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18 * Author: Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)
21 #ifndef __UBI_USER_H__
22 #define __UBI_USER_H__
24 #include <linux/types.h>
27 * UBI device creation (the same as MTD device attachment)
28 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
30 * MTD devices may be attached using %UBI_IOCATT ioctl command of the UBI
31 * control device. The caller has to properly fill and pass
32 * &struct ubi_attach_req object - UBI will attach the MTD device specified in
33 * the request and return the newly created UBI device number as the ioctl
36 * UBI device deletion (the same as MTD device detachment)
37 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
39 * An UBI device maybe deleted with %UBI_IOCDET ioctl command of the UBI
45 * UBI volumes are created via the %UBI_IOCMKVOL ioctl command of UBI character
46 * device. A &struct ubi_mkvol_req object has to be properly filled and a
47 * pointer to it has to be passed to the ioctl.
52 * To delete a volume, the %UBI_IOCRMVOL ioctl command of the UBI character
53 * device should be used. A pointer to the 32-bit volume ID hast to be passed
59 * To re-size a volume, the %UBI_IOCRSVOL ioctl command of the UBI character
60 * device should be used. A &struct ubi_rsvol_req object has to be properly
61 * filled and a pointer to it has to be passed to the ioctl.
66 * To re-name several volumes atomically at one go, the %UBI_IOCRNVOL command
67 * of the UBI character device should be used. A &struct ubi_rnvol_req object
68 * has to be properly filled and a pointer to it has to be passed to the ioctl.
73 * Volume update should be done via the %UBI_IOCVOLUP ioctl command of the
74 * corresponding UBI volume character device. A pointer to a 64-bit update
75 * size should be passed to the ioctl. After this, UBI expects user to write
76 * this number of bytes to the volume character device. The update is finished
77 * when the claimed number of bytes is passed. So, the volume update sequence
80 * fd = open("/dev/my_volume");
81 * ioctl(fd, UBI_IOCVOLUP, &image_size);
82 * write(fd, buf, image_size);
85 * Logical eraseblock erase
86 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
88 * To erase a logical eraseblock, the %UBI_IOCEBER ioctl command of the
89 * corresponding UBI volume character device should be used. This command
90 * unmaps the requested logical eraseblock, makes sure the corresponding
91 * physical eraseblock is successfully erased, and returns.
93 * Atomic logical eraseblock change
94 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
96 * Atomic logical eraseblock change operation is called using the %UBI_IOCEBCH
97 * ioctl command of the corresponding UBI volume character device. A pointer to
98 * a &struct ubi_leb_change_req object has to be passed to the ioctl. Then the
99 * user is expected to write the requested amount of bytes (similarly to what
100 * should be done in case of the "volume update" ioctl).
102 * Logical eraseblock map
103 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
105 * To map a logical eraseblock to a physical eraseblock, the %UBI_IOCEBMAP
106 * ioctl command should be used. A pointer to a &struct ubi_map_req object is
107 * expected to be passed. The ioctl maps the requested logical eraseblock to
108 * a physical eraseblock and returns. Only non-mapped logical eraseblocks can
109 * be mapped. If the logical eraseblock specified in the request is already
110 * mapped to a physical eraseblock, the ioctl fails and returns error.
112 * Logical eraseblock unmap
113 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
115 * To unmap a logical eraseblock to a physical eraseblock, the %UBI_IOCEBUNMAP
116 * ioctl command should be used. The ioctl unmaps the logical eraseblocks,
117 * schedules corresponding physical eraseblock for erasure, and returns. Unlike
118 * the "LEB erase" command, it does not wait for the physical eraseblock being
119 * erased. Note, the side effect of this is that if an unclean reboot happens
120 * after the unmap ioctl returns, you may find the LEB mapped again to the same
121 * physical eraseblock after the UBI is run again.
123 * Check if logical eraseblock is mapped
124 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
126 * To check if a logical eraseblock is mapped to a physical eraseblock, the
127 * %UBI_IOCEBISMAP ioctl command should be used. It returns %0 if the LEB is
128 * not mapped, and %1 if it is mapped.
130 * Set an UBI volume property
131 * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
133 * To set an UBI volume property the %UBI_IOCSETPROP ioctl command should be
134 * used. A pointer to a &struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req object is expected to be
135 * passed. The object describes which property should be set, and to which value
140 * When a new UBI volume or UBI device is created, users may either specify the
141 * volume/device number they want to create or to let UBI automatically assign
142 * the number using these constants.
