 0;                                                                                                                                                 /* 2*/
        OPW( HREG_EV_ACK, ~HREG_EV_SLEEP_REQ );                                                                                         /* 4*/
        IF_PROT_TIME( calibrate( ifbp ); )                                                                                                      /*10*/
#if 0 // OOR
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.len = 2;                                                   //misuse the IFB space for a put
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.typ = CFG_TICK_TIME;
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.comp_id = (1000*1000)/1024 + 1;    //roughly 1 second
        hcf_put_info( ifbp, (LTVP)&ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.len );
#endif // OOR
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.len = sizeof(CFG_FW_IDENTITY_STRCT)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1;
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.typ = CFG_FW_IDENTITY;
        rc = hcf_get_info( ifbp, (LTVP)&ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.len );
/* ;? conversion should not be needed for mmd_check_comp */
#if HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.comp_id       = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.comp_id );
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.variant       = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.variant );
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.version_major = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.version_major );
        ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.version_minor = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.version_minor );
#endif // HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
#if defined MSF_COMPONENT_ID                                                                                                                                            /*14*/
        if ( rc == HCF_SUCCESS ) {                                                                                                                                              /*16*/
                ifbp->IFB_HSISup.len = sizeof(CFG_SUP_RANGE_STRCT)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1;
                ifbp->IFB_HSISup.typ = CFG_NIC_HSI_SUP_RANGE;
                rc = hcf_get_info( ifbp, (LTVP)&ifbp->IFB_HSISup.len );
/* ;? conversion should not be needed for mmd_check_comp , BUT according to a report of a BE-user it is
 * should be resolved in the WARP release
 * since some compilers make ugly but unnecessary code of these instructions even for LE,
 * it is conditionally compiled */
#if HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
                ifbp->IFB_HSISup.role    = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_HSISup.role );
                ifbp->IFB_HSISup.id      = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_HSISup.id );
                ifbp->IFB_HSISup.variant = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_HSISup.variant );
                ifbp->IFB_HSISup.bottom  = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_HSISup.bottom );
                ifbp->IFB_HSISup.top     = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_HSISup.top );
#endif // HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
                ifbp->IFB_FWSup.len = sizeof(CFG_SUP_RANGE_STRCT)/sizeof(hcf_16) - 1;
                ifbp->IFB_FWSup.typ = CFG_FW_SUP_RANGE;
                (void)hcf_get_info( ifbp, (LTVP)&ifbp->IFB_FWSup.len );
/* ;? conversion should not be needed for mmd_check_comp */
#if HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
                ifbp->IFB_FWSup.role    = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.role );
                ifbp->IFB_FWSup.id      = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.id );
                ifbp->IFB_FWSup.variant = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.variant );
                ifbp->IFB_FWSup.bottom  = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.bottom );
                ifbp->IFB_FWSup.top     = CNV_LITTLE_TO_SHORT( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.top );
#endif // HCF_BIG_ENDIAN

