1 #ifndef _LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H
2 #define _LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H
3 /* An interface for efficient virtio implementation, currently for use by KVM,
4 * but hopefully others soon. Do NOT change this since it will
5 * break existing servers and clients.
7 * This header is BSD licensed so anyone can use the definitions to implement
8 * compatible drivers/servers.
10 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
11 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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33 * Copyright Rusty Russell IBM Corporation 2007. */
35 #include "standard-headers/linux/types.h"
36 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_types.h"
38 /* This marks a buffer as continuing via the next field. */
39 #define VRING_DESC_F_NEXT 1
40 /* This marks a buffer as write-only (otherwise read-only). */
41 #define VRING_DESC_F_WRITE 2
42 /* This means the buffer contains a list of buffer descriptors. */
43 #define VRING_DESC_F_INDIRECT 4
46 * Mark a descriptor as available or used in packed ring.
47 * Notice: they are defined as shifts instead of shifted values.
49 #define VRING_PACKED_DESC_F_AVAIL 7
50 #define VRING_PACKED_DESC_F_USED 15
52 /* The Host uses this in used->flags to advise the Guest: don't kick me when
53 * you add a buffer. It's unreliable, so it's simply an optimization. Guest
54 * will still kick if it's out of buffers. */
55 #define VRING_USED_F_NO_NOTIFY 1
56 /* The Guest uses this in avail->flags to advise the Host: don't interrupt me
57 * when you consume a buffer. It's unreliable, so it's simply an
59 #define VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT 1
61 /* Enable events in packed ring. */
62 #define VRING_PACKED_EVENT_FLAG_ENABLE 0x0
63 /* Disable events in packed ring. */
64 #define VRING_PACKED_EVENT_FLAG_DISABLE 0x1
66 * Enable events for a specific descriptor in packed ring.
67 * (as specified by Descriptor Ring Change Event Offset/Wrap Counter).
68 * Only valid if VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX has been negotiated.
70 #define VRING_PACKED_EVENT_FLAG_DESC 0x2
73 * Wrap counter bit shift in event suppression structure
76 #define VRING_PACKED_EVENT_F_WRAP_CTR 15
78 /* We support indirect buffer descriptors */
79 #define VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC 28
81 /* The Guest publishes the used index for which it expects an interrupt
82 * at the end of the avail ring. Host should ignore the avail->flags field. */
83 /* The Host publishes the avail index for which it expects a kick
84 * at the end of the used ring. Guest should ignore the used->flags field. */
85 #define VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX 29
87 /* Alignment requirements for vring elements.
88 * When using pre-virtio 1.0 layout, these fall out naturally.
90 #define VRING_AVAIL_ALIGN_SIZE 2
91 #define VRING_USED_ALIGN_SIZE 4
92 #define VRING_DESC_ALIGN_SIZE 16
95 * struct vring_desc - Virtio ring descriptors,
96 * 16 bytes long. These can chain together via @next.
98 * @addr: buffer address (guest-physical)
100 * @flags: descriptor flags
101 * @next: index of the next descriptor in the chain,
102 * if the VRING_DESC_F_NEXT flag is set. We chain unused
103 * descriptors via this, too.
118 /* uint32_t is used here for ids for padding reasons. */
119 struct vring_used_elem
{
120 /* Index of start of used descriptor chain. */
122 /* Total length of the descriptor chain which was used (written to) */
126 typedef struct vring_used_elem
__attribute__((aligned(VRING_USED_ALIGN_SIZE
)))
132 vring_used_elem_t ring
[];
136 * The ring element addresses are passed between components with different
137 * alignments assumptions. Thus, we might need to decrease the compiler-selected
138 * alignment, and so must use a typedef to make sure the aligned attribute
139 * actually takes hold:
141 * https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs//gcc/Common-Type-Attributes.html#Common-Type-Attributes
143 * When used on a struct, or struct member, the aligned attribute can only
144 * increase the alignment; in order to decrease it, the packed attribute must
145 * be specified as well. When used as part of a typedef, the aligned attribute
146 * can both increase and decrease alignment, and specifying the packed
147 * attribute generates a warning.
149 typedef struct vring_desc
__attribute__((aligned(VRING_DESC_ALIGN_SIZE
)))
151 typedef struct vring_avail
__attribute__((aligned(VRING_AVAIL_ALIGN_SIZE
)))
153 typedef struct vring_used
__attribute__((aligned(VRING_USED_ALIGN_SIZE
)))
161 vring_avail_t
*avail
;
166 #ifndef VIRTIO_RING_NO_LEGACY
168 /* The standard layout for the ring is a continuous chunk of memory which looks
169 * like this. We assume num is a power of 2.
173 * // The actual descriptors (16 bytes each)
174 * struct vring_desc desc[num];
176 * // A ring of available descriptor heads with free-running index.
177 * __virtio16 avail_flags;
178 * __virtio16 avail_idx;
179 * __virtio16 available[num];
180 * __virtio16 used_event_idx;
182 * // Padding to the next align boundary.
185 * // A ring of used descriptor heads with free-running index.
186 * __virtio16 used_flags;
187 * __virtio16 used_idx;
188 * struct vring_used_elem used[num];
189 * __virtio16 avail_event_idx;
192 /* We publish the used event index at the end of the available ring, and vice
193 * versa. They are at the end for backwards compatibility. */
194 #define vring_used_event(vr) ((vr)->avail->ring[(vr)->num])
195 #define vring_avail_event(vr) (*(__virtio16 *)&(vr)->used->ring[(vr)->num])
197 static inline void vring_init(struct vring
*vr
, unsigned int num
, void *p
,
202 vr
->avail
= (struct vring_avail
*)((char *)p
+ num
* sizeof(struct vring_desc
));
203 vr
->used
= (void *)(((uintptr_t)&vr
->avail
->ring
[num
] + sizeof(__virtio16
)
204 + align
-1) & ~(align
- 1));
207 static inline unsigned vring_size(unsigned int num
, unsigned long align
)
209 return ((sizeof(struct vring_desc
) * num
+ sizeof(__virtio16
) * (3 + num
)
210 + align
- 1) & ~(align
- 1))
211 + sizeof(__virtio16
) * 3 + sizeof(struct vring_used_elem
) * num
;
214 #endif /* VIRTIO_RING_NO_LEGACY */
216 /* The following is used with USED_EVENT_IDX and AVAIL_EVENT_IDX */
217 /* Assuming a given event_idx value from the other side, if
218 * we have just incremented index from old to new_idx,
219 * should we trigger an event? */
220 static inline int vring_need_event(uint16_t event_idx
, uint16_t new_idx
, uint16_t old
)
222 /* Note: Xen has similar logic for notification hold-off
223 * in include/xen/interface/io/ring.h with req_event and req_prod
224 * corresponding to event_idx + 1 and new_idx respectively.
225 * Note also that req_event and req_prod in Xen start at 1,
226 * event indexes in virtio start at 0. */
227 return (uint16_t)(new_idx
- event_idx
- 1) < (uint16_t)(new_idx
- old
);
230 struct vring_packed_desc_event
{
231 /* Descriptor Ring Change Event Offset/Wrap Counter. */
233 /* Descriptor Ring Change Event Flags. */
237 struct vring_packed_desc
{
238 /* Buffer Address. */
244 /* The flags depending on descriptor type. */
248 #endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H */