144 #define UBI_VOL_NUM_AUTO (-1)
145 #define UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO (-1)
147 /* Maximum volume name length */
148 #define UBI_MAX_VOLUME_NAME 127
150 /* ioctl commands of UBI character devices */
152 #define UBI_IOC_MAGIC 'o'
154 /* Create an UBI volume */
155 #define UBI_IOCMKVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 0, struct ubi_mkvol_req)
156 /* Remove an UBI volume */
157 #define UBI_IOCRMVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 1, __s32)
158 /* Re-size an UBI volume */
159 #define UBI_IOCRSVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 2, struct ubi_rsvol_req)
160 /* Re-name volumes */
161 #define UBI_IOCRNVOL _IOW(UBI_IOC_MAGIC, 3, struct ubi_rnvol_req)
163 /* ioctl commands of the UBI control character device */
165 #define UBI_CTRL_IOC_MAGIC 'o'
167 /* Attach an MTD device */
168 #define UBI_IOCATT _IOW(UBI_CTRL_IOC_MAGIC, 64, struct ubi_attach_req)
169 /* Detach an MTD device */
170 #define UBI_IOCDET _IOW(UBI_CTRL_IOC_MAGIC, 65, __s32)
172 /* ioctl commands of UBI volume character devices */
174 #define UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC 'O'
176 /* Start UBI volume update
177 * Note: This actually takes a pointer (__s64*), but we can't change
178 * that without breaking the ABI on 32bit systems
180 #define UBI_IOCVOLUP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 0, __s64)
181 /* LEB erasure command, used for debugging, disabled by default */
182 #define UBI_IOCEBER _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 1, __s32)
183 /* Atomic LEB change command */
184 #define UBI_IOCEBCH _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 2, __s32)
185 /* Map LEB command */
186 #define UBI_IOCEBMAP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 3, struct ubi_map_req)
187 /* Unmap LEB command */
188 #define UBI_IOCEBUNMAP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 4, __s32)
189 /* Check if LEB is mapped command */
190 #define UBI_IOCEBISMAP _IOR(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 5, __s32)
191 /* Set an UBI volume property */
192 #define UBI_IOCSETVOLPROP _IOW(UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC, 6, \
193 struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req)
195 /* Maximum MTD device name length supported by UBI */
196 #define MAX_UBI_MTD_NAME_LEN 127
198 /* Maximum amount of UBI volumes that can be re-named at one go */
199 #define UBI_MAX_RNVOL 32
202 * UBI volume type constants.
204 * @UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME: dynamic volume
205 * @UBI_STATIC_VOLUME: static volume
208 UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME
= 3,
209 UBI_STATIC_VOLUME
= 4,
213 * UBI set volume property ioctl constants.
215 * @UBI_VOL_PROP_DIRECT_WRITE: allow (any non-zero value) or disallow (value 0)
216 * user to directly write and erase individual
217 * eraseblocks on dynamic volumes
220 UBI_VOL_PROP_DIRECT_WRITE
= 1,
224 * struct ubi_attach_req - attach MTD device request.
225 * @ubi_num: UBI device number to create
226 * @mtd_num: MTD device number to attach
227 * @vid_hdr_offset: VID header offset (use defaults if %0)
228 * @max_beb_per1024: maximum expected number of bad PEB per 1024 PEBs
229 * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
231 * This data structure is used to specify MTD device UBI has to attach and the
232 * parameters it has to use. The number which should be assigned to the new UBI
233 * device is passed in @ubi_num. UBI may automatically assign the number if
234 * @UBI_DEV_NUM_AUTO is passed. In this case, the device number is returned in
237 * Most applications should pass %0 in @vid_hdr_offset to make UBI use default
238 * offset of the VID header within physical eraseblocks. The default offset is
239 * the next min. I/O unit after the EC header. For example, it will be offset
240 * 512 in case of a 512 bytes page NAND flash with no sub-page support. Or
241 * it will be 512 in case of a 2KiB page NAND flash with 4 512-byte sub-pages.
243 * But in rare cases, if this optimizes things, the VID header may be placed to
244 * a different offset. For example, the boot-loader might do things faster if
245 * the VID header sits at the end of the first 2KiB NAND page with 4 sub-pages.
246 * As the boot-loader would not normally need to read EC headers (unless it
247 * needs UBI in RW mode), it might be faster to calculate ECC. This is weird
248 * example, but it real-life example. So, in this example, @vid_hdr_offer would
249 * be 2KiB-64 bytes = 1984. Note, that this position is not even 512-bytes
250 * aligned, which is OK, as UBI is clever enough to realize this is 4th
251 * sub-page of the first page and add needed padding.
253 * The @max_beb_per1024 is the maximum amount of bad PEBs UBI expects on the
254 * UBI device per 1024 eraseblocks. This value is often given in an other form
255 * in the NAND datasheet (min NVB i.e. minimal number of valid blocks). The
256 * maximum expected bad eraseblocks per 1024 is then:
257 * 1024 * (1 - MinNVB / MaxNVB)
258 * Which gives 20 for most NAND devices. This limit is used in order to derive
259 * amount of eraseblock UBI reserves for handling new bad blocks. If the device
260 * has more bad eraseblocks than this limit, UBI does not reserve any physical
261 * eraseblocks for new bad eraseblocks, but attempts to use available
262 * eraseblocks (if any). The accepted range is 0-768. If 0 is given, the
263 * default kernel value of %CONFIG_MTD_UBI_BEB_LIMIT will be used.