                if ( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.id == COMP_ID_PRI ) {                                                                                              /* 20*/
int i = sizeof( CFG_FW_IDENTITY_STRCT) + sizeof(CFG_SUP_RANGE_STRCT );
                        while ( i-- ) ((hcf_8*)(&ifbp->IFB_PRIIdentity))[i] = ((hcf_8*)(&ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity))[i];
                        ifbp->IFB_PRIIdentity.typ = CFG_PRI_IDENTITY;
                        ifbp->IFB_PRISup.typ = CFG_PRI_SUP_RANGE;
                        xxxx[xxxx_PRI_IDENTITY_OFFSET] = &ifbp->IFB_PRIIdentity.len;
                        xxxx[xxxx_PRI_IDENTITY_OFFSET+1] = &ifbp->IFB_PRISup.len;
                }
                if ( !mmd_check_comp( (void*)&cfg_drv_act_ranges_hsi, &ifbp->IFB_HSISup)                                 /* 22*/
#if ( (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED ) == 0
//;? the PRI compatibility check is only relevant for DHF
                         || !mmd_check_comp( (void*)&cfg_drv_act_ranges_pri, &ifbp->IFB_PRISup)
#endif // HCF_TYPE_PRELOADED
                   ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_CardStat = CARD_STAT_INCOMP_PRI;
                        rc = HCF_ERR_INCOMP_PRI;
                }
                if ( ( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.id == COMP_ID_STA &&     !mmd_check_comp( (void*)&cfg_drv_act_ranges_sta, &ifbp->IFB_FWSup) ) ||
                         ( ifbp->IFB_FWSup.id == COMP_ID_APF && !mmd_check_comp( (void*)&cfg_drv_act_ranges_apf, &ifbp->IFB_FWSup) )
                   ) {                                                                                                                                                                  /* 24 */
                        ifbp->IFB_CardStat |= CARD_STAT_INCOMP_FW;
                        rc = HCF_ERR_INCOMP_FW;
                }
        }
#endif // MSF_COMPONENT_ID
#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0                                                                                                                                                  /* 28 */
        if ( rc == HCF_SUCCESS && ifbp->IFB_FWIdentity.comp_id >= COMP_ID_FW_STA ) {
PROT_CNT_INI
                /**************************************************************************************
                * rlav: the DMA engine needs the host to cause a 'hanging alloc event' for it to consume.
                * not sure if this is the right spot in the HCF, thinking about hcf_enable...
                **************************************************************************************/
                rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_ALLOC, 0 );
// 180 degree error in logic ;? #if ALLOC_15
//              ifbp->IFB_RscInd = 1;   //let's hope that by the time hcf_send_msg isa called, there will be a FID
//#else
                if ( rc == HCF_SUCCESS ) {
                        HCF_WAIT_WHILE( (IPW( HREG_EV_STAT ) & HREG_EV_ALLOC) == 0 );
                        IF_PROT_TIME( HCFASSERT(prot_cnt, IPW( HREG_EV_STAT ) ) /*NOP*/;)
#if HCF_DMA
                        if ( ! ( ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_DMA ) )
#endif // HCF_DMA
                        {
                                ifbp->IFB_RscInd = get_fid( ifbp );
                                HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_RscInd, 0 )
                                cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_ALLOC, 0 );
                                IF_PROT_TIME( if ( prot_cnt == 0 ) rc = HCF_ERR_TIME_OUT; )
                        }
                }
//#endif // ALLOC_15
        }
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY
        HCFASSERT( rc == HCF_SUCCESS, rc )
        HCFLOGEXIT( HCF_TRACE_INIT )
        return rc;
} // init

#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void isr_info( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               handles link events.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*1:     First the FID number corresponding with the InfoEvent is determined.
*       Note the complication of the zero-FID protection sub-scheme in DAWA.
*       Next the L-field and the T-field are fetched into scratch buffer info.
*2:     In case of tallies, the 16 bits Hermes values are accumulated in the IFB into 32 bits values. Info[0]
*       is (expected to be) HCF_NIC_TAL_CNT + 1. The contraption "while ( info[0]-- >1 )" rather than
*       "while ( --info[0] )" is used because it is dangerous to determine the length of the Value field by
*       decrementing info[0]. As a result of a bug in some version of the F/W, info[0] may be 0, resulting
*       in a very long loop in the pre-decrement logic.
*4:     In case of a link status frame, the information is copied to the IFB field IFB_linkStat
*6:     All other than Tallies (including "unknown" ones) are checked against the selection set by the MSF
*       via CFG_RID_LOG. If a match is found or the selection set has the wild-card type (i.e non-NULL buffer
*       pointer at the terminating zero-type), the frame is copied to the (type-specific) log buffer.
*       Note that to accumulate tallies into IFB AND to log them or to log a frame when a specific match occures
*       AND based on the wild-card selection, you have to call setup_bap again after the 1st copy.
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC void
isr_info( IFBP ifbp )
{
hcf_16  info[2], fid;
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG
RID_LOGP        ridp = ifbp->IFB_RIDLogp;       //NULL or pointer to array of RID_LOG structures (terminated by zero typ)
#endif // HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG

        HCFTRACE( ifbp, HCF_TRACE_ISR_INFO );                                                                                                                           /* 1 */
        fid = IPW( HREG_INFO_FID );
        DAWA_ZERO_FID( HREG_INFO_FID )
        if ( fid ) {
                (void)setup_bap( ifbp, fid, 0, IO_IN );
                get_frag( ifbp, (wci_bufp)info, 4 BE_PAR(2) );
                HCFASSERT( info[0] <= HCF_MAX_LTV + 1, MERGE_2( info[1], info[0] ) )  //;? a smaller value makes more sense
#if (HCF_TALLIES) & HCF_TALLIES_NIC             //Hermes tally support
                if ( info[1] == CFG_TALLIES ) {
hcf_32  *p;
/*2*/           if ( info[0] > HCF_NIC_TAL_CNT ) {
                                info[0] = HCF_NIC_TAL_CNT + 1;
                        }
                        p = (hcf_32*)&ifbp->IFB_NIC_Tallies;
                        while ( info[0]-- >1 ) *p++ += IPW( HREG_DATA_1 );      //request may return zero length
                }
                else
#endif // HCF_TALLIES_NIC
                {
/*4*/           if ( info[1] == CFG_LINK_STAT ) {
                                ifbp->IFB_LinkStat = IPW( HREG_DATA_1 );
                        }
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG
/*6*/           while ( 1 ) {
                                if ( ridp->typ == 0 || ridp->typ == info[1] ) {
                                        if ( ridp->bufp ) {
                                                HCFASSERT( ridp->len >= 2, ridp->typ )
                                                ridp->bufp[0] = min((hcf_16)(ridp->len - 1), info[0] );         //save L
                                                ridp->bufp[1] = info[1];                                                //save T
                                                get_frag( ifbp, (wci_bufp)&ridp->bufp[2], (ridp->bufp[0] - 1)*2 BE_PAR(0) );
                                        }
                                        break;
                                }
                                ridp++;
                        }
#endif // HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG
                }
                HCFTRACE( ifbp, HCF_TRACE_ISR_INFO | HCF_TRACE_EXIT );
        }
        return;
} // isr_info
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY

//
//
// #endif // HCF_TALLIES_NIC
// /*4*/        if ( info[1] == CFG_LINK_STAT ) {
//                      ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat = IPW( HREG_DATA_1 ) | CFG_LINK_STAT_CHANGE;       //corrupts BAP !! ;?
//                      ifbp->IFB_LinkStat = ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat & CFG_LINK_STAT_FW; //;? to be obsoleted
//                      printk( "<4>linkstatus: %04x\n", ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat );                //;?remove me 1 day
// #if (HCF_SLEEP) & HCF_DDS
//                      if ( ( ifbp->IFB_DSLinkStat & CFG_LINK_STAT_CONNECTED ) == 0 ) {        //even values are disconnected etc.
//                              ifbp->IFB_TickCnt = 0;                          //start 2 second period (with 1 tick uncertanty)
//                              printk( "<5>isr_info: AwaitConnection phase started, IFB_TickCnt = 0\n" );              //;?remove me 1 day
//                      }
// #endif // HCF_DDS
//              }
// #if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG
// /*6*/        while ( 1 ) {
//                      if ( ridp->typ == 0 || ridp->typ == info[1] ) {
//                              if ( ridp->bufp ) {
//                                      HCFASSERT( ridp->len >= 2, ridp->typ )
//                                      (void)setup_bap( ifbp, fid, 2, IO_IN );                 //restore BAP for tallies, linkstat and specific type followed by wild card
//                                      ridp->bufp[0] = min( ridp->len - 1, info[0] );  //save L
//                                      get_frag( ifbp, (wci_bufp)&ridp->bufp[1], ridp->bufp[0]*2 BE_PAR(0) );
//                              }
//                              break; //;?this break is no longer needed due to setup_bap but lets concentrate on DDS first
//                      }
//                      ridp++;
//              }
// #endif // HCF_EXT_INFO_LOG
//      }
//      HCFTRACE( ifbp, HCF_TRACE_ISR_INFO | HCF_TRACE_EXIT );
//
//
//
//
//      return;
//} // isr_info
//#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void mdd_assert( IFBP ifbp, unsigned int line_number, hcf_32 q )
*.PURPOSE               filters assert on level and interfaces to the MSF supplied msf_assert routine.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       line_number     line number of the line which caused the assert
*       q                       qualifier, additional information which may give a clue about the problem
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
* mdd_assert has been through a turmoil, renaming hcf_assert to assert and hcf_assert again and supporting off
* and on being called from the MSF level and other ( immature ) ModularDriverDevelopment modules like DHF and
* MMD.
 * !!!! The assert routine is not an hcf_..... routine in the sense that it may be called by the MSF,
 *              however it is called from mmd.c and dhf.c, so it must be external.
 *              To prevent namespace pollution it needs a prefix, to prevent that MSF programmers think that
 *              they are allowed to call the assert logic, the prefix HCF can't be used, so MDD is selected!!!!
 *
* When called from the DHF module the line number is incremented by DHF_FILE_NAME_OFFSET and when called from
* the MMD module by MMD_FILE_NAME_OFFSET.
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
#if HCF_ASSERT
void
mdd_assert( IFBP ifbp, unsigned int line_number, hcf_32 q )
{
hcf_16  run_time_flag = ifbp->IFB_AssertLvl;