265 struct ubi_attach_req
{
268 __s32 vid_hdr_offset
;
269 __s16 max_beb_per1024
;
274 * struct ubi_mkvol_req - volume description data structure used in
275 * volume creation requests.
276 * @vol_id: volume number
277 * @alignment: volume alignment
278 * @bytes: volume size in bytes
279 * @vol_type: volume type (%UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME or %UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
280 * @padding1: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
281 * @name_len: volume name length
282 * @padding2: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
285 * This structure is used by user-space programs when creating new volumes. The
286 * @used_bytes field is only necessary when creating static volumes.
288 * The @alignment field specifies the required alignment of the volume logical
289 * eraseblock. This means, that the size of logical eraseblocks will be aligned
290 * to this number, i.e.,
291 * (UBI device logical eraseblock size) mod (@alignment) = 0.
293 * To put it differently, the logical eraseblock of this volume may be slightly
294 * shortened in order to make it properly aligned. The alignment has to be
295 * multiple of the flash minimal input/output unit, or %1 to utilize the entire
296 * available space of logical eraseblocks.
298 * The @alignment field may be useful, for example, when one wants to maintain
299 * a block device on top of an UBI volume. In this case, it is desirable to fit
300 * an integer number of blocks in logical eraseblocks of this UBI volume. With
301 * alignment it is possible to update this volume using plane UBI volume image
302 * BLOBs, without caring about how to properly align them.
304 struct ubi_mkvol_req
{
312 char name
[UBI_MAX_VOLUME_NAME
+ 1];
316 * struct ubi_rsvol_req - a data structure used in volume re-size requests.
317 * @vol_id: ID of the volume to re-size
318 * @bytes: new size of the volume in bytes
320 * Re-sizing is possible for both dynamic and static volumes. But while dynamic
321 * volumes may be re-sized arbitrarily, static volumes cannot be made to be
322 * smaller than the number of bytes they bear. To arbitrarily shrink a static
323 * volume, it must be wiped out first (by means of volume update operation with
324 * zero number of bytes).
326 struct ubi_rsvol_req
{
332 * struct ubi_rnvol_req - volumes re-name request.
333 * @count: count of volumes to re-name
334 * @padding1: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
335 * @vol_id: ID of the volume to re-name
336 * @name_len: name length
337 * @padding2: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
338 * @name: new volume name
340 * UBI allows to re-name up to %32 volumes at one go. The count of volumes to
341 * re-name is specified in the @count field. The ID of the volumes to re-name
342 * and the new names are specified in the @vol_id and @name fields.
344 * The UBI volume re-name operation is atomic, which means that should power cut
345 * happen, the volumes will have either old name or new name. So the possible
346 * use-cases of this command is atomic upgrade. Indeed, to upgrade, say, volumes
347 * A and B one may create temporary volumes %A1 and %B1 with the new contents,
348 * then atomically re-name A1->A and B1->B, in which case old %A and %B will
351 * If it is not desirable to remove old A and B, the re-name request has to
352 * contain 4 entries: A1->A, A->A1, B1->B, B->B1, in which case old A1 and B1
353 * become A and B, and old A and B will become A1 and B1.
355 * It is also OK to request: A1->A, A1->X, B1->B, B->Y, in which case old A1
356 * and B1 become A and B, and old A and B become X and Y.
358 * In other words, in case of re-naming into an existing volume name, the
359 * existing volume is removed, unless it is re-named as well at the same
362 struct ubi_rnvol_req
{
369 char name
[UBI_MAX_VOLUME_NAME
+ 1];
370 } ents
[UBI_MAX_RNVOL
];
374 * struct ubi_leb_change_req - a data structure used in atomic LEB change
376 * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to change
377 * @bytes: how many bytes will be written to the logical eraseblock
378 * @dtype: pass "3" for better compatibility with old kernels
379 * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
381 * The @dtype field used to inform UBI about what kind of data will be written
382 * to the LEB: long term (value 1), short term (value 2), unknown (value 3).
383 * UBI tried to pick a PEB with lower erase counter for short term data and a
384 * PEB with higher erase counter for long term data. But this was not really
385 * used because users usually do not know this and could easily mislead UBI. We
386 * removed this feature in May 2012. UBI currently just ignores the @dtype
387 * field. But for better compatibility with older kernels it is recommended to
388 * set @dtype to 3 (unknown).
390 struct ubi_leb_change_req
{
393 __s8 dtype
; /* obsolete, do not use! */
398 * struct ubi_map_req - a data structure used in map LEB requests.
399 * @dtype: pass "3" for better compatibility with old kernels
400 * @lnum: logical eraseblock number to unmap
401 * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
405 __s8 dtype
; /* obsolete, do not use! */
411 * struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req - a data structure used to set an UBI volume
413 * @property: property to set (%UBI_VOL_PROP_DIRECT_WRITE)
414 * @padding: reserved for future, not used, has to be zeroed
415 * @value: value to set
417 struct ubi_set_vol_prop_req
{
423 #endif /* __UBI_USER_H__ */