        if ( run_time_flag /* > ;?????? */ ) { //prevent recursive behavior, later to be extended to level filtering
                ifbp->IFB_AssertQualifier = q;
                ifbp->IFB_AssertLine = (hcf_16)line_number;
#if (HCF_ASSERT) & ( HCF_ASSERT_LNK_MSF_RTN | HCF_ASSERT_RT_MSF_RTN )
                if ( ifbp->IFB_AssertRtn ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_AssertRtn( line_number, ifbp->IFB_AssertTrace, q );
                }
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_LNK_MSF_RTN / HCF_ASSERT_RT_MSF_RTN
#if (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_SW_SUP
                OPW( HREG_SW_2, line_number );
                OPW( HREG_SW_2, ifbp->IFB_AssertTrace );
                OPW( HREG_SW_2, (hcf_16)q );
                OPW( HREG_SW_2, (hcf_16)(q >> 16 ) );
#endif // HCF_ASSERT_SW_SUP

#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB && (HCF_ASSERT) & HCF_ASSERT_MB
                ifbp->IFB_AssertLvl = 0;                                                                        // prevent recursive behavior
                hcf_put_info( ifbp, (LTVP)&ifbp->IFB_AssertStrct );
                ifbp->IFB_AssertLvl = run_time_flag;                                            // restore appropriate filter level
#endif // HCF_EXT_MB / HCF_ASSERT_MB
        }
} // mdd_assert
#endif // HCF_ASSERT


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void put_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, int len BE_PAR( int word_len ) )
*.PURPOSE               writes with 16/32 bit I/O via BAP1 port from Host memory to NIC RAM.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       bufp            (byte) address of buffer
*       len                     length in bytes of buffer specified by bufp
*       word_len        Big Endian only: number of leading bytes to swap in pairs
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* process the single byte (if applicable) not yet written by the previous put_frag and copy len
* (or len-1) bytes from bufp to NIC.
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*.NOTICE
*       It turns out DOS ODI uses zero length fragments. The HCF code can cope with it, but as a consequence, no
*       Assert on len is possible
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC void
put_frag( IFBP ifbp, wci_bufp bufp, int len BE_PAR( int word_len ) )
{
hcf_io          io_port = ifbp->IFB_IOBase + HREG_DATA_1;       //BAP data register
int                     i;                                                                                      //prevent side effects from macro
hcf_16          j;
        HCFASSERT( ((hcf_32)bufp & (HCF_ALIGN-1) ) == 0, (hcf_32)bufp )
#if HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
        HCFASSERT( word_len == 0 || word_len == 2 || word_len == 4, word_len )
        HCFASSERT( word_len == 0 || ((hcf_32)bufp & 1 ) == 0, (hcf_32)bufp )
        HCFASSERT( word_len <= len, MERGE_2( word_len, len ) )

        if ( word_len ) {                                                                       //if there is anything to convert
                                                                                                                //.  convert and write the 1st hcf_16
                j = bufp[1] | bufp[0]<<8;
                OUT_PORT_WORD( io_port, j );
                                                                                                                //.  update pointer and counter accordingly
                len -= 2;
                bufp += 2;
                if ( word_len > 1 ) {                                                   //.  if there is to convert more than 1 word ( i.e 2 )
                                                                                                                //.  .  convert and write the 2nd hcf_16
                        j = bufp[1] | bufp[0]<<8;       /*bufp is already incremented by 2*/
                        OUT_PORT_WORD( io_port, j );
                                                                                                                //.  .  update pointer and counter accordingly
                        len -= 2;
                        bufp += 2;
                }
        }
#endif // HCF_BIG_ENDIAN
        i = len;
        if ( i && ifbp->IFB_CarryOut ) {                                        //skip zero-length
                j = ((*bufp)<<8) + ( ifbp->IFB_CarryOut & 0xFF );
                OUT_PORT_WORD( io_port, j );
                bufp++; i--;
                ifbp->IFB_CarryOut = 0;
        }
#if (HCF_IO) & HCF_IO_32BITS
        //skip zero-length I/O, single byte I/O and I/O not worthwhile (i.e. less than 6 bytes)for DW logic
                                                                                                        //if buffer length >= 6 and 32 bits I/O support
        if ( !(ifbp->IFB_CntlOpt & USE_16BIT) && i >= 6 ) {
hcf_32 FAR      *p4; //prevent side effects from macro
                if ( ( (hcf_32)bufp & 0x1 ) == 0 ) {                    //.  if buffer at least word aligned
                        if ( (hcf_32)bufp & 0x2 ) {                             //.  .  if buffer not double word aligned
                                                        //.  .  .  write a single word to get double word aligned
                                j = *(wci_recordp)bufp;         //just to help ease writing macros with embedded assembly
                                OUT_PORT_WORD( io_port, j );
                                                                                                        //.  .  .  adjust buffer length and pointer accordingly
                                bufp += 2; i -= 2;
                        }
                                                                                                        //.  .  write as many double word as possible
                        p4 = (hcf_32 FAR *)bufp;
                        j = (hcf_16)i/4;
                        OUT_PORT_STRING_32( io_port, p4, j );
                                                                                                        //.  .  adjust buffer length and pointer accordingly
                        bufp += i & ~0x0003;
                        i &= 0x0003;
                }
        }
#endif // HCF_IO_32BITS
                                                                                                        //if no 32-bit support OR byte aligned OR 1 word left
        if ( i ) {
                                                                                                        //.  if odd number of bytes left
                if ( i & 0x0001 ) {
                                                                                                        //.  .  save left over byte (before bufp is corrupted) in carry, set carry flag
                        ifbp->IFB_CarryOut = (hcf_16)bufp[i-1] | 0x0100;        //note that i and bufp are always simultaneously modified, &bufp[i-1] is invariant
                }
                                                                                                        //.  write as many word as possible in "alignment safe" way
                j = (hcf_16)i/2;
                OUT_PORT_STRING_8_16( io_port, bufp, j );
        }
} // put_frag


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             void put_frag_finalize( IFBP ifbp )
*.PURPOSE               cleanup after put_frag for trailing odd byte and MIC transfer to NIC.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*
*.RETURNS               N.A.
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* finalize the MIC calculation with the padding pattern, output the last byte (if applicable)
* of the message and the MIC to the TxFS
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*2:     1 byte of the last put_frag may be still in IFB_CarryOut ( the put_frag carry holder ), so ........
*       1 - 3 bytes of the last put_frag may be still in IFB_tx_32 ( the MIC engine carry holder ), so ........
*       The call to the MIC calculation routine feeds these remaining bytes (if any) of put_frag and the
*       just as many bytes of the padding as needed to the MIC calculation engine. Note that the "unneeded" pad
*       bytes simply end up in the MIC engine carry holder and are never used.
*8:     write the remainder of the MIC and possible some garbage to NIC RAM
*       Note: i is always 4 (a loop-invariant of the while in point 2)
*
*.NOTICE
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC void
put_frag_finalize( IFBP ifbp )
{
#if (HCF_TYPE) & HCF_TYPE_WPA
        if ( ifbp->IFB_MICTxCarry != 0xFFFF) {          //if MIC calculation active
                CALC_TX_MIC( mic_pad, 8);                               //.  feed (up to 8 bytes of) virtual padding to MIC engine
                                                                                                //.  write (possibly) trailing byte + (most of) MIC
                put_frag( ifbp, (wci_bufp)ifbp->IFB_MICTx, 8 BE_PAR(0) );
        }
#endif // HCF_TYPE_WPA
        put_frag( ifbp, null_addr, 1 BE_PAR(0) );       //write (possibly) trailing data or MIC byte
} // put_frag_finalize


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int put_info( IFBP ifbp, LTVP ltvp )
*.PURPOSE               support routine to handle the "basic" task of hcf_put_info to pass RIDs to the NIC.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       ltvp            address in NIC RAM where LVT-records are located
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS
*       >>put_frag
*       >>cmd_wait
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*20: do not write RIDs to NICs which have incompatible Firmware
*24: If the RID does not exist, the L-field is set to zero.
*       Note that some RIDs can not be read, e.g. the pseudo RIDs for direct Hermes commands and CFG_DEFAULT_KEYS
*28: If the RID is written successful, pass it to the NIC by means of an Access Write command
*
*.NOTICE
*       The mechanism to HCF_ASSERT on invalid typ-codes in the LTV record is based on the following strategy:
*         -     some codes (e.g. CFG_REG_MB) are explicitly handled by the HCF which implies that these codes
*               are valid. These codes are already consumed by hcf_put_info.
*         - all other codes are passed to the Hermes. Before the put action is executed, hcf_get_info is called
*               with an LTV record with a value of 1 in the L-field and the intended put action type in the Typ-code
*               field. If the put action type is valid, it is also valid as a get action type code - except
*               for CFG_DEFAULT_KEYS and CFG_ADD_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY - so the HCF_ASSERT logic of hcf_get_info should
*               not catch.
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC int
put_info( IFBP ifbp, LTVP ltvp  )
{

int rc = HCF_SUCCESS;

        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_CardStat == 0, MERGE_2( ltvp->typ, ifbp->IFB_CardStat ) )
        HCFASSERT( CFG_RID_CFG_MIN <= ltvp->typ && ltvp->typ <= CFG_RID_CFG_MAX, ltvp->typ )

        if ( ifbp->IFB_CardStat == 0 &&                                                                                                                         /* 20*/
                 ( ( CFG_RID_CFG_MIN <= ltvp->typ    && ltvp->typ <= CFG_RID_CFG_MAX ) ||
                   ( CFG_RID_ENG_MIN <= ltvp->typ /* && ltvp->typ <= 0xFFFF */       )     ) ) {
#if HCF_ASSERT //FCC8, FCB0, FCB4, FCB6, FCB7, FCB8, FCC0, FCC4, FCBC, FCBD, FCBE, FCBF
 {
 hcf_16         t = ltvp->typ;
 LTV_STRCT      x = { 2, t, {0} };                                                                                                                      /*24*/
        hcf_get_info( ifbp, (LTVP)&x );
        if ( x.len == 0 &&
                 ( t != CFG_DEFAULT_KEYS && t != CFG_ADD_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY && t != CFG_REMOVE_TKIP_DEFAULT_KEY &&
                   t != CFG_ADD_TKIP_MAPPED_KEY && t != CFG_REMOVE_TKIP_MAPPED_KEY &&
                   t != CFG_HANDOVER_ADDR && t != CFG_DISASSOCIATE_ADDR &&
                   t != CFG_FCBC && t != CFG_FCBD && t != CFG_FCBE && t != CFG_FCBF &&
                   t != CFG_DEAUTHENTICATE_ADDR
                 )
                ) {
                HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, ltvp->typ )
                }
 }
#endif // HCF_ASSERT

                rc = setup_bap( ifbp, ltvp->typ, 0, IO_OUT );
                put_frag( ifbp, (wci_bufp)ltvp, 2*ltvp->len + 2 BE_PAR(2) );
/*28*/  if ( rc == HCF_SUCCESS ) {
                        rc = cmd_exe( ifbp, HCMD_ACCESS + HCMD_ACCESS_WRITE, ltvp->typ );
                }
        }
        return rc;
} // put_info


#if (HCF_DL_ONLY) == 0
/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int put_info_mb( IFBP ifbp, CFG_MB_INFO_STRCT FAR * ltvp )
*.PURPOSE               accumulates a ( series of) buffers into a single Info block into the MailBox.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp            address of the Interface Block
*       ltvp            address of structure specifying the "type" and the fragments of the information to be synthesized
*                               as an LTV into the MailBox
*
*.RETURNS
*
*.DESCRIPTION
* If the data does not fit (including no MailBox is available), the IFB_MBTally is incremented and an
* error status is returned.
* HCF_ASSERT does not catch.
* Calling put_info_mb when their is no MailBox available, is considered a design error in the MSF.
*
* Note that there is always at least 1 word of unused space in the mail box.
* As a consequence:
* - no problem in pointer arithmetic (MB_RP == MB_WP means unambiguously mail box is completely empty
* - There is always free space to write an L field with a value of zero after each MB_Info block.  This
*   allows for an easy scan mechanism in the "get MB_Info block" logic.
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*1:     Calculate L field of the MBIB, i.e. 1 for the T-field + the cumulative length of the fragments.
*2:     The free space in the MailBox is calculated (2a: free part from Write Ptr to Read Ptr, 2b: free part
*       turns out to wrap around) . If this space suffices to store the number of words reflected by len (T-field
*       + Value-field) plus the additional MailBox Info L-field + a trailing 0 to act as the L-field of a trailing
*       dummy or empty LTV record, then a MailBox Info block is build in the MailBox consisting of
*         - the value len in the first word
*         - type in the second word
*         - a copy of the contents of the fragments in the second and higher word
*
*4:     Since put_info_mb() can more or less directly be called from the MSF level, the I/F must be robust
*       against out-of-range variables. As failsafe coding, the MB update is skipped by changing tlen to 0 if
*       len == 0; This will indirectly cause an assert as result of the violation of the next if clause.
*6:     Check whether the free space in MailBox suffices (this covers the complete absence of the MailBox).
*       Note that len is unsigned, so even MSF I/F violation works out O.K.
*       The '2' in the expression "len+2" is used because 1 word is needed for L itself and 1 word is needed
*       for the zero-sentinel
*8:     update MailBox Info length report to MSF with "oldest" MB Info Block size. Be careful here, if you get
*       here before the MailBox is registered, you can't read from the buffer addressed by IFB_MBp (it is the
*       Null buffer) so don't move this code till the end of this routine but keep it where there is garuanteed
*       a buffer.
*
*.NOTICE
*       boundary testing depends on the fact that IFB_MBSize is guaranteed to be zero if no MailBox is present,
*       and to a lesser degree, that IFB_MBWp = IFB_MBRp = 0
*
*.ENDDOC                                END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
#if (HCF_EXT) & HCF_EXT_MB

HCF_STATIC int
put_info_mb( IFBP ifbp, CFG_MB_INFO_STRCT FAR * ltvp )
{

int                     rc = HCF_SUCCESS;
hcf_16          i;                                              //work counter
hcf_16          *dp;                                    //destination pointer (in MailBox)
wci_recordp     sp;                                             //source pointer
hcf_16          len;                                    //total length to copy to MailBox
hcf_16          tlen;                                   //free length/working length/offset in WMP frame

        if ( ifbp->IFB_MBp == NULL ) return rc;  //;?not sufficient
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_MBp != NULL, 0 )                                   //!!!be careful, don't get into an endless recursion
        HCFASSERT( ifbp->IFB_MBSize, 0 )

        len = 1;                                                                                                                                                                                        /* 1 */
        for ( i = 0; i < ltvp->frag_cnt; i++ ) {
                len += ltvp->frag_buf[i].frag_len;
        }
        if ( ifbp->IFB_MBRp > ifbp->IFB_MBWp ) {
                tlen = ifbp->IFB_MBRp - ifbp->IFB_MBWp;                                                                                                                 /* 2a*/
        } else {
                if ( ifbp->IFB_MBRp == ifbp->IFB_MBWp ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_MBRp = ifbp->IFB_MBWp = 0;    // optimize Wrapping
                }
                tlen = ifbp->IFB_MBSize - ifbp->IFB_MBWp;                                                                                                               /* 2b*/
                if ( ( tlen <= len + 2 ) && ( len + 2 < ifbp->IFB_MBRp ) ) {    //if trailing space is too small but
                                                                                                                                        //       leading space is sufficiently large
                        ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBWp] = 0xFFFF;                                 //flag dummy LTV to fill the trailing space
                        ifbp->IFB_MBWp = 0;                                                                             //reset WritePointer to begin of MailBox
                        tlen = ifbp->IFB_MBRp;                                                                  //get new available space size
                }
        }
        dp = &ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBWp];
        if ( len == 0 ) {
                tlen = 0; //;? what is this good for
        }
        if ( len + 2 >= tlen ){                                                                                                                                                         /* 6 */
                //Do Not ASSERT, this is a normal condition
                IF_TALLY( ifbp->IFB_HCF_Tallies.NoBufMB++; ) /*NOP to cover against analomies with empty compound*/;
                rc = HCF_ERR_LEN;
        } else {
                *dp++ = len;                                                                    //write Len (= size of T+V in words to MB_Info block
                *dp++ = ltvp->base_typ;                                                 //write Type to MB_Info block
                ifbp->IFB_MBWp += len + 1;                                              //update WritePointer of MailBox
                for ( i = 0; i < ltvp->frag_cnt; i++ ) {                                // process each of the fragments
                        sp = ltvp->frag_buf[i].frag_addr;
                        len = ltvp->frag_buf[i].frag_len;
                        while ( len-- ) *dp++ = *sp++;
                }
                ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBWp] = 0;                              //to assure get_info for CFG_MB_INFO stops
                ifbp->IFB_MBInfoLen = ifbp->IFB_MBp[ifbp->IFB_MBRp];                                                                                    /* 8 */
        }
        return rc;
} // put_info_mb

#endif // HCF_EXT_MB
#endif // HCF_DL_ONLY


/************************************************************************************************************
*
*.SUBMODULE             int setup_bap( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 fid, int offset, int type )
*.PURPOSE               set up data access to NIC RAM via BAP_1.
*
*.ARGUMENTS
*       ifbp                    address of I/F Block
*       fid                             FID/RID
*       offset                  !!even!! offset in FID/RID
*       type                    IO_IN, IO_OUT
*
*.RETURNS
*       HCF_SUCCESS                                     O.K
*       HCF_ERR_NO_NIC                          card is removed
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_TIME_OUT        Fatal malfunction detected
*       HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_.....           if and only if IFB_DefunctStat <> 0
*
*.DESCRIPTION
*
* A non-zero return status indicates:
* - the NIC is considered nonoperational, e.g. due to a time-out of some Hermes activity in the past
* - BAP_1 could not properly be initialized
* - the card is removed before completion of the data transfer
* In all other cases, a zero is returned.
* BAP Initialization failure indicates an H/W error which is very likely to signal complete H/W failure.
* Once a BAP Initialization failure has occurred all subsequent interactions with the Hermes will return a
* "defunct" status till the Hermes is re-initialized by means of an hcf_connect.
*
* A BAP is a set of registers (Offset, Select and Data) offering read/write access to a particular FID or
* RID. This access is based on a auto-increment feature.
* There are two BAPs but these days the HCF uses only BAP_1 and leaves BAP_0 to the PCI Busmastering H/W.
*
* The BAP-mechanism is based on the Busy bit in the Offset register (see the Hermes definition). The waiting
* for Busy must occur between writing the Offset register and accessing the Data register. The
* implementation to wait for the Busy bit drop after each write to the Offset register, implies that the
* requirement that the Busy bit is low  before the Select register is written, is automatically met.
* BAP-setup may be time consuming (e.g. 380 usec for large offsets occurs frequently). The wait for Busy bit
* drop is protected by a loop counter, which is initialized with IFB_TickIni, which is calibrated in init.
*
* The NIC I/F is optimized for word transfer and can only handle word transfer at a word boundary in NIC
* RAM. The intended solution for transfer of a single byte has multiple H/W flaws. There have been different
* S/W Workaround strategies. RID access is hcf_16 based by "nature", so no byte access problems.  For Tx/Rx
* FID access,  the byte logic became obsolete by absorbing it in the double word oriented nature of the MIC
* feature.
*
*
*.DIAGRAM
*
*2:     the test on rc checks whether the HCF went into "defunct" mode ( e.g. BAP initialization or a call to
*       cmd_wait did ever fail).
*4:     the select register and offset register are set
*       the offset register is monitored till a successful condition (no busy bit) is detected or till the
*       (calibrated) protection counter expires
*       If the counter expires, this is reflected in IFB_DefunctStat, so all subsequent calls to setup_bap fail
*       immediately ( see 2)
*6:     initialization of the carry as used by pet/get_frag
*8:     HREG_OFFSET_ERR is ignored as error because:
*        a: the Hermes is robust against it
*        b: it is not known what causes it (probably a bug), hence no strategy can be specified which level is
*               to handle this error in which way. In the past, it could be induced by the MSF level, e.g. by calling
*               hcf_rcv_msg while there was no Rx-FID available. Since this is an MSF-error which is caught by ASSERT,
*               there is no run-time action required by the HCF.
*       Lumping the Offset error in with the Busy bit error, as has been done in the past turns out to be a
*       disaster or a life saver, just depending on what the cause of the error is. Since no prediction can be
*       done about the future, it is "felt" to be the best strategy to ignore this error. One day the code was
*       accompanied by the following comment:
*       //      ignore HREG_OFFSET_ERR, someone, supposedly the MSF programmer ;) made a bug. Since we don't know
*       //      what is going on, we might as well go on - under management pressure - by ignoring it
*
*.ENDDOC                          END DOCUMENTATION
*
************************************************************************************************************/
HCF_STATIC int
setup_bap( IFBP ifbp, hcf_16 fid, int offset, int type )
{
PROT_CNT_INI
int     rc;

        HCFTRACE( ifbp, HCF_TRACE_STRIO );
        rc = ifbp->IFB_DefunctStat;
        if (rc == HCF_SUCCESS) {                                                                                /*2*/
                OPW( HREG_SELECT_1, fid );                                                                                                                              /*4*/
                OPW( HREG_OFFSET_1, offset );
                if ( type == IO_IN ) {
                        ifbp->IFB_CarryIn = 0;
                }
                else ifbp->IFB_CarryOut = 0;
                HCF_WAIT_WHILE( IPW( HREG_OFFSET_1) & HCMD_BUSY );
                HCFASSERT( !( IPW( HREG_OFFSET_1) & HREG_OFFSET_ERR ), MERGE_2( fid, offset ) )                 /*8*/
                if ( prot_cnt == 0 ) {
                        HCFASSERT( DO_ASSERT, MERGE_2( fid, offset ) )
                        rc = ifbp->IFB_DefunctStat = HCF_ERR_DEFUNCT_TIME_OUT;
                        ifbp->IFB_CardStat |= CARD_STAT_DEFUNCT;
                }
        }
        HCFTRACE( ifbp, HCF_TRACE_STRIO | HCF_TRACE_EXIT );
        return rc;
} // setup_bap